Rectangular tray. White porcelain with gold trim, raised pink tray with support openings for a white ink well and a white pounce sander. Scalloped edges form handles on both ends of the raised tray and continues along the oblong tray that held pens. Scalloped edges feature gilded edges on white background bordered by a wide cobalt blue band gilt floral decor. The center of the pen tray is white with a pink, blue and white flower motif.
Provenance
James Buchanan
To Rev. Edward Y. Buchanan (brother)
To Lois Buchanan Cassatt (daughter/JB niece)
To Edward Buchanan Cassatt (son/JB great nephew)
To Lois Buchanan Cassatt Thayer (daughter/JB great, great niece)
Oval Hoop (inner/outer pieces). Inner hoop connected to 2 grooved pieces that rests and pivot on small metal bar, turned wood supports attached to cross piece which has inlaid wood 'R' on left and 'L' on right-with rosette in center. End Boxes have hinge
American
Provenance
Belonged to Harry Hostetter's mother, Ida L. Kegerreis Hostetter.
Leaded glass. 10 sided bottom. Finger-cut design toward bottom. 10 sided finger-cut shoulder. Neck has 3 beaded rings and flattish lip. Stopper is drop-shaped, pointed at top and is 7 faceted. Body is slightly flared to shoulder.
Sheraton style mahogany, holly and rosewood knife box. The slanting, hinged and hollow lids feature a metal ring on the front. The lids and the case fronts have a serpentine shape with inlaid wood strips at corners on the front, lid and bottom. Top front of the cases have a keyhole beneath the lid seam. The cases surmount three feet; one centered at the middle front wall and two under the back corners. Interiors have six compartments of varying depths that correspond to the slope of the cases.
Scale, balance, weights, and case. Item a: Box / case is rectangular, wooden with hinged lid, hook clasp. '$2' written on bottom in ink. Inside bottom has coarsely woven green burlap glued down. Label on inside lid. Label is yellow with black print and r
