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Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
W.61.8 (1-5)
Date Range
1850
Collection
Wheatland
Description
**Accessioned twice** also see 27.4 Five piece dresser set. Two candlesticks (61.8.4-5, *see also 00.27.4-5*) -Bright pink candlesticks. Has border effect at bottom (approximately 0.5' white) that is off-white with gold design. Similar strip effect near
Date Range
1850
Year Range From
1
Subcategory
Toilet Article
Object Name
Set, Dresser
Object ID
W.61.8 (1-5)
Accession Number
W.61.8
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Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
W.1943.001.001
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Collection
Wheatland
Description
American Rococo Revival Walnut Sofa. The serpentine back centered by a rose and shell scrolled carved crest, the back joined to closed arms, with a serpentine apron and raised on cabriole legs terminating in casters, silk velvet upholstery.
Provenance
James Buchanan
To - Edward Y. Buchanan
To - Alice Conyngham Buchanan Ewing
To - Cornelia Ewing Brooke
To - The James Buchanan Foundation
Year Range From
1845
Year Range To
1860
Last Owner
Buchanan, James
Storage Location
Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Parlor
Storage Wall
West Wall
People
Brooke, Cornelia Lansdale Ewing
Buchanan, Edward Young
Buchanan, James
Ewing, Alice Conyngham Buchanan
Subcategory
Furniture
Search Terms
Buchanan Collections
Furniture
James Buchanan
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Sofas
Object Name
Sofa
Material
Walnut
Height (in)
44.562
Width (in)
88
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2003-10-02
Condition Notes
Re-upholstered in the 1940s.
Object ID
W.1943.001.001
Place of Origin
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Accession Number
W.1943.001
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Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
W.1935.001.001
Date Range
ca 1856
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Collection
Wheatland
Description
Rectangular top inset with brown/black leather. Molded edge, straight flat sides. Two longer sides have two drawers, each with two round concave areas with small knobs at center. Four legs with bun-and-cylinder turned feet. Legs taper down to feet with two buns terminating on the smaller bun foot.
William H. Grover, 33 N. 4th St., Philadelphia
Provenance
Buchanan, James
To Henry, James B.
To Henry, Sidney Morgan
To James Buchanan Foundation
LancasterHistory
Date Range
ca 1856
Made By
Grove, William H.
Last Owner
Buchanan, James
Storage Location
Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Library
Storage Wall
Room Center
People
Buchanan, James
Henry, James Buchanan
Henry, Sidney Morgan
Subcategory
Furniture
Search Terms
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Inscription Language
English
Inscription Position
South West Drawer Inside Rail
Inscription Technique
Stamped
Inscription Text
William H. Grove 33 North 4th Street Philadelphia, PA
Inscription Type
Stamp
Object Name
Table, Library
Material
Oak/Leather
Related Publications
Mc Elroy's Philadelphia Directory for 1856, 19th Edition Edward C. and John Biddle Printed by Henry B. Ashmead, 1856
Height (in)
30.5
Width (in)
55.25
Depth (in)
39.75
Condition
Excellent Condition
Condition Date
2022-06-17
Object ID
W.1935.001.001
Notes
Table is the one depicted in Leslies' Illustrated (1857).
Place of Origin
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Accession Number
W.1935.001
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Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
W.1935.009.001
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Collection
Wheatland
Description
Gilded, ogee-molded frame with applied acanthus leaf design at two bottom corners. Top crest heavily molded with applied relief. Two sides have c-scroll with top crest of shield, shell, foliate floral design. Garlands of flowers across with central appled bunch of grapes. Crest curves out and forward.
Year Range From
1839
Year Range To
1860
Storage Location
Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Southwest Bedchamber
Storage Wall
Northeast Wall
Subcategory
Furniture
Object Name
Mirror, Wall
Material
Wood/Glass/Gesso
Height (in)
55.625
Width (in)
33.375
Depth (in)
2
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2022-06-23
Condition Notes
Gilt finish has areas of black tarnish
Object ID
W.1935.009.001
Accession Number
W.1935.009
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Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
W.1935.018.001
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Collection
Wheatland
Description
Cartouch-shaped top of beige/yellow marble; out-rounded corners, serpentine sides; concave/rounded edge. Valanced skirt, also serpentine with carved medallions, on each of four faces with 'C' and 'S' scrolling and foliate motif. Cock-beaded molding around lower edge of skirt. Pedestal has an urn shape with cock-beaded molding with a round finial. Four incurved, shaped and carved cabriole legs terminate in small scrolled feet with casters.
Year Range From
1840
Year Range To
1865
Storage Location
Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Parlor
Storage Wall
Room Center
Subcategory
Furniture
Object Name
Table
Material
Rosewood/Marble
Height (in)
28.5
Length (in)
44
Dimension Details
Table Top: 29.5 x 45.75
Condition
Excellent
Condition Date
2023-05-14
Object ID
W.1935.018.001
Accession Number
W.1935.018
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Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
W.1935.030.001
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Collection
Wheatland
Description
American Sheraton Windsor Arrow Back Arm Chair. Made from pine, maple, poplar, and tulip woods. Chair has four vertical flattened spindles. Stretchers on sides are lower than stretchers in front and back.
