Sterling silver souvenir spoon of Wheatland, the Home of President James Buchanan. Bowl of spoon is an image of Wheatland and marked "PRESIDENT BUCHANAN'S HOME / LANCASTER, PA." Back of spoon is marked "STERLING." Patriotic symbols on back and front of spoon handle. Three letter vertical script monogram on back "ALR."
Year Range From
1900
Year Range To
1925
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
North Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 05
Storage Drawer
Drawer 14
Object Name
Spoon, Souvenir
Object ID
2023.013.001
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Mary Ferree and Tanawa, Chief of the Paquaw Indians
Description
Commemorative Plate, earthenware; limited edition to commemorate the American Bicentennial, number 415 out of 500.
Front: Color transfer image of Mary Fierre (Ferree) exchanging greetings with Tanawa, chief of the Paquaw Indians in center.Image by Doris Whitehead Polk. Ferre or Ferry coat-of-arms at top of plate; gold edge trim.
Reverse: Manufacturer's information (American Manor China) and historical information about Fierre (Ferree), Tanawa, and the Mary Ferree Society.
Silver two-handled bowl or loving cup. Engraved, "To: Ezra B. Fritz / from some of his friends / 1844 June 22 1909 / Quarryville, PA " engrave on back of object, the list of friends.
A Silver kugel in grape cluster form, silvered interior. Mold-blown glass is well formed. Top has patterned brass cap with wire hanging ring. 6.5" x 4.5"
B Green kugel in grape cluster form, with silvered interior. Mold-blown glass is well formed. Top has patterned brass cap with wire hanging ring. 5 x 3.5"
C Gold kugel with silvered interior, in grape cluster form. Mold-blown glass is well formed. Top has patterned brass cap with wire hanging ring. 5 x 3.25"
D Bag of twisted glass cylinders with tapered ends. One end twisted into a circle for metal hook.
Commemorative medal, in leather covered case with velvet interior
Face: image of 3 women, one holding a boat in her lap, cityscape in background, 2 columns frame a bust of Robert Fulton. "Robert Fulton 1765 - 1815" and "First use of steam in navigation on the Hudson River 1807"
Reverse: image of 7 men on board a boat "Discovery of Hudson River by Henry Hudson, A.D. MDCIX, Hudson-Fulton Celebration Comm., The American Numismatic Society"
Dispatch case of Major John Hubley; walnut construction.
On top, inlay shell in an oval with green background, all within an 2 fine-line band border. Metal outlined key on front center. 2 movable metal handles, one on each end. Entire wood panel in lid folds out to reveal a mirror secured by a swivel tab. A metal ring for pulling panel down/ Circular inlay designs on green background in center of closed lid portion. Intricate spiral adorn edges of all 8 sections and green felt-lined tray. 2 narrow divisions hold slide-in tops with metal pull rings fit into compartment. Portion that holds 2 small drawers can be lifted out to reveal .5" storage area. The entire lower portion can be lifted out. Bottom covered with black felt.
Corn knife used by one of the Black resistors in the Christiana Riot on September 11, 1851. Wrought iron long curved blade of 19.5" is fitted into oak or ash turned handle rounded terminal end. Tang of blade extends through length of handle and protrudes at terminal where it is clinched.
The Christiana Resistance resulted from the efforts of a Maryland slave holder to claim fugitives hiding in the home of Willam Parker, a free black man living in Chritiana, PA. This corn knife was used by one of the black resistors during this confict. The bloody confrontation, occurring in September of 1851, resulted in the death of Edward Gorsuch, the slaveholder, and the escape of William Parker and the fugitive slaves to freedom in Canada.
French dance card booklet with thin ivory covers. Covers have chamfered edges and front cover has ornate cut-out design of 3 leafy C scrolls and additional leafage within a solid border. End papers are covered in red silk. Within are 2 smooth white printed pages at both front and back and six off-white blank pages between. First glossy leaf printed with "Contredanses" on both sides and 12 numbered lines. Second leaf has a Victorian couple printed on each side in different poses. Underneath first couple is "a Paris, chez l'Editeur". Final white pages: first has "Walses", 2nd has "Galops", 3rd is another pose of a Victorian couple dancing and the last is "Walses". Paper loop inside back cover intended for holding a now-missing pencil. Penciled inscriptions on most pages, including names "P. Hetrick" and "Lizzie E. W."
Photographs of the 1979 Lancaster Bar Association Members on stiff board. Photos of 6 men arc across the top of the title, "LANCASTER BAR ASSOCIATION/1979." In rows below are 263 photos with initials and surnames beneath the photos. (15 are women).
Note: Damage to lower left corner noted under Condition Tab.
Bearing assembly. Tag reads "The Star Ball Retainer Co." and accompanying information from the donor found in the object file.
Use in a 1913 district court case: Hess-Bright Mfg. vs Fichtel & Sachs. This ball bearing was "defendents' exhibit brought to the U.S. by Ernst Sachs in 1904." Owned by Jack L. Straub.
Foldable eyeglasses with D-shaped blue-tinted lenses and similar side panel lenses. Worn by Amos Ellmaker (1787-1851) and are seen in portrait.
Provenance
Amos Ellmaker (1787-1851) wore these glasses, including during his sitting for accomplished Lancaster portrait painter Jacob Eichholtz. Amso graduated from Princeton before embarking on a long and successful career as both an officer in the army and a lawyer; rising to positions such as State Representative and Attorney General of the Commonwealth. Amos almost became a state senator as well, but lost to the future president, James Buchanan.