St. Gertrude

  • This textile is based on a blue and white linen towel that is housed at the Schwenkfelder Library, Pennsburg, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The original is dated to the 19th century and is in a traditional dobbelstein (plaid or check) pattern. St. Gertrude was an important figure in Pennsylvania Dutch folklife. On St. Gertrude’s Day, March 17, the Pennsylvania Dutch plant onions, peas, and potatoes and sprinkle the garden’s corners with crumbs from a special bread called a datsch to bless the soil.

  • 100% cotton

  • 16"x28" (40 cm x 60 cm)

  • Machine wash and dry.

Eckleit

  • This textile is based on a blue and white linen bolster cover that is housed at the Goschenhoppen Historians in Green Lane, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The original is dated 1840-1860 and is in a traditional dobbelstein (plaid or check) pattern. The Eckleit are fairies that inhabit the corners of fields and gardens. Traditionally, the Pennsylvania Dutch would not plant in field corners so that wildflowers could grow there, keeping the Eckleit happy.

  • 100% cotton

  • 16"x28" (40 cm x 60 cm)

  • Machine wash and dry.

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