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Portrait

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/45244262-ccd6-40bb-9ff0-454831954133
Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
W.1955.012.001
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Collection
Wheatland
Description
Black, grey and white chalk drawing on white medium. Image of James Buchanan's upper body, facing slightly to his right wearing dark suit, white shirt and stock collar with a white cravat. Buchanan's hair is dark with gray mixing in with his darker color. The image's matt is a cream color, Frame is gilded with bevelled and curved edge, gesso layer under paint.
Year Range From
1835
Year Range To
1845
Made By
Knirsh, Otto
People
Buchanan, James
Subcategory
Art
Search Terms
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Object Name
Portrait
Material
Paper, Wood, Glass, Chalk
Height (in)
30
Width (in)
23
Dimension Details
Frame Measurements: 2.875" width x 1.75" depth
Object ID
W.1955.012.001
Place of Origin
Hoboken, New Jersey
Accession Number
W.1955.012
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Plate, Food

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/486aa863-4063-480c-849f-452400898756
Collection
Wheatland
Title
Parisian Pink Dinner Plate
Object ID
2014.019.006
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Collection
Wheatland
Title
Parisian Pink Dinner Plate
Description
A medium size serving plate with color transfer-printed edge. Wide pink band and scene in center featuring "Shakespeare's House". May be part of the Parisian Pink china purchased by James Buchanan while serving as the U.S. Secretary of State from the French Ambassador, Louis Adolphe Aimé Fourier, comte de Bacourt.
Provenance
Note: Most likely part of:
French Ambassador, Louis Adolphe Aimé Fourier, comte de Bacourt
to James Buchanan
to James Buchanan Henry
Year Range From
1814
Year Range To
1825
Made By
Shaffordshire Pottery (Pratt)
Last Owner
Buchanan, James
Storage Location
Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Dining Room
Storage Wall
Southwest Wall
Storage Cabinet
Built-in Cupboard
Storage Shelf
Shelf 1
People
Buchanan, James
Henry, James Buchanan
Search Terms
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Inscription Position
Bottom
Inscription Technique
Pen and Ink
Inscription Text
Feuillet Paris rue de la Paix
Inscription Type
Signature
Object Name
Plate, Food
Material
Porcelain
Makers Mark
Mark applied over glaze, therefore some of the ojects no longer have the designer's signature
Length (cm)
40.64
Length (ft)
1.3333333333
Length (in)
16
Width (cm)
28.575
Width (ft)
0.9375
Width (in)
11.25
Depth (cm)
4.445
Depth (ft)
0.1458333333
Depth (in)
1.75
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2022-01-13
Object ID
2014.019.006
Notes
Although documentation has not yet been found, it is believed that these pieces of the Parisian Pink set were donated by a Henry Family descendant.
Place of Origin
England
Accession Number
2014.019
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