Pair of machine made heavy knit curtains (crochet-like). White cotton knit w/ hem at top to slip in curtain rod.
Date: 1880-1920
Maker: unknown
Material: cotton (textile), machine knitting, machine-made
GUSN: 21465
Accession Number: 1998.3068.1AB
GUSN: 21466
Accession Number: 1998.3068.2AB
GUSN: 21467
Accession Number: 1998.3068.3AB
GUSN: 21468
Accession Number: 1998.3068.4AB
Samples of ingrain carpet w/ scrolling leaf design in red and white w/ red and white striped background. Fragments of asst. sizes.
Date: 1885-1895
Material: wool (textile), weaving
GUSN: 21469
Accession Number: 1998.3069
Cotton bag containing samples of carpet (1998.3069). White bag with blue and red lettering on front surrounding image of a king. Unfinished edges.
Date: 1890-1910
Maker: Possibly The Albert Dickinson Co. (Manufacturer)
Material: cotton (textile)
GUSN: 21470
Accession Number: 1998.3070
Wooden keg, constructed of vertical staves fixed at top and bottom by flat iron hoops and by 2 thin circular hoops at center.
Date: 1870-1890
Material: wood (plant material)
GUSN: 21471
Accession Number: 1998.3071
Wooden walking shaft, slender shaft w/ an ivory knob-shaped handle. Female bust on metal band between handle and shaft. Shaft tapers and has a brass appendage at end.
Date: 1860-1890
Material: ivory (tooth component), wood (plant material)
GUSN: 21472
Accession Number: 1998.3072
Wooden walking stick, plain exterior. Smooth w/ hooked handle at top. Tapered end w/ attached pointed spike. Metal medallions nailed near top.
GUSN: 21473
Accession Number: 1998.3073
Wooden walking stick, plain exterior w/ turned wooden knob for handle. Shaft tapers near bottom.
GUSN: 21474
Accession Number: 1998.3074
Wooden walking stick, plain exterior w/ turned wooden knob handle. Shaft tapers at end.
GUSN: 21475
Accession Number: 1998.3075
Wooden walking stick, painted black. Uneven edges w/ hooked handle cut in an arch at tip.
Material: painting (coating), wood (plant material)
GUSN: 21476
Accession Number: 1998.3076
Wooden walking stick, straight w/ uneven knubby exterior. Small bend w/ knob at top for grasping. Varnished; tapered end.
GUSN: 21477
Accession Number: 1998.3077
Mahogany walking stick, shiny exterior. A plain shaft w/ no handle. Tapered w/ brass cap on bottom tip.
Material: mahogany (wood)
GUSN: 21478
Accession Number: 1998.3078
Bamboo walking stick w/ silver claw-shaped handle. Shaft is smooth and broken into sections by horizontal bamboo knobs. Tapers at end. Handle has raised lines for grasping.
GUSN: 21479
Accession Number: 1998.3079
Wooden walking stick: a plain shaft with varnished and knobby exterior. Tapers near end. Brass cap at very bottom.
GUSN: 21480
Accession Number: 1998.3080
Wooden walking stick w/ a black cloth exterior. Broken at both ends. Black paper band around exterior. Tapers at end.
Material: cotton (textile), wood (plant material)
GUSN: 21481
Accession Number: 1998.3081
Black cotton umbrella with a wooden shaft and ivory handle. Umbrella spokes are painted black, with ivory tips. L-shaped handle.
Date: 1830-1850
Maker: Lyon (Maker)
Material: cotton (textile), ivory (tooth component), wood (plant material)
GUSN: 21482
Accession Number: 1998.3082
Large rectangular wooden basket w/ high sides. Loop handle at either side. Basket woven in a simple straight pattern. Interior lined in oil cloth (falling off sides).
Material: wood (plant material), weaving
GUSN: 21483
Accession Number: 1998.3083
Large rectangular wooden basket w/ high sides that bow outward and curve in again at rim. Reeds woven in simple straight pattern.
GUSN: 21484
Accession Number: 1998.3084
Round wooden basket w/ high sides that flare outward at rim. Rim is a rope weave. Fixed bail handle at center of rim.
GUSN: 21485
Accession Number: 1998.3085
Rectangular basket w/ high sides. Constructed of wide wooden reeds woven diagonally. Looped handle at either side. Interior lined in oil cloth.
GUSN: 21486
Accession Number: 1998.3086
Oval wooden basket w/ bowed sides. Simple straight weave. Thicker rim.
GUSN: 21487
Accession Number: 1998.3087
Round sewing basket w/ lid. Constructed of small reeds woven over wider ones. Coins, beads and tassels applied to lid. Round plastic handle at center of lid.
Date: 1910-1930
GUSN: 21488
Accession Number: 1998.3088
Rectangular basket w/ low sides. Constructed of wooden reeds woven in a simple straight weave. Wider rim.
