Plain coarse linen weave hand towel. Machine woven. Hand woven and knotted fringe. 10' borders on either end. Hand drawn work and embroidery in cotton thread. Mostly satin, feather, french knots, outline stitches. White, blue, pink, cream and tan. Drawn
Cut glass liquor decanter with spiral cut glass mushroom lid. Neck consists of 4 rings. The body of the decanter is a decagon shape (10 sides). 1.00" break/missing glass along the lip.
Year Range From
1714
Year Range To
1837
Storage Location
Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Library
Storage Wall
Southwest Wall
Storage Cabinet
Table
Storage Shelf
Table Top
Object Name
Decanter
Material
Glass
Height (cm)
28.575
Height (ft)
0.9375
Height (in)
11.25
Depth (cm)
8.89
Depth (ft)
0.2916666667
Depth (in)
3.5
Circumference (ft)
37.465
Circumference (cm)
1.2291666667
Circumference (in)
14.75
Dimension Details
Measured height includes mushroom stopper. Height of body is 8.50". Measurements taken with tape measure.
Height: Measured bottom to top
Circumference: Measureed at widest point of the body
Named for its principle use, this mahogany table top, with its oblong top and bead molded edge, was typically found at the side of a bedstead. The table's skirt is three to four inches deep and contains a single drawer that is the full width of the skirt. The drawer has two original brass knob pulls and a top centered brass escutcheon keyhole. The table is supported by four round tapering legs with ring and ball turnings at the top and two sets of ring turnings approximately two inches above the tapered feet of the legs.
Provenance
Alexander Speer, maternal first cousin to James Buchanan
Blue cobalt toilet bottles. Opaque glass ball-topped stopper with gold dot on top. Flattish lip, long neck with foliate / berry painted design in white and orange. White wreath painted around shoulder with gold line band below.
Brass wick trimmer, traditionally known as a snuffer, looks like a pair of scissors. A raised rectangular box sits atop of the blades. The scissors sit horizontally supported on three brass legs.
This Berlinwork floral arrangement is cross-stitched on canvas using wool threads/strands. (The first patterns were published in Berlin, Germany.) The variety of colors create shading to provide dimension to the bouquet that contains many pink/red flowers. Sarah Ann Franz cross-stitched her name at the bottom center.
The piece is framed with a double mat, white and pink, in a large frame of mahogany veneer.
One of two teacups. Inside of cup is lined with gold. Gilt decor forms a wide band on the exterior around the rim that and connects to and covers the handle and a vertical gilt band that connects to the flared foot. The body of the bowl is white with a flower and landscape hand-painted scene.
Nast or Darte Freres factory, Jean-Pierre Feuillet, designer.
Mark applied over glaze, therefore some of the ojects no longer have the designer's signature
Height (cm)
6.35
Height (ft)
0.2083333333
Height (in)
2.5
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2023-04-03
Object ID
W.1935.010.010
Notes
In 1995 the JBF staff assigned the Object ID W.95.69.2 to this Compote as a FIC probably because original paper records were not found.
In March 2023 the paper file has been found that identifies Lois Cassatt Thayer as the donor in 1935. Mrs. Thayer was the daughter to Alexander Cassatt and his wife, Maria Lois Buchanan Cassatt. Maria Lois Buchanan was the daughter to Rev. Dr. Edward Y. Buchanan, the youngest sibling to President James Buchanan.
Pastel-colored photo portrait of (Georg J.) "John" Obreiter on canvas frame. Mr. Obreiter looks to the viewer's left. His gray hair is parted on the left. He has blue eyes and a gray moustache. His shirt is white; tie, suit coat and vest are black.
Written in pencil on back upper left: "Gray Hair/ Eyes Blue/ Mustache Gray Mixed/ Complexion Fair/ Suit Dark." In center of canvas:"Pastell"
Georg Johann "John" Obreiter was born 10 May 1842 in German; and died 12 Aug 1926 in Lancaster, PA. He was married in Lancaster in 1866 to Elizabeth ("Betsey") Isenberger, a Lancaster native.
On right side of wooden frame on back: "Mrs. Obreiter, Maretta (sic) Ave."
(See file for additional information.)
Year Range From
1900
Year Range To
1920
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Cabinet
Cabinet 2
Storage Shelf
Shelf 3
Storage Container
Box 0036
Object Name
Portrait
Oither Names
Pastel
Length (cm)
50.8
Length (ft)
1.6666666667
Length (in)
20
Width (cm)
40.64
Width (ft)
1.3333333333
Width (in)
16
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2023-04-13
Condition Notes
Some foxing in lower areas, on man's left temple. 2 puncture tears on middle and upper left. Large diagonal tear across lower right corner. Liquid stain on lower left corner.
