Person Record
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Lind, Jenny |
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2007.500.043 - Painting
Jenny Lind. Curled hair. Blue dreess. Left hand over right hand. Holding bonnet like hat. Neck revealing dress.
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2024.500.001 - Trivet
Cast iron trivet depicting Jenny Lind playing the harp. A second trivet of the same design was gifted from the Frank and Margaret Perina Collection
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2024.500.004 - Bottle
A translucent bottle, blue-green in color, depicting Jenny Lind on one side and a house on the other side. The glass was blown, evidenced by some air pockets and imperfections in the glass. Manufactured by Fislerville Glass Works
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2024.500.005 - Bottle
One translucent bottle, dark red in color, with a portrait of Jenny Lind on one side and text reading "The Swedish Nightingale" on the back. Made by Wheaton bottles, carrying a manufacturers mark on the bottom One identical bottle in blue
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2024.500.006 - Bottle
One translucent glass bottle, purple-brown in color, depicting Jenny Lind on one side and text reading "The Swedish Nightingale" on the other side. Manufactured by Wheaton bottles.
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2024.500.007 - Bottle
A glass bottle with a handle and pour spout, translucent and green in color. Depicts a portrait of Jenny Lind on one side with her name, and a house on the other side which reads "Fislerville Glass Works," the name of the manufacturer.
Record Type: Object
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2024.500.008 - Dish, Serving
Two serving dishes with identical designs, one original and one reprint. The original was made by Charles Meigh & Son, with a maker's mark "C.M.&S." indicating it was made in 1851-61. The reproduction is by Royal Staffordshire Pottery in a set manufactured circa 1930s-40s. Royal Staffordshire calls the design "Jenny Lind 1795," based on the year when the Meigh family started manifacturing ceramics.
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2024.500.009 - Dish, Serving
A serving bowl with a red print of a castle on a hill. Manufactured by Royal Staffordshire Pottery in a tableware set circa 1930s-40s. Royal Staffordshire calls the design "Jenny Lind 1795," based on the year when the Meigh family started manifacturing ceramics. This dishware set is based on a Charles Meigh & Son design from the 1850s. 3 of the same bowl.
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2024.500.010 - Fixture, Light
A translucent, pearlescent, frosted glass lampshade cover (?). An embossed design of curtains and 4 portraits of Jenny Lind. Text around the rim reading "PENNA 716"
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2024.500.011 - Bottle
Blue-green translucent glass bottle manufactured by Fisler Glass Works. One side depicts Jenny Lind's portrait and name, and the other side depicts a house with the manufacturer's name.
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2024.500.012 - Print
Print of a painting by Eduard Magnus, a portrait of Jenny Lind. Framed
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RG1.B7.F4 - Research materials
This folder contains a wealth of information about the women of Yellow Springs. Researched by archivist Priscilla A. Waggoner, Ph.D., Waggoner saw these women as visionaries and called them the "Women of Vision". Women from the Revolutionary War period, the spa period, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts as well as the Good News era and the current HYS period. Included is a geneaology and a map of the Pikelands. The prospect of an exhib...
Record Type: Archive
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RG2.B1.F23 - Excerpts
This excerpt is taken from the original and describes the Yellow Springs Spa. It details special visitors, the descriptions of the various springs, and how people were tranported here. He uses quotes from the PORT FOLIO and other publications.
Record Type: Archive
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RG2.B1.F24 - Manuscript
This folder contains a piece written about the Yellow Springs Spa for the Chester County Day News. It describes the yellow water used by the Iroquois and Lenape Indians and later the early settlers in America. It tells of Washington's stay here and the establishment of the military hospital. It contains several quotes about the property and the springs.
Record Type: Archive
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RG2.B1.F25 - Newspaper clippings
This series of articles about the Yellow Springs Spa was written by Peter Martin for the Phoenixville newspaper The Daily Republican. Martin describes the early spa telling about the Revolutionary War hospital and then the series of spa owners. He also describes life and activities at the spa listing several who visited and their experiences. Also included is a column by Jack V. Norris giving the history of West Pikeland Township by local res...
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RG2.B1.F26 - Magazine article
This copy of an article written by HYS archivist Carol Shiels Roark details the Yellow Springs Spa from 1722 before the Revolutionary War and details ownership through the Civil War. She provides quotes that describe the beauty of the spot, gives information on the health treatments and entertainment here and the politics of the time. Roark gives a brief history of the spa beginning with Egypt, through Greece and Rome. It appeared in the P...
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RG2.B1.F27 - Journal article
This folder contains the article about the Yellow Springs Spa written by Carol Shiels Roark in 1974 for Pennsylvania Folklife as it appeared in the Picket Post, a journal issued by the Valley Forge Historical Society. Additional materials include photographs of the Rubicam painting of the building of the Revolutionary War Hospital, the Revolutionary War Hospital, the ruins of the hospital, the Inn at Yellow Springs, the gazebo and an interior o...
Record Type: Archive
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RG2.B1.F30 - Newspaper article
This folder contains biographical information on two visitors to the Yellow Springs Spa. They include the singer Jenny Lind and the actress Fanny Kemble.
Record Type: Archive
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RG2.B1.F31 - Magazine articles
"Mineral Springs In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: A Field Study" discusses the field work done to locate the spas and springs in Pennsylvania. The Yellow Springs Spa is included. Using the survey, water samples, lab examinations and evaluations, Doctors Kornblueh and Piersol comment on the 29 spas identified over the past 200 years. Tables of these springs are shown and a lengthy reference list provides information for further research. ...
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RG2.B1.F33 - Magazine
This is a copy of PENNSYLVANIA FOLKLIFE, Autumn 1974, which contains an article "Historic Yellow Springs: The Restoration of an American Spa" by Historic Yellow Springs archivist Carol Shiels Roark. She details the Yellow Springs Spa from 1722 before the Revolutionary War and details ownership through the Civil War. She provides quotes that describe the beauty of the spot, gives information on the health treatments and entertainment here and ...
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