Utensil cloth (Kelleduch)

Museum Object Number 2013.0031.177

Object Name

Utensil cloth (Kelleduch)

Category

Textiles (Needlework)

Collection

Collection of Pastor Frederick S. Weiser

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase with funds provided by the Henry Francis du Pont Collectors Circle

Creator (Role)

Fanny Yoder (Maker)

Creator Notes

Fanny Yoder (1851-1926), was a member of the "Nebraska" or "White Top" Amish community of Mifflin County, PA.

Date of Birth

1851

Date of Death

1926

Place of Origin

Mifflin, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Origin Notes

From the "Nebraska" or "White Top" Amish community.

Date

1873

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Within embroidered design; "1873 FY 1873" (embroidered thread)

Materials

Linen; Cotton

Techniques

Embroidered, Woven (plain), Cross stitched

Construction Description

Hand-embroidered

Dimensions (inches)

Dimensions (centimeters)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Article] Weiser, Frederick S. 1987 Handlumpe, Naameduch, and Kelleduch: embroidered textiles among "Nebraska Amish": A First Report. Der Reggeboge: Journal of the Pennsylvania German Society. 21 (1): 23-31.
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