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Collection
James Buchanan Foundation Photograph Collection
Object ID
JB-05-04-01
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
James Buchanan Foundation Photograph Collection
Description
Cart de visite of Henry Elliot Johnston, Jr.
Provenance
Photographs from the James Buchanan Foundation institutional archives.
Creator
Busey, Norval Hamilton
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Johnston, Henry Elliot
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Place
Baltimore, Maryland
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
2.5 x 4 inches
Condition
Good
Object ID
JB-05-04-01
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Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
W.1989.010.098
Date Range
1872
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Collection
Wheatland
Description
One of twenty Dessert Plates. Pink and white scalloped edge with gold laurel leaf border and wider band of pink bordered with gold; hand-painted face polychrome with fruit or flower; each plate unique. Monogram 'HEJ' in gold within pink border.
Provenance
Harriet Lane & Henry Elliot Johnston
To Mary C. Speer
To Mrs. Francis H. Denny
To Mr. & Mrs. Talbot T. Speer
To James Buchanan Foundation
LancasterHistory
Date Range
1872
Made By
Manufacture nationale de Sèvres, Designed by Jacquel
Last Owner
Johnston, Harriet Lane and Henry Elliot
Storage Location
Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Dining Room
Storage Wall
East Wall
Storage Cabinet
Built-in Cupboard
Storage Shelf
Shelf 2
People
Johnston, Harriet Lane
Johnston, Henry Elliot
Search Terms
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Inscription Language
French
Inscription Position
Bottom
Inscription Technique
Pen and Ink
Inscription Text
Jacquel
rue de la Sain 3
Paris
Inscription Type
Signature
Object Name
Dish, Dessert
Material
Porcelain
Diameter (cm)
24.04364
Diameter (ft)
0.7888333333
Diameter (in)
9.466
Condition
Excellent
Condition Date
2022-10-26
Object ID
W.1989.010.098
Place of Origin
Pairs, France
Credit
Mrs. Talbot T. Speer
Accession Number
W.1989.010
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Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
W.1992.060.001
Date Range
Ca. 1867
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Collection
Wheatland
Description
Rosewood chest of drawers has a white marble top with round-carved front corners surmounting turned columns terminating at bun cyma-curved feet. Chest has three drawers with two bulls-eye shaped wood pulls and a centered keyhole with circular raised trim. Centered on the marble top is a rosewood framed mirror with a serpentine crest flanked by scroll cut shelf brackets.
Provenance
Harriet Lane Johnston
Henry Elliot Johnston
To - May Kennedy
To - Julia P. Kennedy Taylor
To - Julia's daughters
To - Edmund R. Taylor III
To - The James Buchanan Foundation
LancasterHistory
Date Range
Ca. 1867
Last Owner
Johnston, Harriet Lane
Storage Location
Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Northeast Bedchamber
Storage Wall
Northwest Wall
People
Johnston, Harriet Lane
Johnston, Henry Elliot
Search Terms
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Object Name
Dresser
Material
Walnut, Poplar, Pine, Rosewood Veneer
Height (cm)
81.915
Height (ft)
2.6875
Height (in)
32.25
Width (cm)
139.3825
Width (ft)
4.5729166667
Width (in)
54.875
Depth (cm)
59.69
Depth (ft)
1.9583333333
Depth (in)
23.5
Condition
Excellent
Condition Date
2022-11-22
Condition Notes
Mirror arrived damaged. Entire chest and mirror refinished by David Weaver in January 1995.
Object ID
W.1992.060.001
Place of Origin
Baltimore, Maryland
Accession Number
W.1992.060
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