One of three demitasse cups. Inside of cup is lined with gilt decor that extends over the cup's rim. The rim gilding connects to two vertical gilt bands and a band around the base forming a frame around varied handpainted landscape scenes; the cup handle is also gilded. The remainder of the outer body has a solid pink hue.
Nast or Darte Freres factory. Jean-Pierre Feuillet, designer.
Mark applied over glaze, therefore some of the ojects no longer have the designer's signature
Height (cm)
6.35
Height (ft)
0.2083333333
Height (in)
2.5
Depth (cm)
5.3975
Depth (ft)
0.1770833333
Depth (in)
2.125
Diameter (cm)
6.35
Diameter (ft)
0.2083333333
Diameter (in)
2.5
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2023-04-14
Condition Notes
Inside lip of the cup has a large chip missing.
Object ID
W.1963.002.025
Notes
In 1995 the JBF staff assigned the Object ID W.95.69.2 to this Compote as a FIC probably because original paper records were not found.
In March 2023 the paper file has been found that identifies Patty Lane Fayer Eldridge as the donor in September 1963. Mrs. James W. Eldridge was the daughter to Patty Lane Fay and the great niece to Harriet Lane Johnston. Patty Lane Fay was daughter to James Buchanan Lane, the first-born to Jane Buchanan Lane, President James Buchanan's sister.
Man's gray wool coat. Shad belly cut with split tails.
Machine and hand-stitched. Turnover collar and lapel with black braided piping that continues down front. Left lapel with button holes. Left breast pocket with black braided piping. Two metal covered buttons with black wool cloth for closure. Sleeve cuffs with black braided piping and three covered buttons. Split tail with braided piping on top. Two cloth covered black button on either side of tail split. Pieced silk-like dark gray twill lining. Two pickets in each tail. Interior right breast picket. Loop for hanging at interior top. Sleeves in off white silk-like material are hand hemmed.
Marching gray wool vest, G.04.04.04. Inscription on stitched-in label is "Kendig-Whelan-Mason/ Philadelphia/ Mr. Chas. L. Jackson/ Date 10/24/18/ No. 10569"
Three cloth covered buttons on left sleeve cuff extremely deteriorated. Holes in lining. Sleeve lining tearing away. Perspiration spots at bottom of interior sleeves.
"Certificate of Baptism" with dove within a gold circle flying toward a white baptismal font. Pink flowers cascade from upper right toward lower left. Information, some printed and some filled in: "In the Name of the Father, of the Son,/ and of the Holy Ghost,/ John Randall Pott/ Child of John Hunter Pott/ and his wife Frances S. Pott/ Born at #212 E. New Street, Lancaster, Pa./ Feb. 20, 1917/ was Baptized by me/ in 221 E. Clay St., Lancaster, PA./ on the 15th day of April in the/ Year of our Lord/ 1917/ Rev. J. Hunter Watts Pastor of/ St. Andrew's Reformed Church/ Lancaster, Pa." (No. 60)
Tiny spots overall. Horizontal creases at 2-inch intervals with tears on a number of these from the edges: 4 on left edge; 2 on right. Cellophane tape on center back, folded over top edge where there is a 3-inch tear from the top edge.
Portrait of a Plain gentleman with beard and no mustache. Front view, the man has brown hair parted on left and a gray beard. He wears a lapelled coat, vest, white shirt and bow tie. The signature "Saylor" appears beneath the left sleeve of the subject.
NOTE: Since B(enjamin) Franklin Saylor (1838-1920) was a photographer in Lancaster, this may be a photograph that was accented/highlighted with pencil.
Above measurements are to the portrait sheet that is attached to a cardboard piece 13" x 16". Back of cardboard shows some fluid stains in the lower right corner and foxing overall. Heavy streaks of brown along the right edge.
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2023-01-19
Condition Notes
Although brown around edged, these areas were covered by an oval frame and the photo/portrait is clean.
Pastel portrait of a woman, dark hair parted in middle, facing slightly to the left. Her white head covering has a thin band beneath the chin. A white sash is around her neck, overlapped in the front to cascade below her chin and widen down of her chest.
This Gutekunst photo has been enhanced with charcoal and white pastels. It is matted with an oval opening. Angled along the base of her left sleeve impressed in tiny cursive is " F. Gutekunst" with a line beneath.
Written in pencil on reverse: " 189/ Pastel Portrait,/ woman".
Label on back: "From/ F. Gutekunst/ Photographer,/ 719 Arch Street, Philadelphia."
Frederick Gutekunst (September 25, 1831 – April 27, 1917) was an American photographer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He opened his first photographic portrait studio with his brother in 1854 and successfully ran his business for sixty years.
