- Collection
- Gun Collection
- Title
- Henry Gibbs Long Rifle
- Description
- Pennsylvania Long Rifle; percussion cap; curly maple stock; iron barrel stamped "H. GIBBS" on top of barrel. Brass fittings and patch box. Some rust on iron and brass parts. Approximately .40 caliber muzzle. 44" barrel with an overall length of 61 inches.
- See notes for information on Gibbs.
- Provenance
- Purchased by donor (Walt Dunlap) at auction in Lancaster County in 1956.
- Year Range From
- 1812
- Year Range To
- 1880
- Made By
- Gibbs, Henry
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- DAC
- Storage Wall
- West Wall
- Storage Cabinet
- Unit 27
- Storage Shelf
- Top Shelf
- People
- Gibbs, Henry
- Search Terms
- Pennsylvania Rifles
- Long rifles
- Rifles
- Object Name
- Rifle, Long
- Material
- Wood, Brass, Steel
- Height (cm)
- 10.16
- Height (ft)
- 0.3333333333
- Height (in)
- 4
- Length (cm)
- 154.94
- Length (ft)
- 5.0833333333
- Length (in)
- 61
- Condition
- Good
- Condition Notes
- Some rust or iron and brass parts.
- Object ID
- 2021.020.001
- Notes
- Henry Gibb Sr. and his son Henry Gibb were Lancaster City gunsmiths active for most of the nineteenth century. The father from 1812 until 1843 and the son from 1843 until 1880.
- Place of Origin
- Lancaster
- Credit
- Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
- Accession Number
- 2021.020
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- Collection
- Wheatland
- Description
- Sterling silver cake server inscribed with initials J.B. (James Buchanan) on the handle's front near the top.
- Provenance
- Buchanan, James
- To 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
- 1820
- Year Range To
- 1840
- Last Owner
- Buchanan, James
- Storage Location
- Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Second Floor Hall
- Storage Wall
- West Wall
- Storage Cabinet
- Linen Closet
- Storage Shelf
- Shelf 2
- Search Terms
- Buchanan Collections
- Cake servers
- Harriet Lane Johnston
- James Buchanan
- James Buchanan Presidential Library
- Silver
- Inscription Position
- Handle front near top
- Inscription Technique
- Etched
- Inscription Text
- JB (James Buchanan)
- Inscription Type
- Inscription
- Object Name
- Server, Cake
- Material
- Sterling Silver
- Makers Mark
- Silver marks not yet identified. P. Clarke 10/15/21
- Length (cm)
- 33.02
- Length (ft)
- 1.0833333333
- Length (in)
- 13
- Condition
- Excellent
- Condition Date
- 2021-10-15
- Object ID
- W.1998.001.004
- Credit
- Sebrell Family
- Accession Number
- W.1998.001
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- Collection
- Wheatland
- Description
- Sterling silver serving fork inscribed with initials, J.B. (James Buchanan) on the handle's front near top.
- Provenance
- Buchanan, James
- To 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
- 1820
- Year Range To
- 1840
- Last Owner
- Buchanan, James
- Storage Location
- Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Second Floor Hall
- Storage Wall
- West Wall
- Storage Cabinet
- Linen Closet
- Storage Shelf
- Shelf 2
- Search Terms
- James Buchanan Presidential Library
- Inscription Position
- Back on handle
- Inscription Technique
- Etched
- Inscription Text
- Silver marks not yet identified. P. Clarke 10/15/21
- Inscription Type
- Hallmark
- Object Name
- Fork, Serving
- Material
- Silver
- Length (cm)
- 27.94
- Length (ft)
- 0.9166666667
- Length (in)
- 11
- Condition
- Excellent
- Condition Date
- 2021-10-15
- Object ID
- W.1998.001.005
- Credit
- Sebrell Family
- Accession Number
- W.1998.001
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- Collection
- Wheatland
- Description
- Small silver spoon for serving nuts. Bowl is pierced with scalloped edges.
