Tester bed. American Empire Style. Heavy vase and ring-turned legs, carved posts with acanthus/tobacco leaf design that terminates in long plain tapered top. Plain slat tester frame. Low, plain foot board that's carved at top. Headboard is high with inse
Donor writes that bed was used by William Norris at Wheatland, where he had 'bachelor quarters' with James Buchanan. This is unlikely because Wheatland was not a boarding house. Norris was a classmate of Buchanan's at Dickenson.
Black leather fire bucket. Two metal circles connect handle to bucket. Central section of handle is torn revealing 11 strands of twine that form the bundle inside the leather handle. Two additional bands across bottom exterior. "Wm Norris" in yellow or gold painted letters inside a curved banner.
Black stitched leather fire bucket . Leather covered wooden ring forms rim. Two metal D rings attached to rim by leather loops hold leather handle. Painted decoration includes "Wm Norris" in yellow letters inside a curved banner outlined in pale yellow. Foliate designs flank the banner. Very faint letters below banner may read "Washington" although according to accession, the bucket was used by the Friendship Fire Co.
Bucket suffered much paint loss. One of the leather loops that holds the handle on the bucket is partially torn.
Object ID
1925.014.2
Notes
Sticker inside bucket identifies it as 1925.014.2, but accession record claims 1925.014.2 is an unmarked bucket used by Friendship Fire Co. This may or may not be the correct number/object match.
