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- Cup, 1795-1810 -
- 1795-1810
- Collections - Artifact
Cup, 1795-1810
- Bandbox, 1810-1860 - In the early 1800s, Americans used bandboxes to store clothing, accessories, and other small items. Bandboxes were handy containers in the home, or when traveling by stage, boat, or rail. Manufacturers covered these inexpensive pasteboard or wooden boxes with colorful papers. Some bandboxes were covered with papers depicting animals, places or specific scenes. Others, such as this one, were covered with decorative wallpaper of the day.
- 1810-1860
- Collections - Artifact
Bandbox, 1810-1860
In the early 1800s, Americans used bandboxes to store clothing, accessories, and other small items. Bandboxes were handy containers in the home, or when traveling by stage, boat, or rail. Manufacturers covered these inexpensive pasteboard or wooden boxes with colorful papers. Some bandboxes were covered with papers depicting animals, places or specific scenes. Others, such as this one, were covered with decorative wallpaper of the day.
- Trousers, 1810-1820 - American men began to replace knee-length breeches with long trousers for some activities in the early 1800s. This lightweight, open-legged pair would have been much cooler and provided more ease of movement than traditional breeches.
- 1810-1820
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Trousers, 1810-1820
American men began to replace knee-length breeches with long trousers for some activities in the early 1800s. This lightweight, open-legged pair would have been much cooler and provided more ease of movement than traditional breeches.
- Armchair, 1800-1810 -
- 1800-1810
- Collections - Artifact
Armchair, 1800-1810
- Chest, 1810-1830 -
- 1810-1830
- Collections - Artifact
Chest, 1810-1830
- Pitcher, 1790-1810 -
- 1790-1810
- Collections - Artifact
Pitcher, 1790-1810
- Decanter, 1810-1844 -
- 1810-1844
- Collections - Artifact
Decanter, 1810-1844
- Bowl, 1780-1810 -
- 1780-1810
- Collections - Artifact
Bowl, 1780-1810
- Plate, 1810-1830 -
- 1810-1830
- Collections - Artifact
Plate, 1810-1830
- Waistcoat, circa 1810 - Inspired by French fashion, men of early nineteenth-century America padded their chests with layers of clothing. To achieve the stylish large-chested look, they often donned frilled shirts, puffy neckbands called cravats, at least one waistcoat - or vest - like this, and an overcoat with a very high, stiff collar.
- circa 1810
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Waistcoat, circa 1810
Inspired by French fashion, men of early nineteenth-century America padded their chests with layers of clothing. To achieve the stylish large-chested look, they often donned frilled shirts, puffy neckbands called cravats, at least one waistcoat - or vest - like this, and an overcoat with a very high, stiff collar.