Orange-pink colored cherry wood table. Oblong rectangular top with rounded, carved ends. Top unlocks to tilt vertically. Turned spindle with egg-shaped center and three spreading legs. Circular brass locking mechanism on underside of top.
Made by Mr. Willson's gardener, John More, from a cherry tree on the Wheatland grounds.
Two Greek Revival Chairs, rush seats, painted back rail. Cabriole front and back legs with gold stringing. Front and back has single stretcher, each side have double stretchers. American
The walnut frame of the chair is exposed. The crest is flat and squared. The upholstered back has a slight taper. Three quarters down the back, the walnut arms curve outward with partial upholstered rests, The back frame continues below the arms in a gentle outward curve to form the side rails of the upolstered seat. The seat is an elongated, slightly tapered rectangle with a straight apron. The arms are supported with back curved uprights terminating at the cushioned arm rests with a foliate carved scroll design. The front legs are both ornate, tapered reeded columns terminating in brass casters; the back legs are square and canted terminating on brass casters.
Provenance
George B. Willson
To - Mary Willson Rettew
To - The James Buchanhan Foundation LancasterHistory
Re-upholstered in Black Horsehair -date unknown Seat and back had been covered in beige self-stripe damask with blue braid. Unknown if this was original.
Horseshoe shaped 'Rest your feet here' in raised letters around outside. Convex, padded cushion, covered with red velvet in center. Underneath is metal and hollow, larger leg inscribed with arrow design, rest tilts down at heel position. Likely owned by George B. Willson.
Photocopy of a letter from A. Buchanan to Mr. Willson regarding furniture in the library that was given to the writer’s father, not Mrs. [Johnston], and that now belong to the writer. The Gladstone, Philadelphia.
James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries,
https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm
Related Item Notes
James Buchanan Collection (MG0096) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3760
James Buchanan Family Papers
Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm
Photograph Collection
Curatorial Collection
Wheatland Collection
Wheatland Mansion
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May 2020 PastPerfect Conversion
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Other Number
MG-0096, Folder 061, Item 02
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