Glazed soft paste porcelain Gaudy Welsh sugar bowl (A) with lid (B). Handpainted inverted tulips of red and yellow are interspersed with 3 large, dominating deep blue scalloped motifs decorated with copper lustre painted floral decoration. Squat pot-bellied body sits on a low squarish pedestal with scalloped edging. Two molded angular applied handles. Top has round mouth with flared collar extends outward. Domed lid has squarish molded knob finial. Darkened remnant of paper sticker with blurred writing, perhaps "-caster/ --ea set/ --1825."
Provenance
Collected by Harpo and Susan Marx during visits back East from CA. Donated to Heritage Center.
Creamware sugar bowl has apple shaped body with a flaring foot ring and rim. Both lid and bowl are decorated by hand with wide bands of blue and thin rings of red. Sides of bowl have blue flower alternating with smaller leaf sprigs. Lid has low dome topped with a knob resembling a pepperment life saver. Three leaf sprigs spaced around the knob on dome.
Paper sticker on bottom has pencil inscription: "no./ ace/ no".
Reportedly used by donor's great-great-grandmother, Sally, wife of Andrew Ellicott.
A 3 1/2" long section of rim is broken off. One broken piece saved in bowl. Extremely strong brown stain covers most of bowl except for several patches. Same stains sprinkled around bottom of lid. Glazing imperfections such as on top of lid. A 1 3/4" long hairline crack extends up side from base. Dark soil adhering to bottom of foot ring. Bowl has some wear around shoulder.
Pearlware bowl, thrown with applied scallopped edge and sprig ring ornament applied to sides. Handpainted and sponged Polychrome painted decoration, peacock motif. Labels on bottom removed, "Leeds Sugarbowl" and "15B"
Molded pearlware bowl (a) with lid (b). Hand painted and transfer printed Cobalt blue floral print decoration covers all of exterior. Two baskets with flowers on sides. Rectangular handles are part of the piece.
Brown earthenware lustre wastebowl with flared opening, and applied sprig molded relief design of white thistles, shamrocks and roses. Copper lustre bands at top and base.
One of two deep silver plated round coasters with deep sides. Top edge flared and molded bottom. Turned wood surface inside. Bottom ouside has inner cirlce of green woolen fabric. Wooden bottom is lacquered.
This sterling silver coffeepot has a hinged angular and oblong shaped lid with a finial top surmounting a flaired angular neck adorned with a Greek key above a bulging torso. The spout is square with a goose neck shape and flat opening. The pot handle is angular and square with ribbed band decor. The pedstal style base is supported by four ball feet.
See B.R. Howard Treatment Report for additional information.
Provenance
James Buchanan
To - Edward Y. Buchanan
To - One of Edward's children
To - One of Edward's Grandchildren
To - Mrs. Robert Maguire (Pauline) great, great granddaughter of Edward Y. Buchanan
Also engraved with 'This Belonged to James Buchanan Fifteenth President of United States' on bottom. (done by donors just before donation to Wheatland.)
Height (in)
10.75
Width (in)
13
Depth (in)
5.75
Object ID
W.1992.037.001
Notes
Donated by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Maguire of Shoreham, Vermont, delivered by Mrs. John Thayer of West Chester, PA. The Maguires also donated a pair of silver sugar tongs with acorn-shaped ends. (Accession #92.38)
Thrown earthenware body with applied pulled handle and 2 piece mold spout and attached bottom. Lid. Blue transfer printed rural scene and ornament around outer top edge, spout, and handle, and lid.
