Object Number 2013.0031.176

Object Name

Utensil cloth (Kelleduch)

Category

Textiles (Needlework)

Credit Line/Donor

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

Creator (Role)

Sarah Yoder (Maker)
1849-1926
Sarah Yoder (1849-1926), was an unmarried sister of Bishop Yost B. Yoder, the first bishop of the "Nebraska" or "White Top" Amish. Sarah Yoder lived near Barrville, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania and was a noted needleworker in her family.

Place of Origin

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

Origin Notes

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

Date

1867

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Part of embroidered design; "18 SY 67 / SARAH YODER" (embroidered thread)
2. Inscription; Part of embroidered design; "1867" (embroidered thread, tulip motif)
3. Label; On reverse, sewn on fabric label; "2013.31.176" (ink)

Materials

Linen; Cotton

Techniques

Embroidered, Woven (plain), Cross stitched

Construction Description

Hand-embroidered

Dimensions (inches)

26 (L) , 33.25 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

66.04 (L) , 84.455 (W)

Measurement Notes

Length includes fringe.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Catalogue] Minardi, Lisa. 2015 A Colorful Folk: Pennsylvania Germans & the Art of Everyday Life.
• Published: fig. 19, p.21
[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.
• Published: p. 30, fig. 6.
[Article] Minardi, Lisa. 10//2015 A Colorful Folk: Pennsylvania Germans and the Art of Everyday Life. Early American Life Magazine. 18 - 25.
• Published: p. 19