- Collection
- Wheatland
- Description
- Plaster cast of James Buchanan. Cast was used as model for bronze statue at Meridian Hill Park-Washington D.C. Buchanan is seated in a chair.
- Date Range
- ca 1930
- Creator
- Schuler, Hans
- Last Owner
- Schuler, Hans
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Ware Commons
- Storage Wall
- Northeast Wall
- People
- Buchanan, James
- Subcategory
- Art
- Object Name
- Statue
- Material
- Mixed Media
- Medium
- Statuette
- Height (in)
- 32
- Width (in)
- 19
- Depth (in)
- 24.875
- Condition
- Fair
- Condition Date
- 2023-06-07
- Condition Notes
- Some wearing of the surface
- Object ID
- W.1940.019.001
- Notes
- Artifact was accessioned twice: 98.7
- Place of Origin
- USA
- Signed Name
- yes
- Signature Location
- base of statue
- Accession Number
- W.1940.019
Images
- Collection
- Wheatland
- Description
- Long, wooden handled tool with solid, flat metal end. Iron part is two peices - flat scrapper is 12.25'x 5.5' with the longest edge being sraight and the remaining edge being curved. The scrapper is rivioted to the handle holder which is a bent rod that
- Date Range
- 1700s-1960s
- Storage Location
- Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Middle Attic
- Storage Wall
- Room 1
- Storage Cabinet
- Unit 07
- Subcategory
- Temperature Control Device
- Object Name
- Scraper, Ash
- Material
- Iron, Wood
- Height (in)
- 43.5
- Width (in)
- 12.25
- Depth (in)
- 5.5
- Object ID
- W.35.161
- Notes
- Used to scrape ashes in on a cooking hearth
- Accession Number
- W.35.161
- Collection
- Wheatland
- Description
- Sheet music for the 'Wheatland Polka- Composed & Respectfully Dedicated to James Buchanan President of the US.' This text has swirly designs around it. On bottom half of this front page, drawing of Wheatland with the words 'Wheatland Home of James Buchan
- Date Range
- 1930's
- Year Range From
- 1
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Search Terms
- James Buchanan Presidential Library
- Object Name
- Music, Sheet
- Material
- paper
- Length (in)
- 12
- Width (in)
- 9
- Condition
- Good
- Condition Date
- 2006-03-31
- Object ID
- W.2005.003.001
- Credit
- Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Accession Number
- W.2005.003
- Collection
- Wheatland
- Description
- Plain coarse linen weave hand towel. Machine woven. Hand woven and knotted fringe. 10' borders on either end. Hand drawn work and embroidery in cotton thread. Mostly satin, feather, french knots, outline stitches. White, blue, pink, cream and tan. Drawn
- Year Range From
- 1900
- Year Range To
- 1940
- Storage Location
- Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Second Floor Hall
- Storage Wall
- East Wall
- Storage Cabinet
- Marble Center Table
- Subcategory
- Toilet Article
- Object Name
- Towel, Hand
- Material
- Linen
- Length (in)
- 52
- Width (in)
- 23
- Condition
- Good
- Condition Date
- 2022-07-14
- Condition Notes
- Few frayed stiches. Deep circular imprint in middle where it appears an item was resting atop.
- Object ID
- W.1984.018.001
- Accession Number
- W.1984.018
Images
- Collection
- Wheatland
- Description
- One of two teacups. Inside of cup is lined with gold. Gilt decor forms a wide band on the exterior around the rim that and connects to and covers the handle and a vertical gilt band that connects to the flared foot. The body of the bowl is white with a flower and landscape hand-painted scene.
- Nast or Darte Freres factory, Jean-Pierre Feuillet, designer.
- Provenance
- James Buchanan
- To Edward Y. Buchanan
- To Maria Lois Buchanan Cassatt
- To Lois Cassatt Thayer
- To James Buchanan Foundation
- LancasterHistory
- Year Range From
- 1817
- Year Range To
- 1934
- 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
- Shelf 2
- Search Terms
- James Buchanan Presidential Library
- Inscription Position
- Bottom
- Inscription Technique
- Pen and Ink
- Inscription Text
- Fiuillet rue de la Paix no. 20.
