One-half of an American Empire mahogany part dining table. Two rectangular table tops with rounded outer corners hinged at the center. Drop leaf's outer edge has tenons to connect to the mortises on the matching part dining table. Apron features a bead along bottom edge with a low-relief foliate carving on front corners. Pedestal is undecorated except at base with a carved foliate wreath on the shaped plinth supported by four animal paws capped with acanthus leaves terminating with brass casters.
One-half of a Sheraton mahogany part dining table. Two rectangular table tops with rounded outer corners hinged at the center. The apron features a bead along bottom edge with a low-relief foliate carving centered on the front. The five turned, tapering legs, one being a gate-leg, terminate with bun feet.
Year Range From
1820
Year Range To
1840
Storage Location
Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
North Broad Hall
Storage Wall
Southwest Wall
Object Name
Table, Dropleaf
Material
Mahogany
Height (cm)
73.66
Height (ft)
2.4166666667
Height (in)
29
Length (cm)
112.395
Length (ft)
3.6875
Length (in)
44.25
Width (cm)
57.15
Width (ft)
1.875
Width (in)
22.5
Depth (cm)
57.15
Depth (ft)
1.875
Depth (in)
22.5
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2022-01-31
Object ID
W.1940.030.001
Notes
Placed on long-term loan to the James Buchanan Foundation in 1940. In 2010 Director, Patrick Clarke reached out to the Philadelphia Chapter of the DAR, requesting that the Chapter consider converting the loan to a donation. The Philadelphia Chapter of the DAR agreed to convert the loan to a gift on April 1, 2010.
One-half of a Sheraton mahogany part dining table. Two rectangular table tops with rounded outer corners hinged at the center. The apron features a bead along bottom edge with a low-relief foliate carving centered on the front. The five turned, tapering legs, one being a gate-leg, terminate with bun feet.
Year Range From
1820
Year Range To
1840
Storage Location
Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
South Broad Hall
Storage Wall
Northwest Wall
Object Name
Table, Dropleaf
Material
Mahogany
Height (cm)
73.66
Height (ft)
2.4166666667
Height (in)
29
Length (cm)
112.395
Length (ft)
3.6875
Length (in)
44.25
Width (cm)
57.15
Width (ft)
1.875
Width (in)
22.5
Depth (cm)
57.15
Depth (ft)
1.875
Depth (in)
22.5
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2022-01-31
Object ID
W.1940.030.002
Notes
Placed on long-term loan to the James Buchanan Foundation in 1940. In 2010 Director, Patrick Clarke reached out to the Philadelphia Chapter of the DAR, requesting that the Chapter consider converting the loan to a donation. The Philadelphia Chapter of the DAR agreed to convert the loan to a gift on April 1, 2010.
Empire mahogany side chair with a wide curved tablet top back splat and a horizontal foliate carved center splat. The upholstered seat is supported by sloping rounded side rails. At the apron corners are carved florets above the urn-shaped turnings and reeded front legs terminating with bun feet. The back legs are square saber styles.
Empire mahogany side chair with a wide curved tablet top back splat and a horizontal foliate carved center splat. The upholstered seat is supported by sloping rounded side rails. At the apron corners are carved florets above the urn-shaped turnings and reeded front legs terminating with bun feet. The back legs are square saber styles.
A brass candle holder has a central socket known as the capital which holds the candle; the capital has decorative pairs of incised lines set at one quarter distance from the top, six in the center and two one quarter distance from the bottom. The capital also features an oblong-shaped opening with a short handle protruding for the thumb to raise the candle up through the capital as it burns. The capital surmounts a brass drip pan with a loop-shaped finger grip riveted to the underside lip of the drip pan.
Year Range From
1830
Year Range To
1870
Storage Location
Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Butler's Pantry
Storage Wall
South Wall
Storage Cabinet
Work Table
Storage Shelf
Table Top
Object Name
Chamberstick
Material
Brass
Height (cm)
12.065
Height (ft)
0.3958333333
Height (in)
4.75
Depth (cm)
1.905
Depth (ft)
0.0625
Depth (in)
0.75
Diameter (cm)
17.145
Diameter (ft)
0.5625
Diameter (in)
6.75
Dimension Details
Depth dimension is only the tray
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2022-02-01
Condition Notes
Several dents on the drip pan from use, the thumb lever and hogscraper is missing as is the extinguisher that would have been attached to the finger handle.
