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Pennsylvania German Collection

Step into the enchanting world folk art, where creativity and craftsmanship intertwine to create timeless treasures. From the delicate Pa. German Butter Mold by Albert J

Background imagePennsylvania German Collection: Penn[sylvania] Delegation, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service

Penn[sylvania] Delegation, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Penn[sylvania] Delegation, 1912. 1912 Republican National Convention held at the Chicago Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, June 18-22.

Background imagePennsylvania German Collection: 'Allgates, ' Horatio Gates Lloyd house, Cooperstown Road, Haverford, Pennsylvania, 1919

"Allgates, " Horatio Gates Lloyd house, Cooperstown Road, Haverford, Pennsylvania, 1919. House Architecture: Wilson Eyre, Jr. from 1910. Landscape: Olmsted Brothers, 1911-1915

Background imagePennsylvania German Collection: 'Andorra, ' William Warner Harper house, Wyndmoor, Springfield Township, Pennsylvania, 1919

"Andorra, " William Warner Harper house, Wyndmoor, Springfield Township, Pennsylvania, 1919. House Architecture: Robert Rodes McGoodwin in partnership with Samuel D. Hawley 1912

Background imagePennsylvania German Collection: 'Willowbank, ' Joseph Coleman Bright house, 624 Morris Avenue, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, 1919

"Willowbank, " Joseph Coleman Bright house, 624 Morris Avenue, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, 1919. House architecture: John Irwin Bright. Landscape: Anna Linn Bright, 1911

Background imagePennsylvania German Collection: 'Willowbank, ' Joseph Coleman Bright house, 624 Morris Avenue, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, 1919

"Willowbank, " Joseph Coleman Bright house, 624 Morris Avenue, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, 1919. House architecture: John Irwin Bright. Landscape: Anna Linn Bright, 1911

Background imagePennsylvania German Collection: 'Willowbank, ' Joseph Coleman Bright house, 624 Morris Avenue, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, 1919

"Willowbank, " Joseph Coleman Bright house, 624 Morris Avenue, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, 1919. House architecture: John Irwin Bright. Landscape: Anna Linn Bright, 1911

Background imagePennsylvania German Collection: 'Allgates, ' Horatio Gates Lloyd house, Cooperstown Road, Haverford, Pennsylvania, 1919

"Allgates, " Horatio Gates Lloyd house, Cooperstown Road, Haverford, Pennsylvania, 1919. House Architecture: Wilson Eyre, Jr. from 1910. Landscape: Olmsted Brothers, 1911-1915

Background imagePennsylvania German Collection: Insignia of the Society of Little Gardens, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, c1920

Insignia of the Society of Little Gardens, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, c1920. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Insignia of the Society of Little Gardens, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, c1920. Crest divided in quarters with bird, potted plant, honeybee

Background imagePennsylvania German Collection: Conversation lesson, subject - the chair, 1901. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

Conversation lesson, subject - the chair, 1901. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Conversation lesson, subject - the chair, 1901. Photograph shows six boys and the teacher standing at the front of a classroom discussing a chair set on a table; desks

Background imagePennsylvania German Collection: Whitemarsh Hall, Philadelphia vicinity, Pa. c1922. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

Whitemarsh Hall, Philadelphia vicinity, Pa. c1922. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Whitemarsh Hall, Philadelphia vicinity, Pa. c1922. Bird's-eye view of garden and fountain

Background imagePennsylvania German Collection: 'Rock Rose, ' Edward K. Rowland house, 200 Pine Tree Road, Radnor, Pennsylvania, 1920

"Rock Rose, " Edward K. Rowland house, 200 Pine Tree Road, Radnor, Pennsylvania, 1920. House Architecture: Zantziner, Borie & Medary

Background imagePennsylvania German Collection: 'Rock Rose, ' Edward K. Rowland house, 200 Pine Tree Road, Radnor, Pennsylvania, 1920

