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Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
W.89.84
Collection
Wheatland
Description
Commemorative plate. Large round plate, painted black top and bottom, deep foot. c. 1' rim with raised scene at center. Circa 15th or 16th Century German (?) scene with central male figure standing on dais with raised left arm, two fingers pointed; surro
Made By
Schiller
People
Buchanan, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Object Name
Plate, Commemorative
Material
Clay
Height (in)
1.625
Diameter (in)
10.625
Dimension Details
Base diameter is 5.75'
Object ID
W.89.84
Notes
Supposed to have been James Buchanan's. He used to be given mail on it by a servant named Jacob Kautz. Unknown ownership beyond this information.
Credit
Mr. James W. Perrin Jr.
Accession Number
W.89.84
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Collection
History Collection
Title
Porcelain commemorative plate
Object ID
2002.108
  1 image  
Collection
History Collection
Title
Porcelain commemorative plate
Description
Porcelain commemorative plate with hand-painted image of "Wheatland, Home of President Buchanan" Gilded border at edge of painting and edge of plate, band of pink 1" form edge.
On Reverse, "Made for M.T. Garvin & Co, Lancaster, PA"
Storage Location
LCHS / Willson Memorial Building
Storage Room
Museum North
Storage Wall
East Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 05
Storage Shelf
Shelf 7
People
Buchanan, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Plate, Commemorative
Material
Porcelain
Height (in)
0.5
Diameter (in)
6.75
Object ID
2002.108
Images
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Title
Letter from James Buchanan to Lancaster Bank
Object ID
HC-53-01-140
  1 image  
Object Name
Transparency, Slide
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Title
Letter from James Buchanan to Lancaster Bank
Description
Letter from James Buchanan to Lancaster Bank dated March 16, 1853.
Provenance
Slides from the collection of the Heritage Center
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Buchanan, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Letters
Object Name
Transparency, Slide
Film Size
35 mm
Object ID
HC-53-01-140
Images
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Collection
James Buchanan Foundation Photograph Collection
Object ID
JB-04-03-04
  1 image  
Object Name
Transparency, Slide
Collection
James Buchanan Foundation Photograph Collection
Description
Interior of log cabin birthplace of James Buchanan at Mercersburg, Franklin County, PA. Also has print.
Provenance
Photographs from the James Buchanan Foundation institutional archives.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Buchanan, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Mercersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Log cabins
Cabins
Place
Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Object Name
Transparency, Slide
Film Size
4 x 5 inches
Condition
Good
Object ID
JB-04-03-04
Images
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Collection
James Buchanan Foundation Photograph Collection
Object ID
JB-04-03-03
  1 image  
Object Name
Transparency, Slide
Collection
James Buchanan Foundation Photograph Collection
Description
Log cabin birthplace of James Buchanan at Mercersburg, Franklin County, PA. Also has print.
Provenance
Photographs from the James Buchanan Foundation institutional archives.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Buchanan, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Mercersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Log cabins
Cabins
Place
Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Object Name
Transparency, Slide
Film Size
4 x 5 inches
Condition
Good
Object ID
JB-04-03-03
Images
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