Pennsylvania German furniture

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Pennsylvania German furniture represents one of the best examples of 18th century American decorative arts. They were the creations of the highly skilled German craftsmen who were among those who began to populate colonial Philadelphia in the 17th century to escape miserable conditions in Europe.

Furniture

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Antique needlework tools

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The oldest needlework tools available to collectors date back to the early 17th century. These include silver bodkins with ear-spoons at the end, silver thimble/needlecases with scratch-engraved decoration, silver standing compendiums and the Palais Royal Sewing Box.

Equipment and supplies, Antiques, Needlework

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Who is that man in the coach? a needlework hypothesis

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Henry William Stiegel was an 18th century businessman who rose from ordinary beginnings to become one of the richest men in the Pennsylvania German community. Stiegel could be the man depicted in four antique hand towels showing an affluent man riding on a coach.

Portrayals, Decoration and finishing, Towels, Stiegel, Henry William

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