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Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
W.1998.001.009
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Collection
Wheatland
Description
Gold brooch with glass cover encasing 2-3 locks of braided hair and one wisp of hair on back of brooch. Engraving on brooch reads: "Mary aged 10 months; Jennie aged 3 years, 2 months, 12 days; Willie aged 1 year, 2 months, 3 days."
These were the first three of seven children to James B & Martha J. Lane, to which Harriet Lane was aunt.
Provenance
Johnston, Harriet Lane
To Lane, John Newton (son of James B. Lane) To Fay, Patty Lane (Daughter of JB Lane)
To Sebrell, Patty Lane Fay (Daughter of PL Fay)
To James Buchanan Foundation
LancasterHistory.
Year Range From
1851
Year Range To
1863
Last Owner
Johnston, Harriet Lane
Storage Location
Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Second Floor Hall
Storage Wall
West Wall
Storage Cabinet
Linen Closet
Storage Shelf
Shelf 2
People
Johnston, Harriet Lane
Lane, Mary
Lane, William
Lane, Jane "Jennie"
Lane, John Newton
Fay, Patty Lane
Sebrell, Patty Lane Fay
Search Terms
Jewelry
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Inscription Position
On back of Brooch
Inscription Technique
Etched
Inscription Text
Mary aged 10 months; Jennie aged 3 years, 2 months, 12 days; Willie aged 1 year, 2 months, 3 days.
Inscription Type
Inscription
Object Name
Brooch
Material
Gold
Height (cm)
5.08
Height (ft)
0.1666666667
Height (in)
2
Width (cm)
5.715
Width (ft)
0.1875
Width (in)
2.25
Depth (cm)
1.27
Depth (ft)
0.0416666667
Depth (in)
0.5
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2021-10-16
Condition Notes
Missing design element on front of brooch
Object ID
W.1998.001.009
Credit
Sebrell Family
Accession Number
W.1998.001
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Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
W.1998.001.012a-b
Collection
Wheatland
Description
A gold ball-shaped pendant on a gold chain. The pendant has several openings revealing the locks of hair, whose hair it belonged to and the year of their death: Mother 1839, Father 1840, Mary 1855, Eskridge 1857 and James 1863.
Provenance
Johnston, Harriet Lane
To Lane, John Newton (son of James B. Lane) To Fay, Patty Lane (Daughter of JB Lane)
To Sebrell, Patty Lane Fay (Daughter of PL Fay)
To James Buchanan Foundation
LancasterHistory.
Year Range From
1863
Year Range To
1864
Last Owner
Johnston, Harriet Lane
Storage Location
Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Second Floor Hall
Storage Wall
West Wall
Storage Cabinet
Linen Closet
Storage Shelf
Shelf 2
People
Baker, Mary Lane
Fay, Patty Lane
Johnston, Harriet Lane
Lane, Elliott Eskridge
Lane, Elliott Toll
Lane, James Buchanan
Lane, Jane Buchanan
Lane, John Newton
Sebrell, Patty Lane Fay
Search Terms
Jewelry
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Object Name
Pendant
Material
Gold
Length (cm)
66.04
Length (ft)
2.1666666667
Length (in)
26
Dimension Details
Length of chain
Condition
Good
Condition Date
1998-02-09
Object ID
W.1998.001.012a-b
Credit
Sebrell Family
Accession Number
W.1998.001
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