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Dresser

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/9b85e255-390f-4fd6-bd31-662069147197
Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
W.1992.060.001
Date Range
Ca. 1867
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Collection
Wheatland
Description
Rosewood chest of drawers has a white marble top with round-carved front corners surmounting turned columns terminating at bun cyma-curved feet. Chest has three drawers with two bulls-eye shaped wood pulls and a centered keyhole with circular raised trim. Centered on the marble top is a rosewood framed mirror with a serpentine crest flanked by scroll cut shelf brackets.
Provenance
Harriet Lane Johnston
Henry Elliot Johnston
To - May Kennedy
To - Julia P. Kennedy Taylor
To - Julia's daughters
To - Edmund R. Taylor III
To - The James Buchanan Foundation
LancasterHistory
Date Range
Ca. 1867
Last Owner
Johnston, Harriet Lane
Storage Location
Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Northeast Bedchamber
Storage Wall
Northwest Wall
People
Johnston, Harriet Lane
Johnston, Henry Elliot
Search Terms
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Object Name
Dresser
Material
Walnut, Poplar, Pine, Rosewood Veneer
Height (cm)
81.915
Height (ft)
2.6875
Height (in)
32.25
Width (cm)
139.3825
Width (ft)
4.5729166667
Width (in)
54.875
Depth (cm)
59.69
Depth (ft)
1.9583333333
Depth (in)
23.5
Condition
Excellent
Condition Date
2022-11-22
Condition Notes
Mirror arrived damaged. Entire chest and mirror refinished by David Weaver in January 1995.
Object ID
W.1992.060.001
Place of Origin
Baltimore, Maryland
Accession Number
W.1992.060
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Print, Photographic

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/472157f9-5efe-46c3-aee8-484027035635
Collection
James Buchanan Foundation Photograph Collection
Object ID
JB-05-04-01
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
James Buchanan Foundation Photograph Collection
Description
Cart de visite of Henry Elliot Johnston, Jr.
Provenance
Photographs from the James Buchanan Foundation institutional archives.
Creator
Busey, Norval Hamilton
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Johnston, Henry Elliot
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Place
Baltimore, Maryland
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
2.5 x 4 inches
Condition
Good
Object ID
JB-05-04-01
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