American Fire Company Parade Hat. Leather hat with brim (3" in front tapering to 1 3/8" in rear). Height of central portion of hat is 6" in front and slopes to 1 3/8" at rear. Exterior painted red with 1/4" black borders around rim and base of crown of hat. U.S. emblem/shield in red, white and blue painted on crown beneath a black banner with "American" in 1"-high gold letters. Label inside with "Mr. Jacob Sener." Piece of paper cut and pasted to inside top of hat.
U.S. American eagle painted on black silk fabric. A flying bald eagle painted in color with red, white and blue stars-and-stripes shield covering its breast. Talons grip arrow in one foot; olives branch is grasped in the other. In its beak, the eagle grips the end of a ribbon flying behind it and dropping below so we can read the back of it with "E Pluribus Unum" in mirror writing. Appears to have been part of a flag.
Date Range
No date
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 4
Storage Cabinet
Unit 19
Storage Shelf
Shelf 4
Storage Container
Box 0244
Object Name
Flag
Length (cm)
43.18
Length (ft)
1.4166666667
Length (in)
17
Width (cm)
53.34
Width (ft)
1.75
Width (in)
21
Dimension Details
Measurements are 'about' 17 x 21 since there are folds that cannot be flattened.
Condition
Poor
Condition Date
2023-01-23
Condition Notes
Fragile with separated threads and stiff folds. A piece of the shield is missing.
PA state seal painted in color onto finely woven black fabric. "Virtue, Liberty and Independence" (sic) in yellow on a red banner. Appears to have been removed from a flag.
Date Range
No date
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 4
Storage Cabinet
Unit 19
Storage Shelf
Shelf 4
Storage Container
Box 0244
Object Name
Flag
Length (cm)
38.1
Length (ft)
1.25
Length (in)
15
Width (cm)
45.72
Width (ft)
1.5
Width (in)
18
Condition
Poor
Condition Date
2023-01-23
Condition Notes
Fragile, brittle; folded in certain places, but too brittle to flatten. Paint is cracked in places and fabric has separated in other places.
A reel-type quilt pattern in 9 pieces cut from 2 different yellow papers is attached to a large sheet of newsprint. A central square with concave sides with a horizontal oval shape cut out in its middle is attached to the paper with long stitches of white thread. Four arcs of the same yellow paper surround the central piece. Four 6-plumed flourishes of a glossy yellow paper project from tips/corners of the central piece. These are also stitches in brown and white threads to the newspaper backing.
Donor claimed this is a Lancaster County piece and a Lancaster newspaper.
(One article ends with: " May 8, 1858.")
Note: "Buchanan" is named in an article on this newspaper: far left, 7.5 inches from the bottom. ..."Buchanan the servile tool of..."
Old number in Heritage Center file: "D.S.11"
Date Range
1858 circa
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Cabinet
Cabinet 2
Storage Shelf
Shelf 3
Storage Container
Box 0539
Object Name
Pattern, Quilt
Height (cm)
46.355
Height (ft)
1.5208333333
Height (in)
18.25
Width (cm)
45.72
Width (ft)
1.5
Width (in)
18
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2023-06-01
Condition Notes
Pattern is stitched to an old newspaper: brown on fold; foxing on newsprint overall, heavy on left side (front). Holes in newsprint at places. Tears on upper left edge.
Sterling silver souvenir spoon of Wheatland, the Home of President James Buchanan. Bowl of spoon is an image of Wheatland and marked "PRESIDENT BUCHANAN'S HOME / LANCASTER, PA." Back of spoon is marked "STERLING." Patriotic symbols on back and front of spoon handle. Three letter vertical script monogram on back "ALR."
Year Range From
1900
Year Range To
1925
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
North Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 05
Storage Drawer
Drawer 14
Object Name
Spoon, Souvenir
Object ID
2023.013.001
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Heavy wooden dowel inserted in fabric for hanging. On front: "THE UNCONQUERABLE EAST WARD" over an eagle and oval color portrait of the head of James Buchanan. Words under portrait read: HOME AND RESIDENCE OF JAMES BUCHANAN / WE KNOW HIM, WE RESPECT, / ESTEEM & WILL HONOR HIM." Gold-colored soft fabric fringe around the banner. Poor condition.
Date Range
1856
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 5
Storage Cabinet
Unit 56
Storage Shelf
Shelf 1
Object Name
Banner
Width (cm)
182.88
Width (ft)
6
Width (in)
72
Condition
Poor
Condition Date
2023-09-14
Condition Notes
Fabric faded and falling apart. Fringe becoming detached. Unrolled extremely carefully in sections.
Needlework in oak frame showing house, antlered deer, and date of 1887. Also contains ancient Hebrew words translated as "Swift like the deer." Bold blue paper border with small brown paper scherenschnitte in each corner. Writing on brown paper backing.
Date Range
1887
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 5
Storage Cabinet
Unit 42
Storage Shelf
Shelf 2
Storage Drawer
Bin 2-J
Object Name
Needlework
Object ID
2023.030.001
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Black and white felt pennant with emblem outlined in white containing a white diamond with 'LHS" in it. '19' is above and '3'3' is below. "Lancaster" appears on the length of the pennant with letter sizes becoming smaller to fit the tapering shape.
Date Range
1933
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 4
Storage Cabinet
Unit 18
Storage Shelf
Shelf 1
Storage Container
Box 0248
Object Name
Pennant
Material
Felt
Dimension Details
Triangular shape: tapers from 14 inches to 0 along 33.5 inches
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2023-11-20
Condition Notes
Moth holes throughout including along upper and lowe edges. Tip is ragged and almost severed.
1912 National Democratic Convention Commemorative Handkerchief
Description
A hemmed rectangle of silk, memento of the "National Democratic Convention/ Baltimore 1912." A band with flags of 50 countries from around the world borders a white center with 4 U.S. flags (with 48 stars), one flag in each corner. A large black star is centered above the mid-line with printed information below.
Date Range
1912
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 4
Storage Cabinet
Unit 19
Storage Shelf
Shelf 2
Storage Container
Box 0249
Object Name
Handkerchief
Length (cm)
38.1
Length (ft)
1.25
Length (in)
15
Width (cm)
40.005
Width (ft)
1.3125
Width (in)
15.75
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2023-11-20
Condition Notes
Colors still vibrant. A liquid stain in upper left quadrant and some separation of threads especially along center fold line.