"Rock Rose, " Edward K. Rowland house, 200 Pine Tree Road, Radnor, Pennsylvania, 1920. House Architecture: Zantziner, Borie & Medary

Background imagePennsylvania German Collection: 'Andorra, ' William Warner Harper house, Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania, 1919

"Andorra, " William Warner Harper house, Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania, 1919. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
"Andorra, " William Warner Harper house, Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania, 1919. House Architecture: Robert Rodes McGoodwin in partnership with Samuel D. Hawley 1912

Background imagePennsylvania German Collection: Miss Foster, faculty at Carlisle Indian School, full length, reclining in chair...c1901 - 1903

Miss Foster, faculty at Carlisle Indian School, full length, reclining in chair...c1901 - 1903
Miss Foster, faculty at Carlisle Indian School, full length, reclining in chair, reading a book, between 1901 and 1903

Background imagePennsylvania German Collection: Pa. German Chest, 1935/1942. Creator: Unknown

Pa. German Chest, 1935/1942. Creator: Unknown
Pa. German Chest, 1935/1942

Background imagePennsylvania German Collection: Frank Carson Anderson house, 1321 Spruce Street, Phildelphia, Pennsylvania, between c1917 and 1920

Frank Carson Anderson house, 1321 Spruce Street, Phildelphia, Pennsylvania, between c1917 and 1920. The house of Grace Adele Smith (Mrs)

Background imagePennsylvania German Collection: 'Andorra, ' William Warner Harper house, Wyndmoor, Penn. 1919. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

"Andorra, " William Warner Harper house, Wyndmoor, Penn. 1919. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
"Andorra, " William Warner Harper house, Wyndmoor, Penn. 1919. House Architecture: Robert Rodes McGoodwin in partnership with Samuel D. Hawley 1912

Background imagePennsylvania German Collection: Pennsylvania School of Horticulture for Women, Old Limekiln Road, Ambler, Pennsylvania, 1919

Pennsylvania School of Horticulture for Women, Old Limekiln Road, Ambler, Pennsylvania, 1919. Landscape, James Bush-Brown

Background imagePennsylvania German Collection: Unidentified garden or park, possibly 'Ronaele Manor, ' Fitz Eugene Dixon house, Elkins Par

Unidentified garden or park, possibly "Ronaele Manor, " Fitz Eugene Dixon house, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, c1920

Background imagePennsylvania German Collection: Unidentified garden or park, possibly 'Ronaele Manor, ' Fitz Eugene Dixon house, Elkins Par

Unidentified garden or park, possibly "Ronaele Manor, " Fitz Eugene Dixon house, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, c1920

Background imagePennsylvania German Collection: Unidentified garden or park, possibly 'Ronaele Manor, ' Fitz Eugene Dixon house, Elkins Par

Unidentified garden or park, possibly "Ronaele Manor, " Fitz Eugene Dixon house, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, c1920

Background imagePennsylvania German Collection: 'Willowbank, ' Joseph Coleman Bright house, 624 Morris Avenue, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, 1919

"Willowbank, " Joseph Coleman Bright house, 624 Morris Avenue, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, 1919. House architecture: John Irwin Bright. Landscape: Anna Linn Bright, 1911

Background imagePennsylvania German Collection: 'Willowbank, ' Joseph Coleman Bright house, 624 Morris Avenue, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, 1919

"Willowbank, " Joseph Coleman Bright house, 624 Morris Avenue, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, 1919. House architecture: John Irwin Bright. Landscape: Anna Linn Bright, 1911

Background imagePennsylvania German Collection: 'Boxley, ' Frederick Winslow Taylor house, Northwest corner of Seminole Avenue... Penn. 1919

"Boxley, " Frederick Winslow Taylor house, Northwest corner of Seminole Avenue... Penn. 1919
"Boxley, " Frederick Winslow Taylor house, Northwest corner of Seminole Avenue and St. Martin's Lane, Chestnut Hill, Penn. 1919. House Architecture: Mantle Fielding, 1903 -1904

