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Article: Moravian schoolgirl needlework.
- Article from:
- The Magazine Antiques
- Article date:
- July 1, 1996
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What is today known as Linden Hall School for Girls was founded by the Moravians in Lititz, Pennsylvania, in 1746. In 1984 many of the school's early papers were discovered by Patricia T. Herr and Patricia J. Keller tied in neat bundles in attic eaves, basement corners, and elsewhere on the campus. These documents comprise account books, letters, and other school records. Also during the 1980s the school's rich artistic tradition was documented by early needlework produced by the students, as well as watercolors and other previously unrecorded works of art (see ANTIQUES, February 1993, pp. 308-317).
To celebrate the 250th anniversary of the school's founding, Mrs. ...