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"A Cultural Celebration: Arts of the Pennsylvania Germans," from a Berks County private collection, opens at the Reading Public Museum on Saturday, June 12, and will be on view through Sunday, Sept. 26."
"The works are in a variety of media, dating largely from the 18th and 19th centuries."
Lancaster County's Don and Trish Herr have a new website up and running.
The site showcases terrific Pennsylania German arts and antiques. And it's all available for purchase. So now you can create an instant collection.
Their website is Here.
You'll need some rare daylily cultivars to go with your new collection of Pennsylvania German objets d'art.
You can get those daylilies from Don at his website Here. Don creates stunningly-beauteous Hemerocallis hybrids. So now you can have exceptional Pennsylvania daylilies to go with your exceptional Pennsylvania art.
"In all, 56 dealers from around the country will participate, many with booths that resemble furnished rooms complete with furniture, paintings, mirrors, rugs, silver and other elaborate decorations."
"M. Finkel and Daughter, Pine Street, Philadelphia dealers, will exhibit the antique samplers and silk embroideries that are their specialty. Other dealers will show miniatures, art deco and art nouveau pieces."
"A floor bidder prevailed on the 25-inch Belsnickel designed to reflect the holiday gift-giver in circa 1870 Pennsylvania German style. With glass eyes, wooden teeth and a horsehair beard, the well-detailed figure held a toy sack and many miniature toys. It more than doubled its low estimate to bring $25,300."
Read this article at Antiques and the Arts Online.
(Image: Antiques and the Arts Online.)
This big brown rooster (13-inches tall) was made by Sarah (Landis) Huber (born 1845 - died 1924), who lived in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
Sarah was the daughter of Emmanuel Landis (born 1812 - died 1874) and Martha (Kurtz) Landis (born 1815 - died 1879) who were farmers in East Lampeter Township, Lancaster County.
Sarah did not marry until age 30, so she may have supported herself by doing needlework, including making roosters such as this one.
In 1867 Sarah married Benjamin H. Huber (born 1846 - died 1925). They lived at Roseville, Manheim Township, Lancaster County. They raised a family of four children. At least two of their children owned fabric roosters such as this one. 
This black cat was made circa 1915 by Fannie W. (Burkholder) Martin (born 1865 - died 1951). Fannie created toys for her 10 children and 58 grandchildren. She also sold a few toys to her friends. (She made this orange-eyed toy for her grandchildren.)
Fannie was the wife of Henry W. Martin. They were conservative Mennonite farmers, and lived near Hinkletown, Lancaster County, PA.
Fannie was the daughter of Mennonite deacon Daniel S. Burkholder (born 1833 - died 1915).
Fannie also made strawberry make-dos and sheared yarn balls for her grandchildren.
The Kutztown Pennsylvania German Festival: The premier Pennsylvania Dutch folk festival, and the largest quilt sale in the U.S.
Click here for the festival web site.
(Images: Kutztown Festival)