- Inscription Type
- Signature
- Object Name
- Teacup
- Material
- Porcelain
- Makers Mark
- Mark applied over glaze, therefore some of the ojects no longer have the designer's signature
- Height (cm)
- 6.35
- Height (ft)
- 0.2083333333
- Height (in)
- 2.5
- Condition
- Good
- Condition Date
- 2023-04-03
- Object ID
- W.1935.010.010
- Notes
- In 1995 the JBF staff assigned the Object ID W.95.69.2 to this Compote as a FIC probably because original paper records were not found.
- In March 2023 the paper file has been found that identifies Lois Cassatt Thayer as the donor in 1935. Mrs. Thayer was the daughter to Alexander Cassatt and his wife, Maria Lois Buchanan Cassatt. Maria Lois Buchanan was the daughter to Rev. Dr. Edward Y. Buchanan, the youngest sibling to President James Buchanan.
- Place of Origin
- Paris, France
- Accession Number
- W.1935.010
Images
- Collection
- Wheatland
- Description
- One of three demitasse cups. Inside of cup is lined with gilt decor that extends over the cup's rim. The rim gilding connects to two vertical gilt bands and a band around the base forming a frame around varied handpainted landscape scenes; the cup handle is also gilded. The remainder of the outer body has a solid pink hue.
- Nast or Darte Freres factory. Jean-Pierre Feuillet, designer.
- Provenance
- Buchanan, James
- To Johnston, Harriet Lane
- To Fay, Patty Lane
- To Eldridge, Patty Lane Fay
- To James Buchanan Foundation
- LancasterHistory
- Year Range From
- 1817
- Year Range To
- 1934
- 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
- Shelf 3
- Search Terms
- James Buchanan Presidential Library
- Inscription Position
- Bottom
- Inscription Technique
- Pen and Ink
- Inscription Text
- Fiullet rue dela Paix no 20
- Inscription Type
- Signature
- Object Name
- Cup, Demitasse
- Material
- Porcelain
- Makers Mark
- Mark applied over glaze, therefore some of the ojects no longer have the designer's signature
- Height (cm)
- 6.35
- Height (ft)
- 0.2083333333
- Height (in)
- 2.5
- Depth (cm)
- 5.3975
- Depth (ft)
- 0.1770833333
- Depth (in)
- 2.125
- Diameter (cm)
- 6.35
- Diameter (ft)
- 0.2083333333
- Diameter (in)
- 2.5
- Condition
- Fair
- Condition Date
- 2023-04-14
- Condition Notes
- Inside lip of the cup has a large chip missing.
- Object ID
- W.1963.002.025
- Notes
- In 1995 the JBF staff assigned the Object ID W.95.69.2 to this Compote as a FIC probably because original paper records were not found.
- In March 2023 the paper file has been found that identifies Patty Lane Fayer Eldridge as the donor in September 1963. Mrs. James W. Eldridge was the daughter to Patty Lane Fay and the great niece to Harriet Lane Johnston. Patty Lane Fay was daughter to James Buchanan Lane, the first-born to Jane Buchanan Lane, President James Buchanan's sister.
- Place of Origin
- Paris, France
- Accession Number
- W.1963.002
Images
- Collection
- Wheatland
- Description
- Mahogany library bookcase steps with three gilt tooled leather treads. The legs and risers feature ball and rings turnings terminating on peg feet.
- Year Range From
- 1890
- Year Range To
- 1930
- Storage Location
- Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Sitting Room
- Storage Wall
- Southwest Wall
- Object Name
- Step, Library
- Material
- Mahogany
- Height (cm)
- 5.08
- Height (ft)
- 0.1666666667
- Height (in)
- 2
- Depth (cm)
- 67.31
- Depth (ft)
- 2.2083333333
- Depth (in)
- 26.5
- Dimension Details
- Tread Measurements: 26.67 cm deep x 52.3875 cm wide
- Condition
- Excellent
- Condition Date
- 2023-05-01
- Object ID
- W.2005.001.001
- Accession Number
- W.2005.001
Images
- Collection
- Wheatland
- Description
- One of 12 linen napkins. Square white damask cloth with two finished edges and two hemmed edges. Woven in white with cross-grain threads, central design circle of folded continuous ribbon with garlands of roses and bead-like strands 'hanging' from it. Embroidered 'B' at the corner of each napkin.
