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Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
W.1989.256.001
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Collection
Wheatland
Description
One of six glass tiebacks. Pressed glass rosettes, basically flat on back, excepting a hexagonal indentation at center and flower. Flower has six double petals, beaded, with 3-D front and round center. Tiebacks are light blue and vary in opaqueness.
Year Range From
1830
Year Range To
1850
Made By
Sandwich Glass Company
Storage Location
Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Northeast Bedchamber
Storage Wall
East Wall
Storage Cabinet
Window frame
Subcategory
Building Component
Object Name
Tieback
Material
Glass/Brass
Width (in)
4.625
Depth (in)
0.5
Diameter (cm)
5.715
Diameter (ft)
0.1875
Diameter (in)
2.25
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2022-11-10
Condition Notes
.1 has chips.
Object ID
W.1989.256.001
Notes
Letter from Kirk J. Nelson, Curator of the Sandwich Glass Historical Society and Museum (dated 25 October 1988) says that fragments of this pattern have been found at the site of the Boston and Sandwich Glass Company.
Place of Origin
Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
Accession Number
W.1989.256
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Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
W.89.136.1-10
Date Range
1830-1850
Collection
Wheatland
Description
Clear blue-tinged molded glass in flower design, six petals with three smaller petals between two larger ones. Central beaded design around metal pin. Petals have small bead outline. Back has impressed petal design, dotted. Octagonal pink through center.
Possibly made by Sandwich Glass.
Date Range
1830-1850
Subcategory
Building Component
Search Terms
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Object Name
Tieback
Material
Glass, Metal
Diameter (in)
2.25
Object ID
W.89.136.1-10
Notes
Unknown history of ownership. Possibly made by Sandwich Glass, Sandwich, MA. Could have also been made by the New England Glass Company in Cambridge, MA or by other competing companies.
Accession Number
W.89.136
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Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
W.1989.256.002
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Collection
Wheatland
Description
One of six glass tiebacks. Pressed glass rosettes, basically flat on back, excepting a hexagonal indentation at center and flower. Flower has six double petals, beaded, with 3-D front and round center. Tiebacks are light blue and vary in opaqueness.
Year Range From
1830
Year Range To
1850
Made By
Sandwich Glass Company
Storage Location
Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Northeast Bedchamber
Storage Wall
North Wall
Object Name
Tieback
Material
Glass/Brass
Width (cm)
11.7475
Width (ft)
0.3854166667
Width (in)
4.625
Depth (cm)
1.27
Depth (ft)
0.0416666667
Depth (in)
0.5
Diameter (cm)
5.715
Diameter (ft)
0.1875
Diameter (in)
2.25
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2022-11-10
Condition Notes
2 has cracks
Object ID
W.1989.256.002
Notes
Letter from Kirk J. Nelson, Curator of the Sandwich Glass Historical Society and Museum (dated 25 October 1988) says that fragments of this pattern have been found at the site of the Boston and Sandwich Glass Company.
Place of Origin
Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
Accession Number
W.1989.256
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Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
W.1989.256.003
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Collection
Wheatland
Description
One of six glass tiebacks. Pressed glass rosettes, basically flat on back, excepting a hexagonal indentation at center and flower. Flower has six double petals, beaded, with 3-D front and round center. Tiebacks are light blue and vary in opaqueness.
Year Range From
1830
Year Range To
1850
Made By
Sandwich Glass Company
Storage Location
Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Northeast Bedchamber
Storage Wall
North Wall
Object Name
Tieback
Material
Glass/Brass
Width (cm)
11.7475
Width (ft)
0.3854166667
Width (in)
4.625
Depth (cm)
1.27
Depth (ft)
0.0416666667
Depth (in)
0.5
Diameter (cm)
5.715
Diameter (ft)
0.1875
Diameter (in)
2.25
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2022-11-10
Condition Notes
3 has cracks
Object ID
W.1989.256.003
Notes
Letter from Kirk J. Nelson, Curator of the Sandwich Glass Historical Society and Museum (dated 25 October 1988) says that fragments of this pattern have been found at the site of the Boston and Sandwich Glass Company.
Place of Origin
Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
Accession Number
W.1989.256
Images
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Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
W.1989.256.005
  1 image  
Collection
Wheatland
Description
One of six glass tiebacks. Pressed glass rosettes, basically flat on back, excepting a hexagonal indentation at center and flower. Flower has six double petals, beaded, with 3-D front and round center. Tiebacks are light blue and vary in opaqueness.
Year Range From
1830
Year Range To
1850
Made By
Sandwich Glass Company
Storage Location
Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Northeast Bedchamber
Storage Wall
North Wall
Object Name
Tieback
Material
Glass/Brass
Width (cm)
11.7475
Width (ft)
0.3854166667
Width (in)
4.625
Depth (cm)
1.27
Depth (ft)
0.0416666667
Depth (in)
0.5
Diameter (cm)
5.715
Diameter (ft)
0.1875
Diameter (in)
2.25
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2022-11-10
Condition Notes
5 has dirt in air bubbles
Object ID
W.1989.256.005
Notes
Letter from Kirk J. Nelson, Curator of the Sandwich Glass Historical Society and Museum (dated 25 October 1988) says that fragments of this pattern have been found at the site of the Boston and Sandwich Glass Company.
Place of Origin
Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
Accession Number
W.1989.256
Images
Less detail
Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
W.1989.256.006
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Collection
Wheatland
Description
One of six glass tiebacks. Pressed glass rosettes, basically flat on back, excepting a hexagonal indentation at center and flower. Flower has six double petals, beaded, with 3-D front and round center. Tiebacks are light blue and vary in opaqueness.
Year Range From
1830
Year Range To
1850
Made By
Sandwich Glass Company
Storage Location
Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Northeast Bedchamber
Storage Wall
North Wall
Object Name
Tieback
Material
Glass/Brass
Width (cm)
11.7475
Width (ft)
0.3854166667
Width (in)
4.625
Depth (cm)
1.27
Depth (ft)
0.0416666667
Depth (in)
0.5
Diameter (cm)
5.715
Diameter (ft)
0.1875
Diameter (in)
2.25
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2022-11-10
Condition Notes
6 has chips.
Object ID
W.1989.256.006
Notes
Letter from Kirk J. Nelson, Curator of the Sandwich Glass Historical Society and Museum (dated 25 October 1988) says that fragments of this pattern have been found at the site of the Boston and Sandwich Glass Company.
Place of Origin
Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
Accession Number
W.1989.256
Images
Less detail

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