Background imagePennsylvania German Collection: 'Andorra, ' William Warner Harper house, Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania, 1919

"Andorra, " William Warner Harper house, Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania, 1919. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
"Andorra, " William Warner Harper house, Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania, 1919. House Architecture: Robert Rodes McGoodwin in partnership with Samuel D. Hawley 1912

Background imagePennsylvania German Collection: 'Stonehurst, ' Charles William Henry house, Cherokee Street, Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania, 1919

"Stonehurst, " Charles William Henry house, Cherokee Street, Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania, 1919. House architecture: French Renaissance revival house, McKim, Mead & White, 1897

Background imagePennsylvania German Collection: Pa. German Chair, c. 1941. Creator: Henry Zwysen

Pa. German Chair, c. 1941. Creator: Henry Zwysen
Pa. German Chair, c. 1941

Background imagePennsylvania German Collection: Pa. German Butter Mold, c. 1941. Creator: Henry Zwysen

Pa. German Butter Mold, c. 1941. Creator: Henry Zwysen
Pa. German Butter Mold, c. 1941

Background imagePennsylvania German Collection: Pa. German Butter Mold, c. 1941. Creator: Henry Zwysen

Pa. German Butter Mold, c. 1941. Creator: Henry Zwysen
Pa. German Butter Mold, c. 1941

Background imagePennsylvania German Collection: Carlisle Indian School, Carlisle, Pa. Two boys studying in dormitory room, 1901

Carlisle Indian School, Carlisle, Pa. Two boys studying in dormitory room, 1901. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Carlisle Indian School, Carlisle, Pa. Two boys studying in dormitory room, 1901

Background imagePennsylvania German Collection: Pa. German Birth Certificate, c. 1939. Creator: John Wilkes

Pa. German Birth Certificate, c. 1939. Creator: John Wilkes
Pa. German Birth Certificate, c. 1939

Background imagePennsylvania German Collection: Whitemarsh Hall, Philadelphia, Pa. view from house of gardens, c1922

Whitemarsh Hall, Philadelphia, Pa. view from house of gardens, c1922. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Whitemarsh Hall, Philadelphia, Pa. view from house of gardens, c1922

Background imagePennsylvania German Collection: Pa. German Stove Plate, c. 1936. Creator: Elmer G Anderson

Pa. German Stove Plate, c. 1936. Creator: Elmer G Anderson
Pa. German Stove Plate, c. 1936

Background imagePennsylvania German Collection: Pa. German Stove Plate, c. 1936. Creator: Elmer G Anderson

Pa. German Stove Plate, c. 1936. Creator: Elmer G Anderson
Pa. German Stove Plate, c. 1936

Background imagePennsylvania German Collection: Pa. German Stove Plate, c. 1936. Creator: Elmer G Anderson

Pa. German Stove Plate, c. 1936. Creator: Elmer G Anderson
Pa. German Stove Plate, c. 1936

Background imagePennsylvania German Collection: Pa. German Stove Plate, c. 1936. Creator: Elmer G Anderson

Pa. German Stove Plate, c. 1936. Creator: Elmer G Anderson
Pa. German Stove Plate, c. 1936

Background imagePennsylvania German Collection: Pa. German Stove Plate, c. 1936. Creator: Elmer G Anderson

Pa. German Stove Plate, c. 1936. Creator: Elmer G Anderson
Pa. German Stove Plate, c. 1936

Background imagePennsylvania German Collection: Pa. German Stove Plate, c. 1936. Creator: Elmer G Anderson

Pa. German Stove Plate, c. 1936. Creator: Elmer G Anderson
Pa. German Stove Plate, c. 1936

Background imagePennsylvania German Collection: Pa. German Flat-iron Holder, c. 1938. Creator: Albert Taxson

Pa. German Flat-iron Holder, c. 1938. Creator: Albert Taxson
Pa. German Flat-iron Holder, c. 1938

Background imagePennsylvania German Collection: Pa. German Flat-iron Holder, c. 1938. Creator: Jack Staloff