- Provenance
- Buchanan, James
- To 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
- 1820
- Year Range To
- 1840
- Last Owner
- Buchanan, James
- Storage Location
- Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Second Floor Hall
- Storage Wall
- West Wall
- Storage Cabinet
- Linen Closet
- Storage Shelf
- Shelf 2
- Search Terms
- James Buchanan Presidential Library
- Inscription Position
- Back of handle
- Inscription Technique
- Etched
- Inscription Text
- Silver marks not yet identified. P. Clarke, 10/16/21.
- Inscription Type
- Hallmark
- Object Name
- Spoon, Serving
- Material
- Silver
- Length (cm)
- 11.43
- Length (ft)
- 0.375
- Length (in)
- 4.5
- Condition
- Good
- Condition Date
- 2021-10-15
- Object ID
- W.1998.001.006
- Credit
- Sebrell Family
- Accession Number
- W.1998.001
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- Collection
- Wheatland
- Description
- Silver dome shaped cover. Silver surface decorated with inscribed floral patterns on both sides of the dome. One one side the floral decor also features the inscribed letters JB.
- Provenance
- Buchanan, James
- To Johnston, Harriet Lane
- To Lane, John Newton (nephew)
- To Fay, Patty Lane Fay (daughter)
- To Sebrell, Patty Lane Fay (PL Fay daughter) To James Buchanan Foundation
- LancasterHistory
- Year Range From
- 1825
- Year Range To
- 1840
- Last Owner
- Buchanan, James
- Storage Location
- Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Dining Room
- Storage Wall
- West Wall
- Storage Cabinet
- Sideboard
- Storage Shelf
- Bottom Shelf
- Storage Drawer
- Left Cabinet
- Search Terms
- James Buchanan Presidential Library
- Inscription Position
- Side of dome
- Inscription Text
- JB on one side with floral designs on both sides
- Inscription Type
- Inscription
- Object Name
- Cover, Serving Vessel
- Material
- Silver
- Height (cm)
- 22.86
- Height (ft)
- 0.75
- Height (in)
- 9
- Length (cm)
- 34.29
- Length (ft)
- 1.125
- Length (in)
- 13.5
- Width (cm)
- 26.67
- Width (ft)
- 0.875
- Width (in)
- 10.5
- Depth (cm)
- 15.24
- Depth (ft)
- 0.5
- Depth (in)
- 6
- Condition
- Good
- Condition Date
- 2021-11-11
- Condition Notes
- Good condition with minor tarnish
- Object ID
- W.1998.001.017
- Credit
- Sebrell Family
- Accession Number
- W.1998.001
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- Collection
- Wheatland
- Description
- One of eleven pieces from James Buchanan's French Parisian Pink dinner service. Designed and decorated by Jean-Pierre Feuillet in Paris at his studio on rue de la Paix no. 20.
- The cup has a painted winter scene of a man and dog with a bridge and house in background. The sides and back are pink with a gilt rim, cup interior, handle and foot trim. Bottom has designer's signature.
- Made by the Nast or Darte Freres factory. Jean-Pierre Feuillet, designer.
- Provenance
- French Ambassador, Louis Adolphe Aimé Fourier, comte de Bacourt
- James Buchanan
- James Buchanan Henry
- Sidney Morgan Henry
- Sidney Morgan Henry, Jr.
- Olivia Peters Henry
- Year Range From
- 1814
- Year Range To
- 1825
- Made By
- Nast or Darte Freres
- Last Owner
- Buchanan, James
- Storage Location
- Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Dining Room
- Storage Wall
- Southwest Wall
- Storage Cabinet
- Built-in Cupboard
- Storage Shelf
- Shelf 1
- People
- Bacourt, Louis Adolphe Aimé Fourier de
- Buchanan, James
- Feuillet, Jean-Pierre
- Henry, James Buchanan
- Henry, Olivia Peters
- Henry, Sidney Morgan
- Henry, Sidney Morgan, Jr.
