Windsor-back rocking chair. The comb-shaped crest has gold painted trim and hand-painted floral, fruit and nut designs. The slab seat also has a hand-painted gilt outline. The two front legs have gilded turnings along with the front stretcher. The two back legs are canted into the rockers and are plain and round with a thin round plain stretcher. Dark wood. Six thin back rails.
White porcelain background with use of pink rose with 's' tendrils on either side with blue flowers, red flowers and green leaves. Base of cup has gilt band as does the rim of cup. handle is white with vertical gilt band.
Meissen porcelain factory, Meissen, Germany
Provenance
Miss Mary E. Herr [donor] Given in memory of her sister Mrs. John Malone.
1961 Brigadier General J. Steinhoff visited Wheatland and dated tea set 1709-1729. His research found that the porcelain was from the town of Meissen, Germany and originally created for the household of Augustus Rex, called August the Strong, was Elector of Saxony from 1694 as well as King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania in the years 1697–1706 and from 1709 until his death in 1733. He belonged to the Albertine line of the House of Wettin.
White porcelain background with use of pink rose with 's' tendrils on either side with blue flowers, red flowers and green leaves. Base of cup has gilt band as does the rim of cup. handle is white with vertical gilt band.
Meissen porcelain factory, Meissen, Germany
Provenance
Miss Mary E. Herr [donor] Given in memory of her sister Mrs. John Malone.
1961 Brigadier General J. Steinhoff visited Wheatland and dated tea set 1709-1729. His research found that the porcelain was from the town of Meissen, Germany and originally created for the household of Augustus Rex, called August the Strong, was Elector of Saxony from 1694 as well as King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania in the years 1697–1706 and from 1709 until his death in 1733. He belonged to the Albertine line of the House of Wettin.
"At a Supream Court of judicature held for the province of New-York, at the City hall of the City of New-York, on Wednesday, the 16th day of April, 1735"--Page 10.
Error in paging: no. 15-16 omitted.
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Book number 467 as assigned by Yeates.
At top of first page: Presented to the Lancaster Law Library by Samuel Evans of Columbia, Pa, Feb 28th, 1873.
Des andachtigen Frauen-Zimmers Geistliches Schatz-Kastlein, Das ist: Neu-eingerichtetes Bu-, Beicht- und Communion-Buch : worinnen erbauliche Anleitung zur Gott gefalligen Busse, Ungeheuchelten Beicht, Heilsamen Niessung des H. Abendmals ... in richtiger Ordnung nach einander gefunden wird : Samt einem Anhang der darzu dienlichen Kyrchen-Gesange
Des Geistlichen Würtz- Kräuter und Blumen-Gartens, oder, Universal-Gesangbuchs Erster Theil : Bestehend In einer Auswahl von tausend/ so wohl alten als neuen geistlichen lieblichen Liedern/ Gott und seiner ewigen Weiszheit zum Preisz und Lobe und denen Menschen zum Dienst und Nutz herausgegeben
Verlegts Johann Friedrich Gleditschens seel. Sohn,
Date of Publication
Anno 1732.
Physical Description
[16] p., 2206 columns, [49] p. : front., ill. ; 22 cm. (8vo)
Notes
Indispensable gazeteer of the Baroque; authorship erroneously attributed to Johann Hübner, who wrote the foreword, as the title page clearly states; real author, Philipp Balthasar Sinold.
Der Alten Trost und Licht, Das ist: Auserlessen Christliches Geb t=Buch Darin enthaloten, so wol T glich Morgan und Abe [page torn, text missing] als sonderbahre Sonn=und Fest=t gige, auch Be [page torn, text missing] Communion= Standes =und Beruffs= [pages torn; text may be missing] imgleichen in Roth, Kranckheit= und Todes=F llen dienliche Geb ter, Von Alten Personnen/ zu Huase, in the Kirche, und sonst in ihrem Unliegen stets zu gebrauchen
Gedruckt und verlegt von Johann Heinrich Meyer, Hoch=Gr ft. Lipp. privilegirten Hof=Buchdrucker,
Date of Publication
1739.
Physical Description
552 [8] p. ; 19 cm.
Notes
p 78, 134, 240, 283, 292, 396, 441, 459,and 507, printed in smaller font.
Signatures: A2-Mm5.
On front of first flyleaf: John Long his book January 26, 1800.; Elisabegth Gaul's Book, Jan 26, 1800; Elizabegth Gauls Book October 26 1803; Cash paid for Binding 20 [cents]
On front of second flyleaf: John Long, his book.
Printed in large type.
Appraiser's note: Rare to have whole book printed in such large type (Until Revolution in America, printers used large type but just for the first few pages).
Full leather binding; no spine label; front cover loose.
The law-French dictionary alphabetically digested : very useful for all young students in the common laws of England. To which is added, The law-Latin dictionary: being an alphabetical collection of such law-Latin words as are found in several authentic manuscripts, and printed books of precedents
An abridgment of the first part of my Ld. Coke's Institutes : with some additions explaining many of the difficult cases, and shewing in what points the law has been altered by late resolutions and acts of parliament
First part of the institutes of the laws of England
Edition
The fifth edition, to which is now added a large index in the nature of an analysis of the most general heads.
Place of Publication
In the Savoy [London]
Publisher
Printed by E. and R. Nutt and R. Gosling (assigns of Edw. Sayer, Esq.), for T. Osborne, in Gray's Inn,
Date of Publication
MDCCXXXVI [1736]
Physical Description
vi, 501, [99] p. ; 17 cm. (12mo)
Notes
Hawkins's abridgment of the commentary of Sir Edward Coke on Littleton from Coke's First part of the institutes of the laws of England. Hawkins omits Coke's reprint of Littleton's Tenures and such parts of Coke as were obsolete when the work was compiled. Cf., J.G. Marvin, Legal bibliog.
Signatures: Aâ´( -A4) B-2C¹².
Publisher's advertisements, "Books sold by T. Osborne in Grays Inn," on final leaf (leaf 2C12).