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Collection
Decorative Arts Collection: Base Metals
Title
Decorated File Box, 1830-54
Object ID
1908.002
Date Range
1830-1854
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Collection
Decorative Arts Collection: Base Metals
Title
Decorated File Box, 1830-54
Description
Domed lid sheet iron box with wire bail handle. Painted black with red border lines and painted drapery ornament in gold.
Label on interior connects box to documents relating to the Asiatic cholera epidemic in Columbia in 1854.
label on side reads, "Francis X. Reuss Collection"
Date Range
1830-1854
Year Range From
1830
Year Range To
1854
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 1
Storage Cabinet
Unit 06
Storage Shelf
Shelf 3
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
cholera
Object Name
Box, File
Material
Sheet Iron
Height (in)
6.25
Width (in)
8.75
Depth (in)
4.75
Condition
Good
Condition Notes
Broken Latch
Object ID
1908.002
Accession Number
1908.002
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Collection
History Collection: Places & Spaces
Title
Red Rose Coin Club, Strasburg Rail Road
Object ID
2002.064
Date Range
2002
Collection
History Collection: Places & Spaces
Title
Red Rose Coin Club, Strasburg Rail Road
Description
Plexiglass boxed set of three medals commemorating the Strasburg railroad, set includes two medals in bronze and one in silver.
Date Range
2002
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Cabinet
Cabinet 2
Storage Shelf
Shelf 1
Storage Container
Box 0004
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Railroads
Medals
Strasburg Railroad
Object Name
Coin, Commemorative
Material
Bronze, Silver
Condition
Excellent
Object ID
2002.064
Accession Number
2002.064
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Collection
Red Rose Coin Club Collection
Title
Red Rose Coin Club, Lewis and Clark Expedition
Object ID
2003.071
Date Range
2003
Collection
Red Rose Coin Club Collection
Title
Red Rose Coin Club, Lewis and Clark Expedition
Description
Set of medals created by the Red Rose Coin Club. 2003 set, "Preparation for Discovery" 38th commemorative set in honor of Lewis and Clark.
Plastic frame, 3 coins (2 Bronze & 1 Silver).
Date Range
2003
Made By
Red Rose Coin Club
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Cabinet
Cabinet 2
Storage Shelf
Shelf 1
Storage Container
Box 0004
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Coin, Commemorative
Material
Bronze, Silver
Height (in)
6.5
Width (in)
6.5
Depth (in)
0.375
Condition
Excellent
Object ID
2003.071
Accession Number
2003.071
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Collection
Red Rose Coin Club Collection
Title
Red Rose Coin Club, Frank W. Woolworth
Object ID
2004.058
Date Range
2004
Collection
Red Rose Coin Club Collection
Title
Red Rose Coin Club, Frank W. Woolworth
Description
2004 Red Rose Coin Club 39th Commemorative Set, "Frank W. Woolworth"
Plastic frame, 3 coins (2 Bronze & 1 Silver).
Date Range
2004
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Cabinet
Cabinet 2
Storage Shelf
Shelf 1
Storage Container
Box 0004
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Coin, Commemorative
Material
Bronze, Silver
Object ID
2004.058
Accession Number
2004.058
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Collection
Red Rose Coin Club Collection
Title
Red Rose Coin Club, Lancaster County Almshouse Bicentennial
Object ID
2007.500.5
Date Range
2001
Collection
Red Rose Coin Club Collection
Title
Red Rose Coin Club, Lancaster County Almshouse Bicentennial
Description
Commemorative Coin Set, "Lancaster County Almshouse"
Plastic frame, 3 coins (2 Bronze & 1 Silver).
Date Range
2001
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Cabinet
Cabinet 2
Storage Shelf
Shelf 1
Storage Container
Box 0004
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Coin, Commemorative
Object ID
2007.500.5
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Collection
Red Rose Coin Club Collection
Title
Red Rose Coin Club, Harriet Lane
Object ID
2007.500.35
Date Range
2000
Collection
Red Rose Coin Club Collection
Title
Red Rose Coin Club, Harriet Lane
Description
Commemorative Coin Set, "Harriet Lane"
Plastic frame, 3 coins (2 Bronze & 1 Silver).
