Marble Fragment from Original Tomb of James Buchanan
Description
Fragment from James Buchanan's tomb in Woodward Hill Cemetery, Lancaster, PA. Rectangular base with relief carving of three oak leaves on one short branch with an acorn on top. White marble. On back: paper with handwritten ink: 'a piece of waste marble from (the?) Tomb of Hon. James Buchanan.
Provenance
Found by donor at gravesite. From original tombstone. Gift of Jim McMullin per Pat Clarke 4/5/2023
2 Wooden pegs for a clothes rail that was inside the Lydia Hamilton Smith house.
Handwritten note in file reads "Pegs for clothes rail, from / the attic of the Lydia Smith House / 23 E. Vine St. Lancaster."
May have been found at the same time as baluster 2022.999.006. See note in catalog record from email exhange with Barry Rauhauser - Object most likely found during the construction of the hotel and convention center or maybe even later. I remember we did spend a day there cleaning up the site, and maybe it was something we found during the cleanup day.
Piece of wooden water pump found at West Orange Street and Water Street.
Similar to "Cross section of early wooden water mains used to supply hydrants" pictured on page 56 of book entitled Our Volunteer Firemen by Donald L. Collins, 1982.