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Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
2013.008.023
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Collection
Wheatland
Description
Empire era maple side chair; scroll cut and carved crest with pierced hand-hold at crest. Rail with horizontal splat, upholstered seat terminating with cabriole legs.
Provenance
James Buchanan
to James Buchanan Henry
to James Buchanan Henry III
to Eleanor N. Henry (Mrs. James B Henry III)
to Children of James B. & Eleanor N. Henry
to LancasterHistory
Year Range From
1840
Year Range To
1845
Last Owner
Buchanan, James
Storage Location
Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
North Broad Hall
Storage Wall
Northeast Wall
People
Buchanan, James
Henry, James Buchanan
Search Terms
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Object Name
Chair, Side
Material
Maple
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2022-03-04
Object ID
2013.008.023
Place of Origin
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Credit
Gift of the Family of Eleanor N. Henry (John D. McNeill Jr., Mary Catherine Henry West, James Buchanan Henry IV, and Elizabeth Henry Richardson)
Accession Number
2013.008
Images
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Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
W.1935.001.001
Date Range
ca 1856
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Collection
Wheatland
Description
Rectangular top inset with brown/black leather. Molded edge, straight flat sides. Two longer sides have two drawers, each with two round concave areas with small knobs at center. Four legs with bun-and-cylinder turned feet. Legs taper down to feet with two buns terminating on the smaller bun foot.
William H. Grover, 33 N. 4th St., Philadelphia
Provenance
Buchanan, James
To Henry, James B.
To Henry, Sidney Morgan
To James Buchanan Foundation
LancasterHistory
Date Range
ca 1856
Made By
Grove, William H.
Last Owner
Buchanan, James
Storage Location
Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Library
Storage Wall
Room Center
People
Buchanan, James
Henry, James Buchanan
Henry, Sidney Morgan
Subcategory
Furniture
Search Terms
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Inscription Language
English
Inscription Position
South West Drawer Inside Rail
Inscription Technique
Stamped
Inscription Text
William H. Grove 33 North 4th Street Philadelphia, PA
Inscription Type
Stamp
Object Name
Table, Library
Material
Oak/Leather
Related Publications
Mc Elroy's Philadelphia Directory for 1856, 19th Edition Edward C. and John Biddle Printed by Henry B. Ashmead, 1856
Height (in)
30.5
Width (in)
55.25
Depth (in)
39.75
Condition
Excellent Condition
Condition Date
2022-06-17
Object ID
W.1935.001.001
Notes
Table is the one depicted in Leslies' Illustrated (1857).
Place of Origin
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Accession Number
W.1935.001
Images
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