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Box, Needlework

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/3662d917-c741-495e-88ad-308804370010
Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
W.1950.001.001
Date Range
1820-1850
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Collection
Wheatland
Description
Six sided sewing box on a stand. Top raises by small lever under box raises lid. Curved legs. Federal Style American
Date Range
1820-1850
Year Range From
1
Year Range To
1
Last Owner
Blake, Mrs.
Storage Location
Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
South Middle Bedchamber
Storage Wall
South Wall
Subcategory
Textileworking T&E
Object Name
Box, Needlework
Material
Walnut
Height (in)
29
Width (in)
17
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2003-10-22
Object ID
W.1950.001.001
Accession Number
W.1950.001
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Box, Trinket

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/df833cbc-e53d-4d20-b17a-512868981181
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
P.94.13.6
Date Range
c. 1800
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
Low rectangular softwood box with top and bottom boards extending beyond sides. Constructed with glued butt joints and square head nails. Painted black with large tulips of yellow, red, white and green decorated top and sides. Hinged lid attached with wire hinges and secured at front with handmade tin hasp. The initials "I R" are painted at upper center of lid. The unpainted bottom is inscribed in pencil, "Jacob H. Reist 1800." Interior unfinished.
Border of Lancaster and Berks counties.
Paper inside: "This box attributed to Heinrich Bucher 1770-1800/Reading, Berks Co."
Provenance
Unknown. Presumed to have been collected by donor at a sale in this region. Heinrich Bucher is now believed to have only been an early owner of this box type, not the maker.
Nov. 15, 2002 - Peter Seibert and Susan Kleckner compared about ten Bucher-type boxes & observed that this box is painted with larger flowers and also there is repetition in the use of flowers, unlike the other nine boxes. Perhaps this box was done later in the maker's career.
Date Range
c. 1800
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
West Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 30
Storage Shelf
Shelf 2
Subcategory
Household Accessory
Object Name
Box, Trinket
Material
Wood
Height (in)
2.75
Length (in)
9.75
Width (in)
8.625
Object ID
P.94.13.6
Credit
**See accession description
Accession Number
P.94.13
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Box, Trinket

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/0257b87b-64cf-437f-b55a-184086646860
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
G.99.25.1
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
Roughly fashioned polychromed softwood miniature trinket box of rectangular form. Domed lid hollowed out underneath and ends fitted with conforming caps. Wire hinges and wire loop at front with missing tin hasp. Corresponding wire loop for hasp on box front. Box sides constructed of rabbet joints secured by two wood pegs at front and two at back. Beveled bottom board attached with two pegs and extends beyond box sides. Top and four sides each have a floral motif of dark green, cream, ochre and red all on a tan ground. Glossy varnish overall except for bottom and interior. Indecipherable initials painted on bottom.
Probably Lancaster County
Provenance
Purchased by donor at Lancaster County sale. At least four other examples known. See example in collection #1973.003.2
Possible maker is Peter Brubacher (1816-1898), shoemaker and woodworker in Clay Township.
Year Range From
1825
Year Range To
1875
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
West Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 29
Storage Shelf
Shelf 3
Subcategory
Household Accessory
Object Name
Box, Trinket
Material
Wood
Height (in)
2
Length (in)
3.75
Width (in)
1.75
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2014-08-12
Condition Notes
Moderate wear with heavy soil overall. Finish speckled on one end of box. Tin hasp missing from wire loop on lid.
Object ID
G.99.25.1
Credit
Gift of Drs. Irwin and M. Susan Richman, Heritage Center Collection
Accession Number
G.99.25
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Box, Trinket

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/5ae25d63-d54e-4d32-9874-831645135550
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
G.00.51.2
Date Range
c. 1820-1840
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
Trinket box of softwood constuction covered by German newsprint outside and a coarse blue-green paper inside. Glued over the newsprint are strips of straw of various tones arranged in geometrical designs on domed lid and sides in a technique very similar to marquetry. Newsprint visible on underside as well as where straw pieces are missing. Lid has hinge of coarse linen under laminate. Bent wire hook on lid fits into wire loop on box front.
Provenance
Collected by donor in Lancaster Co. According authority Clarke Hess, these boxes are plentiful, but not usually with newspaper lining. Clarke owns two of these boxes, both with Lancaster German language newsprint, and believes these boxes were made 1820-1840 in PA.
John Tannehill, expert in iron, reports someone told him these boxes were made in prisons.
See also an example from LCHS collection.
Date Range
c. 1820-1840
Year Range From
1820
Year Range To
1840
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
West Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 30
Storage Shelf
Shelf 2
Subcategory
Household Accessory
Object Name
Box, Trinket
Material
Paper
Height (in)
3.125
Length (in)
5.375
Width (in)
3.5
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2014-08-12
Condition Notes
Strong wear, heavy soil and significant losses of straw marquetry and paper linings.
Object ID
G.00.51.2
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania
Credit
Gift of Drs. Irwin and M. Susan Richman, Heritage Center Collection
Accession Number
G.00.51
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Box

