Skip header and navigation

Revise Search

1721 records – page 1 of 173.

Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
W.1989.090.001
  1 image  
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
Images
Less detail
Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
W.1989.050.001
Collection
Wheatland
Description
Glass wine rinsers. Narrow spouts. Thumbprint design approximately halfway up.
Provenance
Purportedly belonged to Harriet Lane - no documentation. Donated by Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Bryan (1986)
Year Range From
1820
Year Range To
1860
Last Owner
Johnston, Harriet Lane
Storage Location
Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Parlor
Storage Wall
Southeast Wall
Storage Cabinet
Sideboard
Storage Shelf
Bottom Shelf
Storage Drawer
Center Bottom Cabinet
People
Johnston, Harriet Lane
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Search Terms
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Object Name
Bowl, Wine Rinser
Material
Glass
Height (in)
3.625
Width (in)
5.25
Diameter (in)
4.375
Dimension Details
Width is spout to spout.
Condition
Excellent
Condition Notes
One wine rinser is cracked, all others in excellent condition.
Object ID
W.1989.050.001
Notes
Excellent condition, except for one that is cracked. Purportedly belonged to Harriet Lane, no documentation.
Credit
Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Bryan
Accession Number
W.1989.050
Less detail
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Title
Adam and Eve Broadside by Villee
Object ID
P.04.48.1
Date Range
c.1830
  1 image  
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Title
Adam and Eve Broadside by Villee
Description
Within a twisted foliate border is a central block depicting Adam & Eve flanking a tree with a serpent wound around the trunk offering Eve an apple. This is an engraving executed by Gabriel Miesse of Reading; his name appears at lower right followed by "sc" for "sculpsit", indicating the engraver. Two columns of verse flank the central block, telling the story of "the Fall" in conversational form. At top of broadside is the title in German: "Adam und Eva im Paradies." A subtitle reads: "Mel. Herzlich thut mich Verlangen, etc."
At bottom is: "Gedruckt in der Druckerey des Adlers von H.W. Villee, Lancaster, Pa. allwo alle Sorten Bilder, Bucher,/ Schriebmaterialien und Arzneyen zu haben find." This indicates the broadside was printed in the Lancaster Eagle's printshop (a newspaper started by Villee and Jacob Baab on Oct. 26, 1826). Villee was also selling pictures, books, stationery and even medicines out of his shop on N. Queen St.
See biographical info about Villee from Klaus Stopp's book in this file. He was born in France, served as a captain under Napolean, had to leave France in 1815 and ended up in America in 1820. Villee entered the printing business by working at "the Eagle," a newspaper in Reading. Villee was not successful as a printer in Lancaster, and he left sometime in 1832 or soon after, going to places like Lewisburg, Sunbury and Milton. After moving to Northumberland Co. and becoming a teacher, he finally died in 1842.
The Earnests note that Adam & Eve were popular fraktur subjects, especially among German-language printers of SE PA. They note that there are only about a half dozen Adam & Eve broadsides by Villee known.
Exhibited in Fraktur Exhibit in Masonic Lodge circa 2004 through 2007 (removed spring 2008).
See also P.01.60.1 and P04.48 for examples of a Heaven & Hell broadside by Villee.
North Queen St., Lancaster (printer); Reading, PA (engraver). Villee, Herman W., printer; Gabriel Miesse, engraver; unknown colorist
Date Range
c.1830
Year Range From
1827
Year Range To
1832
Creator
Miesse, Gabriel
Made By
Villee, Herman William, 1789-1842
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 5
Storage Cabinet
Unit 43
Storage Shelf
Shelf 2-A
People
Villee, Herman W.
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Object Name
Broadside
Material
Paper, Ink
Height (in)
16
Width (in)
13
Dimension Details
Frame is H: 18" W: 15"
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2016-11-03
Condition Notes
Paper darkened and soiled overall, wrinkled with fold lines and rough-edged with minor tears and folds. Stains scattered over surface with darkest stains within right text above center. Small hole at center of top foliate border.
Frame is homemade of stained and varnished tiger maple. Acidic cardboard backboard replaced with acid free matboard.
Object ID