- Year Range From
- 1930
- Year Range To
- 1950
- Storage Location
- Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Dining Room
- Storage Wall
- Room Center
- Storage Cabinet
- Dining Table
- Object Name
- Napkin
- Material
- Linen
- Height (cm)
- 62.23
- Height (ft)
- 2.0416666667
- Height (in)
- 24.5
- Width (cm)
- 62.23
- Width (ft)
- 2.0416666667
- Width (in)
- 24.5
- Condition
- Good
- Condition Date
- 2022-01-26
- Object ID
- W.1989.091.002
- Accession Number
- W.1989.091
Images
- Collection
- Wheatland
- Description
- One of 12 linen napkins. Square white damask cloth with two finished edges and two hemmed edges. Woven in white with cross-grain threads, central design circle of folded continuous ribbon with garlands of roses and bead-like strands 'hanging' from it. Embroidered 'B' at the corner of each napkin.
- Year Range From
- 1930
- Year Range To
- 1950
- Storage Location
- Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
- Object Name
- Napkin
- Material
- Linen
- Height (cm)
- 62.23
- Height (ft)
- 2.0416666667
- Height (in)
- 24.5
- Width (cm)
- 62.23
- Width (ft)
- 2.0416666667
- Width (in)
- 24.5
- Condition
- Good
- Condition Date
- 2022-01-26
- Object ID
- W.1989.091.003
- Accession Number
- W.1989.091
Images
- Collection
- Wheatland
- Description
- One of 12 linen napkins. Square white damask cloth with two finished edges and two hemmed edges. Woven in white with cross-grain threads, central design circle of folded continuous ribbon with garlands of roses and bead-like strands 'hanging' from it. Embroidered 'B' at the corner of each napkin.
- Year Range From
- 1930
- Year Range To
- 1950
- Storage Location
- Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Dining Room
- Storage Wall
- Room Center
- Storage Cabinet
- Dining Table
- Object Name
- Napkin
- Material
- Linen
- Height (cm)
- 62.23
- Height (ft)
- 2.0416666667
- Height (in)
- 24.5
- Width (cm)
- 62.23
- Width (ft)
- 2.0416666667
- Width (in)
- 24.5
- Condition
- Good
- Condition Date
- 2022-01-26
- Object ID
- W.1989.091.004
- Accession Number
- W.1989.091
Images
- Collection
- Wheatland
- Description
- One of 12 linen napkins. Square white damask cloth with two finished edges and two hemmed edges. Woven in white with cross-grain threads, central design circle of folded continuous ribbon with garlands of roses and bead-like strands 'hanging' from it. Embroidered 'B' at the corner of each napkin.
- Year Range From
- 1930
- Year Range To
- 1950
- Storage Location
- Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
- Object Name
- Napkin
- Material
- Linen
- Height (cm)
- 62.23
- Height (ft)
- 2.0416666667
- Height (in)
- 24.5
- Width (cm)
- 62.23
- Width (ft)
- 2.0416666667
- Width (in)
- 24.5
- Condition
- Good
- Condition Date
- 2022-01-26
- Object ID
- W.1989.091.005
- Accession Number
- W.1989.091
Images
- Collection
- Wheatland
- Description
- One of 12 linen napkins. Square white damask cloth with two finished edges and two hemmed edges. Woven in white with cross-grain threads, central design circle of folded continuous ribbon with garlands of roses and bead-like strands 'hanging' from it. Embroidered 'B' at the corner of each napkin.
