Silver serviing spoon with the silver mark for Philadelphia silversmiths Bailey & Co. and Christmas 1864 engraved on the handle accompanied be an engraving on the back of the handle that reads J.B. from H.R.L. (James Buchanan from Harriet Rebecca Lane.) 136 Chestnut St., Philadelphia
Provenance
Lane, Harriet R.
Christmas gift to Buchanan, James
To Johnston, Harriet Lane
To Lane, John Newton (son of James B. Lane) To Fay, Patty Lane (JB Lane daughter)
To Sebrell, Patty Lane Fay (JB Lane granddaughter)
Originally Bailey & Co, the company was founded by Joseph Trowbridge Bailey and Andrew B. Kitchen. It was located at 136 Chestnut Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1840 Joseph’s brother Eli Westcott Bailey, a New York City jeweler and importer hurt financially by the Panic of 1837, came to Philadelphia and entered the firm. The name continued as Bailey & Kitchen. When Joseph died, Eli became the senior partner of Bailey & Co. until he retired in 1867.
Length (cm)
22.86
Length (ft)
0.75
Length (in)
9
Object ID
W.1998.001.003
Notes
Originally Bailey & Co, the company was founded by Joseph Trowbridge Bailey and Andrew B. Kitchen. It was located at 136 Chestnut Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1840 Joseph’s brother Eli Westcott Bailey, a New York City jeweler and importer hurt financially by the Panic of 1837, came to Philadelphia and entered the firm. The name continued as Bailey & Kitchen. When Joseph died, Eli became the senior partner of Bailey & Co. until he retired in 1867.
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.
Oval print. Samuel Ashmead, born December 19, 1795, father of Amanda M. Ashmead Thacher. Subject is seated. Shown from waist up, he is dressed in a jacket with wide lapels with one button visable on the jacket, buttoned vest with watch chain through buttonhole of the vest, and a white shirt and satin bow tie.
Provenance
Photographs from the James Buchanan Foundation institutional archives.
Some yellowing of the backing board with darker paper scraps adhered to front bottom of board. Small bump under photo on right arm near shoulder. Darkening of photo indicating an oval mat was over the photo. S. Small. 07/02/2007
Removed from frame 2016.
Object ID
JB-03-68-01
Notes
Samuel Ashmead was a botanist from the Germantown, PA area. He was the donor's husband's great-great grandfather. His passport hung in the donor's husband's grandfather's house for as long as she could remember.
Mrs. Lukens' husband, Arthur Thacher Lukens Jr., was the Govenor of the Mayflower Society of Pennsylvania. She said they met Mamie Eisenhower at Wheatland sometime in the late 1960s.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Sign erected by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission at entrace to Woodward Hill Cemetery for James Buchanan - Lawyer, statesman, diplomat, and fifteenth President of United States, lies buried in this cemetery, about 350 yards southeast. His home, Wheatland, located on Marietta Avenue is marked with a bronze tablet.
Provenance
Photographs from the James Buchanan Foundation institutional archives.
