Henry Lapp
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Henry L. Lapp, b. in Leacock Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
, on August 18, 1862, d. in Gordonville
, on July 5, 1904, one of the best known carpenter
s-cabinetmakers of nineteenth century America. Lapp's designs and colorful drawings have been saved to the posterity in his "handbook", which he must have carried it with him to show samples of his cabinets to prospective clients. Experts point to Lapp's designs as the closest representation of what it is thought as the Amish furniture
style. Since 1958, incidentally, after receiving a gift from Titus Geesey, much of the work of Henry Lapp is being collected by the Philadelphia Museum of Art
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Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Lancaster County, known as the Garden Spot of America or Pennsylvania Dutch Country, is a county located in the southeastern part of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in the United States. As of 2010 the population was 519,445. Lancaster County forms the Lancaster Metropolitan Statistical Area, the...
, on August 18, 1862, d. in Gordonville
Gordonville, Pennsylvania
Gordonville, Pennsylvania is an unincorporated place or village in Leacock Township in eastern Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA. The village is located about nine miles east of the county seat of Lancaster, two miles southwest of the village of Intercourse, one mile north of Paradise, and...
, on July 5, 1904, one of the best known carpenter
Carpenter
A carpenter is a skilled craftsperson who works with timber to construct, install and maintain buildings, furniture, and other objects. The work, known as carpentry, may involve manual labor and work outdoors....
s-cabinetmakers of nineteenth century America. Lapp's designs and colorful drawings have been saved to the posterity in his "handbook", which he must have carried it with him to show samples of his cabinets to prospective clients. Experts point to Lapp's designs as the closest representation of what it is thought as the Amish furniture
Amish furniture
Amish furniture is furniture marketed as being made by the Amish, primarily of Ohio and Shipshewana, Indiana. It is generally known as being made of 100% wood, usually without particle board or laminate.- History :...
style. Since 1958, incidentally, after receiving a gift from Titus Geesey, much of the work of Henry Lapp is being collected by the Philadelphia Museum of Art
Philadelphia Museum of Art
The Philadelphia Museum of Art is among the largest art museums in the United States. It is located at the west end of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia's Fairmount Park. The Museum was established in 1876 in conjunction with the Centennial Exposition of the same year...
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