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/b248b548-4085-4368-a1b0-090914088210
Collection
Decorative Arts Collection: Furniture
Object ID
2002.230
Date Range
1800-1835
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Collection
Decorative Arts Collection: Furniture
Description
Paper covered domed lid wooden box. Sheet iron hinges and latch, leather lashes. Interior covered in both English and German language newspapers of Lancaster County
Date Range
1800-1835
Year Range From
1800
Year Range To
1835
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
West Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 29
Storage Shelf
Shelf 1
Subcategory
Container
Object Name
Box
Material
Wood, Paper
Height (in)
4.25
Length (in)
7.75
Width (in)
5.75
Condition
Good
Object ID
2002.230
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Letter

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/755244b4-2e8c-4aed-b854-449780595792
Collection
James Buchanan Collection
Title
Letter from James Buchanan to Gabriel Hiester
Object ID
MG0096 F076
Date Range
1828/04/26
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Collection
James Buchanan Collection
Title
Letter from James Buchanan to Gabriel Hiester
Description
Letter in which James Buchanan replies to Gabriel Hiester’s request for a date to attend to business and/or legal matters in Lancaster, PA. Buchanan describes how he cannot leave Washington until a final disposition shall be made on the tariff, which is a subject of great interest in PA and to the Union. He continues to describe that the Senate may amend the bill and that it will return to the House for concurrence and that he must be present for any votes. 26 April 1828.
Date Range
1828/04/26
Creator
Buchanan, James, 1791-1868
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 03
Storage Container
Box 0002
People
Buchanan, James
Hiester, Gabriel
Subjects
Tariff
Bills, Legislative
Tariff--Law and legislation
Letters
Search Terms
Correspondence
Letters
Tariffs
Bills, Legislative
James Buchanan
Buchanan Collections
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Extent
1 item, 4 pages to scan
Object Name
Letter
Language
English
Parent Object ID
MG0096
Object ID
MG0096 F076
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Associated Material
James Buchanan Papers, Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections,
http://archives.dickinson.edu/collection-descriptions/james-buchanan-papers
James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, Library of Congress,
https://www.loc.gov/collections/james-buchanan-and-harriet-lane-johnston-papers/
James Buchanan Papers, Historical Society of Pennsylvania,
http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/b/Buchanan0091.html
James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries,
https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm
Related Item Notes
James Buchanan Collection (MG0096) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3760
James Buchanan Family Papers
Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm
Photograph Collection
Curatorial Collection
Wheatland Collection
Wheatland Mansion
Notes
May 2020 PastPerfect Conversion
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Copyright
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Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pa.
Other Number
MG-0096, Folder 076
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/54efc787-06e3-4c83-b119-124739781664
Collection
Gibbons Diaries, Family Papers, and Mill Records
Title
Letter from James Gibbons to Christian Stauffer
Object ID
MG0846_F002
Date Range
1800/07/02
President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org Box 1 Folder 1 Letter from James Gibbons in Chester, Chester County to Abraham Gibbons in Mill Creek, Lancaster County regarding his plan to sell the mill and tavern in Lancaster County with woodland and cleared
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Collection
Gibbons Diaries, Family Papers, and Mill Records
Title
Letter from James Gibbons to Christian Stauffer
Description
Letter from James Gibbons to Christian Stauffer, charging him with making certain his swine are secured because someone's hogs have been eating Gibbons' grain and stating that if he finds the culprit, he will sue for damages.
Date Range
1800/07/02
Creation Date
2 July 1800
Creator
Gibbons, James, 1735-1810
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 19
People
Gibbons, James
Stauffer, Christian
Subjects
Letters
Search Terms
Correspondence
Letters
Extent
1 item, 2 pages to scan
Object Name
Letter
Language
English
Object ID
MG0846_F002
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Gibbons Diaries, Family Papers, and Mill Records (MG0846), Object ID, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Original documents may be used by appointment--contact research@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.
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Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
2021.008
Other Numbers
MG-846
Other Number
MG-846, Folder 2
Classification
MG0846
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Cataloged by MB, 8 July 2021. Added to database 21 July 2021.
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/af6c0a2b-c3af-4d64-b02d-821033365776
Collection
Gibbons Diaries, Family Papers, and Mill Records
Title
Letter from [Sharpley] to James Gibbons
Object ID
MG0846_F003
Date Range
1805/11/03
President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org Box 1 Folder 1 Letter from James Gibbons in Chester, Chester County to Abraham Gibbons in Mill Creek, Lancaster County regarding his plan to sell the mill and tavern in Lancaster County with woodland and cleared
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Collection
Gibbons Diaries, Family Papers, and Mill Records
Title
Letter from [Sharpley] to James Gibbons
Description
