Historic New England

Landscape Photograph

Photograph, angled view of front and side of Lyman House with two men and a woman standing on front steps and gravel drive curving among trees into distance.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: albumen (egg white)

GUSN: 49811

Accession Number: 1980.218

Photographic Print

Side view of the Vale (Lyman Estate) showing long expanse of porch and garden and drive at right.

Date: 1865-1870

Maker: Possibly A. A. Childs & Co. (Framer)

Material: albumen (egg white)

GUSN: 49812

Accession Number: 1980.219

Yarn Winder

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 49813

Accession Number: 1980.221

Spinning Wheel

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49814

Accession Number: 1980.222

This flax wheel is composed of oak and maple, with turned legs, spokes and finials, with a riven oak bench and wheel rim. The end of the bench is stamped with a maker's mark (see Inscriptions). The wheel is not complete; it is missing a treadle and is dis-assembled.

Date: 1750-1850

Maker: Adams, Samuel (Maker)

Material: wood (plant material), oak (wood), maple (wood)

GUSN: 49815

Accession Number: 1980.223B

Table Scarf

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49816

Accession Number: 1980.228

Footstool

Tapered, tunred legs; flat, round frame; green and red cover.

Date: 1855-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: walnut (wood)

GUSN: 49817

Accession Number: 1980.230

Chair

Chair with wide flaring back and arms. Cabriole legs. Green striped upholstery with fringe.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: rosewood (wood), tufting, upholstering

GUSN: 49818

Accession Number: 1980.231.1

Candlestick

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 49819

Accession Number: 1980.234.2

Floorcloth

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49820

Accession Number: 1980.244

Bowl

Cream-glazed earthenware bowl with green interior and black band. The exterior has repeating border of geese and foliage, bands of blue, green, and brown.

Date: 1917

Maker: Paul Revere Pottery, Inc. (Brighton, Mass.) (Manufacturer) Saturday Evening Girls (Organization) (Maker) Galner, Sara, 1894-1982 (Illustrator)

Material: glazing (coating), earthenware

GUSN: 49826

Accession Number: 1980.257

Hall or Reception Chair

No description

Date: 1890-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 49607

Accession Number: 1978.77

Firescreen

Oval frame with floral embroidery.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), veneer, needlepoint (needleworking), pine (wood)

GUSN: 49608

Accession Number: 1978.80.1A

Turkish Sofa

Sofa with cabriole legs; carved brackets, knees and front rail, slightly curved back.

Date: 1860-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), tufting, upholstering, walnut (wood)

GUSN: 49609

Accession Number: 1978.223

Chair

Carved rail and crest with cartouche, upholstered back, serpentine seat, scalloped skirt, cabriole leg with scroll feet.

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: beech (wood), oak (wood), textiles, upholstering

GUSN: 49610

Accession Number: 1978.81A

Chair

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49612

Accession Number: 1978.83

Chair

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49613

Accession Number: 1978.84.2

Andiron

Wrought iron and brass andiron.

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 49614

Accession Number: 1978.88.1

Andiron

Wrought iron and brass andiron.

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 49615

Accession Number: 1978.88.2

Photograph

View of the Lyman House from across the front lawn with seated figure of woman in entrance way.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: albumen (egg white)

GUSN: 49616

Accession Number: 1978.92

Candelabra

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 49617

Accession Number: 1978.94.1AB-.2AB

Watercolor Painting

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49620

Accession Number: 1978.103.1

Watercolor Painting

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49621

Accession Number: 1978.103.2

Candlestick

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 49622

Accession Number: 1978.104

Side Chair

Upholstered back; molded rails; tapered legs with carved "panel;" molding suggests spade feet.

Date: 1890-1915

Maker: unknown

Material: sycamore (wood), upholstering

GUSN: 49623

Accession Number: 1978.107.1

Chair

Pierced splat, slip seat, cabriole legs, ball-and-claw feet.

Date: 1760-1780

Maker: unknown

Material: beech (wood), gadrooning, mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 49625

Accession Number: 1978.111.1

"King Ahasuerus" wallpaper on Board

Sheathing board with fragment of "King Ahasuerus," a pillar and arch wallpaper. Board is whitewashed on opposite side. See 1978.159B for matching paper removed from board. Paper depicts a man seated on throne with a domed top, under a large arch with egg and dart molding. Block printed in tans, blac...

