Sepia-tinted photo of Harriet Lane. Oval. Harriet facing 3/4 front, to her right. Hair rolled under with flowers. Decolletage dress with flowers at center and at shoulders. Light-colored dress, no jewelry. Shown from hips up. Frame: rounded front, plain,
a. (medal): Circular bronzed copper commemorative medal. On Front: Raised profile of James Buchanan in center. Around edge: "James Buchanan, President of the United States" "Paquet F." under profile. On reverse: Standing toga-clad man with snake around his right wrist. To left is seated female; young man on knees with arm around standing man/physician; bearded man with scythe behind and to right. "To Dr. Frederick Rose, Assistant Surgeon, Royal Navy, G.B." At base: "For kindness and humanity/ to officers and crew/ of the U.S. Steamer/ Susquehanna."
b.(case): Book-like red leather case. On both outside covers, an eagle within a circle surrounded by 13 stars. A square floral border with spray of flowers in each corner is inside an outer border of 3 solid lines. All impressions in gold. A brass clasp in center on front and back covers. Circular opening/holder for medallion is surround by a metallic thread cord. Dark blue velvet with impressed floral sprays in each corner cover the front and back. Metallic cord around outer edges. Narrow red leather edges are stamped with a gold chain pattern.
Photographic print / painting of Prince of Wales visit to Mount Vernon. Large, black and white print showing entrance to Washington's tomb to the left with the Prince of Wales and James Buchanan at entrance. Wide array of men and women across picture, mo
A. Copper-colored medal with relief image of Thaddeus Stevens 1792-1868 on one side and "Champion of Free Schools Friend of the Poor and Down-Trodden" on the other.
B. Enclosed in a green velvet box with an American eagle in gold set into lower right hand corner.
C. Cardboard sleeve with gold ink circle on top stamped: "Treasury/ United States Mint."
Orange covers with black ink illustration of Atlas holding the globe with the title: "Introduction to Monteith's Manual of Geography". Book 2 in the "National Geographical Series". Along sides of front cover: "Monteith and Mc Nally's Series." Published "New York: A.S. Barnes & Co., 1868." 54 pages of maps and illustrations, some with color, along with 77 lessons and exercises followed by review and a pronouncing vocabulary. Last page (62) is advertisement for a new outline globe. Back cover advertises publishers' "National Series of Standard School-books."
"Mr. Henry R. Lutz/ Dec 2 187?/ Onward" Below, written in a later pen, "Father of Parke H. Lutz"
Inscription Type
Inscription
Object Name
Book, Instruction
Material
Paper
Height (cm)
1.27
Height (ft)
0.0416666667
Height (in)
0.5
Length (cm)
22.225
Length (ft)
0.7291666667
Length (in)
8.75
Width (cm)
16.8275
Width (ft)
0.5520833333
Width (in)
6.625
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2018-10-22
Condition Notes
Front cover warped and liquid stains on some pages. Tear in black fabric spine. Some pencil scribbles inside front cover and drawing on next to last page. Heavy wear on corners; back top corner broken.
Ambrotype in case, note inside panel reads, "Catharine Hardy 19 years old" Note on back of case reads, "Kate Hardy, Jan. 28th, 1860 / Henry Long, Jan. 37, 1860"
Bronze-colored metal coin. Face: Head of Thaddeus Stevens with his name and years "1792" and "1868." Interior border of tiny dentals around circumference of coin on both sides.
Reverse: Torch, top center; beribboned curved bough with leaves and berries on lower left. "1792 to 1868 / Champion of the Free Schools, Friend of the Poor and Downtrodden"
Bronze medal awarded to Professor B. Kevinsky for meritorious service in the civil war. On face, scene of wounded or dying soldier, bordered by, "We Give Our Wealth for those who give their health for us" On reverse, "Great Central Fair for the US Sanitary Commission held at Philadelphia / June 1864"
Stored in leather covered case. See Journal minutes, February, 1925.
