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Table, Pembroke

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/e0ee2195-fcc5-4489-a373-909277231186
Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
W.1942.008.001
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Collection
Wheatland
Description
Hepplewhite Pembrook Oval Table. Two drop leaves, when opened, are supported by pivoted shaped brackets. End skirts are straight with one containing a full-width drawer. The four slender tapering legs have satinwood inlay at the upper end.
Provenance
Harriet Lane
Katherine Speer Powell
James Buchanan Foundation
Year Range From
1800
Year Range To
1815
Last Owner
Johnston, Harriet Lane
Storage Location
Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
North Broad Hall
Storage Wall
Northeast Wall
People
Johnston, Harriet Lane
Powell, Katherine Speer
Subcategory
Furniture
Search Terms
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Tables
Object Name
Table, Pembroke
Material
Walnut/Brass
Height (in)
28.375
Width (in)
30
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2003-10-10
Object ID
W.1942.008.001
Notes
Information found for accession form in House Committee Report 10/20/1943
Place of Origin
England
Accession Number
W.1942.008
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Plate, Food

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/486aa863-4063-480c-849f-452400898756
Collection
Wheatland
Title
Parisian Pink Dinner Plate
Object ID
2014.019.006
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Collection
Wheatland
Title
Parisian Pink Dinner Plate
Description
A medium size serving plate with color transfer-printed edge. Wide pink band and scene in center featuring "Shakespeare's House". May be part of the Parisian Pink china purchased by James Buchanan while serving as the U.S. Secretary of State from the French Ambassador, Louis Adolphe Aimé Fourier, comte de Bacourt.
Provenance
Note: Most likely part of:
French Ambassador, Louis Adolphe Aimé Fourier, comte de Bacourt
to James Buchanan
to James Buchanan Henry
Year Range From
1814
Year Range To
1825
Made By
Shaffordshire Pottery (Pratt)
Last Owner
Buchanan, James
Storage Location
Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Dining Room
Storage Wall
Southwest Wall
Storage Cabinet
Built-in Cupboard
Storage Shelf
Shelf 1
People
Buchanan, James
Henry, James Buchanan
Search Terms
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Inscription Position
Bottom
Inscription Technique
Pen and Ink
Inscription Text
Feuillet Paris rue de la Paix
Inscription Type
Signature
Object Name
Plate, Food
Material
Porcelain
Makers Mark
Mark applied over glaze, therefore some of the ojects no longer have the designer's signature
Length (cm)
40.64
Length (ft)
1.3333333333
Length (in)
16
Width (cm)
28.575
Width (ft)
0.9375
Width (in)
11.25
Depth (cm)
4.445
Depth (ft)
0.1458333333
Depth (in)
1.75
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2022-01-13
Object ID
2014.019.006
Notes
Although documentation has not yet been found, it is believed that these pieces of the Parisian Pink set were donated by a Henry Family descendant.
Place of Origin
England
Accession Number
2014.019
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Letter

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/72721a98-6618-4763-af3e-619499512576
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Letter of compliance
Object ID
Bridge F0430 I004
Date Range
1812
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Letter of compliance
Description
[Witmer's Bridge]
[Lampeter Twp. and Lancaster Twp.]
Location: Over Conestoga Creek.
Document type: Letter of compliance
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Date Range
1812
Year
1812
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0006
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Conestoga Creek
Creeks
Lampeter Twp.
Lancaster Twp.
Letters
Witmer's Bridge
Place
Lampeter Twp. and Lancaster Twp.
Extent
1 item, 1 piece
Object Name
Letter
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0430 I004
Box Number
006
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
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Letter

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/362886f4-243c-4abb-88ca-879221272994
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Letter concerning bridge
Object ID
Bridge F0435 I002
Date Range
1817
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Letter concerning bridge
Description
[Witmer's Bridge]
[Lampeter Twp. and Lancaster Twp.]
Location: Over [Conestoga Creek].
Document type: Letter concerning bridge
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Date Range
1817
Year
1817
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0006
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Conestoga Creek
Creeks
Lampeter Twp.
Lancaster Twp.
Letters
Witmer's Bridge
Place
Lampeter Twp. and Lancaster Twp.
Extent
1 item, 1 piece
Object Name
Letter
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0435 I002
Box Number
006
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
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Letter

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/1a1ddfda-395b-47bd-a653-294944459460
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Letter asking opinion; opinion
Object ID
Bridge F0435 I003
Date Range
1818
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Letter asking opinion; opinion
Description
[Witmer's Bridge]
[Lampeter Twp. and Lancaster Twp.]
1818-1819.
Location: Over [Conestoga Creek].
Document types: Letter asking opinion.
Opinion.
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Date Range
1818
Year
1818
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0006
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Conestoga Creek
Creeks
Lampeter Twp.
Lancaster Twp.
Letters
Opinions
Witmer's Bridge
Place
Lampeter Twp. and Lancaster Twp.
Extent
2 items, 2 pieces
Object Name
Letter
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0435 I003
Box Number
006
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
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