- Year Range From
- 1930
- Year Range To
- 1950
- Storage Location
- Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Dining Room
- Storage Wall
- Room Center
- Storage Cabinet
- Dining table
- Object Name
- Napkin
- Material
- Linen
- Height (cm)
- 62.23
- Height (ft)
- 2.0416666667
- Height (in)
- 24.5
- Width (cm)
- 62.23
- Width (ft)
- 2.0416666667
- Width (in)
- 24.5
- Condition
- Good
- Condition Date
- 2022-01-26
- Object ID
- W.1989.091.006
- Accession Number
- W.1989.091
Images
- Collection
- Wheatland
- Description
- One of 12 linen napkins. Square white damask cloth with two finished edges and two hemmed edges. Woven in white with cross-grain threads, central design circle of folded continuous ribbon with garlands of roses and bead-like strands 'hanging' from it. Embroidered 'B' at the corner of each napkin.
- Year Range From
- 1930
- Year Range To
- 1950
- Storage Location
- Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Dining Room
- Storage Wall
- Room Center
- Storage Cabinet
- Dining table
- Object Name
- Napkin
- Material
- Linen
- Height (cm)
- 62.23
- Height (ft)
- 2.0416666667
- Height (in)
- 24.5
- Width (cm)
- 62.23
- Width (ft)
- 2.0416666667
- Width (in)
- 24.5
- Condition
- Good
- Condition Date
- 2022-01-26
- Object ID
- W.1989.091.008
- Accession Number
- W.1989.091
Images
- Collection
- Wheatland
- Description
- One of 12 linen napkins. Square white damask cloth with two finished edges and two hemmed edges. Woven in white with cross-grain threads, central design circle of folded continuous ribbon with garlands of roses and bead-like strands 'hanging' from it. Embroidered 'B' at the corner of each napkin.
- Year Range From
- 1930
- Year Range To
- 1950
- Storage Location
- Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Dining Room
- Storage Wall
- Room Center
- Storage Cabinet
- Dining table
- Object Name
- Napkin
- Material
- Linen
- Height (cm)
- 62.23
- Height (ft)
- 2.0416666667
- Height (in)
- 24.5
- Width (cm)
- 62.23
- Width (ft)
- 2.0416666667
- Width (in)
- 24.5
- Condition
- Good
- Condition Date
- 2022-01-26
- Object ID
- W.1989.091.009
- Accession Number
- W.1989.091
Images
- Collection
- Wheatland
- Description
- One of 12 linen napkins. Square white damask cloth with two finished edges and two hemmed edges. Woven in white with cross-grain threads, central design circle of folded continuous ribbon with garlands of roses and bead-like strands 'hanging' from it. Embroidered 'B' at the corner of each napkin.
- Year Range From
- 1930
- Year Range To
- 1950
- Storage Location
- Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
- Object Name
- Napkin
- Material
- Linen
- Height (cm)
- 62.23
- Height (ft)
- 2.0416666667
- Height (in)
- 24.5
- Width (cm)
- 62.23
- Width (ft)
- 2.0416666667
- Width (in)
- 24.5
- Condition
- Good
- Condition Date
- 2022-01-26
- Object ID
- W.1989.091.010
- Accession Number
- W.1989.091
Images
- Collection
- Wheatland
- Description
- One of 12 linen napkins. Square white damask cloth with two finished edges and two hemmed edges. Woven in white with cross-grain threads, central design circle of folded continuous ribbon with garlands of roses and bead-like strands 'hanging' from it. Embroidered 'B' at the corner of each napkin.
- Year Range From
- 1930
- Year Range To
- 1950
- Storage Location
- Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
- Object Name
- Napkin
- Material
- Linen
- Height (cm)
- 62.23
- Height (ft)
- 2.0416666667
- Height (in)
- 24.5
- Width (cm)
- 62.23
- Width (ft)
- 2.0416666667
- Width (in)
- 24.5
- Condition
- Good
- Condition Date
- 2022-01-26
- Object ID
- W.1989.091.011
- Accession Number
- W.1989.091
Images
- Collection
- Wheatland
- Description
- One of 12 linen napkins. Square white damask cloth with two finished edges and two hemmed edges. Woven in white with cross-grain threads, central design circle of folded continuous ribbon with garlands of roses and bead-like strands 'hanging' from it. Embroidered 'B' at the corner of each napkin.
