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Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
W.1936.001.001a-e
Date Range
1828
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Collection
Wheatland
Description
Oval top empire-style table with side skirt. Skirt has beaded top and bottom. Table divides to accomodate four leaves. Four-sided reeded central pillar with two turned feet underneath and four c-scrolled supports. Solid base with four radial, long legs w
Provenance
Possibly William Jenkins
To - Thomas Potter
To - William Morris Meredith
To - James Buchanan
To - Harriet Lane Johnston
To - Mary A. Willson
To - Mary E. & George B. Willson
To - Mary Willson Rettew
To - The James Buchanan Foundation
Date Range
1828
Year Range From
1815
Year Range To
1830
Last Owner
Buchanan, James
Storage Location
Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Dining Room
Storage Wall
Room Center
People
Jenkins, William
Buchanan, James
Johnston, Harriet Lane
Subcategory
Furniture
Search Terms
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Object Name
Table, Extension Dining
Material
Pine/Mahogany
Height (in)
28.375
Length (in)
66
Width (in)
53.387
Dimension Details
leaves each 19.875
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2022-02-17
Condition Notes
Casters missing, some veneer missing.
Object ID
W.1936.001.001a-e
Notes
Undocumented stories claim that this table was ordered by William Jenkins in 1828, the year he had the Wheatland mansion built, and that it has conveyed to each subsequent owner with the deed. The table dates from the first quarter of the nineteenth century and might attributed to the Bachman cabinetmakers.
Place of Origin
Lancaster
Accession Number
W.1936.001
Images
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