Black leather bag with rolled leather handle at top center where the bag opens on a brass-plated iron frame with side hinges. The interior is separated into two interior pockets.
This bag appears to be identical to a Gladstone bag; a small portmanteau suitcase built over a rigid frame which was separated into two equal interior sections. Unlike a suitcase, a Gladstone bag is deeper in proportion to its length. Gladstones are typically made of stiff leather and often belted with lanyards. The bags are named after William Ewart Gladstone, the four-time Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Pennsylvania Long Rifle; percussion cap; curly maple stock; iron barrel stamped "H. GIBBS" on top of barrel. Brass fittings and patch box. Some rust on iron and brass parts. Approximately .40 caliber muzzle. 44" barrel with an overall length of 61 inches.
See notes for information on Gibbs.
Provenance
Purchased by donor (Walt Dunlap) at auction in Lancaster County in 1956.
Henry Gibb Sr. and his son Henry Gibb were Lancaster City gunsmiths active for most of the nineteenth century. The father from 1812 until 1843 and the son from 1843 until 1880.
Place of Origin
Lancaster
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Oblong shaped white woven linen napkin with fringed edges. Weave pattern is a check plaid and chain.
Provenance
1961 loan from antique dealer, Frederick Heinitsh to The James Buchanan Foundation of the Preservation of Wheatland
Accessioned in 1989 as gift by The James Buchanan Foundation of the Preservation of Wheatland.
Year Range From
1860
Year Range To
1890
Object Name
Napkin
Material
Linen
Length (cm)
43.18
Length (ft)
1.4166666667
Length (in)
17
Width (cm)
31.75
Width (ft)
1.0416666667
Width (in)
12.5
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2022-01-27
Object ID
W.1996.005.001
Notes
Loaned to The James Buchanan Foundation of the Preservation of Wheatland in 1961 by antique dealer, Mr. Frederick Heinitsh. The museum learned of Mr. Heinitsh death in 1989, ten years after his passing. Attempts to return the objects to the Heinitsh family failed. The objects were accessioned by The James Buchanan Foundation of the Preservation of Wheatland in 1989.
Oblong shaped white woven linen napkin with fringed edges. Weave pattern is a check plaid and chain.
Provenance
1961 loan from antique dealer, Frederick Heinitsh to The James Buchanan Foundation of the Preservation of Wheatland
Accessioned in 1989 as gift by The James Buchanan Foundation of the Preservation of Wheatland.
Year Range From
1860
Year Range To
1890
Storage Location
Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Parlor
Storage Wall
Room Center
Storage Cabinet
Table
Object Name
Napkin
Material
Linen
Length (cm)
43.18
Length (ft)
1.4166666667
Length (in)
17
Width (cm)
31.75
Width (ft)
1.0416666667
Width (in)
12.5
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2022-01-27
Object ID
W.1996.005.002
Notes
Loaned to The James Buchanan Foundation of the Preservation of Wheatland in 1961 by antique dealer, Mr. Frederick Heinitsh. The museum learned of Mr. Heinitsh death in 1989, ten years after his passing. Attempts to return the objects to the Heinitsh family failed. The objects were accessioned by The James Buchanan Foundation of the Preservation of Wheatland in 1989.
Oblong shaped white woven linen napkin with fringed edges. Weave pattern is a check plaid and chain.
Provenance
1961 loan from antique dealer, Frederick Heinitsh to The James Buchanan Foundation of the Preservation of Wheatland
Accessioned in 1989 as gift by The James Buchanan Foundation of the Preservation of Wheatland.
Year Range From
1860
Year Range To
1890
Object Name
Napkin
Material
Linen
Length (cm)
43.18
Length (ft)
1.4166666667
Length (in)
17
Width (cm)
31.75
Width (ft)
1.0416666667
Width (in)
12.5
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2022-01-27
Object ID
W.1996.005.003
Notes
Loaned to The James Buchanan Foundation of the Preservation of Wheatland in 1961 by antique dealer, Mr. Frederick Heinitsh. The museum learned of Mr. Heinitsh death in 1989, ten years after his passing. Attempts to return the objects to the Heinitsh family failed. The objects were accessioned by The James Buchanan Foundation of the Preservation of Wheatland in 1989.
Oblong shaped white woven linen napkin with fringed edges. Weave pattern is a check plaid and chain.
Provenance
1961 loan from antique dealer, Frederick Heinitsh to The James Buchanan Foundation of the Preservation of Wheatland
Accessioned in 1989 as gift by The James Buchanan Foundation of the Preservation of Wheatland.
Year Range From
1860
Year Range To
1890
Object Name
Napkin
Material
Linen
Length (cm)
43.18
Length (ft)
1.4166666667
Length (in)
17
Width (cm)
31.75
Width (ft)
1.0416666667
Width (in)
12.5
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2022-01-27
Object ID
W.1996.005.004
Notes
Loaned to The James Buchanan Foundation of the Preservation of Wheatland in 1961 by antique dealer, Mr. Frederick Heinitsh. The museum learned of Mr. Heinitsh death in 1989, ten years after his passing. Attempts to return the objects to the Heinitsh family failed. The objects were accessioned by The James Buchanan Foundation of the Preservation of Wheatland in 1989.
Oblong shaped white woven linen napkin with fringed edges. Weave pattern is a check plaid and chain.
Provenance
1961 loan from antique dealer, Frederick Heinitsh to The James Buchanan Foundation of the Preservation of Wheatland
Accessioned in 1989 as gift by The James Buchanan Foundation of the Preservation of Wheatland.
Year Range From
1860
Year Range To
1890
Object Name
Napkin
Material
Linen
Length (cm)
43.18
Length (ft)
1.4166666667
Length (in)
17
Width (cm)
31.75
Width (ft)
1.0416666667
Width (in)
12.5
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2022-01-27
Object ID
W.1996.005.005
Notes
Loaned to The James Buchanan Foundation of the Preservation of Wheatland in 1961 by antique dealer, Mr. Frederick Heinitsh. The museum learned of Mr. Heinitsh death in 1989, ten years after his passing. Attempts to return the objects to the Heinitsh family failed. The objects were accessioned by The James Buchanan Foundation of the Preservation of Wheatland in 1989.
