Crudely carved, polished wood. Two piece instrument of squarish, tapered piece and round dowel. Squarish piece has U-shaped, fork carved at bottom to accommodate rope. Fork is 2.5in long, 1in wide and 1.5in high. Dowel passes through a hole drilled into the forked piece -- opposite to the forked end -- and nailed on one side.
Covered originally in red velvet with woven gold thread tape at edges. Four plain bracket feet. Flared cushion at bottom. Top of cushion worked in needlepoint- red and white trumpet flowers, leaves forming wreath around white cloth draped cross. Possibly Italian.
Clear molded glass cruet with raised fluted ribs from the neck down to the base surmounted by a 1.00" bulbous neck, reducing to a 0.5" diameter spout. Curved clear glass handle is applied to one side.
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.
$500 Scholarship certificate from Franklin and Marshall College issued to Andrew Bausman, signed by James Buchanan as President of Board of Trustees, J. M. Long as Treasurer, and Thomas C. Porter as Secretary. Dated June 20, 1864.
"No. 6" at top with "Scholarship" above a photo of college buildings flanked on left with the face of Franklin and Marshall on the right. "Franklin and Marshall College/ Second Series." is printed below.
Thin white mat does not appear to be acid-free. There are some ripples on the upper right of the scholarship paper and a small tear on upper edge, right of center.
Mahogany vase-splat side chair. Part of a pair, with 95.111.2 (different style chairs, same materials and upholstery). Recently-upholstered blue, gold, and cream seats with oriental designs. The top-back of chair has crotch-grain veneer.Wide back with ro
Provenance
From the Washington D.C. home of Dr. Alexander Speer (President Buchanan's first cousin.) Donated to Wheatland through the estate of his granddaughter, Katherine Speer Powell.
Mahogany vase-splat side chair. Part of a pair, with 95.111.1 (different style chairs, same materials and upholstery). Recently-upholstered blue, gold, and cream seats with oriental designs. The top-back of chair has crotch-grain veneer.Wide back with ro
Provenance
From the Washington D.C. home of Dr. Alexander Speer (President Buchanan's first cousin.) Donated to Wheatland through the estate of his granddaughter, Katherine Speer Powell.
Cherrywood side chair with embroidered seat. Legs are a plain, rectangular style without turnings. Pierced back splat. Legs are square, braced by a box stretcher with recessed front. No arms. Tan tapestry seat with floral, embroidered design.
Provenance
Belonged to Katherine Speer Powell, granddaughter of Dr. Alexander Speer, James Buchanan's first cousin. Chair made by a Speer ancestor.
Round pendant rounded on back inset with convex circle of glass on front. Around glass, etched in metal: 'H T W S S T K S'. (Hiram the Widow's Son Sent to King Solomon). Picture under glass, painted, of black and white checkered floor on top of which sit
