Crudely carved, polished wood. Two piece instrument of squarish, tapered piece and round dowel. Squarish piece has U-shaped, fork carved at bottom to accommodate rope. Fork is 2.5in long, 1in wide and 1.5in high. Dowel passes through a hole drilled into the forked piece -- opposite to the forked end -- and nailed on one side.
Covered originally in red velvet with woven gold thread tape at edges. Four plain bracket feet. Flared cushion at bottom. Top of cushion worked in needlepoint- red and white trumpet flowers, leaves forming wreath around white cloth draped cross. Possibly Italian.
Clear molded glass cruet with raised fluted ribs from the neck down to the base surmounted by a 1.00" bulbous neck, reducing to a 0.5" diameter spout. Curved clear glass handle is applied to one side.
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.
$500 Scholarship certificate from Franklin and Marshall College issued to Andrew Bausman, signed by James Buchanan as President of Board of Trustees, J. M. Long as Treasurer, and Thomas C. Porter as Secretary. Dated June 20, 1864.
"No. 6" at top with "Scholarship" above a photo of college buildings flanked on left with the face of Franklin and Marshall on the right. "Franklin and Marshall College/ Second Series." is printed below.
Thin white mat does not appear to be acid-free. There are some ripples on the upper right of the scholarship paper and a small tear on upper edge, right of center.
Mahogany vase-splat side chair. Part of a pair, with 95.111.2 (different style chairs, same materials and upholstery). Recently-upholstered blue, gold, and cream seats with oriental designs. The top-back of chair has crotch-grain veneer.Wide back with ro
Provenance
From the Washington D.C. home of Dr. Alexander Speer (President Buchanan's first cousin.) Donated to Wheatland through the estate of his granddaughter, Katherine Speer Powell.
Mahogany vase-splat side chair. Part of a pair, with 95.111.1 (different style chairs, same materials and upholstery). Recently-upholstered blue, gold, and cream seats with oriental designs. The top-back of chair has crotch-grain veneer.Wide back with ro
Provenance
From the Washington D.C. home of Dr. Alexander Speer (President Buchanan's first cousin.) Donated to Wheatland through the estate of his granddaughter, Katherine Speer Powell.
Cherrywood side chair with embroidered seat. Legs are a plain, rectangular style without turnings. Pierced back splat. Legs are square, braced by a box stretcher with recessed front. No arms. Tan tapestry seat with floral, embroidered design.
Provenance
Belonged to Katherine Speer Powell, granddaughter of Dr. Alexander Speer, James Buchanan's first cousin. Chair made by a Speer ancestor.
Round pendant rounded on back inset with convex circle of glass on front. Around glass, etched in metal: 'H T W S S T K S'. (Hiram the Widow's Son Sent to King Solomon). Picture under glass, painted, of black and white checkered floor on top of which sit
Porcelain china compote with hand-painted landscape scenary on outer body of the bowl. Acquired by James Buchanan while serving as Secretary of State from then outgoing French Ambassador, Louis Adolphe Aimé Fourier, comte de Bacourt.
Nast or Darte Freres factory. Jean-Pierre Feuillet, designer.
Provenance
French Ambassador, Louis Adolphe Aimé Fourier, comte de Bacourt
Mark applied over glaze, therefore some of the ojects no longer have the designer's signature
Height (cm)
13.97
Height (ft)
0.4583333333
Height (in)
5.5
Diameter (cm)
25.4
Diameter (ft)
0.8333333333
Diameter (in)
10
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2023-03-31
Condition Notes
Some thinning of decorative paints, chipping, broken.
Object ID
W.1935.010.001
Notes
In 1995 the JBF staff assigned the Object ID W.95.69.2 to this Compote as a FIC probably because original paper records were not found.
In March 2023 the paper file has been found that identifies Lois Cassatt Thayer as the donor in 1935. Mrs. Thayer was the daughter to Alexander Cassatt and his wife, Maria Lois Buchanan Cassatt. Maria Lois Buchanan was the daughter to Rev. Dr. Edward Y. Buchanan, the youngest sibling to President James Buchanan.
Navy blue and cream. Reversed pattern on each side. Fringed sides and cream bottom. Top has no fringe. Pattern along edges are scallop line, below which are plant-like designs. Above designs are stylized palm trees. Inside designs are squares of four ros
Red and green quilt with circular design on white background.
Provenance
No records found. Wheatland's files have a lamp listed as G62.1. Nevertheless, accession page notes Donor/Seller is from Souderton and is a cousin of Mrs. Ben Shaub.
This frog doorstop serves as an iconic symbol of James Buchanan's attachment to his favorite spring at his Wheatland farm, and was donated because it was an appropriate piece.
Mogul Cigarette Silk featuring President James Buchanan
Manufactured in New York, circa 1912-1915
Interesting ephemera featuring James Buchanan.
The complete set featured 24 Presidents and were collected then and now.
Mogul was an expensive hand-rolled all-Turkish cigarette that was started by an independent maker in New York City and by 1914 was owned by the American Tobacco Company.
After an anti-trust suit ATC was split into smaller companies with a focus on “standard cigarettes” that could be more efficiently mass-produced and sold at a lower cost. As the tobacco industry became more competitive, finer brands of cigarettes struggled in the marketplace and resorted to marketing methods such as these silks to retain their popularity.
Provenance: Donor found in family items while cleaning.
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