The Buchanan home in the 19th century, with lights on inside, on front porch and lamppost in right foreground. A woman in a pink dress and bonnet is being assisted as she alights from a black horse-drawn carriage. The man helping her is attired in a formal black suit with top hat. The driver and a third gentleman are seated inside the carriage. Although flowers cascade from a planter in the foreground, the orange leaves indicated fall.
The artist signed Florence Taylor 1970 on lower right beside lamp post.
Written on the back: "Purchased at Wheatland Fallfest Auction held in front of building 5 October 1978. From Wheatland Collection. Used as cover illustration on 36-page booklet "Tour of mansion in color." Hung in the Florence Starr Taylor Show at The First Presbyterian Church, Lancaster Town Fair, October 20 and 21. 1980. (Unknown initials)
Also, taped to the back are newspaper clippings: articles/obits and funeral notice.
Pastel drawing of Ann Slaymaker O'Reilly by Florence Starr Taylor.
Description
Pastel drawing of Ann Slaymaker O'Reilly by Florence Starr Taylor. Woman is seated, shoulder length dark hair, brown eyes. String of pearls around neck. Black and red off-shoulder dress. Signed "FLORENCE / STARR / TAYLOR / 1946" lower right corner.
Ann Slaymaker, born November 13, 1925 was the daughter of S.C and Martha Slaymaker.
Fraktur presentation piece for Susanna Netzlin (Nissley?) Pressure-mounted on tan matboard and framed in small frame.
Watercolor and ink on rectangular, laid paper, done in dark brown red and yellow. Three bars of color at perimeter in red, yellow and dark green create outside border. Filling top half of inner space is the name of "Susanna Netzlin" written in large red letters, incorporating leafy vines with three different flowers.
Bottom half of page is filled with seven lines of German religious verse. Another leafy vine fills the bottom space adorned with four different flowers.
(Written by Wendell Zercher)
Provenance
Donor, Mr. Clarke E. Hess of Lititz, PA, describes this page as a presentation piece done for Susanna Nissley (?) probably in Warwick Twp. Hess cites another example of this unknown artist's work in the book Pennsylvania German Fraktur and Color Drawings by Landis Valley Associates, 1969, plate #48 (a vorschrift done in 1769).
The $975.00 cost was reimbursed by Irene. N. Walsh.
Paper embrittled and very weak. Multiple breaks, holes and tears. Large holes at center of dark brown border on right side and bottom. Multiple areas of paint loss. White fibers attached to red border at left side and bottom. Soiled and stained overall. Paper edges are uneven with minor losses, especially corners at top and bottom left. Horizontal fold across center.
Birth record, masterfully hand-done in German on laid paper. for Maria Siegrist by unidentified artist known as the Leacock Twp. Artist. Executed in ink with watercolored decoration of dark blue and red. Placed in heavy flat brown-stained frame.
Central text block has twelve lines of beautifully executed printed letters, with magnified, elaborate initial letter of subject's name done in fraktur style and decorated with tulips and scrolling. Two vertical panels flank text block, filled with tulip trees growing out of striped pitchers. Top narrow panel decorated with symmetrical arrangement of similar tulip plant sideways from center.
Text begins with the name of subject, Maria Siegrist, born April 22, 1794 in Lampeter Twp. The remainder is religious in nature.
Earnests note paper has an "IB" watermark. The Earnests indicate ten pieces known by this artist. Most of his work is birth records with no baptisms, indicating he did work for the Mennonite community. Six of his works are for families in Leacock Twp. (thus his moniker) and two are for families in Lampeter Twp.
Acid-burn darkening overall; liquid staining along right edge, esp. at pitcher, one spot on last word of text and strong staining along left edge throughout tuliptree. Hole of approx. 1/8" near upper edge to right of center, smaller hole along left edge 2.5" below corner; twin pin holes at center of top edge. Minor losses along right edge.
