Portrait of Lady Springett at Pennsbury Manor

Posted by on Nov 20, 2013 in | Comments Off on Portrait of Lady Springett at Pennsbury Manor In 1946, on the heels of the bicentennial of founder William Penn’s birth, the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission acquired a striking portrait entitled Lady Springett. The sitter, Mary Proude Springett Pennington (1625–1682), was the mother of Penn’s first wife Gulielma Maria Springett (1644–1694). An orphaned heiress at the age of three, Lady Springett married, in 1642, Sir William...
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Pewter Charger from William Penn at Pennsbury Manor

Posted by on Nov 20, 2013 in | Comments Off on Pewter Charger from William Penn at Pennsbury Manor Before they returned to England after a stay of nearly two years in Pennsylvania, William Penn (1644–1718) and his second wife, Hannah Margaret Callowhill Penn (1671–1726), gave a handsome pewter charger to John Sotcher (circa 1674–1729) and Mary Lofty Sotcher (1677–1728) upon their marriage on August 16, 1701. The reverse of the circa 1676 charger bears the initials of the proprietor and his...
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Sampling a Taste of the Past Along the Pennsylvania Trails of History

Posted by on Nov 20, 2013 in | Comments Off on Sampling a Taste of the Past Along the Pennsylvania Trails of History One of the best ways to experience the Keystone State’s history and heritage is to travel the Pennsylvania Trails of History®, a network of two dozen exciting historic sites and museums administered by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC), the Commonwealth’s official history agency. PHMC has organized its popular destinations into four main trails – Military...
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