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.
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.
Navy blue and cream. Reversed pattern on each side. Fringed sides and cream bottom. Top has no fringe. Pattern along edges are scallop line, below which are plant-like designs. Above designs are stylized palm trees. Inside designs are squares of four ros
Lithograph signed Print of Queen Victoria from painting by F. Winterhalter. Black ink, oval background. Victoria-body is 1/4 to her left, head front. Wearing crown, drop jewel earring, large stone necklace. Shoulder gown in trimmed with fur. Mounted in a The frame is a gilt decorated wood frame. Signed "Victoria R."
F. Winterhalter painted the original. J. A. Vinter, engraver. Day & Son, lithographer.
A note from Sara Good on accession sheet: 'Transferred from manuscript collection [accn. # mss95.66.a-b]. Transferred because originally placed in wrong collection 6-9-2003.'
Note from Sara Good on accession sheet: 'Transferred from manuscript collection [accn. #mss95.66.a-b]. Transferred because originally placed in wrong collection.'
Color lithograph of 'The Presidents of the United States.' George Washington in center oval. Surrounding ovals contain pictures of John Adams, James Madison, John Quincy Adams, Martin Van Buren, John Tyler, James Polk, William Henry Harrison, Andrew Jack
James Buchanan Secretary of State' 'James Buchanan Secretary of State'
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Black and white lithograph of James Buchanan. Bust view. Buchanan wears a black jacket and vest, and a white shirt. Pillar in the background. 'James Buchanan Secretary of State.'
Black and white lithograph of James Buchanan. Bust view. Buchanan wears a black jacket and vest, and a white shirt. Pillar in background. 'James Buchanan Secretary of State.'