Provenance
Buchanan, James
To - Buchanan Edward Y. (Brother)
To - Ewing, Alice Conyngham Buchanan (EYB Daughter)
To - Brooke, Cornelia Lausdale Ewing (ABEwing Daughter)
To - Brooke, John (ABEwing grandson)
Year Range From
1850
Year Range To
1860
Last Owner
Buchanan, James
Storage Location
Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Library
Storage Wall
Northeast Wall
People
Buchanan, James
Subcategory
Furniture
Search Terms
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Object Name
Chair, Windsor
Material
Pine, Maple, Poplar, Tulip
Height (in)
22.5
Width (in)
18.5
Depth (in)
17
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2023-06-15
Object ID
W.1935.030.001
Accession Number
W.1935.030
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Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
W.1935.061.001
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Collection
Wheatland
Description
Silk upholstered rosewood Belter chair. Highly carved crest with fruit and leaf motif. Chair has a curved solid back framed by an elongated scroll. Upholstered seat has a serpentine apron, cabriolet legs terminating in casters.
Year Range From
1840
Year Range To
1860
Storage Location
Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Southeast Bedchamber
Storage Wall
Room Center
Subcategory
Furniture
Object Name
Chair
Material
Rosewood
Height (in)
18
Width (in)
37.5
Condition
Excellent
Condition Date
2023-06-16
Object ID
W.1935.061.001
Accession Number
W.1935.061
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Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
W.1935.062.001
Collection
Wheatland
Description
Carved wood top and cabriole legs. Padded button-back, barrel-back set. Green velvet upholstery. Victorian
Year Range From
1840
Year Range To
1860
Storage Location
Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Southeast Bedchamber
Storage Wall
Northeast Wall
Subcategory
Furniture
Object Name
Chair
Material
Walnut, Velvet
Height (in)
36.5
Width (in)
21.5
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2023-06-16
Condition Notes
Right front leg is broken
Object ID
W.1935.062.001
Accession Number
W.1935.062
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Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
W.1936.011.001
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Collection
Wheatland
Description
American Empire walnut sofa, upholstered in brown leather; the back is button-tufted. The sofa has an oblong body and exposed frame. Top rail of back is straight with a slight backward roll with downward sloped ends. The lyre curved end/arms are upholstered and faced with balancing swan-neck uprights that are carved with foliate motif scrolls. The deep skirt is straight with a center carved foliate motif and scroll work. The sofa is supported by four legs that feature foliage-carved knees terminating with upward turned scrolls on wood casters.
Provenance
Buchanan, James
To - Johnston, Harriet Lane
To - Willson-Rettew, Mary
To - Sheppard, Henrietta D.
To - James Buchanan Foundation
LancasterHistory
Year Range From
1840
Year Range To
1850
Last Owner
Buchanan, James
Storage Location
Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Library
Storage Wall
South Wall
People
Buchanan, James
Subcategory
Furniture
Search Terms
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Object Name
Sofa
Material
Leather, Walnut
Height (in)
38.25
Width (in)
91.5
Depth (in)
26.25
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2023-05-15
Condition Notes
Reupholstered ca 1939, brown leather
Object ID
W.1936.011.001
Notes
Donor bought sofa at Willson-Rettew Estate sale and donated it to the James Buchanan Foundation in 1936.
Credit
In memory of Hazel D. Mook (Mrs. Leanord C.), President of Robert Fulton Chapter NSUSD
Accession Number
W.1936.011
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Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
W.1936.014.003
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Collection
Wheatland
Description
Crest of top rail, finger-molded in scalloped shaped. Horizontal splat curved upward, terminating in scroll on each end, thicker at middle. Seat is shield shape, serpentine front. Legs plain cabriole, back legs square and canted. 36.14.3 differs from 36.
Provenance
James Buchanan
To - Edward Y. Buchanan, his brother
To - Alice Cunningham Buchanan his daughter
To - Alice Buchanan Ewing her daughter.
To - Mrs. Donnell Marshall her niece
Year Range From
1850
Year Range To
1870
Last Owner
Buchanan, James
Storage Location
Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Library
Storage Wall
Room Center
People
Buchanan, James
Subcategory
Furniture
Search Terms
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Object Name
Chair, Side
Material
Oak/Horsehair
Height (in)
35.25
Width (in)
17.5
Depth (in)
16.5
Condition
Excellent
Condition Date
2022-11-21
Condition Notes
Re-upholstered -date unknown Two had been green velvet and one blue velvet Originally [when owned by Buchanan] chairs were covered in green morocco leather.
Object ID
W.1936.014.003
Accession Number
W.1936.014
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