About GrafixMat Coasters • Front • Back Story
About GrafixMat Coasters:
Each GrafixMat® is a work of art, masterfully laser-engraved on the cork front with a unique and amusing story colorfully illustrated on its flip-side. For a treasured gift or your own personal collection; select one or create a set of 2, 4, 6 or more from 21 themed Collections totaling more than 500 contemporary and fine art designs. Made from eco-friendly recycled cork from Portugal and Spain, yet handcrafted in the U.S.A. GrafixMats® are so artfully designed and intriguing, we've created a hanging hole in the back of each coaster.
All Natural • Durable • Easy Wash • Singles or Sets • Storage Caddies • 4 1/4" Diameter, 5/16" Thick • Green Certified
Front Design:
Tulips and Birds
The Back Story:
The Pennsylvania Dutch
The German speaking peoples who settled in the Southeastern region of Pennsylvania in the early 18th century and their descendents are called the ‘Pennsylvania Dutch’. It was others outside of their community, however, who coined the term ‘Pennsylvania Dutch’. They had heard the word ‘Deutsch’ used by the newly arrived immigrants when they described themselves. Those neighbors had no knowledge of the newcomers’ native tongue and that ‘Deutsch’ means ‘German’. Thus, the ‘Pennsylvania-Germans’ have mistakenly been known ever since as the ‘Pennsylvania Dutch’.