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  • Collection: Ware-Lyndon House Objects

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Small whale oil lamp with marble and ornamental brass base.

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Ivory satin wedding dress worn by Moselle Lyndon at her wedding in the Lyndon House in 1897. This dress, fashioned by a local noted dressmaker, shows a train and intricate tucks in its design. Dress has elaborate lace around nape and down the front…

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Victorian wax flower arrangement in sealed oval shaped glass dome. The base of the dome appears to be walnut with a groove in which the dome rests. Four ball feet are semi-concealed beneath the stand. The tall glass dome is cracked on the back left…

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Washstand with marble top with marble side supports. Panel doors in the lower cabinet with slightly bowed drawers above. Cabinet has rounded corners. Both corner and drawer pulls have carved fruit and leaves. The finish has been stripped and is…

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Print of writer Washington Irving (ca. 1870s). This bust length portrait is in the original Eastlake frame with has incised carving typical of the small portrait frames of this period.

From Burke Hodgson:
"I don't know where this picture of…

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A cast porcelain pitcher and wash bowl. The pitcher with twist-faceted sides, rounded base, irregular, foliage-form spout and vine-form handle. The low bowl with rounded rim. The off-white ground with pink sponge-pattern overglaze.

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Matching pair of Victorian settees originally from the The Cobb-Treanor House, also known as the John A. Cobb House and as the Brittain Place, is located at 1234 South Lumpkin Street.

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Circa 1850s rocking chair. Rococo carvings on the arms and upper rail. More elaborate than typical of the period. Blue upholstery with laurel wreath motif.

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Tall Victorian 1890s kerosene lamp often referred to as a piano lamp. Original plated finish on base metal pedestal has been buffed to a pewter finish due to extreme wear of original finish. Decorative brass components have also been polished giving…

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Victorian bed steps, c. 1840. Mahogany case and middle-eastern woven fabric on the lid. The case hides a porcelain chamber pot.
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