Objects Owned by Previous Hesses who Lived in the Log Farmhouse
Father and Son's Grain-Bag Markers:
Above: Top: Grain-bag stamp carved ca. 1810 for John Hess (1791-1831). John was born in the log farmhouse, and married Elizabeth Risser. Farmers marked their grain bags to identify them at the grist mill, where they took grain to be ground to flour. (The carver of this bag stamp carved the letter "s" incorrectly: the "s" letters are backwards.) Bottom: Grain-bag stencil for John's son Jacob Risser Hess (1816-1877), cut from a tin sheet.
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17-Year-Old Anna Hess Makes a Sampler in the Log Farmhouse in 1855:
Above: Needlework sampler stitched with wool thread by Anna H. Hess, born 1839 in the log farmhouse. She was the daughter of Henry Hess Sr. and Catherine (Huber) Hess.
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Annie Hess' Textiles and Sewing Stand:
Above: Annie (Franck) Hess' homespun white linen which she marked with her initials, before she married. She probably spun the thread for this linen while living with her parents at Kissel Hill, before moving to the Hess Homestead. The blue cotton fabric is Annie's neck kerchief. The textiles are photographed on her sewing stand.
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American Glassware Owned by the Two Hesses Named Annie: (Mother and Daughter-in-Law):
Above: The first Annie was Annie Franck who married Jonas Hess. The second Annie was Annie Shenk who married Jonas' son Henry F Hess. Objects are:
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British and French Tableware Owned by the Two Hesses Named Annie (Mother and Daughter-in-Law):
Above: Annie and Annie's dishes (Mother and daughter-in-law)Top row, from left:
- ca. 1840 Staffordshire transfer-print dinner plate. Owned by Annie and Henry.
- ca. 1850 decorated ironstone saucer. Owned by Annie and Jonas
Second row, from left:
- ca. 1860 tea-leaf ironstone plate. Owned by Annie and Jonas. Their wedding china.
- ca. 1860 Staffordshire flow blue plate owned. Owned by Annie and Henry.
- ca 1910 French Limoges plate from a 12-place service. Owned by Annie and Henry. Their wedding china.
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Raymond S. Hess' Plain (but Fancy) Black Hat:
Above: Hat and hatbox owned by Raymond S. Hess who lived in the log farmhouse as a young man in the early 20th century. The hatband is stamped with Raymond's initials, and has the logo of Lancaster clothier Sayres, Scheid and Sweeton.
Above: Four bonnets owned by Annie C. (Shenk) Hess, who lived in the log farmhouse in the early 20th century. The brown and gray sunbonnets apparently date to the late 1800s.______________________________