8 china teacups with short neck about the base (diam.: 2"). Single looped finger-hold handle. On exterior: gold band around base edge. Fine gold branch, 3/4" from top, alternating around the cup with 7 3-leaf clusters alternating above and below the branch.
Top scalloped rim painted gold. The 1-inch tan band circling the interior edge is embellished with gold flourishes on both upper and lower edges. Gold design in center bottom of cup bowl. Handle also is decorated in gold.
Note: #019 has a large crack in it, handle with care and pick up by base.
White linen. 1.5 inch machine stitched hem at top; inch hem at bottom. both sides are selvedges. Faint ink lettering on corner inside hem at lower right corner.
Serpentine valance/skirt bead molded at bottom of skirt. Rounded edge at top, elaborate scroll-cut bracket feet with casters. Rectangular in shape, over-stuffed upholstery: black damask horsehair.
Year Range From
1840
Year Range To
1855
Storage Location
Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Northeast Bedchamber
Storage Wall
Room Center
Object Name
Bench, Window
Oither Names
Cushion, Bedchamber
Material
Walnut, Horsehair
Height (cm)
42.2275
Height (ft)
1.3854166667
Height (in)
16.625
Width (cm)
106.68
Width (ft)
3.5
Width (in)
42
Depth (cm)
51.1175
Depth (ft)
1.6770833333
Depth (in)
20.125
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2022-11-10
Condition Notes
Some nicks and scrapes on veneer. When acquired: benches were covered in green velvet ca 1956, upholstered in red 1981 benches were recovered in black horsehair: The Upholstery Center 201 South Broad Street Lititz, PA 17543 717-627-2331 $55.00 for each
Benjamin E. Heller received the chair from his maternal grandparents, Eberhard Lamparter and his wife Gertrude Hoffman Weidel. This chair and one matching chair were used in Wheatland and when their condition deteriorated they were given to Miss Shirley who worked at the mansion as a domestic servant. Miss Shirley took the chairs to a family friend, Eberhard Lamparter, who repaired them; his wife, Gertrude Hoffman Weidel decorated the new cushions with needlepoint designs. Miss Shirley gave this chair to the Lamparters as a gift; the Lamparters bequested it to their grandson, Benjamin E. Heller, the donor.
Ca. 1850 maple side chair with foliate carved crest and horizontal splat with floral motif carving along top edge. Back side rails surmount saber back legs. Upholstered cushion is fastened to side rails, back and serpentine-shaped apron with rosette decorative tack nails. The upholstery fabric has floral needlepoint decor with a bird center design.
Black leather bag with rolled leather handle at top center where the bag opens on a brass-plated iron frame with side hinges. The interior is separated into two interior pockets.
This bag appears to be identical to a Gladstone bag; a small portmanteau suitcase built over a rigid frame which was separated into two equal interior sections. Unlike a suitcase, a Gladstone bag is deeper in proportion to its length. Gladstones are typically made of stiff leather and often belted with lanyards. The bags are named after William Ewart Gladstone, the four-time Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
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
Commemorative Medal commissioned by the donor, Dr. and Mrs. Albert Stanley Trickett. The medal was struck using an original 1857 mold in1956 by the Philadelphia U.S. Mint. The front of the medal is a raised profile of James Buchanan; the inscription around the edge reads: "James Buchanan, President of the United States, 1857." The designer's name, S.(alathial) Ellis, is below.
The reverse side features a low relief image of a farmer facing an indigenous tribesman with a plow and axe between them and the American flag in the bacground. The top inscription reads: "Labor, Virtue, Honor" on a banner. "J.(oseph) Willson" the designer's name is below.
Provenance
Dr. and Mrs. Albert Stanley Trickett (donor) to The James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland.
Oblong shaped white woven linen napkin with fringed edges. Weave pattern is a check plaid and chain.
Provenance
1961 loan from antique dealer, Frederick Heinitsh to The James Buchanan Foundation of the Preservation of Wheatland
Accessioned in 1989 as gift by The James Buchanan Foundation of the Preservation of Wheatland.
Year Range From
1860
Year Range To
1890
Object Name
Napkin
Material
Linen
Length (cm)
43.18
Length (ft)
1.4166666667
Length (in)
17
Width (cm)
31.75
Width (ft)
1.0416666667
Width (in)
12.5
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2022-01-27
Object ID
W.1996.005.001
Notes
Loaned to The James Buchanan Foundation of the Preservation of Wheatland in 1961 by antique dealer, Mr. Frederick Heinitsh. The museum learned of Mr. Heinitsh death in 1989, ten years after his passing. Attempts to return the objects to the Heinitsh family failed. The objects were accessioned by The James Buchanan Foundation of the Preservation of Wheatland in 1989.