A pewter water pitcher made in a form similar to the Boardmans pewtersmiths of Hartford, Connecticut. Boardmans' pewter shop was in business from 1804-1873.
Lovebird mark, albeit is not completely struck, which is two facing birds with the initials LO and VE.
Inscription Type
Hallmark
Object Name
Plate, Food
Material
Pewter
Makers Mark
The plate was not made in London as one mark suggests. The love mark was used over a long period of time, ca. 1750-1840, and by a succession of Philadelphia pewterers.
Copper ladle attached to a long wrought iron handle riveted to the ladle at the center of the bowl and at its edge. Iron handle is flattened at the copper bowl, transitions to round stock in the middle and flattens again at the end.
A tin baking mold or timbale. The inside mold design is a bunch of grapes at the bottom with side-by-side vertical column design defining the inner wall. There is an attached base that keeps the baking mold from having direct contact with the oven rack, likely to provide a more even bake.
A pair of silver candelabra that each feature two curved arms extending from under the center capital. Each capital fetures a sconce with cockbead decor. The capitals mounted on the two arms have drip pans that are also decorated with cockbead edges. The center capital surmounts an urn shaped knop with a cockbeaded edge surmounting a tapered column that terminates at the base with a cockbeaded wreath.
Year Range From
1790
Year Range To
1840
Storage Location
Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Center Attic
Storage Wall
East Wall
Storage Cabinet
Storage Shelves
Storage Shelf
Top Shelf
Object Name
Candelabrum
Material
Silverplate
Height (cm)
49.53
Height (ft)
1.625
Height (in)
19.5
Length (cm)
49.53
Length (ft)
1.625
Length (in)
19.5
Width (cm)
43.18
Width (ft)
1.4166666667
Width (in)
17
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2024-03-28
Condition Notes
Both missing large areas of silverplating. Center finials are missing for both pieces.
Object ID
W.1956.001.001
Notes
James Buchanan Foundation Board of Trustees approved the use of funds from the Prentiss Fund to purchase the candelabrum from Vardi Antiques in NY, NY 03/27/1956.
Walnut side chairs featuring intricately carved scroll design on the cresting rail. A solid splat extends through the center of the back and joins a horizontal member above the rear seat rail. The front of the skirt is plain with a serpentine shape surmounting fully formed Louis XV cabriole legs with floral motif carvings at the top. Upholstered seat originally had leather; current seat cover is black fabric.
Walnut side chairs featuring intricately carved scroll design on the cresting rail. A solid splat extends through the center of the back and joins a horizontal member above the rear seat rail. The front of the skirt is plain with a serpentine shape surmounting fully formed Louis XV cabriole legs with floral motif carvings at the top. Upholstered seat originally had leather; current seat cover is black fabric.
Walnut side chairs featuring intricately carved scroll design on the cresting rail. A solid splat extends through the center of the back and joins a horizontal member above the rear seat rail. The front of the skirt is plain with a serpentine shape surmounting fully formed Louis XV cabriole legs with floral motif carvings at the top. Upholstered seat originally had leather; current seat cover is black fabric.
Walnut side chairs featuring intricately carved scroll design on the cresting rail. A solid splat extends through the center of the back and joins a horizontal member above the rear seat rail. The front of the skirt is plain with a serpentine shape surmounting fully formed Louis XV cabriole legs with floral motif carvings at the top. Upholstered seat originally had leather; current seat cover is black fabric.
Walnut side chairs featuring intricately carved scroll design on the cresting rail. A solid splat extends through the center of the back and joins a horizontal member above the rear seat rail. The front of the skirt is plain with a serpentine shape surmounting fully formed Louis XV cabriole legs with floral motif carvings at the top. Upholstered seat originally had leather; current seat cover is black fabric.
Walnut side chairs featuring intricately carved scroll design on the cresting rail. A solid splat extends through the center of the back and joins a horizontal member above the rear seat rail. The front of the skirt is plain with a serpentine shape surmounting fully formed Louis XV cabriole legs with floral motif carvings at the top. Upholstered seat originally had leather; current seat cover is black fabric.
A soup bowl that is 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.
Nast or Darte Freres factory. Jean-Pierre Feuillet, designer.
Provenance
French Ambassador, Louis Adolphe Aimé Fourier, comte de Bacourt
