Inventory of the county archives of Pennsylvania: Lehigh County
https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo7198
- Corporate Author
- Lehigh County (Pa.). Board of County Commissioners.
- Date of Publication
- 1946.
- Call Number
- 974.827 P415
- Corporate Author
- Lehigh County (Pa.). Board of County Commissioners.
- Place of Publication
- Allentown, Pa
- Publisher
- The Board of County Commissioners,
- Date of Publication
- 1946.
- Physical Description
- 1 p. β., v-ix, 262 p. illus. (maps) 23 cm.
- Notes
- Prepared with the cooperation of the Pennsylvania Historical Records Survey.
- Bibliography: p. 244-248.
- Additional Corporate Author
- Historical Records Survey of Pennsylvania.
- Location
- Lancaster History Library - Book
- Call Number
- 974.827 P415
Berks County : a governmental picture and a brief historic review
https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo6025
- Corporate Author
- Berks County (Pa.). Board of County Commissioners.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Date of Publication
- c1959.
- Call Number
- 974.816 B513
- Corporate Author
- Berks County (Pa.). Board of County Commissioners.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication
- Reading, Pa
- Date of Publication
- c1959.
- Physical Description
- 120 p. : illus., ports., col. maps ; 23 cm.
- Notes
- Bibliography: p. 2.
- Location
- Lancaster History Library - Book
- Call Number
- 974.816 B513
- Collection
- Wheatland
- Description
- Walnut side chairs featuring intricately carved scroll design on the cresting rail. A solid splat extends through the center of the back and joins a horizontal member above the rear seat rail. The front of the skirt is plain with a serpentine shape surmounting fully formed Louis XV cabriole legs with floral motif carvings at the top. Upholstered seat originally had leather; current seat cover is black fabric.
- Provenance
- James Buchanan
- Purchased at auction by Mrs. Lacey Thorogood
- Sold to Mrs. Lee Kennerly Beauchamp
- Bequeathed to Mrs. Nellie E. Houck
- Bequeathed to Elizabeth White Houck
- To James Buchanan Foundation
- Year Range From
- 1830
- Year Range To
- 1855
- Last Owner
- Buchanan, James
- Storage Location
- Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Dining Room
- Storage Wall
- Room Center
- People
- Buchanan, James
- Search Terms
- James Buchanan Presidential Library
- Object Name
- Chair, Side
- Material
- Walnut
- Height (cm)
- 92.075
- Height (ft)
- 3.0208333333
- Height (in)
- 36.25
- Length (cm)
- 92.075
- Length (ft)
- 3.0208333333
- Length (in)
- 36.25
- Width (cm)
- 36.83
- Width (ft)
- 1.2083333333
- Width (in)
- 14.5
- Depth (cm)
- 41.91
- Depth (ft)
- 1.375
- Depth (in)
- 16.5
- Condition
- Good
- Condition Date
- 2022-02-09
- Object ID
- W.1938.006.001
- Place of Origin
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Accession Number
- W.1938.006
Images
- Collection
- Wheatland
- Description
- Walnut side chairs featuring intricately carved scroll design on the cresting rail. A solid splat extends through the center of the back and joins a horizontal member above the rear seat rail. The front of the skirt is plain with a serpentine shape surmounting fully formed Louis XV cabriole legs with floral motif carvings at the top. Upholstered seat originally had leather; current seat cover is black fabric.
- Provenance
- James Buchanan
- Purchased at auction by Mrs. Lacey Thorogood
- Sold to Mrs. Lee Kennerly Beauchamp
- Bequeathed to Mrs. Nellie E. Houck
- Bequeathed to Elizabeth White Houck
- To James Buchanan Foundation
- Year Range From
- 1850
- Year Range To
- 1855
- Last Owner
- Buchanan, James
- Storage Location
- Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Dining Room
- Storage Wall
- Room Center
- People
- Buchanan, James
- Search Terms
- James Buchanan Presidential Library
- Object Name
- Chair, Side
- Material
- Walnut
- Height (cm)
- 92.075
- Height (ft)
- 3.0208333333
- Height (in)
- 36.25
- Length (cm)
- 92.075
- Length (ft)
- 3.0208333333
- Length (in)
- 36.25
- Width (cm)
- 36.83
- Width (ft)
- 1.2083333333
- Width (in)
- 14.5
- Depth (cm)
- 41.91
- Depth (ft)
- 1.375
- Depth (in)
- 16.5
- Condition
- Good
- Condition Date
- 2022-02-09
- Object ID
- W.1938.006.002
- Place of Origin
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Accession Number
- W.1938.006
Images
- Collection
- Wheatland
- Description
- Walnut side chairs featuring intricately carved scroll design on the cresting rail. A solid splat extends through the center of the back and joins a horizontal member above the rear seat rail. The front of the skirt is plain with a serpentine shape surmounting fully formed Louis XV cabriole legs with floral motif carvings at the top. Upholstered seat originally had leather; current seat cover is black fabric.
