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Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
W.1995.015.001
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Collection
Wheatland
Description
Photograph of Miss Harriet Lane. Photograph was developed on wax and then hand-tinted. The frame is a round 2" molded mahogany wall picture frame.
Year Range From
1855
Year Range To
1859
Last Owner
Johnston, Harriet Lane
Storage Location
Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
South Middle Bedchamber
Storage Wall
South Wall
People
Johnston, Harriet Lane
Search Terms
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Buchanan Collections
Portraits
Harriet Lane Johnston
Inscription Position
Back of frame
Inscription Technique
Stamped
Inscription Text
Joeseph Libhart
Eagles Nest
217 E Market St.
Marietta PA, 18547
Inscription Type
Stamp
Object Name
Photograph
Material
Wax, wood
Makers Mark
Easgles Nest completed conservation on the image and frame.
Height (cm)
36.195
Height (ft)
1.1875
Height (in)
14.25
Length (cm)
6.985
Length (ft)
0.2291666667
Length (in)
2.75
Width (cm)
41.275
Width (ft)
1.3541666667
Width (in)
16.25
Dimension Details
Dimensions are for frame
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2022-07-21
Object ID
W.1995.015.001
Notes
Based on the pointed waistline of her bodice, this photograph was likely taken in Washington DC while she was the First Lady and before the year 1860. This style was at the height of fashion in the mid-1850s and quickly disappeared in the year 1860, when the straight waistline came into fashion.
Accession Number
W.1995.015
Images
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