P.04.48.1
Credit
Acquired through the generosity of Irene N. Walsh, Heritage Center Collection
Accession Number
P.04.48
Images
Less detail
Collection
Print Collection
Title
Public Sale notice
Object ID
2003.196
Date Range
December 26, 1829
  1 image  
Collection
Print Collection
Title
Public Sale notice
Description
Broadside: Notice of Public Sale - 1 story brick dwelling, estate of Thomas M'Caslin. December 26, 1829, at 3 p.m. at public house of Bernard M'Gonigle.
Date Range
December 26, 1829
Year Range From
1829
Year Range To
1829
Made By
Maxwell, H.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Cabinet
Cabinet 2
Storage Shelf
Shelf 1
Storage Container
Box 0031
People
Maxwell, H.
McCaslin, Thomas
McGonigle, Bernard
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Object Name
Broadside
Material
Paper, Wove
Height (in)
14
Width (in)
8
Condition
Fair
Condition Notes
Some stains; brown along a fold line. Portion bottom center cut out.
Object ID
2003.196
Place of Origin
Lancaster
Accession Number
2003.196
Images
Less detail
Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
W.1935.010.001
  1 image  
Collection
Wheatland
Description
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
Buchanan, James
to Buchanan, Edward Y.
to Cassatt, Maria Lois Buchanan
to Thayer, Lois Cassatt
Year Range From
1817
Year Range To
1834
Made By
Feuillet, Jean-Pierre
Last Owner
Buchanan, James
Storage Location
Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Dining Room
Storage Wall
Southwest Wall
Storage Cabinet
Built-in Cupboard
Storage Shelf
Top Shelf
People
Buchanan, James
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Search Terms
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Inscription Position
Bottom
Inscription Technique
Pen and Ink
Inscription Text
Fiuillet rue de la Paix no. 20.
Inscription Type
Signature
Object Name
Compote
Material
Porcelain
Makers Mark
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.
Place of Origin
Paris, France
Accession Number
W.1935.010
Images
Less detail
Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
W.1935.105.001
Date Range
20th century
  1 image  
Collection
Wheatland
Description
Cast iron doorstop in the shape of a frog
Date Range
20th century
Year Range From
1789
Year Range To
1825
Storage Location
Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
South Middle Bedchamber
Storage Wall
North Wall
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Object Name
Doorstop
Oither Names
Cast Iron Frog Doorstop
Material
Iron
Height (in)
5
Width (in)
4
Depth (in)
9
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2003-07-18
Object ID
W.1935.105.001
Notes
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.
Accession Number
W.1935.105
Images
Less detail
Collection
Estate Inventories
Object ID
Inv 1825 F010 P
Collection
Estate Inventories
Year
1825
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0097
People
Peterson, John
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Place
Warwick Twp.
Object Name
Estate Inventory
Object ID
Inv 1825 F010 P
Box Number
097
Additional Notes
1 item, 1 piece
Classification
RG-03-00-0133
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Estate Inventories
Object ID
Inv 1821 F005 P
Collection
Estate Inventories
Year
1821
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0097
People
Pfautz, John
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Place
Warwick Twp.
Object Name
Estate Inventory
Object ID
Inv 1821 F005 P
Box Number
097
Additional Notes
Or Pfoutz, John. 1 item, 1 piece
Classification
RG-03-00-0133
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Estate Inventories
Object ID
Inv 1828 F001 P
Collection
Estate Inventories
Year
1828
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0097
People
Phite, Jacob
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Place
Drumore Twp.
Object Name
Estate Inventory
Object ID
Inv 1828 F001 P
Box Number
097
Additional Notes
1 item, 1 piece
Classification
RG-03-00-0133
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Estate Inventories
Object ID
Inv 1822 F004 P
Collection
Estate Inventories
Year
1822
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0097
People
Phite, Peter
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Place
Martic Twp.
Object Name
Estate Inventory
Object ID
Inv 1822 F004 P
Box Number
097
Additional Notes
Or Fite, Peter. Also note to see Peter Phite. 2 items, 2 pieces
Classification
RG-03-00-0133
Description Level
Item
Less detail

1721 records – page 1 of 173.