- Provenance
- James Buchanan
- Purchased at auction by Mrs. Lacey Thorogood
- Sold to Mrs. Lee Kennerly Beauchamp
- Bequeathed to Mrs. Nellie E. Houck
- Bequeathed to Elizabeth White Houck
- To James Buchanan Foundation
- Year Range From
- 1850
- Year Range To
- 1855
- Last Owner
- Buchanan, James
- Storage Location
- Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Dining Room
- Storage Wall
- Room Center
- People
- Buchanan, James
- Search Terms
- James Buchanan Presidential Library
- Object Name
- Chair, Side
- Material
- Walnut
- Height (cm)
- 92.075
- Height (ft)
- 3.0208333333
- Height (in)
- 36.25
- Length (cm)
- 92.075
- Length (ft)
- 3.0208333333
- Length (in)
- 36.25
- Width (cm)
- 36.83
- Width (ft)
- 1.2083333333
- Width (in)
- 14.5
- Depth (cm)
- 41.91
- Depth (ft)
- 1.375
- Depth (in)
- 16.5
- Condition
- Good
- Condition Date
- 2022-02-09
- Object ID
- W.1938.006.003
- Place of Origin
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Accession Number
- W.1938.006
Images
- Collection
- Wheatland
- Description
- Walnut side chairs featuring intricately carved scroll design on the cresting rail. A solid splat extends through the center of the back and joins a horizontal member above the rear seat rail. The front of the skirt is plain with a serpentine shape surmounting fully formed Louis XV cabriole legs with floral motif carvings at the top. Upholstered seat originally had leather; current seat cover is black fabric.
- Provenance
- James Buchanan
- Purchased at auction by Mrs. Lacey Thorogood
- Sold to Mrs. Lee Kennerly Beauchamp
- Bequeathed to Mrs. Nellie E. Houck
- Bequeathed to Elizabeth White Houck
- To James Buchanan Foundation
- Year Range From
- 1850
- Year Range To
- 1855
- Last Owner
- Buchanan, James
- Storage Location
- Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Dining Room
- Storage Wall
- Room Center
- People
- Buchanan, James
- Search Terms
- James Buchanan Presidential Library
- Object Name
- Chair, Side
- Material
- Walnut
- Height (cm)
- 92.075
- Height (ft)
- 3.0208333333
- Height (in)
- 36.25
- Length (cm)
- 92.075
- Length (ft)
- 3.0208333333
- Length (in)
- 36.25
- Width (cm)
- 36.83
- Width (ft)
- 1.2083333333
- Width (in)
- 14.5
- Depth (cm)
- 41.91
- Depth (ft)
- 1.375
- Depth (in)
- 16.5
- Condition
- Good
- Condition Date
- 2022-02-09
- Object ID
- W.1938.006.004
- Place of Origin
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Accession Number
- W.1938.006
Images
- Collection
- Wheatland
- Description
- Walnut side chairs featuring intricately carved scroll design on the cresting rail. A solid splat extends through the center of the back and joins a horizontal member above the rear seat rail. The front of the skirt is plain with a serpentine shape surmounting fully formed Louis XV cabriole legs with floral motif carvings at the top. Upholstered seat originally had leather; current seat cover is black fabric.
- Provenance
- James Buchanan
- Purchased at auction by Mrs. Lacey Thorogood
- Sold to Mrs. Lee Kennerly Beauchamp
- Bequeathed to Mrs. Nellie E. Houck
- Bequeathed to Elizabeth White Houck
- To James Buchanan Foundation
- Year Range From
- 1850
- Year Range To
- 1855
- Last Owner
- Buchanan, James
- Storage Location
- Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Dining Room
- Storage Wall
- Room Center
- People
- Buchanan, James
- Search Terms
- James Buchanan Presidential Library
- Object Name
- Chair, Side
- Material
- Walnut
- Height (cm)
- 92.075
- Height (ft)
- 3.0208333333
- Height (in)
- 36.25
- Length (cm)
- 92.075
- Length (ft)
- 3.0208333333
- Length (in)
- 36.25
- Width (cm)
- 36.83
- Width (ft)
- 1.2083333333
- Width (in)
- 14.5
- Depth (cm)
- 41.91
- Depth (ft)
- 1.375
- Depth (in)
- 16.5
- Condition
- Good
- Condition Date
- 2022-02-09
- Object ID
- W.1938.006.005
- Place of Origin
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Accession Number
- W.1938.006
Images
- Collection
- Wheatland
- Description
- Walnut side chairs featuring intricately carved scroll design on the cresting rail. A solid splat extends through the center of the back and joins a horizontal member above the rear seat rail. The front of the skirt is plain with a serpentine shape surmounting fully formed Louis XV cabriole legs with floral motif carvings at the top. Upholstered seat originally had leather; current seat cover is black fabric.
