One of six glass tiebacks. Pressed glass rosettes, basically flat on back, excepting a hexagonal indentation at center and flower. Flower has six double petals, beaded, with 3-D front and round center. Tiebacks are light blue and vary in opaqueness.
Letter from Kirk J. Nelson, Curator of the Sandwich Glass Historical Society and Museum (dated 25 October 1988) says that fragments of this pattern have been found at the site of the Boston and Sandwich Glass Company.
Light orange-brown brick with one dark face and consistent quality clay. Dark face shows much scratching, including very promnent I A one right side (or J A for John Andre, British officer). From fireplace of Caleb Cope house, 27 N Lime Street, Lancaster, where John Andre was a prisoner of war. Initials include those of of John Andre, Thomas Cope, and others.
Plaque, rectangular, with 'Buchanan' inscribed and bowed. Molded fruit, woman's head wearing headdress. Rounded knob where 'clapper' hits. Clapper is 'U' shaped Shell design at bottom of clapper.
Provenance
James Buchanan- Mrs. Edward Brooke of Phila [decedent of Edward Buchanan]- Mr. Lawrence Wilson- Mrs. C.D. Marshall
One of five ceramic doorknobs; a white body with hand-painted polychrome flowers. Different group of flowers on each knob. Keyhole covers have pink roses and blue violet with a gilt outline on edge.
Mrs. J. Markley Freed informed the James Buchanan Foundation that the doorknobs and keyhole covers were taken from a house in Philadelphia that was built for William Jenkins, the first owner of Wheatland. .
This doorknob is on the east side of the entrance door to the Southeast bedchamber. No keyhole cover is on this side.
Clear blue-tinged molded glass in flower design, six petals with three smaller petals between two larger ones. Central beaded design around metal pin. Petals have small bead outline. Back has impressed petal design, dotted. Octagonal pink through center.
Unknown history of ownership. Possibly made by Sandwich Glass, Sandwich, MA. Could have also been made by the New England Glass Company in Cambridge, MA or by other competing companies.
Iron Spike from Columbia-Wrightsville Covered Bridge
Description
8" long wrought iron spike. Removed from the Columbia-Wrightsville Covered Bridge in 1863 by Mr. Darmstaetter's father, a paster of the Lutheran Church in Columbia.
Donor information obtained through LCHS Accession Records Spreadsheet. Removed from "Lancaster in the 60s" exhibit, October 2023; no number on object.
Woven jacquard coverlet with red roses, blue 9-petaled flowers, 8-point stars, red birds, and blue rose trees.
Center field: alternate stripes of blocks of red roses with blue 9-petaled flowers encircled by small 8-point stars with 2 larger stars between flowers.
Outer border: Alternate redbirds and blue rose treets on 3 sides.
Head edge: Bound with commercial red twill tape.
Center seam: Self fringe on 3 edges. Side wool fringes are looped.
Corner blocks: "Made by J. Witmer Manor Township for Hennah Sauder 1839"