Black-glazed pottery with wide bottom, narrow neck with molded band, wide flaring mouth. Around inside of lip-heart pattern. Back of body has ornate, double petalled (six each) flower mold. Front has oval medallion, surrounded by scrollwork.
White unglazed body with two oval medallion (one on each face). Medallion painted bright blue with tied flower bouquet in deep relief-unpainted. Flared lip. Small rudimentary 'handles' at shoulders applied in grape vine/bunch shape. Shallow relief foliat.
Sevres porcelain vases decorated by Pline a French painter & gilder. Base bears the mark 'P'. The design features a spray of gilt decorated foliage with and-painted roses on the center of the body and a second spray of gilt articulated foliage rising from the base. White base with gilt, orange, indigo blue and pink leaf motif. Center design of double pink roses; blue and orange daisies. Vine motif at top sides. Top center has yin-yan shaped design in orange. Back of vase is not decorated.
German style gilt and hand painted porcelain vase. Protruding 'ears' at side, leaf shape and design. Top has flower at center with drooped leaves. At center of vase on front, pink and white roses with green leaves, blue and orange daisy-like flowers painted on. Made in Pirkenhammer, Germany (then Bohemia).
Vase was broken in three places at the back of the vase and repaired at some point in its history. Repair seems to be made with some type of glue adhesive, which is dried and present in a brownish tint around the broken pieces. There is a small, roughly 1 millimeter shaped triangular piece at the back of the vase that is missing.
Gilt Spelter card receiver tray on pedestal base. A circular interlocking geometric motif surmounted by a cherub figure is clutching a thick vine of grapes. The tray's rim continues the vine motif. Tray also features a central frieze of a classical scene with a group of musicians, cadeucus at center and a couple at an altar.
Deed to Wheatland on parchment. Indenture for purchase of Wheatland by James Buchanan from William Meredith and Catherine Meredith. Dated December 2, 1848 with seal of William Meredith and of Catherine Meredith. Not signed by James Buchanan. Some fold marks and stain
Conservation proposal by Lancaster Galleries (Fine Art, Custom Framing, Restoration) June and July 2001. Quote to suface clean, mount, glaze to prevent fading, and seal.
Black cast iron boot scraper with figure of a male boot cleaner with rolled up sleeves perched on top of handle featuring scroll curves on opposite ends. Double cast scraping blades centered below embellished with floral motif on sides above a crimped tray to catch dirt. Figurine measures 4.25' in height. Base has four peg legs.
Passport for Samuel Ashmead, June 25, 1846. Signed by James Buchanan. Framed between two pieces of glass with narrow black wooden frame. Two small metal eye hooks with picture wire at top of frame.
Provenance
Samuel Ashmead was a botanist from the Germantown, PA area. He was the donor's husband's great-great grandfather. Passport hung in the donor's husband's grandfather's house for as long as she could remember.
Framed between two pieces of glass. Top right corner has 2 rips in paper caused by humidity and too small of frame. Paper has been folded into fourths with small hole at center of sheet. Also folds horizontally into thirds. Brown spots or stains all over
Object ID
W.MSS07.4.2
Place of Origin
Washington, D.C.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Roughly fashioned polychromed softwood miniature trinket box of rectangular form. Domed lid hollowed out underneath and ends fitted with conforming caps. Wire hinges and wire loop at front with missing tin hasp. Corresponding wire loop for hasp on box front. Box sides constructed of rabbet joints secured by two wood pegs at front and two at back. Beveled bottom board attached with two pegs and extends beyond box sides. Top and four sides each have a floral motif of dark green, cream, ochre and red all on a tan ground. Glossy varnish overall except for bottom and interior. Indecipherable initials painted on bottom.
Probably Lancaster County
Provenance
Purchased by donor at Lancaster County sale. At least four other examples known. See example in collection #1973.003.2
Possible maker is Peter Brubacher (1816-1898), shoemaker and woodworker in Clay Township.
