Object "a": Gold clasp bracelet with cameo engraved, "Oh, Lord God Almighty, as Thou wilt, June 1, 1868." Sealed under the cameo is a locket of Buchanan's gray hair and a dry fern from the grounds at Wheatland.
Object "b": Green velvet Pouch with zipper.
Provenance
Johnston, Harriet Lane
To Lane, John Newton (son of James B. Lane) To Fay, Patty Lane (Daughter of JB Lane)
Gold bracelet with silver (?) soldering. Oval band, rounded, safety chain and clasp. Entwined sculpture cluster, with engraved foliate motif. Central sculpture is serpentine, entwined around plain bar at one end of bracelet engraved inside band: 'Harriet
Originally owned by Harriet Lane, passed to James B. Lane (her nephew) who then passed it to his son (?), then passed to Victor Cowan Lane (great-grand nephew of Harriet Lane), then passed to Mrs. Howard S. Roberts (wife of V.C. Lane, remarried). Harriet
Stone brooch. Black bevel-edge square set in gold edge inlaid with tiny multi-color mosaics forming a picture of garland of flowers and buds with two birds. One bird has outstretched wings. Flowers are in blues, pinks, yellow, and orange with green folia
Supposed to have been given to donor's grandmother by Ann Coleman's parents - Mr. Benson managed the Coleman Furnace at Colebrook. Cracked through width and depth.
Oval cameo of buildings, trees. Woman in a long dress in the foreground. Light brown background. Copper-colored metal mounting with twisted edging. Hinged pin clasp and metal hook.
Paper card with red and white keystone upper left. "Republican /National Convention/ Pennsylvania" beside it.Printed in blue in red and white box below:
"Sarah Ann Stauffer / Delegate-at-Large." At bottom in white letters: "Miami 1968."
Small round charm of copper-colored non-ferrous metal. Irregular scalloped edges adorn a disk shape having a central low-relief scene of a 2-story, 4-bay building set against a large cloud, flanked by trees. Above in raised letters is "BOWMANSVILLE / Sesqui-Centennial" and below is "1820-1970 / AUGUST 14, 15, 16, 1970." Small wire hanging ring attached at top.
Charm is housed within its original hinged-lid square plastic box, displayed on gray foam. Box has clear lid and blue bottom. Paper sticker under box reads: "C H / 2.00."