Date Range
2000
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Cabinet
Cabinet 2
Storage Shelf
Shelf 1
Storage Container
Box 0004
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Coin, Commemorative
Object ID
2007.500.35
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Collection
History Collection
Title
John Wise 13 Star American Flag
Object ID
1967.009.1
Date Range
1834
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Collection
History Collection
Title
John Wise 13 Star American Flag
Description
Framed flag of John Wise used on Balloon flights. 13 stars, 7 red stripes, 6 white stripes. Attached note reads, "This flag has accompanied 239 aerial voyages - has travelled in the air over 11,000 miles - has been constantly the harbinger of good fortune and no serious accident ever occurred while it was present. It is a talisman of good luck. It is over 34 years old and was made in 1834." Bdly faded.
Date Range
1834
Year Range From
1834
Year Range To
1834
Made By
Wise, Sarah Stock
Last Owner
Wise, John
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 5
Storage Cabinet
Unit 42
Storage Shelf
Shelf 2
Storage Drawer
Bin 2-A
People
Wise, John
Subcategory
Ceremonial Artifact
Search Terms
balloons
Object Name
Flag
Material
Silk
Height (in)
26.5
Width (in)
43.5
Condition
Good
Condition Notes
Needs rematted, removal of acidic backing board
Object ID
1967.009.1
Accession Number
1967.009
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Collection
History Collection
Object ID
1923.002
Date Range
1780-1853
Collection
History Collection
Description
Pennsylvania Coat of Arms once hung over the judge's bench at the old Lancaster county courthouse (1786-1853). Lancaster served as the capitol of of the Commonwealth of PA from 1799 to 1812. Made of oak,
Date Range
1780-1853
Year Range From
1780
Year Range To
1853
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Art Rack
Storage Cabinet
North Side
Storage Shelf
Rack 6
Storage Drawer
Back
Subcategory
Ceremonial Artifact
Search Terms
courthouses
Object Name
Plaque
Material
Wood
Object ID
1923.002
Accession Number
1923.002
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Collection
History Collection
Title
Piece of the Donegal Witness Tree
Object ID
2003.050
Date Range
2003
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Collection
History Collection
Title
Piece of the Donegal Witness Tree
Description
Piece of Donegal Witness Tree.(Cross-sectional slice of branch with bark on one portion.)
Note: This is apparently different than a "section of wood from the Witness Tree at Donegal church. Donated by Mrs. M.N. Robinson. Noted in minutes in Journal of 1 June 1906.
Date Range
2003
Year Range From
2003
Year Range To
2003
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Cabinet
Cabinet 2
Storage Shelf
Shelf 2
Storage Container
Box 0525
Subcategory
Ceremonial Artifact
Object Name
Plaque
Material
Wood
Height (in)
0.25
Diameter (in)
3
Dimension Details
3 to 3.5 inches across--ovular shape, slice of a branch.
Condition
Excellent
Condition Date
2023-09-18
Object ID
2003.050
Accession Number
2003.050
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Collection
History Collection
Object ID
2003.078
Date Range
1820-1840
Collection
History Collection
Description
Leather covered cylindrical gig trunk. Brass plate on top, engraved, "Adam Reigart, Jr. / Lancaster"
Date Range
1820-1840
Year Range From
1820
Year Range To
1840
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 3
Storage Cabinet
Unit 16
Storage Shelf
Shelf 2
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Trunk, Document
Material
Wood, Leather, Metal
Height (in)
10.5
Length (in)
20
Width (in)
11
Condition
Good
Object ID
2003.078
Place of Origin
Lancaster
Usage
Reigart, Adam, Jr.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
2003.078
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