Year Range From
1854
Year Range To
1914
Object Name
Drawing
Oither Names
Portrait
Condition
Good to excellent
Condition Date
2023-06-19
Condition Notes
The fine condition has been preserved by the oval-cut mat and backing for this piece. There is a chunk of the top mat missing from the lower left edge.
Left-facing silhouette of Joseph Simon in profile, in black wooden frame. Image is superimposed over a blue paper background in an oval cutout. Raised border around oval. Oval is surrounded by a rectangular window mat with raised stippled decoration. Frame measures 6 inches by 6 inches. Black paper covers back of frame.
Note: See Object File for additional information on Joseph Simon. This object was on loan to LancasterHistory for the Communities of Faith exhibit in 2005.
Provenance
Two notes and business card of Mary Miley Theobald attached to back of frame include family genealogy and provenance. Simon was the sixth great-grandfather of the donor.
Date Range
Circa 1800
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
North Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 05
Storage Drawer
Drawer 17
Object Name
Silhouette
Object ID
2023.012.001
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Sterling silver souvenir spoon of Wheatland, the Home of President James Buchanan. Bowl of spoon is an image of Wheatland and marked "PRESIDENT BUCHANAN'S HOME / LANCASTER, PA." Back of spoon is marked "STERLING." Patriotic symbols on back and front of spoon handle. Three letter vertical script monogram on back "ALR."
Year Range From
1900
Year Range To
1925
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
North Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 05
Storage Drawer
Drawer 14
Object Name
Spoon, Souvenir
Object ID
2023.013.001
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Printed certificate (on stiff paper) with holy firgures and illustrations in brown ink. Printed words are in red.
Jesus and angels atop an arch look down on Jesus with children below. Bible verses are above, to the sides and below the information section in the center:
"Certificate of Baptism/ Richard Harcourt/ Child of Mr. Adolph Darmstaetter/ and his wife Margaret Elva nee Dorwart/ born at Lancaster, Pennsylvania/ on the 21st of April 1913/ was baptized in the Name of/ The Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost/ on the 13th of May 1913/ by Pastor George Sieger/ Sponsors were the parents/ Done at the Font of Emmanuel/ Lutheran Church/ Lancaster Pa"
Printed at the bottom: "Printed In Germany. Pilger Publishing House, Reading Pa. No.9"
Brown overall with spots and liquid stains across about an inch from both top and bottom of piece. Right edge is a bit ragged. Tear on lower left side.
Large printed sale bill: "Public Sale on Saturday, March 4, 1911:" 2 Pairs of Very Good Mules...Good General Purpose Horse, One Heifer Heavy with Calf, Two Horse Wagon...Jenny Lind Trotting Buggy." Contains illustrations of mule, horse and cow, printed in red and black lettering, printed by the New Era Printing Co., N. Queen St., Lancaster, PA.
Date Range
March 4, 1911
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Cabinet
Cabinet 2
Storage Shelf
Shelf 5
Storage Container
Box 0542
Object Name
Print
Height (cm)
101.6
Height (ft)
3.3333333333
Height (in)
40
Width (cm)
66.04
Width (ft)
2.1666666667
Width (in)
26
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2023-08-21
Condition Notes
Some wear along fold lines. 4-inch tear bottom center; 11-inch horizontal tear along fold line upper right edge. Some center tears along fold lines as well as small tears at edges of fold lines.
Portion of the Saturday, August 12, 1912 page from the News-Journal, Lancaster, PA. Four 2.25-inch wide columns and a fifth double-wide column of ads on the right. Columns contain local items such as visits ("Elam Landis and family were Sunday guests..."), date of public school opening with teachers' names, Rawlinsville Campmeeting opening and names; Moose club mtg.; Rocky Springs Park. Moving Pictures of Lancaster. A "RELIGIOUS" column lists local churches, pastors' names and worship service times. The ad column lists Moving Picture s, Conestoga Amusements, Rocky Springs Park, Dancing at the York Furnace Pavillion and the Lancaster Loan Company and "Bell 'Phone 59Y."
*Note: no provenance, so specifics unknown as to why this page was saved.
Date Range
August 12, 1912
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Cabinet
Cabinet 2
Storage Shelf
Shelf 5
Storage Container
Box 0542
Object Name
Newspaper
Height (cm)
31.75
Height (ft)
1.0416666667
Height (in)
12.5
Width (cm)
35.56
Width (ft)
1.1666666667
Width (in)
14
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2023-08-21
Condition Notes
Newsprint is glued to a stiff thin piece of brown board. Brown overall. Lower right portion of newspaper is missing. On reverse there are indentations from nails when piece was framed.