Pa. German Flat-iron Holder, c. 1938. Creator: Jack Staloff
Pa. German Flat-iron Holder, c. 1938

Background imagePennsylvania German Collection: Pa. German Door Handle, c. 1938. Creator: Jack Staloff

Pa. German Door Handle, c. 1938. Creator: Jack Staloff
Pa. German Door Handle, c. 1938

Background imagePennsylvania German Collection: Pa. German Jar with Cover, c. 1937. Creator: Max Soltmann

Pa. German Jar with Cover, c. 1937. Creator: Max Soltmann
Pa. German Jar with Cover, c. 1937

Background imagePennsylvania German Collection: Pa. German Dish, 1938. Creator: Eugene Shellady

Pa. German Dish, 1938. Creator: Eugene Shellady
Pa. German Dish, 1938

Background imagePennsylvania German Collection: Pa. German Flat-iron Holder, c. 1936. Creator: Milton Grubstein

Pa. German Flat-iron Holder, c. 1936. Creator: Milton Grubstein
Pa. German Flat-iron Holder, c. 1936

Background imagePennsylvania German Collection: Pa. German Child's Bank, c. 1939. Creator: Luther D. Wenrich

Pa. German Child's Bank, c. 1939. Creator: Luther D. Wenrich
Pa. German Child's Bank, c. 1939

Background imagePennsylvania German Collection: Pa. German Picture Frame, c. 1940. Creator: Raymond McGough

Pa. German Picture Frame, c. 1940. Creator: Raymond McGough
Pa. German Picture Frame, c. 1940

Background imagePennsylvania German Collection: Pa. German Chalkware Squirrel, c. 1939. Creator: Inez McCombs

Pa. German Chalkware Squirrel, c. 1939. Creator: Inez McCombs
Pa. German Chalkware Squirrel, c. 1939

Background imagePennsylvania German Collection: Pa. German Stove Back, 1937. Creator: Austin L. Davison

Pa. German Stove Back, 1937. Creator: Austin L. Davison
Pa. German Stove Back, 1937




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Step into the enchanting world folk art, where creativity and craftsmanship intertwine to create timeless treasures. From the delicate Pa. German Butter Mold by Albert J. Levone to the intricate Pa. German Cap Box designed by Frances Lichten, each piece tells a story steeped in tradition. Immerse yourself in the whimsical charm of Arsen Maralian's Pa. German Squirrel Figure and Toy Birds, capturing the essence of rural Pennsylvania with their vibrant colors and meticulous details. These delightful creations bring joy to any space they inhabit, reminding us of simpler times filled with wonder and imagination. The Pa. German Band Box is a testament to Frances Lichten's skillful handiwork, showcasing her mastery in creating intricately decorated boxes that were once used for storing cherished belongings or precious mementos. Explore the rich heritage of rural Pennsylvania through Unknown's proposed portfolio "Decorated Chests of Rural Pennsylvania. " Each study offers a glimpse into the lives of those who crafted these exquisite chests, preserving their cultural identity through ornate designs and motifs passed down from generation to generation. Leaf through Plate 15 from Unknown's portfolio "Folk Art of Rural Pennsylvania" and be captivated by its breathtaking beauty. The vibrant colors dance across your vision as you immerse yourself in this visual feast celebrating traditional craftsmanship at its finest. Plate 4 invites you on a journey back in time as you admire Unknown's portrayal of rural life etched onto wood or canvas—a snapshot frozen forever within this captivating artwork. Let Plate 14 transport you to an era when simplicity reigned supreme—where everyday objects became works of art infused with love and dedication from skilled artisans who poured their hearts into every stroke. Discover Plate 9's depiction of pastoral scenes that evoke feelings of tranquility amidst rolling hills dotted with quaint farmhouses—a true homage to rural Pennsylvania's idyllic landscapes captured through artistic expression. Begin your exploration with Plate 1, a gateway to the world folk art.