Lithograph

Title:

Greenville, N.H.

Object Name:

Lithograph

Object ID:

2018.017

Creator:

Burleigh, Lucien R. (1853-1923); Smith, Uriah (1832-1903)

Place of Origin:

Troy, NY

Date:

1886

Description:

Lithograph. Bird's-eye view of Greenville, N.H., published by Lucien R. Burleigh (1853-1923), 1886. Aerial view of the town of Greenville. River curves from right center to lower center. Town with factories, churches, and houses around river and on surrounding hills. Small vignette of a landscape lower center, titled: "Reduced facsimile of a view of MASON VILLAGE published in 1847 / Copyright Secured". Signed under image, at left, between image and border: "PUBLISHED BY L.R. BURLEIGH, TROY, N.Y." On right, between image and border: "THE BURLEIGH LITH. ESTABLISHMENT, TROY, N.Y." Title on left and right of vignette: "GREENVILLE, N.H. 1886." Key between "N.H." and "1886": "1. Congregational Church / 2. Baptist Church. / 3. Public School. / 4. Town Hall. / 5. Columbian Co. Mill No. 1. / 6. Columbian Co. Mill No. 4. / 7. Columbian Co. Mill No. 5. / 8. The Chamberlin Grist Mill and Furniture Manf. / 9. R.R. Station." In original molded wood frame with gilded liner.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-18 W-23 inches

Provenance:

Descended from Chamberlin and Taft ancestors of the donor. Loammi Chamberlin (1791-1853) was a mill owner in Greenville, and Mason, NH.

Credit Line:

Gift of Robert Taft

Subjects:

Greenville, NH