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Emily (Amelia) Heiskell (fig. 1) was born in 1760 to Christopher and Eve Heiskell of Winchester, Virginia. Christopher had been a member of the First Battalion of Militia of Frederick County, and was a property owner and one of the original founders of the Old Stone Lutheran Church in Winchester. Amelia was the second of six children in the family and two of her younger brothers later served in the American Revolutionary War. On October 27, 1779, at the age of 19, Amelia married Peter Lauck.
Born in Pennsylvania on December 31, 1753, Peter served in Lord Dunmore's War of 1774, and then enlisted in the Revolutionary War under General Daniel Morgan. A member of "Morgan's Raiders," he was part of the march that was first to answer George Washington's call for relief at Boston. In January 1776, Peter was captured and imprisoned in the Citadel for a year, leaving him permanently deaf in one ear. Upon his return to Winchester, Peter became a successful proprietor of the Red Lion Inn. A prominent member of the community, Peter belonged to the local church, was a Mason, serving as Master of Hiram Lodge #21 in 1807, County Constable in 1781, issued bonds as a commissioner for the Farmers Bank of Virginia in 1812, and one of the founders of the Friendship Fire Co. (Jacob Fymire: American Limner, exhibition catalogue (Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1975)).
Peter and Amelia had eleven children. This elaborate quilt wrought by Amelia was given as a wedding gift to celebrate the marriage of their son Morgan Adolphus Lauck to Ann (Maria) Ott, the daughter of Jacob Ott of Shenandoah County, Virginia. Signed and inscribed: A present by Amelia Lauck to her S. & D. Morg. & M. Lauck made in her 62nd year, and featuring a center medallion of birds, floral, and vine trapunto work composed in an arrangement of pink, brown, blue, yellow and green colors, the masterful overall design is a "Delectable Mountains" pattern of deep red bordering worked against a white ground. Exhibiting a series of peaked mountains, the "Delectable Mountains" design references John Bunyan's seventeenth century allegory Pilgrim's Progress, citing: "They went then till they came to the Delectable Mountains," describing the point from which the travelers were able to view the wonders of the Celestial City.
Married on May 27, 1884, Morgan died a few years later leaving Maria widowed and Emily (Amelia Ann), their only child, orphaned. This quilt, descending through several generations, serves as a remembrance of a joyous event and a testament to the talents and traditions set forth by Amelia Lauck.
Born in Pennsylvania on December 31, 1753, Peter served in Lord Dunmore's War of 1774, and then enlisted in the Revolutionary War under General Daniel Morgan. A member of "Morgan's Raiders," he was part of the march that was first to answer George Washington's call for relief at Boston. In January 1776, Peter was captured and imprisoned in the Citadel for a year, leaving him permanently deaf in one ear. Upon his return to Winchester, Peter became a successful proprietor of the Red Lion Inn. A prominent member of the community, Peter belonged to the local church, was a Mason, serving as Master of Hiram Lodge #21 in 1807, County Constable in 1781, issued bonds as a commissioner for the Farmers Bank of Virginia in 1812, and one of the founders of the Friendship Fire Co. (Jacob Fymire: American Limner, exhibition catalogue (Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1975)).
Peter and Amelia had eleven children. This elaborate quilt wrought by Amelia was given as a wedding gift to celebrate the marriage of their son Morgan Adolphus Lauck to Ann (Maria) Ott, the daughter of Jacob Ott of Shenandoah County, Virginia. Signed and inscribed: A present by Amelia Lauck to her S. & D. Morg. & M. Lauck made in her 62nd year, and featuring a center medallion of birds, floral, and vine trapunto work composed in an arrangement of pink, brown, blue, yellow and green colors, the masterful overall design is a "Delectable Mountains" pattern of deep red bordering worked against a white ground. Exhibiting a series of peaked mountains, the "Delectable Mountains" design references John Bunyan's seventeenth century allegory Pilgrim's Progress, citing: "They went then till they came to the Delectable Mountains," describing the point from which the travelers were able to view the wonders of the Celestial City.
Married on May 27, 1884, Morgan died a few years later leaving Maria widowed and Emily (Amelia Ann), their only child, orphaned. This quilt, descending through several generations, serves as a remembrance of a joyous event and a testament to the talents and traditions set forth by Amelia Lauck.