- Inscription Position
- Bottom
- Inscription Text
- Feuillet, rue de la Paix, no. 20
- Inscription Type
- Signature
- Object Name
- Cup, Demitasse
- Material
- Porcelain
- Height (cm)
- 6.35
- Height (ft)
- 0.2083333333
- Height (in)
- 2.5
- Diameter (cm)
- 6.35
- Diameter (ft)
- 0.2083333333
- Diameter (in)
- 2.5
- Condition
- Good
- Condition Date
- 2021-12-22
- Object ID
- W.1998.003.092
- Place of Origin
- Paris, France
- Accession Number
- W.1998.003
Images
- Collection
- Wheatland
- Description
- One of eleven pieces from James Buchanan's French Parisian Pink dinner service. Designed and decorated by Jean-Pierre Feuillet in Paris at his studio on rue de la Paix no. 20. Demitasse saucer has central gold medallion and gilt cavetto below a wide pink band within a gilt edge. On bottom is the decorator's signature.
- Made by Nast or Darte Freres factory. Jean-Pierre Feuillet, designer.
- Provenance
- French Ambassador, Louis Adolphe Aimé Fourier, comte de Bacourt
- James Buchanan
- James Buchanan Henry
- Sidney Morgan Henry
- Sidney Morgan Henry, Jr.
- Olivia Peters Henry
- Year Range From
- 1814
- Year Range To
- 1825
- Made By
- Nast or Darte Freres
- Last Owner
- Buchanan, James
- Storage Location
- Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Dining Room
- Storage Wall
- Southwest Wall
- Storage Cabinet
- Built-in Cupboard
- Storage Shelf
- Shelf 1
- People
- Bacourt, Louis Adolphe Aimé Fourier de
- Buchanan, James
- Feuillet, Jean-Pierre
- Henry, James Buchanan
- Henry, Olivia Peters
- Henry, Sidney Morgan
- Henry, Sidney Morgan, Jr.
- Inscription Position
- Bottom
- Inscription Text
- Feuillet, rue de la Paix, no. 20
- Inscription Type
- Signature
- Object Name
- Saucer, Demitasse
- Material
- Porcelain
- Depth (cm)
- 6.35
- Depth (ft)
- 0.2083333333
- Depth (in)
- 2.5
- Diameter (cm)
- 12.7
- Diameter (ft)
- 0.4166666667
- Diameter (in)
- 5
- Condition
- Good
- Condition Date
- 2021-12-22
- Object ID
- W.1998.003.093
- Place of Origin
- Paris, France
- Accession Number
- W.1998.003
Images
- Collection
- Wheatland
- Description
- One of eleven pieces from James Buchanan's French Parisian Pink dinner service. Designed and decorated by Jean-Pierre Feuillet in Paris at his studio on rue de la Paix no. 20. This service bowl has a floral center painted in a naturalistic palette in shades of yellow, green, blue and tan within a gilt cavetto below a wide pink band within a gilt edge.
- Nast or Darte Freres factory. Jean-Pierre Feuillet, designer.
- Provenance
- French Ambassador, Louis Adolphe Aimé Fourier, comte de Bacourt
- James Buchanan
- James Buchanan Henry
- Sidney Morgan Henry
- Sidney Morgan Henry, Jr.
- Olivia Peters Henry
- Year Range From
- 1814
- Year Range To
- 1825
- Made By
- Nast or Darte Freres
- Last Owner
- Buchanan, James
- Storage Location
- Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Dining Room
- Storage Wall
- Southwest Wall
- Storage Cabinet
- Built-in Cupboard
- Storage Shelf
- Shelf 1
- People
- Bacourt, Louis Adolphe Aimé Fourier de
- Buchanan, James
- Feuillet, Jean-Pierre
- Henry, James Buchanan
- Henry, Olivia Peters
- Henry, Sidney Morgan
- Henry, Sidney Morgan, Jr.
