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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
Decorative Arts Collection: Ceramics
Object ID
1989.997
Date Range
1989
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Collection
Decorative Arts Collection: Ceramics
Description
Pressed redware plate commemorating 175th anniversary of Mountville. Features incised jubilee emblem and floral decorations. Made by the mayor, Victor Lenox, for celebration.
Date Range
1989
Year Range From
1989
Year Range To
1989
Made By
Lenox, Victor
Storage Location
LCHS / Willson Memorial Building
Storage Room
Museum North
Storage Wall
East Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 05
Storage Shelf
Shelf 7
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Mountville
Object Name
Plate, Commemorative
Material
Redware
Height (in)
1
Length (in)
11
Width (in)
14
Condition
Excellent
Object ID
1989.997
Place of Origin
Martic Twp.
Accession Number
1989.997
Images
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