The Winterthur Library

 The Joseph Downs Collection of Manuscripts and Printed Ephemera

Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum

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OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION

 

Creator:         Herr, Patricia T., 1936-                                              

Title:               Rag rug research papers

Dates:             2000-2008

Call No.:         Col. 929         

Acc. No.:        14x21

Quantity:        3 boxes

Location:        16 J 1

 

 

 

BIOGRAPHICAL STATEMENT

 

Patricia T. (Trish) Herr is a noted expert on the textiles and decorative arts of southeastern Pennsylvania.  Born in Schenectady, New York, she received her doctor of veterinary medicine degree from Cornell University.  She and her husband Donald M. Herr established an animal clinic in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, from which she retired around 2003.  After setting up her home in this new location, Trish Herr became interested in the textiles and decorative arts of the area.  She became a collector, researcher, author (books and magazine articles), and antiques dealer.  She served as a member of the board of trustees of the Heritage Center Museum of Lancaster, and worked on various committees and exhibits for that institution.  She worked and consulted with other museums as well.

 

 

SCOPE AND CONTENT

 

Research papers and photographs amassed for the exhibit “Rags to Rugs” held at the Heritage Center Museum of Lancaster, Penn., and the book of the same title, published by Schiffer Publishing in 2008.  The exhibit and book featured hooked rugs and other handsewn rugs made in Pennsylvania.  Files focus on collectors and makers of rag rugs, and drafts of the book Rags to Rugs: Hooked and Handsewn Rugs of Pennsylvania.  As well, there are compact disks with photographs of rugs.

           

 

ORGANIZATION

 

Files on collectors come first, followed by files on makers, and then files pertaining to the exhibit and the book.

 

 

LANGUAGE OF MATERIALS

 

The materials are in English.

 

 

RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS

 

Collection is open to the public.  Copyright restrictions may apply.

           

 

PROVENANCE

           

Gift of Patricia T. (Trish) Herr.

 

 

RELATED MATERIALS

 

Books by Patricia T. Herr are found in the Printed Books and Periodicals section of the Winterthur Library.

 

 

ACCESS POINTS

 

Topics:

            Rag rugs - Pennsylvania.

            Rugs, Hooked - Pennsylvania.

Research notes.          

                        Drafts (preliminary versions).

 

 

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE COLLECTION

 

Location: 16 J 1

 

 

Box 1: chiefly collectors and makers

 

Folder1:           miscellaneous rug collections

 

Folder 2:          Bedus[?], Anne: collection

 

Folder 3:          Fordney, Alice Potter: dealer, collector, commissioner of rugs

 

Folder 4:          Hess, Clarke: collection

 

Folder 5:          Landis Valley Museum: collection

 

Folder 6:          Lebanon County Historical Society: collection

 

Folder 7:          McClearen, Kathy and Sam: collection

 

Folder 8:          McCue, Mike: collection

 

Folder 9:          Moyer, Dennis and Linda: collection

 

Folder 10:        Moyer, Kathryn: collection

 

 

Folder 11:        Nailor Antiques: collection

 

Folder 12:        Olde Hope (New Hope, Pa.): collection

 

Folder 13:        Tshudy collection

 

Folder 14:        Wenger, Carolyn: collection

 

Folder 15:        Winterthur Museum: collection

 

Folder 16:        Amish rugs: makers

 

Folder 17:        Breiner, Magdalene: rug maker

                        [surname also spelled Briner]

 

Folder 18:        Brubaker, Helen Morgart: rug maker

 

Folder 19:        Dauphin County: Derry Church: rug makers

                        [Derry Church is older name of Hershey]

 

Folder 20:        Hershey, Maria L.: rug maker

 

Folder 21:        Landis, Ben: rug maker

 

Folder 22:        Mellinger, Ida: rug maker

 

Folder 23:        Schwenkfelder table cover

 

Folder 24:        Wolgemuth, Anna Hostetter: rug maker

 

Folder 25:        Zander, Alice Herr: rug maker

 

Folder 26:        exhibit labels for rug exhibit  

 

Folder 27:        forms: photo and insurance

 

Folder 28:        Heritage Center Museum rug documentation photos

 

 

Box 2:

 

Folder 1:          Heritage Center Museum rug exhibit: labels and photos

 

Folder 2:          photos

 

Folder 3:          “Rags to Rugs”: captions

 

Folder 4:          “Rags to Rugs”: corrected copy

 

Folder 5:          “Rags to Rugs”: draft

 

Folder 6:          “Rags to Rugs”: photocopy of book

 

Folder 7:          “Rags to Rugs”: text

 

Folder 8:          rug book: general information

 

Folder 9:          Schiffer Publishing Ltd.

 

CD’s with photos:

 

Fordney show booth with Conestoga wagon rug and others

 

Fordney, F&M, Lancaster antique show

 

Alice Potter Fordney: images of her Lancaster show, F&M, Muench[?] family papers, etc.

 

Armstrong/Fordney

 

Olde Hope: horse with 4 hearts

 

Landis Valley Museum rugs

 

Briner: flat head dog, tulip rug

 

Tulip rug

 

Patricia T. Herr: photo

 

 

Box 3: CDs with photos

 

HCM rug book photos: Don’s camera details (2 CDs)

 

Rug photos

 

HCM rugs photos: exhibit 3

 

HCM quilt documentation

 

HCM rug book: text, 4-4-08

 

“Rags to Rugs”: images 1-80 and 81-160+ (2 CDs)

 

Rugs exhibit (some duplicates)

 

Trish – hooked rugs, 3-20-08