- Year Range From
- 1930
- Year Range To
- 1950
- Storage Location
- Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
- Object Name
- Napkin
- Material
- Linen
- Height (cm)
- 62.23
- Height (ft)
- 2.0416666667
- Height (in)
- 24.5
- Width (cm)
- 62.23
- Width (ft)
- 2.0416666667
- Width (in)
- 24.5
- Condition
- Good
- Condition Date
- 2022-01-26
- Object ID
- W.1989.091.012
- Accession Number
- W.1989.091
Images
- Collection
- General Collection
- Description
- Wooden camera tripod
- Date Range
- 1880-1930
- Year Range From
- 1880
- Year Range To
- 1930
- Storage Location
- LCHS / Willson Memorial Building
- Storage Room
- Museum North
- Storage Wall
- South Wall
- Storage Cabinet
- Unit 02
- Storage Shelf
- Shelf 3
- Subcategory
- Photographic T&E
- Object Name
- Tripod
- Material
- Wood, Brass
- Object ID
- 2002.173.1
- Accession Number
- 2002.173
Images
- Collection
- Wheatland
- Description
- Miniature reeded sewing basket of rectangular form but bottom rounding in and down to a stepped oval foot ring anchored onto a solid softwood oval base. Top has high arched handle rising above a strut lashed across center from rim to rim. Hinged to this strut are two lift lids furnished with ring closures at ends. Lift lids have light cardboard glued to undersides, one missing.
- Tops of lids are decorated with applied balls of wool onto silk leaves or flowers, now nearly unrecognizable.
- Provenance
- Mrs. George W. Hewitt was a [cousin of the donor]
- Year Range From
- 1870
- Year Range To
- 1930
- Last Owner
- Hewitt, Mrs. George W.
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- DAC
- Storage Wall
- Island 4
- Storage Cabinet
- Unit 19
- Storage Shelf
- Shelf 5
- Storage Container
- Box 1002: Sewing & Needlework
- Subcategory
- Container
- Object Name
- Basket
- Material
- Reed / Wood / Fabric
- Height (in)
- 5.25
- Length (in)
- 4.25
- Width (in)
- 2.75
- Condition
- Good
- Condition Date
- 2015-05-07
- Condition Notes
- Decoration on lids is very worn with one detached wool ball kept in basket with other small sheets of wool batting. Inside bottom of basket has residue and remains of fabric and paper. Cardboard liner under one lift lid is missing. Ring missing on one lid where needed for closure.
- Object ID
- W.1935.046.001
- Credit
- Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Accession Number
- W.1935.046
- Collection
- Wheatland
- Description
- Small table mat with floral outline having 6 lobes or scallops and dense 3-D floral beadwork around perimeter. Clear round and tubular beads appear to have a paper substrate underneath. At center of beadwork is a circle of red velvet, 2.75" in diameter. Fringe of clear beadwork composed of strands of overlapping loops. Bottom is covered with a glazed light red fabric. Edges are finished with a white ribbon binding
- Year Range From
- 1890
- Year Range To
- 1930
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- DAC
- Storage Wall
- Island 4
- Storage Cabinet
- Unit 19
- Storage Shelf
- Shelf 5
- Storage Container
- Box 1002, Small Box 1
- Subcategory
- Household Accessory
- Object Name
- Mat, Table
- Material
- Fabric, Beads
- Diameter (in)
- 7
- Dimension Details
- Includes beaded fringe
- Condition
- Good
- Condition Date
- 2015-05-07
- Condition Notes
- Worn areas on red velvet, beadwork has heavy soil, dust and some candle wax drippings near one edge. Beaded fringe is detaching from edges. Binding ribbon is dark, soiled and very deteriorated with considerable loss above and some below.
- Object ID
- W.35.54
- Notes
- Located in Box 1002, Small Box 1: Sewing Supplies
- Accession Number
- W.35.54