One of a pair of Empire side chairs (with 2013.008.22) with yellow upholstered seat and cherry wood frame. Elements of entire frame are flat with rounded fronts. Back uprights have slight cyma curve, surmounted by a long, wide concave tablet. Tablet has low relief foliate carved ends while most of face is covered with a panel of mahogany veneer. Tablet extends beyond back uprights. Horizontal splat at center of back is pierced carved with a central rectangle flanked by half-moon carved shells, and is then supported by paired, loosely scrolled lyre-like "legs" that attach to chair posts. Trapezoid slip seat upholstered in an ivory cotton brocade. Front legs have a slight cyma curve.
Empire side chair of rosewood with upholstered seat. Frame of open back is snake-like with both chair posts rising to rounded shoulders and tapering to curled ends, each holding a rosette. Held between these curled chair posts is a center curl with tapered ends. An open splat at center of back is a flat harp shape resting on two S-scroll "legs" that connect to uprights.
Seat has over-the-rail gray-tan upholstery on a seat with inverted shield shape and serpentine front. Front legs have tapering cyma-curve shape and large carved rosettes on knees; back legs are square and canted.
Provenance
Descent within James Buchanan Henry family to donors.
Family of Eleanor N. Henry (John D. McNeill Jr., Mary Catherine West, James Buchanan Henry IV, and Elizabeth Henry Rich).
Silk upholstered rosewood Belter chair. Highly carved crest with fruit and leaf motif. Chair has a curved solid back framed by an elongated scroll. Upholstered seat has a serpentine apron, cabriolet legs terminating in casters.
Bought at sale by Dr. Metzger who gave chair to Mrs. C. F. May. Mrs. May presented chair to Wheatland in memory of her husband. According to Board Minutes, this only concerns the straight char and not the rocker.
Rosewood Belter chair with red velvet upholstery; the chair has scroll-outlined concave back with centered upholstered heart-shaped panel. Centered panel is surmounted by crest of carved foliage and flowers in high relief, flanked by scrolled and pierced framing with similar carvings. The flared upholstered seat has a serpentine front. Beneath is an undulating carved and molded skirt. The short, molded cabriole front legs have carved knees terminating in scroll feet with casters; the rear legs are square and curve backward terminating with casters.
Rococo Revival rosewood upholstered Salon Parlor Chair. Carved roses on crest and apron, Cabriole legs terminating in castors. Upholstered in gold damask fabric, chair back has an hour glass shape and is button tufted.
Upholstered blue velvet side chair. Highly carved creset with bird and grape vine mofti. Chair upholstered back is button-tufted and framed with natural swirl carvings. Upholstered seat apron has center carving of floret and leaves with scroll carvings at the top of the cabriolet legs terminating in casters.
Letter from James Buchanan to Elliott Eskridge Lane
Description
Letter from James Buchanan to Elliott Eskridge Lane consoling him on his father’s death (James Buchanan Lane) and the visits of Elizabeth Huston and Sarah Maxwell. Washington, D.C.
James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries,
https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm
Related Item Notes
James Buchanan Family Papers
MG-96 James Buchanan Collection
Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm
Photograph collections
Curatorial collections
Wheatland Mansion
Notes
May 2020 PastPerfect Conversion
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Accession Number
JBMS1996.126
Other Number
JBFP Part 1, Series 1, Subseries 1, Folder 12
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
The James Buchanan Family Papers were collected by the James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland. This collection was relocated from the Wheatland mansion to the LancasterHistory archives in the Spring of 2009. Digitization of the James Buchanan Family Papers was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.
