Object Record
Images
Metadata
Object Name |
Picture, Needlework |
Object ID # |
2017.45.1 |
Title |
Framed needlework picture owned by Katie and Annie Bechtel, ca. 1900 |
Place of Origin |
Boyertown, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
Year Range from |
1890 |
Year Range to |
1910 |
Material |
Wood, paper, wool, glass |
Dimensions |
H-13 W-25.5 inches |
Description |
Framed, needlework picture on punched-paper ground, Decorative text reads: "Kindness makes Friends" Frame is made of carved (or hand-planed) wood, with applied wooden leaves at each corner. |
Provenance |
Needlework picture from the household of sisters Annie B. Bechtel (1887-1976) and Katie Bechtel (1891-1980), of Boyertown, PA. They were members of the Boyertown Mennonite congregation. |
Source |
Gift of Lois B. Mest |
People |
Bechtel, Annie B., 1887-1976 Bechtel, Katie B., 1891-1980 |