Profile of man in a high collar uniform, believed to be Napoleon Bonaparte, cast in chalkware as a framed representation under glass. Rectangular frame has conforming recessed area with cast profile in relief. Old glazing on frame covers image. Chalkware frame is painted dark green with a wire hanging ring imbedded at top center. Profile has black-painted, forward-swept hair with sideburns and pink-rouged cheek. Uniform is of red and black with high red collar and gold epaulette. Created as a memento and sold likely via peddler.
Inscriptions on back in pencil are faint. It appears to be "John M. Snavely/ picked April the 19/ A.D. 1863/ John S(nave)ly." Research reveals a John M. Snavely born 12/17/1843 and died 9/22/1883. 1880 census records him living at home with his farmer parents, Michael and Fannie, and working as a laborer. Obit notes funeral held at Denlinger's Mennonite Meeting House.
Interior profile appears in good condition due to glazing. Outside frame suffers the most with extensive paint loss and significant wear to frame corners. Strong soil on back and other unpainted area.
Object ID
G.04.23.16
Place of Origin
Eastern US
Credit
Gift of Sarah Muench, Heritage Center Collection, LancasterHistory.org
Left earlobe has broken off. Base is chipped. Various smudge marks all over.
Object ID
W.1960.006.001
Notes
James Buchanan Henry inherited this bust when his Uncle James Buchanan died; his cousin, Harriet Lane Johnston inherited the matching bust, which she later donated to the Corcoran Gallery of Art.
James Buchanan Henry bequeathed this bust to his son, Frank Anderson Henry, who donated it to the James Buchanan Foundation in 1960.
Carte de visite of Thomas Welsh in full uniform, standing by a fluted column; left hand on the column and right hand tucked inside uniform. On reverse: "Specialite, Hoag & Quick's, Art Palace, No. 100, 4th St., opp Post Office, Cincinnati, Ohio." [1863]. 2 copies, one trimmed at the bottom.
Provenance
Provenance: Passed down through the family, Blanton Charles Welsh to Emilie Benson (Welsh) Wiggin to Nancy Jane (Wiggin) Townsend. Acquired from: Chuck Townsend, Knoxville, Tennessee, 2016/05/15.
Sketches from compostition book of photographs kept by Mary Brecht Pulver, beginning with the birth of her son, Gordon Winfield Pulver.
Provenance
Small collection of photographs of the family of Mary Brecht, daughter of Milton J. Brecht and Mary Ann Wolf Brecht. Mary Brecht, born in Lancaster County in 1882, married George W. Pulver in 1906. Gift of Pamela Sumner in memory of George W. Pulver. See also MG0284, the Mary Brecht Pulver papers.
Sketches from compostition book of photographs kept by Mary Brecht Pulver, beginning with the birth of her son, Gordon Winfield Pulver.
Provenance
Small collection of photographs of the family of Mary Brecht, daughter of Milton J. Brecht and Mary Ann Wolf Brecht. Mary Brecht, born in Lancaster County in 1882, married George W. Pulver in 1906. Gift of Pamela Sumner in memory of George W. Pulver. See also MG0284, the Mary Brecht Pulver papers.
Sketches from compostition book of photographs kept by Mary Brecht Pulver, beginning with the birth of her son, Gordon Winfield Pulver.
Provenance
Small collection of photographs of the family of Mary Brecht, daughter of Milton J. Brecht and Mary Ann Wolf Brecht. Mary Brecht, born in Lancaster County in 1882, married George W. Pulver in 1906. Gift of Pamela Sumner in memory of George W. Pulver. See also MG0284, the Mary Brecht Pulver papers.
Sketches from compostition book of photographs kept by Mary Brecht Pulver, beginning with the birth of her son, Gordon Winfield Pulver.
Provenance
Small collection of photographs of the family of Mary Brecht, daughter of Milton J. Brecht and Mary Ann Wolf Brecht. Mary Brecht, born in Lancaster County in 1882, married George W. Pulver in 1906. Gift of Pamela Sumner in memory of George W. Pulver. See also MG0284, the Mary Brecht Pulver papers.
