Lot Essay
With its deeply carved swirlling pinwheel, this butter print realtes to others found in the Village of Schoenck, Lancaster County, Pennsylvnia.
Details
A CHIP-CARVED POPLAR BUTTER PRINT
PROBABLY SCHOENCK, LANCASTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, 1800-1820
Circular, with deeply carved five arm pinwheel decoration, and incised circular border, with handle--4in. diam.
PROBABLY SCHOENCK, LANCASTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, 1800-1820
Circular, with deeply carved five arm pinwheel decoration, and incised circular border, with handle--4in. diam.
Literature
Allentown Art Museum, Frontispiece
Richard Flanders Smith, p. 27, fig. 79
Kindig, p. 22, fig. V-130
Richard Flanders Smith, p. 27, fig. 79
Kindig, p. 22, fig. V-130
Exhibited
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, William Penn Memorial Museum, "Pennsylvania German Art and Handycraft," June 5 - October 1, 1968
Allentown, Pennsylvania, Allentown Art Museum, "Pennsylvania Folk Art," October 20 - December 1, 1974
York, Pennsylvania, The Historical Society of York County, "The Pennsylvania German Influence," March 15 - September 6, 1976
Allentown, Pennsylvania, Allentown Art Museum, "Pennsylvania Folk Art," October 20 - December 1, 1974
York, Pennsylvania, The Historical Society of York County, "The Pennsylvania German Influence," March 15 - September 6, 1976