Wardrobe with mirrored door. Overhanging cornice molded. Frieze has cock-bead molding, same molding on drawer front and down front sides. Rounded corners. Mirror in single door front is rounded at top corners with floral relief framing. Keyhole escutcheo
David A. Weaver, Cabinet Work, Quarryville, PA completed refinishing in 1993.
Object ID
W.1992.012.001
Notes
Accessioned twice - second accession number is 00.33.1. Removed folder 00.33.1 on 27 June 2011 and merged with file 92.12. All documentation is now in file 92.12.
Rosewood bed with walnut, poplar, and pine. Headboard higher than footboard, but identical in shape. Arched crest with c-curved finish. This is repeated with molding below and on footboard. Molding is cyma-curved and appears on the outside of footboard and inside of headboard. The top of each post is capped with a round finial that transitions to squat bun above a smooth cylinder above a ring and ball shape that transitions to ring and vase surmounting an octagonal post terminates on bun feet Scroll cut brackets connect the posts to the side rails that feature cyma-curved molding.
Bed is higher at headboard than at footboard. Footboard height is 42.625'.
Condition
Excellent
Condition Date
2022-11-10
Condition Notes
Restoration done in 1992-1993 by David Weaver, cabinetmaker, Quarryville, PA. Restoration of rosewood.
Object ID
W.1992.001.039
Notes
Harriet had this custom built with large dimensions to accomodate her Uncle James Buchanan's size. It was intended for his use whenever he would visit her at her Baltimore, Maryland home.
Rosewood chest of drawers has a white marble top with round-carved front corners surmounting turned columns terminating at bun cyma-curved feet. Chest has three drawers with two bulls-eye shaped wood pulls and a centered keyhole with circular raised trim. Centered on the marble top is a rosewood framed mirror with a serpentine crest flanked by scroll cut shelf brackets.
[Les reports des divers select matters & resolutions des reverend judges & sages del ley : touchant & concernant mults principal points occurrent estre debate per eux: en le several reignes de les tres-hault & excellent princes, le roys Hen. 8 & Edw. 6 & le roignes Mar. & Eliz
collect & report per tres-reverend judge, Sr. Jaques Dyer chivaler ; jades chief justice del Common Bank en le temps du roigne Elizabeth. A que est novelment addes mult mille de references al plusors livers del common ley cybien auncient come modern ovesq ; grand nombre de cases ne unques devant imprimeè. Ove troice tables perfaicts, le primer conteinant le principal matter in le dit liure. Le second le nosmes des touts le cases contenus en mesme. Le tierce le nosmes des cases novelment add en le margent del liure].
[Printed by W. Rawlins, S. Roycroft, and M. Flesher assigns of Richard and Edward Atkins Esquires. For Samuel Keble at the Turks-Head over against Fetter-Lane in Fleet-Street],
Modern reports: or, modern cases in law and equity. : In two parts. Part I. Cases in the King's Bench ... Part II. Cases in Chancery. To which are added some special cases on appeals. Volumes VIII. IX
The 2nd ed., altered and much improved ... by an eminent hand.
Place of Publication
London : For J. Worrall and B. Tovey, J. Rivington, W. Johnston, W. Owen, and P. Uriel
Publisher
Printed by His Majesty's Law-Printers ;
Date of Publication
MDCCLXIX.
Physical Description
[416]; [196] pages ; folio
Notes
Signatures: pi² a² B-5L²; [A] -3C².
Unpaginated throughout.
Vol. 9 has separate register, and title page reading: 'Modern reports: or, cases argued and decreed in the High Court of Chancery, . To which are added some special cases on appeals. Volume IX. The second edition, corrected and improved.'.
Also issued with a collective title page for 12 volumes: "Modern reports: or, Select cases adjudged in the Courts of Kng's Bench, Chancery, Common Pleas and Exchequer, since the Restoration of King Charles the Second, to the end of the reign of King George the First. In twelve volumes, (as cited by C. Viner, esq; in his abridgment) the first seven corrected, and many references added from the reports. The fourth edition. By Danby Pickering ... Vol. 8, 9. The second edition, altered and much improved from many errors in the former, by an eminent hand. Vol. 10,11,12. By R. Lucas, esq; and others, with tables to each volume of the principal matters, &c. London: Printed by His Majesty's law-printers; and sold by J. Worrall and B. Tovey, at the Dove in Bell-Yard, near Lincoln's Inn. M DCC LXIX."
Copy of painting of Harriet Lane. Brownish-green background, lighter to lower right. Harriet Lane is seated, torso 1/4 to her left, head facing forward. Right hand in lap holding handle of gold fan. Left hand holding white handkerchief resting on table top.
Donor commissioned copy based on original portrait by G. C. Munzig in 1899. Original portrait gifted to Mr. Speer through his aunt, Mary Clarke Speer Denny, who was a companion to Harriet Lane Johnston. This copy was painted by Ted Morrow of Baltimore, Maryland. He also painted two other copies.