Letter from [Sharpley] in Downingtown to James Gibbons in Mill Creek, Lancaster County regarding business and family news. To the care of William Brinton, Soudersburg.
Date Range
1805/11/03
Creation Date
3 November 1805
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 19
People
Gibbons, James
Brinton, William
Subjects
Letters
Search Terms
Correspondence
Health
Letters
Extent
1 item, 4 pages to scan
Object Name
Letter
Language
English
Object ID
MG0846_F003
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Gibbons Diaries, Family Papers, and Mill Records (MG0846), Object ID, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available.
Original documents may be used by appointment--contact research@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.
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Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
2021.008
Other Numbers
MG-846
Other Number
MG-846, Folder 3
Classification
MG0846
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Cataloged by MB, 8 July 2021. Added to database 21 July 2021.
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Collection
Gibbons Diaries, Family Papers, and Mill Records
Title
Letter from Margaret Reynolds to Deborah Gibbons
Object ID
MG0846_F008
Date Range
1820/10/18
President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org Box 1 Folder 1 Letter from James Gibbons in Chester, Chester County to Abraham Gibbons in Mill Creek, Lancaster County regarding his plan to sell the mill and tavern in Lancaster County with woodland and cleared
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Collection
Gibbons Diaries, Family Papers, and Mill Records
Title
Letter from Margaret Reynolds to Deborah Gibbons
Description
Letter from Margaret Reynolds in Wilmington to Deborah Gibbons exalting the excellence of Deborah's children, exhorting her to keep them safe, etc.
Date Range
1820/10/18
Creation Date
18 October 1820
Creator
Reynolds, Margaret
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 19
People
Gibbons, Deborah Hoopes
Reynolds, Margaret
Subjects
Letters
Search Terms
Correspondence
Letters
Extent
1 item, 2 pages to scan
Object Name
Letter
Language
English
Object ID
MG0846_F008
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Gibbons Diaries, Family Papers, and Mill Records (MG0846), Object ID, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available.
Original documents may be used by appointment--contact research@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.
Copyright
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Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
2021.008
Other Numbers
MG-846
Other Number
MG-846, Folder 8
Classification
MG0846
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Cataloged by MB, 8 July 2021. Added to database 21 July 2021.
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/3133de5b-788e-49bd-9442-355327397129
Collection
George Steinman Papers, Series 2 Documents, Images, Ephemera
Title
Certified copies of returns for Bartram Galbraith and Samuel Scott
Object ID
MG0184_S02_F098_In01_It01
Date Range
1800/08/21
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Collection
George Steinman Papers, Series 2 Documents, Images, Ephemera
Title
Certified copies of returns for Bartram Galbraith and Samuel Scott
Description
Certified copies of returns recorded by William Barton, Clerk of Quarter Sessions for Lancaster County. Signed and sealed by John Eberman. 21 August 1800.
Return of Bartram Galbraith, farmer, Donegal Twp. An enslaved woman named Bett, age 27, and an enslaved boy named Jacob, age 14. 19 October 1780.
Return of Samuel Scott, Donegal Twp. An enslaved woman named Charity, age 28, "not a slave for life." An enslaved boy named Davy, aged 9 months. 30 October 1780.
Return of Bartram Galbraith, surveyor, Donegal Twp. An enslaved girl named Sall, age 4 or 5. 31 March 1789.
Date Range
1800/08/21
Creation Date
21 August 1800
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 04
Storage Container
Series 02, Box 0004
People
Barton, William
Bett
Charity
Davy
Eberman, John
Galbraith, Bertram Gillespie
Jacob
Sall
Scott, Samuel
Subjects
African Americans--History
Slaveholders--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County
Slavery--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County
Search Terms
Boys
Children
Enslaved persons
Farmers
Girls
Persons of color
Slaveholders
Slavery
Surveyors
Women
Extent
1 item, 2 pages to scan
Object Name
Letter
Language
English
Object ID
MG0184_S02_F098_In01_It01
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
George Steinman Papers, Series 1 (MG0184_S01) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/786b3ffc-7908-40de-9362-817467455650
George Steinman Papers, Series 2 (MG0184_S02) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/6c7e11c6-f3ca-469c-891a-145832196710
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), George Steinman Papers (MG0184), Series 2, Object ID, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
LancasterHistory is committed to preserving and providing access to materials chronicling Lancaster County's heritage. As a historical resource, this document reflects the racial prejudices and actions of the era. In order to maintain the historical integrity and context of collection items, LancasterHistory does not censor historical documents or edit language, titles, or organization names when transcribing original content.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Copyright
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Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
MG-184, Series 2
Other Number
MG-184, Series 2, Folder 98, Insert 1, Item 1
Classification
MG0184
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Added to database 30 August 2022.
Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.
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