Hand-blown glass wine bottle. Light green tinted glass. Red wax present on lip. Large paper label with 'California Light Sour Wine EXTRA QUALITY 1870.' Piece of cork present inside bottle. Base is 'indented' into the bottle in a 'bell shape'.
Provenance
Wheatland Cellar
Charles Snyder
To--James Buchanan Foundation
LancasterHistory
Date Range
1870
Object Name
Bottle
Material
Glass, Paper
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2023-06-07
Object ID
W.2005.002.002
Notes
Donor's grandfather found bottle in the basement of the Wheatland Mansion.
Woven in bunches of five; open, diamond pattern, diagonal weaving. Top two are wrapped bands that are connected by vertical pieces, woven with a wide red ribbon and tied in a bow. Mouth is flared outward, sides are tapered more slightly. Bottom are woven
Provenance
James Buchanan- Hetty Parker- Donor's Grandmother- Mrs. T. Warren Metzger [donor]- Foundation
Redware jar of square body with four sides, each press-molded with the same recessed oval having raised design of C-scrolls, flowers and leaves. Corners of body are chamfered. Round neck supports a wide round mouth with protruding lip. No recess for a lid. Bottom is recessed with an impressed marking: "D. OBER,S./ POTTERY." Dark brown body has lead glaze overall. Three furniture marks on bottom from the firing.
Very small redware jar, squat ovoid shape with small foot ring and flaring rim. Orange-brown body, decorated with random slanted swaths of dark manganese. Tin glazed inside and out except for bottom 1/5 of exterior and bottom.
Unique inscription: "A Bixler" is impressed on bottom with printer's fraktur typeface.
East Earl Twp. or Brecknock Twp. Attributed to Absalom Bixler (1802-1884).
Saltglazed stoneware jug has beehive shape, thick lips at mouth and applied handle attached to neck and shoulder. Cobalt decoration is a horizontal flower on side under the impressed name "COWDEN & WILCOX/ HARRISBURG." Daubs of cobalt decorate both terminals of handle. Tan body has dark blotches created in firing. Glazed overall except for underside, which is scored with comb-like marks. Pencil inscription on bottom is perhaps "Daniel Hartman."
Redware Storage Jar with Image of George Washington and Diana the Huntress
Description
Redware storage jar with molded figures of Washington & Diana. Made by Henry Gast.
Square molded red earthenware storage jar. Overall brown lead glaze with manganese speckling. Chamfered corners and sloping shoulders with short neck and flared rounded rim. Each side of jar has a recessed, arched panel containing figures in relief. Two opposing sides depict Diana the Huntress and other opposing sides portray George Washington labeled at bottom "WASHINGTON." Impressed on underside is "H. GAST. LA."
Crock w/ handle, redware, wheel-turned with applied strap handle.
Bulbous body is about 5" diameter at base and swells upward, curving back in to create a slight shoulder, capped with a thick, nearly vertical lip of about 3/4" high. Very dark brown manganese glaze on interior only.
Stamped "D.SWOPE & SON./ LANCASTER, PA." Father was Daniel (1812-1892) and son was George A. Swope.
"Lancaster Co. Pa. pottery," by Jeannette Lasansky, Magazine Antiques, Sept. 1982, pp. 538-547. Also her working list from 1982 Heritage Center Museum exhibit. 1869 and 1886 Directories. "The Makers of Pottery in Lancaster Co." by M. Luther Heisey, LCH
Height (in)
5.5
Width (in)
8
Diameter (in)
6.75
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2014-05-16
Condition Notes
Generally sound, but three hairline cracks extend across interior of bottom, two of which extend up the sides for no more than one inch. Several old chips on lip, one is larger and recent (about 2" from handle). Body is very good. Interior glaze has some spalling or chipping, esp. at bottom.
Object ID
P.01.33.1
Notes
Nice example of D. Swope letterhead in D.B. Landis Archive (P.04.14.1) in Metal Cabinet. Copy in this file.
