Base wood with torus molding edge. Flat top with deep circular groove in which rests the edges of a tall glass dome. Natural arrangement under dome rests on base. Dried flowers support central mud-daubed bird's nest with light blue, speckled eggs (6) two
Presents a biography of James Buchanan's niece who was the White House hostess during her uncle's presidency, helped create the National Gallery of Art, and started the first pediatrics hospital.
The story of president James Buchanan's lost love. He was engaged to be married to Ann Coleman in 1819. She broke off the engagement and told Buchanan she never wanted to see him again. Within a few months she died suddenly. Buchanan never married and kept her portrait in his bedroom until his death.