Backboard is acid-free matboard. Removed original wood backboard & replaced it with regular foam core board.
Chest of polar stands on four blue-green ogee bracket feet, fitted with casters. Lid has molding pegged to 3 sides and supported by strap hinges. Keyhole at front center has only the ghost of its original oval escutcheon. Grab lock with key. Wrought iron handles on a heart-shaped plate are located at each end. Interior of chest has a till on the left.
Red-painted platter-shaped panels are positioned at each end, two on lid and two on front. Above these front panels is a very thin, long, white-painted reserve containing a painted inscription "17 ANNA NISLESIN 95." This is flanked by geometric floral/star rosettes.
This is a 'sister' chest to the Potzer chest (P.79.103) varying only in paint decoration and feet. Similar chest sold in Geo Scott sale in 1994. (Written by Scott Sagar.)
Provenance
Provenance indicated by inscription and handwritten note: "This chest is for Eli" is penciled on the underside of the lid. Paper pasted to till reads: "This is the property of Ella R. Peterson (with contents) Jan. 1960, Anna B. Rohrer. Formerly was your Great Grandmother"s Maria Hershey Haverstick."
Donor states chest descended to her through the Haverstick family of the Wabank area of Lancaster Twp. It was used in a farmhouse on Rice Road, near the west bank of the Conestoga River. Peterson states the Haverstick property was later sold to a Mr. Rice who owned it until he died circa 1985. There is reportedly a Haverstick cemetery nearby.
The chest was donated by Mrs. Ella R. Peterson of Willow Valley Square in Nov. 1995. Value: $7,500.
Significant wear to wood, esp. where dog chewed on feet; right front foot has piece broken off. Paint is worn and faded overall, with scratches and chips in many places. Lock escutcheon missing.
Bowfront mahogany veneer chest of drawers in the Hepplewhite style. Four drawers have progressing depths from the top to the bottom, each with overpressed drawer pulls two per drawer. At the top center of each drawer is a brass escutcheon keyhole. The top of the chest and each drawer are decorated with satin wood inlay. Chest is supported at its base by four french feet which feature a slightly outswept bracket foot combined with a valence skirt.
Provenance
Dr. Alexander Speer (James Buchanan maternal cousin)
Umbrella Manufactured by Follmer, Clogg & Co., Lancaster
Description
Umbrella, black silk-cotton canopy, metal ribs and shaft, carved J-shape wooden handle finished with dark stain and glossy varnish. Canopy appears to be a black blend of cotton and silk, having no glossy sheen.
Initials "FUMC" printed in white on applied piece of fabric on the underside of the canopy crown, apparently representing the maker, Follmer, Clogg & Co. (FUMC = Follmer, (Clogg) Umbrella Mfg. Co.) of Lancaster.
Bottom of wooden handle is relief-carved with a heart, inside of which are 4 raised diamonds, separating two sets of 3 leaves. Heart is surrounded by vertically carved 'slices' into the wood.
Black cotton-silk tape secures umbrella when closed, using a metal ring at one end and small black button at other end where sewn to bottom of canopy. (Michael Middleton)
Provenance
Donor is niece of former umbrella hand-carver working for Follmer-Clogg (claims donor). John I. Hartman says the company did not have any carvers as actual employees.
Year Range From
1920
Year Range To
1944
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 5
Storage Cabinet
Unit 46
Storage Shelf
Shelf 3
Storage Container
Box 0382
Object Name
Umbrella
Length (cm)
90.17
Length (ft)
2.9583333333
Length (in)
35.5
Dimension Details
42 inches wide when open
Condition
Good
Condition Date
1998-01-02
Condition Notes
Wear to metal shaft, with paint losses. Shaft tip has wear and corrosion.
medallion for marksmanship(?). Gold circle with two gold rifles intersecting in X behind blue and yellow target in medal's center. Reads: "Penna. State Champion / 1924 / Class B" awarded to John E. Schroll
