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Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
W.1965.421.232
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Collection
Wheatland
Description
Blue cobalt toilet bottles. Opaque glass ball-topped stopper with gold dot on top. Flattish lip, long neck with foliate / berry painted design in white and orange. White wreath painted around shoulder with gold line band below.
Year Range From
1800
Year Range To
1860
Last Owner
Lane, Cameron E.
Storage Location
Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Southwest Bedchamber
Storage Wall
Southeast Wall
Storage Cabinet
Dressing Table
Storage Shelf
Top Surface
Object Name
Bottle, Cologne
Material
Glass
Object ID
W.1965.421.232
Accession Number
W.1965.421
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Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
W.1989.090.001
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Collection
Wheatland
Description
Wine bottle. Brown glass, shallow pontil, seamed shoulder and neck. Cork with red wax to seal mouth. Wine inside almost to shoulder level. Found by volunteers sometime during the early years of the James Buchanan Foundation. Bottle was found in the east end of the basement level in the Wheatland mansion.
Possibly Portugal
Provenance
James Buchanan
Year Range From
1820
Year Range To
1840
Last Owner
Buchanan, James
Storage Location
Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Dining Room
Storage Wall
West Wall
Storage Cabinet
Sideboard
Storage Shelf
Service Top
People
Buchanan, James
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Search Terms
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Object Name
Bottle, Wine
Material
Glass/Cork/Wax/Wine
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2022-01-13
Condition Notes
Missing product label on bottle's body.
Object ID
W.1989.090.001
Accession Number
W.1989.090
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Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
W.1959.002.001
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Collection
Wheatland
Description
Greenish-brown glass with kick in bottom. Cork sealed in mouth of bottle with pinkish wax ('Red Seal') and copper wire. Old torn tag around neck 'Dennison Mfg. Co. Tag Mfrs. 25 & 28 Franklin St. Boston'. Label on bottle printed with '1827 Red Seal Madeira'
Provenance
Imported by: M.E. Bellow & Son, New York, NY
To James Buchanan
To Henry Eicholtz Leman
To Adelia Leman
To Robert D. Leman
To James Buchanan Foundation
To LancasterHistory
Year Range From
1827
Year Range To
1832
Last Owner
Buchanan, James
Storage Location
Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Dining Room
Storage Wall
South Wall
Storage Cabinet
Table
Storage Shelf
Table Top
People
Buchanan, James
Subcategory
Food Service T&E
Search Terms
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Inscription Position
Below neck on body of bottle
Inscription Technique
Stamped
Inscription Text
1827 Red Seal Madeira
Per Ship "Wanderer" From Lisbon
Bottled 1832
Inscription Type
Paper Tag
Object Name
Bottle, Wine
Material
Glass, wine, cork, wax, paper
Height (in)
12.625
Dimension Details
Base Diameter: 2.937'
Condition
Good
Condition Date
1991-03-13
Condition Notes
Bottom label torn and missing middle; this label identifies importer, M.E. Bellow & Son, New York, NY
Object ID
W.1959.002.001
Place of Origin
Lisbon, Portugal
Accession Number
W.1959.002
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Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
W.1989.238.001
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Collection
Wheatland
Description
Shaving mug. White with brown band at lip. Brown line on handle. Brown print picture of four boys playing 'shuttlecock.' Hand coloring in blue, green, yellow, and mauve.
Year Range From
1820
Year Range To
1830
Storage Location
Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
North Middle Bedchamber
Storage Wall
West Wall
Storage Cabinet
Chest of Drawers
Storage Shelf
Top Surface
Subcategory
Toilet Article
Inscription Position
Bottom of shaving mug.
Inscription Text
4870 1396
Inscription Type
Paper Tag
Object Name
Mug, Shaving
Material
Ceramic
Height (in)
2.875
Diameter (in)
3
Condition
Excellent
Condition Date
2022-07-05
Object ID
W.1989.238.001
Accession Number
W.1989.238
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