Wheatland the Country Residence of Hon. James Buchanan
Description
Color lithographic print of "Wheatland the country residence of Hon. James Buchanan Published by Edwin Clark Lancaster Drawn by J.F. Reigart." The lithographic print is framed in a 19th century gilded art frame.
Color lithograph of Empress Eugenie. The lithograph was created from an original painting by F. Winterhalter. The Empress is standing on a platform, her body facing left, head turned front, her right hand raised over a jewelled crown that sits atop of a gold trimmed brown pillow on a red and gold trimmed table; a gold embroidered arm chair is behind her. The Empress is wearing a a long pearl necklace over her white double flounced evening gown trimmed in lace and enhanced by a green bustle as well as a blue and white sash. She wears a jeweled bracelet on both arms, a pearl tiara with a small pearl crown atop her chignon veil.
Same as preceeding print. Black and white engraving of James Buchanan. Subject is standing between a chair and a table, holding a book that is resting on the table. Signature below, with smaller print: "Engraved by permission from the original in the possession of J.C. Buttre, Esq." and additional print below it. Mixture of etching and engraving. Johnson Fry & Co., Publishers.
Dimensions are image only. Page is 10.25" x 7.125"
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2016-06-28
Condition Notes
Darkened around edges from acid burn. Dark spots at top from tape bleed-through. Reverse has linen tape hinges remaining on top of previous taped area.
Object ID
2013.008.03
Place of Origin
New York, New York
Credit
Gift of the Family of Eleanor N. Henry (John D. McNeill Jr., Mary Catherine Henry West, James Buchanan Henry IV, and Elizabeth Henry Richardson)
Black & white lithograph of James Buchanan. Dark print of subject, 3/4 length, standing, turned slightly to the right, looking at viewer. Dressed in formal attire, he appears younger than in most images. He is holding a book in his left hand and resting it on a round table.
Buchanan's signature appears along bottom of print and a miniature image of Wheatland appears to the left
In small print at top left is "Copyrighted in 1901 by the Gravure Company of America." Printed according to copyright of 1901; image & engraving done much earlier.
Three parallel, oblique scratches at bottom of image upwards. Paper is acid burned, particularly around edges. Reverse has sticky tape residue along edges, all four sides.
Object ID
2013.008.05
Credit
Gift of the Family of Eleanor N. Henry (John D. McNeill Jr., Mary Catherine Henry West, James Buchanan Henry IV, and Elizabeth Henry Richardson)
Colorized print depicting the violent 1763 attack by the Paxton Gang against the local tribe of Susquehannock peoples, called "Conestogas" by the English. This print was created in 1841, for Events of Indian history by James Witmer.
Engraving print taken from "History of the United States" publication dated 1869. Image shows full-length portrayal of President James Buchanan in formal dress suit extending his left hand that is holding a paper document. Facing the President are the four Japanese Delegates to the United States dressed in traditional garb. To the President's left are cabinet members, Lewis Cass, Secretary of State and Howell Cobb, Secretary of Treasury. Standing behind the President is Miss Harriet Lane, Hostess and an unidentified gentleman.
Provenance
Michael Hall, Dealer - Grove City, OH to Samuel Slaymaker, Lancaster, PA to The James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland
Bridge over Susquehanna River Between Columbia and Wrightsville
Description
Color painting of bridge over Susquehanna River between Wrightsville and Columbia with three Canada geese landing on water in right foreground. Print 15/500. Signed by artist in lower left corner: copyright by Kristin Hill, 2005, ASAA.' Framed with double mat. TruGuard UV glass sticker on back. Framed by Lancaster Galleries, Lancaster, PA..
