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Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
W.1992.013.001
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Collection
Wheatland
Description
Traveling trunk. Large chest-shaped with metal sheet strips at corners. Studded wooden bands at front, back, and top over canvas-covered wood. Two metal catches on lid, remains of leather strap. Lid is rounded. Exterior has remnants of travel destination stickers and one end cap has Henry Elliot Johnston's initials stenciled 'HEJ'.
Provenance
Johnston, Henry Elliott
To - Johnston, Harriet Lane
To - Kennedy, May Seldon (Harriet's cousin)
To - Taylor, Julia Kennedy (May's sister)
To - Julia Taylor's daughters
To - Taylor, Edmund R. III (Julia's grandson)
To - James Buchanan Foundation
LancasterHistory
Year Range From
1866
Year Range To
1890
Last Owner
Johnston, Henry Elliott
Storage Location
Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
West Wing East Room
Storage Wall
Southeast Wall
People
Johnston, Harriet Lane
Johnston, Henry Elliot
Subcategory
Personal Gear
Search Terms
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Object Name
Trunk
Material
Wood/Iron/Canvas/Cloth/Leather
Height (in)
27.5
Width (in)
31.75
Depth (in)
22
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2022-11-30
Object ID
W.1992.013.001
Accession Number
W.1992.013
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Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
W.1992.060.001
Date Range
Ca. 1867
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Collection
Wheatland
Description
Rosewood chest of drawers has a white marble top with round-carved front corners surmounting turned columns terminating at bun cyma-curved feet. Chest has three drawers with two bulls-eye shaped wood pulls and a centered keyhole with circular raised trim. Centered on the marble top is a rosewood framed mirror with a serpentine crest flanked by scroll cut shelf brackets.
Provenance
Harriet Lane Johnston
Henry Elliot Johnston
To - May Kennedy
To - Julia P. Kennedy Taylor
To - Julia's daughters
To - Edmund R. Taylor III
To - The James Buchanan Foundation
LancasterHistory
Date Range
Ca. 1867
Last Owner
Johnston, Harriet Lane
Storage Location
Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Northeast Bedchamber
Storage Wall
Northwest Wall
People
Johnston, Harriet Lane
Johnston, Henry Elliot
Search Terms
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Object Name
Dresser
Material
Walnut, Poplar, Pine, Rosewood Veneer
Height (cm)
81.915
Height (ft)
2.6875
Height (in)
32.25
Width (cm)
139.3825
Width (ft)
4.5729166667
Width (in)
54.875
Depth (cm)
59.69
Depth (ft)
1.9583333333
Depth (in)
23.5
Condition
Excellent
Condition Date
2022-11-22
Condition Notes
Mirror arrived damaged. Entire chest and mirror refinished by David Weaver in January 1995.
Object ID
W.1992.060.001
Place of Origin
Baltimore, Maryland
Accession Number
W.1992.060
Images
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