- Provenance
- James Buchanan
- Purchased at auction by Mrs. Lacey Thorogood
- Sold to Mrs. Lee Kennerly Beauchamp
- Bequeathed to Mrs. Nellie E. Houck
- Bequeathed to Elizabeth White Houck
- To James Buchanan Foundation
- Year Range From
- 1850
- Year Range To
- 1855
- Last Owner
- Buchanan, James
- Storage Location
- Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Dining Room
- Storage Wall
- Room Center
- People
- Buchanan, James
- Search Terms
- James Buchanan Presidential Library
- Object Name
- Chair, Side
- Material
- Walnut
- Height (cm)
- 92.075
- Height (ft)
- 3.0208333333
- Height (in)
- 36.25
- Length (cm)
- 92.075
- Length (ft)
- 3.0208333333
- Length (in)
- 36.25
- Width (cm)
- 36.83
- Width (ft)
- 1.2083333333
- Width (in)
- 14.5
- Depth (cm)
- 41.91
- Depth (ft)
- 1.375
- Depth (in)
- 16.5
- Condition
- Good
- Condition Date
- 2022-02-09
- Object ID
- W.1938.006.006
- Accession Number
- W.1938.006
Images
- Collection
- Wheatland
- Description
- A soup bowl that is part of the Parisian Pink china purchased by James Buchanan while serving as the U.S. Secretary of State from the French Ambassador, Louis Adolphe Aimé Fourier, comte de Bacourt.
- Nast or Darte Freres factory. Jean-Pierre Feuillet, designer.
- Provenance
- French Ambassador, Louis Adolphe Aimé Fourier, comte de Bacourt
- to James Buchanan
- to James Buchanan Henry
- Year Range From
- 1814
- Year Range To
- 1825
- Made By
- Feuillet, Jean-Pierre
- Last Owner
- Buchanan, James
- Storage Location
- Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Dining Room
- Storage Wall
- Southwest Wall
- Storage Cabinet
- Built-in Cupboard
- Storage Shelf
- Top Shelf
- Search Terms
- James Buchanan Presidential Library
- Inscription Position
- Bottom
- Inscription Technique
- Pen and Ink
- Inscription Text
- Feuillet Paris rue de la Paix
- Inscription Type
- Signature
- Object Name
- Bowl, Soup
- Material
- Porcelain
- Makers Mark
- Mark applied over glaze, therefore some of the objects no longer have the designer's signature
- Depth (cm)
- 4.445
- Depth (ft)
- 0.1458333333
- Depth (in)
- 1.75
- Diameter (cm)
- 23.495
- Diameter (ft)
- 0.7708333333
- Diameter (in)
- 9.25
- Condition
- Good
- Condition Date
- 2022-01-27
- Object ID
- W.1995.069.009
- Notes
- Although documentation has not yet been found, it is believed that these pieces of the Parisian Pink set were donated by a Henry Family descendant.
- Place of Origin
- Paris, France
- Accession Number
- W.1995.069
Images
- Collection
- Wheatland
- Description
- A dinner plate that is part of the Parisian Pink china purchased by James Buchanan while serving as the U.S. Secretary of State from the French Ambassador, Louis Adolphe Aimé Fourier, comte de Bacourt.
- Nast or Darte Freres factory. Jean-Pierre Feuillet, designer.
- Provenance
- French Ambassador, Louis Adolphe Aimé Fourier, comte de Bacourt
- to James Buchanan
- to James Buchanan Henry
- Year Range From
- 1814
- Year Range To
- 1825
- Made By
- Feuillet, Jean-Pierre
- Last Owner
- Buchanan, James
- Storage Location
- Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Dining Room
- Storage Wall
- Southwest Wall
- Storage Cabinet
- Built-in Cupboard
- Storage Shelf
- Top Shelf
- Search Terms
- James Buchanan Presidential Library
- Inscription Position
- Bottom
- Inscription Technique
- Pen and Ink
- Inscription Text
- Feuillet Paris rue de la Paix
- Inscription Type
- Signature
- Object Name
- Plate, Dinner
- Material
- Porcelain
- Makers Mark
- Mark applied over glaze, therefore some of the objects no longer have the designer's signature
- Depth (cm)
- 2.54
- Depth (ft)
- 0.0833333333
- Depth (in)
- 1
- Diameter (cm)
- 24.13
- Diameter (ft)
- 0.7916666667
- Diameter (in)
- 9.5
- Condition
- Good
- Condition Date
- 2022-01-27
- Object ID
- W.1995.069.042
- Notes
- Although documentation has not yet been found, it is believed that these pieces of the Parisian Pink set were donated by a Henry Family descendant.
- Place of Origin
- Paris, France
- Accession Number
- W.1995.069
Images