Framed print of Thaddeus Stevens. Published by J.E. Barr, Lancaster, PA. Engraved by John Sartain, Phila. After a photograph from life by C. W. Eberman. Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1867 by J.E. Barr in the clerk's office of the U.S. for the Eastern
Residence of the Late Patrick McEvoy of Manheim Township
Description
Black and white drawing, pen, ink,pencil and watercolor on cream-colored paper. Drawing show the Harrisburg Pike residence of Patrick McEvoy (1805-1870) who was a railroad contractor and later a partner in a banking house on E. King St. in Lancaster. The drawing consists of a barn and a yard in front with animals and a large house to the right surrounded by large trees. A road in foreground has a carriage, two horses and a driver in motion. A watercolor wash is used to shade and fill in and add texture to grass, trees, roofs, animals, clouds, etc.
Caption at bottom reads: "RES OF LATE PATRICK McEVOY./ MANHEIM, TP LANCASTER, COUNTY, PA." In the second line, "MANHEM, Tp" is crossed out and "Manheim Tp" is handwritten underneath in black ink.
Mounted in a wood frame that is painted black with a veneered face. Step-matted in black and cream.
Seller's label on back reads: "CA. 1875 ORIGINAL B & W WASH OF/ THE RESIDENCE OF THE LATE PATRICK/ McEVOY OF MANHEIM TOWNSHIP/ LANCASTER COUNTY, PA./LOCATED ALONG HARRISBURG PIKE, IT WAS TORN DOWN IN 1967.
Lines of brown soiling around edges. Four small brown moisture stains to left. Minimal brown stains overall. Black line under caption. Two white spots in lower right corner.
Object ID
P.99.01.01
Notes
See paper object file for references to McEvoy in:
- Biographical Annals of Lancaster County, p.99
-1869 Directory of Lancaster County, pp. 305, 395 & 409.
-slide & 2 photos
Patrick McEvoy was born in Ireland in 1805, came to America in 1823 and quickly became a prominent railroad contractor. In 1867 he became a member of the banking house of Evans, McEvoy & Co. in Lancaster. See copy of Bio Annals entry for other notable business and political activities. He died in 1870 and is buried in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Lancaster.
Also, invoice of purchase from The Book Haven, Lancaster, PA
Engraved print entitled "Wright's Ferry, on the Susquehanna,/Pennsylvania." Above the title and under the scene is printed: "Engraved by G. Cooke, from a Large Print, by permission of Mr. Nightingale."
The scene depicts the Susquehanna River as it flows between Wrightsville and Columbia. Two behatted men on the river bank in the foreground, one seated and one standing with a walking stick. The scene looks north to the town of Columbia on the right (east) bank with building nestled close to a large cliff which represents Chickies Rock. Several sailboats are docked at Columbia and another is moored at the west bank of the river with several men standing nearby. No signs of settlement apparent on the York County side of the river.
As noted, this print is copied from another 'large print,' which in turn was published by George Nightingale in London in 1809, drawn by George Beck and engraved by Thomas Cartwright.
Woodcut print on tan, wove paper, done in black ink and hand colored, rectangular shape with vertical orientation. Paper print is mounted with three hinges on cream-colored matboard. Frame is a simple 19th century square profile, brown frame (not original to artwork) with hanging ring at top edge.
Within a single-line border is an image of a female scrivener, in profile, facing viewers left. She is dressed in a blue Empire gown and seated on a tan klismos chair with a strange device underneath (a green pyramid supporting a ball which in turn is surrounded with red balls). Woman has red dot on cheek as well as in a void in her hair. She holds a feather quill in her left hand and a book held up in right hand. Upper left corner of print has a red line painted to delineate a triangle which is painted blue.
Heavily inked lines and large expanses such as hair, book and shoes. All paint is semi-transparent watercolor except for the red which is very thick, opaque and now cracking.
Image is attributed to David Bixler (farmer and folk artist) who produced hand-colored prints such as this as well as portraits, maps, decorated auction bills, taufscheins, religious texts, flowers, etc. He also cut tombstones. See article written by Miriam E. Bixler as well as Papers for Birth Dayes, both in the paper file.
Provenance
This Bixler print is from the Paul Flack collection and is only being brokered through Ron Trauger.
See also: P02.17.1 a Bixler print of stag, P02.27.1-2 prints by Clement Bixler.