Date: 1785-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: wallpapers, paper (fiber product), wood (plant material), whitewashing (coating)

GUSN: 49627

Accession Number: 1978.159A

Tile

Square, copper color printed design of fiddler and dancer with surrounding audience with house in background with Rococo border.

Date: ca. 1775

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, ceramic glaze, transfer printing

GUSN: 49628

Accession Number: 1978.162.1

Tile

Square, copper color printed design of mythological scene with three angelic figures with Rococo border.

Date: ca. 1775

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, ceramic glaze, transfer printing

GUSN: 49629

Accession Number: 1978.162.2

Tile

Square, copper color printed design of man and woman play badminton with lady onlooker with Rococo border.

Date: ca. 1775

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing, ceramic glaze

GUSN: 49630

Accession Number: 1978.162.3

Tile

Square, copper color printed design of man and woman on garden terrace with Rococo border.

Date: ca. 1775

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, ceramic glaze, transfer printing

GUSN: 49631

Accession Number: 1978.162.4

Slipcover

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 49632

Accession Number: 1978.163.1

Slipcover

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 49633

Accession Number: 1978.163.2

Slipcover

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 49634

Accession Number: 1978.163.3

Footstool

Scroll legs, turned and foliate-carved handles.

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), textiles, upholstering

GUSN: 49635

Accession Number: 1978.173

Table

Black japaned table with hidden drawer an gold decoration.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49636

Accession Number: 1978.174

Photograph

Framed photograph showing a Northeast view of the Vale. Side view of the Vale with male figure standing on long expanse of porch and garden and drive at right.

Date: 1869

Maker: unknown

Material: albumen (egg white)

GUSN: 49637

Accession Number: 1978.180

Commode

Upper case with lid and 2 drawers; lower case cupboard with door, applied split spindles, shaped skirt

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood), paint (coating)

GUSN: 49638

Accession Number: 1978.21.3

Cozy

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 49640

Accession Number: 1978.364

Footstool

Grained to look like rosewood. Embossed upholstery, stenciled leather. Frame is probably not paper; not clear what it is from museum file.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: embossing, graining, japanning, leather, paper (fiber product), stenciling

GUSN: 49641

Accession Number: 1978.37B

Box

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49642

Accession Number: 1978.531

Pestle

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 49643

Accession Number: 1978.647

Chest of Drawers

Four long drawers, two drawer boxes on top; shaped skirt, applied split spindles; painted panels and floral ornament.

Date: 1845-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 49644

Accession Number: 1978.70.2A

Bedspread

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49648

Accession Number: 1978.1178

Table Scarf

White linen ground. Large-scale floral sprays embroidered in peach silk; geometric border of gold and peach. Drawnwork along hem.

Maker: unknown

Material: drawn thread work, embroidering, linen (material), silk (textile)

GUSN: 49649

Accession Number: 1979.99

Quilt

Divided into diamonds by 2" wide grey silk grid. Diamond blocks of different plain, woven and print silks; alternating rows of squares within squares and pinwheels within squares. Edges bound in blue silk. Overall quilting pattern vines, undulating feather vines, squares, chevrons, etc.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: Buttrick, Hepsebah, 1790 C (Maker)

Material: brocade (textile), damask, piecing, quilting, silk (textile)

GUSN: 49650

Accession Number: 1979.66

Asparagus Tongs

Silver plated asparagus tongs. Solid handle attached with screws to highly perforated tongs.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal), electroplating

GUSN: 49653

Accession Number: 1969.743

The Louisbourg Flag

Flag with painted decoration of an oak tree pierced by a dagger surmounting a scroll. Plain wood frame.

Date: ca. 1745

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), paint (coating)

GUSN: 49654

Accession Number: 1980.1

Table

Thin turned legs, thin butcher-block top. Child's folding table.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: Paris Manufacturing Company (Manufacturer)

Material: maple (wood)

GUSN: 49655

Accession Number: 1980.3

Portrait of Thomas Walley

Portrait of Thomas Walley (1725-1806) in a gray wig and dark jacket, holding a note. Father of Mary Wallace, the wife of John Langdon.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: Reproduction of Copley, John Singleton, 1738-1815 (Artist)

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 49656

Accession Number: 1980.4

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