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Table, Night

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Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
W.1995.107.109
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Collection
Wheatland
Description
Sheraton-inspired mahogany veneer night table with satinwood inlay accents that outline the apron, drawer and keyhole, as well as the legs. The table top has eight sides and surmounts four saber legs that also support a lower inward-curved shelf.
Provenance
Dr. Alexander Speer
To Katherine Speer Powell (granddaughter)
To James Buchanan Foundation
LancasterHistory
Year Range From
1790
Year Range To
1820
Last Owner
Speer, Alexander
Storage Location
Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Northeast Bedchamber
Storage Wall
East Wall
People
Speer, Alexander Morrow
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Search Terms
James Buchanan Presidential Library
James Buchanan
Buchanan Collections
Object Name
Table, Night
Material
Mahogany/Mahogany veneer
Height (in)
28
Width (in)
21.75
Depth (in)
17
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2022-11-08
Object ID
W.1995.107.109
Notes
Dr. Alexander Speer was one of James Buchanan's maternal first cousins. Katherine Speer Powell was Dr. Speer's granddaughter.
Credit
Estate of Katherine Speer Powell
Accession Number
W.1995.107
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Table, Night

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Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
W.1995.107.110
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Collection
Wheatland
Description
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
To - Katherine Speer Powell (granddaughter)
To - The James Buchanan Foundation
LancasterHistory
Year Range From
1785
Year Range To
1800
Last Owner
Speer, Alexander
Storage Location
Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Northwest Bedchamber
Storage Wall
North Wall
People
Speer, Alexander Morrow
Search Terms
Buchanan Collections
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Tables
Object Name
Table, Night
Material
Mahogany
Height (cm)
72.39
Height (ft)
2.375
Height (in)
28.5
Width (cm)
35.56
Width (ft)
1.1666666667
Width (in)
14
Diameter (cm)
67.945
Diameter (ft)
2.2291666667
Diameter (in)
26.75
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2023-01-29
Condition Notes
Table top has a crack running its length.
Object ID
W.1995.107.110
Credit
Estate of Katherine Speer Powell
Accession Number
W.1995.107
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Chest of Drawers

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Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
W.1995.111.107
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Collection
Wheatland
Description
Bowfront mahogany veneer chest of drawers in the Hepplewhite style. Four drawers have progressing depths from the top to the bottom, each with overpressed drawer pulls two per drawer. At the top center of each drawer is a brass escutcheon keyhole. The top of the chest and each drawer are decorated with satin wood inlay. Chest is supported at its base by four french feet which feature a slightly outswept bracket foot combined with a valence skirt.
Provenance
Dr. Alexander Speer (James Buchanan maternal cousin)
To: Katherine Speer Powell (granddaughter)
Year Range From
1780
Year Range To
1810
Last Owner
Speer, Alexander
Storage Location
Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
South Middle Bedchamber
Storage Wall
South Wall
People
Speer, Alexander
Search Terms
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Object Name
Chest of Drawers
Material
Mahogany
Height (cm)
104.14
Height (ft)
3.4166666667
Height (in)
41
Width (cm)
118.11
Width (ft)
3.875
Width (in)
46.5
Depth (cm)
62.865
Depth (ft)
2.0625
Depth (in)
24.75
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2022-08-04
Condition Notes
Front left leg broken
Object ID
W.1995.111.107
Accession Number
W.1995.111
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Stand, Shaving

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Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
W.1995.107.108
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Collection
Wheatland
Description
Shaving stand is comprised of a mahogany veneer; the mirror attached to the top has a veneered bull-nose frame supported by ring and vase-turned stiles set into the top with tenons at a backward cant. The skirt has two half-drawers; however, the brass knob drawer-pulls are missing. The stand is supported by four ring and ball turned feet
Provenance
Dr. Alexander Speer, Washington, DC.
To Katherine Speer Powell (granddaughter)
To James Buchanan Foundation
LancasterHistory
Year Range From
1785
Year Range To
1800
Last Owner
Speer, Alexander
Storage Location
Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Northwest Bedchamber
Storage Wall
North Wall
People
Speer, Alexander
Subcategory
Furniture
Search Terms
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Object Name
Stand, Shaving
Material
Mahogany, Glass
Height (in)
20.5
Width (in)
19.5
Depth (in)
9
Dimension Details
Height includes mirror. Base alone is 5.5' in height.
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2022-11-08
Condition Notes
Drawer--pulls missing. Small amount of veneer missing on base. Indication of heat damage to the item.
Object ID
W.1995.107.108
Notes
Dr. Alexander Speer was one of James Buchanan's maternal first cousins. Katherine Speer Powell was Dr. Speer's granddaughter.
Credit
Estate of Katherine Speer Powell
Accession Number
W.1995.107
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Lancaster 1870 : celebrated people lectured in the city one hundred years ago

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Author
Heiges, George L.
Date of Publication
1974.
DANIEL PRATT 1809 . . . . 1887 "GENERAL DANIEL PRATT, the great American traveller and standing candidate for the Presidency, dropped into our sanc- tum this morning, looking as fierce and wide awake as ever and not a whit discouraged by his failure to reach the White House in his previous presidential
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Responsibility
a compilation by George L. Heiges.
Author
Heiges, George L.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1974.
Physical Description
[81]-93 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 74, no. 3
Subjects
Lyceums - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Social life and customs.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Biography.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 74, number 3 (1970), p. 81-93Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.74
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Lancaster in 1876 observing the centennial years, July 1--September 30, 1876

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Date of Publication
1976.
, 1876 The house of Jacob Lindemuth in Manheim is today the Washing- ton House on Market Square. "JAMES BLACK, ESQ. of this city at the Prohibition State com- mittee meeting in Philadelphia yesterday was chosen as a Presidential Elector for the Ninth District." —September 6, 1876 Four years previous
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Responsibility
annotated by Dr. George L. Heiges.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1976.
Physical Description
[129]-156 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 80, no. 3
Subjects
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Centennial celebrations, etc.
Additional Author
Heiges, George L.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 80, number 3 (1976), p. 129-156Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.80
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