- Inscription Position
- Bottom
- Inscription Text
- Feuillet, rue de la Paix, no. 20
- Inscription Type
- Signature
- Object Name
- Bowl, Bouillon
- Material
- Porcelain
- Height (cm)
- 4.445
- Height (ft)
- 0.1458333333
- Height (in)
- 1.75
- Diameter (cm)
- 21.59
- Diameter (ft)
- 0.7083333333
- Diameter (in)
- 8.5
- Condition
- Good
- Condition Date
- 2021-12-22
- Object ID
- W.1998.003.094
- Place of Origin
- Paris, France
- Accession Number
- W.1998.003
Images
- Collection
- Wheatland
- Description
- One of eleven pieces from James Buchanan's French Parisian Pink dinner service. Designed and decorated by Jean-Pierre Feuillet in Paris at his studio on rue de la Paix no. 20. This service bowl has a landscape scene with a castle, a waterfall and two people fishing in shades of green, blue and tan within a gilt cavetto below a wide pink band within a gilt edge.
- Made by Nast or Darte Freres factory. Jean-Pierre Feuillet, designer.
- Provenance
- French Ambassador, Louis Adolphe Aimé Fourier, comte de Bacourt
- James Buchanan
- James Buchanan Henry
- Sidney Morgan Henry
- Sidney Morgan Henry, Jr.
- Olivia Peters Henry
- Year Range From
- 1814
- Year Range To
- 1825
- Made By
- Nast or Darte Freres
- Last Owner
- Buchanan, James
- Storage Location
- Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Dining Room
- Storage Wall
- Southwest Wall
- Storage Cabinet
- Built-in Cupboard
- Storage Shelf
- Shelf 1
- People
- Bacourt, Louis Adolphe Aimé Fourier de
- Buchanan, James
- Feuillet, Jean-Pierre
- Henry, James Buchanan
- Henry, Olivia Peters
- Henry, Sidney Morgan
- Henry, Sidney Morgan, Jr.
- Inscription Position
- Bottom
- Inscription Text
- Feuillet, rue de la Paix, no. 20
- Inscription Type
- Signature
- Object Name
- Bowl, Bouillon
- Material
- Porcelain
- Height (cm)
- 4.445
- Height (ft)
- 0.1458333333
- Height (in)
- 1.75
- Diameter (cm)
- 21.59
- Diameter (ft)
- 0.7083333333
- Diameter (in)
- 8.5
- Condition
- Fair
- Condition Date
- 2021-12-22
- Condition Notes
- Chip on gilt rim
- Object ID
- W.1998.003.095
- Place of Origin
- Paris, France
- Accession Number
- W.1998.003
Images
- Collection
- Wheatland
- Description
- One of eleven pieces from James Buchanan's French Parisian Pink dinner service. Designed and decorated by Jean-Pierre Feuillet in Paris at his studio on rue de la Paix no. 20. This dessert dish has a floral hand-painted scene in a natural palette in shades of red, orange, yellow, blue and green within a gilt cavetto below a wide pink band within a gilt edge.
- Made by Nast or Darte Freres factory. Jean-Pierre Feuillet, designer.
- Provenance
- French Ambassador, Louis Adolphe Aimé Fourier, comte de Bacourt
- James Buchanan
- James Buchanan Henry
- Sidney Morgan Henry
- Sidney Morgan Henry, Jr.
- Olivia Peters Henry
- Year Range From
- 1814
- Year Range To
- 1825
- Made By
- Nast or Darte Freres
- Last Owner
- Buchanan, James
- Storage Location
- Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Dining Room
- Storage Wall
- Southwest Wall
- Storage Cabinet
- Built-in Cupboard
- Storage Shelf
- Shelf 1
- People
- Bacourt, Louis Adolphe Aimé Fourier de
- Buchanan, James
- Feuillet, Jean-Pierre
- Henry, James Buchanan
- Henry, Olivia Peters
- Henry, Sidney Morgan
- Henry, Sidney Morgan, Jr.
- Inscription Position
- Bottom
- Inscription Text
- Feuillet, rue de la Paix, no. 20
- Inscription Type
- Signature
- Object Name
- Dish, Dessert
- Material
- Porcelain
- Height (cm)
- 2.54
- Height (ft)
- 0.0833333333
- Height (in)
- 1
- Diameter (cm)
- 17.145
- Diameter (ft)
- 0.5625
- Diameter (in)
- 6.75
- Condition
- Good
- Condition Date
- 2021-12-22
- Object ID
- W.1998.003.096
- Place of Origin
- Paris, France
- Accession Number
- W.1998.003
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