Generally very good except for two significant U-shaped tears near top where someone tried to pull piece away from the hinges. (A third hinge holds piece 1/3 from bottom.) Small dog-eared corner at top right. Darkened paper overall. A test of the pH pen indicates all mounting board is neutral or acid-free.
Object ID
P.01.59.1
Notes
David Bixler and his brother Absolam (d. 1884, a potter, woodcarver and farmer) were sons of Abraham Bixler (d. 1847) who owned a sawmill on Muddy Creek in Brecknock Twp. David Bixler lived on the road from Dry Tavern to Reamstown in Brecknock Twp.
Consult paper file for references, prices and copy of "David Bixler, Folk Artist" by Miriam E. Bixler, published in the Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society, vol. 81, No. 1, 1977.
Woodblock print of bird, hand-colored, done on laid paper. Mounted with two paper hinges at top on matboard and placed in new black-painted wood frame with no window mat.
Print depicts bird perched on branch of flowering tree. Colored in pink, light red, blue and green. Feet on bird are hand drawn in ink.
Also impressed on paper to left of bird's breast is an image of a closed flower or bud with long stem. At left of head is an impression of two diagonally positioned scallops.
Inscribed on reverse in black ink is: "Clement Bixler/ February the 13th 1843."
Age darkened laid paper. Very minor stains/foxing in incipient stages. Multiple pin holes at top, 3 or 4 at bottom and two at center right. New frame has crackled paint finish.
Object ID
P.02.27.1
Notes
Directory of 1869 lists Clement R. Bixler as printer in Terre Hill, East Earl Twp. The 1864 Atlas lists a C.H. Bixler as a conveyancer, teacher, job printer and stone cutter in Terre Hill P.O.
Clement is the nephew of David Bixler & son of Absalom.
Print of bird, hand-colored, done on wove paper. Mounted with two paper hinges at top on matboard and placed in new black-painted wood frame with no window mat.
Print depicts bird perched on a flowering tulip branch with a cluster of three berries below. Colored in pink, light red, blue and green.
Inscribed on reverse in black ink is: "Clement Bixler."
Age darkened wove paper. Very minor stains/foxing in incipient stages along bottom edge. Inked fingerprint at upper right. Impressions on paper, especially at right side. New frame has crackled paint finish.
Object ID
P.02.27.2
Notes
Directory of 1869 lists Clement R. Bixler as printer in Terre Hill, East Earl Twp. The 1864 Atlas lists a C.H. Bixler as a conveyancer, teacher, job printer and stone cutter in Terre Hill P.O.
Clement is the nephew of David Bixler & son of Absalom.
Engraving of Thaddeus Stevens, Artist Proof by John Sartain
Description
Print of Thaddeus Stevens; artist proof signed by John Sartain and Thaddeus Stevens; matted, some loss. Fair condition.
Additional information related to the print can be found in LancasterHistory library book 923.2 S846po. This book indicates that the print was taken from an 1862 photograph. The book also includes information advertising the print as well as testimonials from local newspapers and Stevens himself confirming the likeness. The letter (or a copy of it) from Stevens that is transcribed at the beginning of the book is folded into the back pages. A subscribers' list at the back of the booklet shows the 1867 price for the print: an artist's copy is $15. The booklet identifies the print as a steel engraving.
Provenance
John Sartain was an important nineteenth-century printmaker, who moved from England to the United States and is credited with pioneering mezzotint engraving in the United States.
A) Linoleum print of door "East Orange Street" by Melissa M. Coleman (signed). Black ink on off-white/beige laid paper. See photocopy in accession files.
A) Linoleum print of "Passmore's House 1760" by Melissa M. Coleman (signed). Black ink on off-white/beige laid paper. See photocopy in accession files.
B) Front of mat (in 2 pieces now), title and signature on mat.
Slight discoloration (brownish) along top corners on front caused by yellowing (orange) tape adhesive remnants on back side. Black marks front left side and three on back.
