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        Eleanor Sweeney and Jan Taylor have been hand painting early American style chests and boxes since 1997.  They both live in Schaefferstown, in the south-eastern corner of Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, an area with a rich Pennsylvania German heritage.  They are active in the Schaefferstown historical organization and the Penn Laurel Girl Scout Council’s Foxfire House Program, dressing in period costume and demonstrating their craft, providing a glimpse of life in a previous era.
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      Much research goes into the design of every pattern.  Many are adapted from actual objects; others faithfully follow local styles of the period.  Historical background information accompanies each piece.
    With modern methods and materials, Eleanor and Jan recreate the flavor of 18th and 19th century decorative painting.


Jan


Eleanor
                                                           
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Eleanor Sweeney

 

Jan Taylor

 

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