GUSN: 21489
Accession Number: 1998.3089
Whisk broom, hand-held. Straw secured by three horizontal stitchings near top. Straw gathered at top to form handle. Handle secured by wire. Tin cap at very top w/ hook for hanging. Cotton covering stitched over half of broom.
Material: straw (plant material)
GUSN: 21240
Accession Number: 1998.4182
Kerosene lamp w/ round clear glass globe w/ embossed geometric and floral detail. Globe set into cast iron pedestal base w/ similarly embossed detail.
Date: 1860-1880
Material: casting (process), glass (material), iron (metal)
GUSN: 21241
Accession Number: 1998.4183
Kerosene lamp, clear glass painted green and covered w/ small floral medallions. Slender fluted base and a slender oval globe w/ a hole in top for attaching a burner.
Material: glass (material), painting (coating)
GUSN: 21242
Accession Number: 1998.4184
Pierced pine board. Two piercings at center of board: shaped like long rods w/ circular ends. Pine unfinished.
Material: piercing, pine (wood)
GUSN: 21243
Accession Number: 1998.4185
GUSN: 21244
Accession Number: 1998.4186
GUSN: 21245
Accession Number: 1998.4187
Milk glass light shade, 3/4 of a circle. Rimmed circular piece at top through which light bulb is inserted.
Date: 1920-1940
Material: glass (material)
GUSN: 21246
Accession Number: 1998.4188
Flat wooden board to which sign can be attached. Unfinished wood set at bottom into a notch in ceramic ball-shaped stand.
Date: 1890-1920
GUSN: 21247
Accession Number: 1998.4189
Two identical cast iron objects, possibly legs to a stove or other object. Incised line around edges and at bottom that resembles a cabriole foot. Flat top w/ a handle-like protruding end.
Material: casting (process), iron (metal)
GUSN: 21248
Accession Number: 1998.4190AB
Turned treen fragment. Cylindrical wooden piece w/ open ends. Molding at center where piece narrows.
Date: 1860-1900
Material: turning (shaping process), wood (plant material)
GUSN: 21249
Accession Number: 1998.4191
Cast iron wrench. Handle w/ concave middle connected to hook (V-shaped). Wrench w/ grooved pieces for operating.
GUSN: 21250
Accession Number: 1998.4192
Cast iron wrench. Handle w/ concave middle connected to semi-circular wrench head w/ hollow center into which an iron grooved piece w/ side clasp is fixed.
GUSN: 21251
Accession Number: 1998.4193
Tall and narrow wooden box. No lid. Dove-tail joinery visible at sides.
Date: 1850-1880
GUSN: 21252
Accession Number: 1998.4194
Wooden box, rectangular, advertising dairy tablets on its painted sides. Joinery visible at sides. No lid.
Date: 1900-1930
GUSN: 21253
Accession Number: 1998.4195
Wooden box, constructed of unfinished planks secured by nails and bracing pieces (wooden) at sides. Gap where front and back pieces meet bottom. No lid.
GUSN: 21254
Accession Number: 1998.4196
Wooden box. long and narrow. No lid. Product information painted on sides, but now illegible.
GUSN: 21255
Accession Number: 1998.4197
Low and rectangular paper box (actually once a lid to another box) filled w/ smaller boxes of lids and rubber rings for canning jars.
Date: 1950-1970
Maker: Ball Brothers Company (Maker) Julius Garfunkel & Co. (Maker)
Material: aluminum (metal), paper (fiber product), rubber (material)
GUSN: 21256
Accession Number: 1998.4198
Paper box filled w/ solid chunks of white wac for sealing canning jars. Box is white w/ blue lettering and illustrations. 1 wax bar.
Date: 1965-1975
Maker: Gulf Oil Corporation (Maker)
Material: paper (fiber product), wax
GUSN: 21257
Accession Number: 1998.4199
Paper box filled w/ solid chunks of white wac for sealing canning jars. Box is white w/ blue lettering and illustrations. 4 wax bars.
GUSN: 21258
Accession Number: 1998.4200
Small clear glass jar w/ cork top. Narrow neck w/ raised bands and rim.
GUSN: 21259
Accession Number: 1998.4201
Circular stove pipe cover, embossed paper painted gold. Bust of man at center; banded rim w/ foliate detail. Nail hole in top.
Material: embossing, paper (fiber product)
GUSN: 21260
Accession Number: 1998.4202
Clear glass lamp shade. Circular dome w/ smaller openings for base and rim. Rim opening is fitted w/ a cork covered in white cotton.
GUSN: 21261
Accession Number: 1998.4203
Paper sign advertising ice, nailed on top of wooden plank. Paper is white w/ black letters.
Material: paper (fiber product), wood (plant material)
GUSN: 21262
Accession Number: 1998.4204
Low and rectangular wooden box. Joinery visible at sides. Grooves in top of sides for sliding lid. Lid no longer intact.
GUSN: 21263
Accession Number: 1998.4205
Wooden cigar box. Rectangular w/ a hinged lid. Edges covered in paper in geometric pattern.
GUSN: 21264
Accession Number: 1998.4206