Lyre

Object/Artifact

-

Historic Charleston Foundation

Name/Title

Lyre

Entry/Object ID

58.27.7

Description

Lyre with six strings, each with adjustment screw on back. Light wood front and dark wood back. Each string end button is inlaid with mother of pearl. Case is coffin-shaped wooden box with iron hinges, lock plate, and handle.

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Collection

Acquisition

Accession

58.27.

Source or Donor

Pinckney, Miss Josephine

Acquisition Method

Bequest

Credit Line

Bequest of Miss Josephine Pinckney

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1760 - circa 1780

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Guitar

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Instrument, Stringed

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Musical Instruments

Nomenclature Class

Musical T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Musical instruments

Other Name

Lyre Guitar

Dimensions

Height

33-1/2 in

Width

13-1/2 in

Depth

3-1/2 in

Material

Wood, Mother of pearl, Iron

Location

Location

Room

203

Building

Nathaniel Russell House

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

Location

Room

303

Building

Nathaniel Russell House

Moved By

bculp

Date

June 15, 2011

Notes

Reason: Stand under construction and recamier conservation Authorized By: BCULP Until: 10/30/2012

Location

Room

203

Building

Nathaniel Russell House

Category

Permanent

Moved By

SJ

Date

July 28, 2004

Location

Building

NRH 203

Moved By

June Hawkins

Date

June 26, 2002

Notes

Until: / /

Location

Building

NR WITHDRAWING ROOM - CASE IN STORAGE

Moved By

Red

Date

May 27, 1999

Notes

Until: / /

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Notes

Repaired By Wurlitzer Rembert Co of New York in 1974. Case in Poor Condition, Iron Is Rusted, Serious Paint Loss. Cracks

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Pinckney Family

Person or Organization

Pinckney, Josephine Lyons Scott

Related Entries

Notes

58.27.6

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Online Catalog

Label

Lyre with six strings, each with adjustment screw on back. Light wood front and dark wood back. Each string end button is inlaid with mother of pearl. Circa 1760-1780 Possibly English Gift of Josephine Pinckney

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

January 21, 1998

Updated By

sferguson@historiccharleston.org

Update Date

May 24, 2023