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Folk Art George
Washington on a
white charger.
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| Pennsylvania German Spinning
Wheel done in weathered mustard paint & typical of that used in the
late 17th and 18th
centuries to spin cotton and flax into thread — a necessity for weaving
clothing for early settlers. It is fully functional.
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Leather Fire Buckets were colonial fire extinguishers, filled
with water or sand. It is hand- stitched steerhide lined with pitch
to make it watertight. The motto "Pro Bono Publico" translates "For
the Public Good."
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| Antique sheep pull-toy would have been
used to entertain children in the 1700-1800's.
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Federal Style Box made of pine, bird's eye maple,
ebony and holly. The hardware is reproduced from 18th
and 19th century originals.
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Octagonal Oil portrait of George Washington in
Gilbert Stuart's style of painting.
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