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Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
W.89.16 (1-2)
Date Range
Unknown
Collection
Wheatland
Description
Molded face. Convex gold edge with raised dots. Gold center. Flower-shaped with fleur-de-lis design. Black at very center. Black molded with grape bunches, leaves, and vines in sharp relief. Black metal arm turned shape, ends in six-sided 'nut' with flat
Date Range
Unknown
Storage Location
Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Middle Attic
Storage Wall
Room 1
Storage Cabinet
Unit 13
Storage Shelf
Shelf 1
Subcategory
Building Component
Search Terms
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Object Name
Tieback
Length (in)
4.375
Dimension Details
Face diameter: 3.437'
Object ID
W.89.16 (1-2)
Accession Number
W.89.16
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Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
W.89.15 (1-2)
Date Range
Unknown
Collection
Wheatland
Description
Light weight metal. Basically oval with designs in relief and impressed. Arm, 'S'-curved ending in knob with rounded porcelain piece inserted. Back plate has two small holes, one at top and at bottom for wall mounting. Decorated with two flower and leave
Date Range
Unknown
Storage Location
Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Middle Attic
Storage Wall
Room 1
Storage Cabinet
Unit 13
Storage Shelf
Shelf 1
Subcategory
Building Component
Search Terms
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Object Name
Tieback
Material
Brass
Diameter (in)
1.062
Dimension Details
Backing width: 1.312' Backing height: 2.875'
Object ID
W.89.15 (1-2)
Accession Number
W.89.15
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Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
W.89.106
Collection
Wheatland
Description
Glass tieback. Pressed glass knob with rosette / daisy design on face. Rounded / scalloped edge. Wider than neck base also has daisy design, central rounded head screw.
Subcategory
Building Component
Search Terms
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Object Name
Tieback
Material
Glass, Brass
Height (in)
1.875
Diameter (in)
2.063
Object ID
W.89.106
Accession Number
W.89.106
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Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
W.89.131.1-3
Collection
Wheatland
Description
Molded glass tiebacks. Lemon-yellow color. Central hole for screw. Rounded octagonal edge on face; central design round, with raised radii from central hole. Base round with rounded edge. Slightly concave surface on bottom.
Subcategory
Building Component
Search Terms
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Object Name
Tieback
Material
Glass
Height (in)
0.875
Diameter (in)
2
Dimension Details
Diameter given is the face diameter of tiebacks.
Object ID
W.89.131.1-3
Notes
Possibly in house, never left Wheatland. Acquired with purchase of house?
Accession Number
W.89.131
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Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
W.89.136.1-10
Date Range
1830-1850
Collection
Wheatland
Description
Clear blue-tinged molded glass in flower design, six petals with three smaller petals between two larger ones. Central beaded design around metal pin. Petals have small bead outline. Back has impressed petal design, dotted. Octagonal pink through center.
Possibly made by Sandwich Glass.
Date Range
1830-1850
Subcategory
Building Component
Search Terms
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Object Name
Tieback
Material
Glass, Metal
Diameter (in)
2.25
Object ID
W.89.136.1-10
Notes
Unknown history of ownership. Possibly made by Sandwich Glass, Sandwich, MA. Could have also been made by the New England Glass Company in Cambridge, MA or by other competing companies.
Accession Number
W.89.136
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Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
W.1989.256.001
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Collection
Wheatland
Description
One of six glass tiebacks. Pressed glass rosettes, basically flat on back, excepting a hexagonal indentation at center and flower. Flower has six double petals, beaded, with 3-D front and round center. Tiebacks are light blue and vary in opaqueness.
Year Range From
1830
Year Range To
1850
Made By
Sandwich Glass Company
Storage Location
Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Northeast Bedchamber
Storage Wall
East Wall
Storage Cabinet
Window frame
Subcategory
Building Component
Object Name
Tieback
Material
Glass/Brass
Width (in)
4.625
Depth (in)
0.5
Diameter (cm)
5.715
Diameter (ft)
0.1875
Diameter (in)
2.25
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2022-11-10
Condition Notes
.1 has chips.
Object ID
W.1989.256.001
Notes
Letter from Kirk J. Nelson, Curator of the Sandwich Glass Historical Society and Museum (dated 25 October 1988) says that fragments of this pattern have been found at the site of the Boston and Sandwich Glass Company.
Place of Origin
Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
Accession Number
W.1989.256
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