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- Inkwell, 1890-1920 -
- 1890-1920
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Inkwell, 1890-1920
- Vase, 1880-1890 - Art Glass is ornamental and decorative glass dating from the mid-to-late 19th century through the early 20th century. Makers of Art Glass employed newly developed technologies for producing vibrant colors and surface textures. This is most famously seen in the iridescent surfaces of Louis Comfort Tiffany and his contemporaries, although Art Glass took many shapes and forms.
- 1880-1890
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Vase, 1880-1890
Art Glass is ornamental and decorative glass dating from the mid-to-late 19th century through the early 20th century. Makers of Art Glass employed newly developed technologies for producing vibrant colors and surface textures. This is most famously seen in the iridescent surfaces of Louis Comfort Tiffany and his contemporaries, although Art Glass took many shapes and forms.
- Steel Engraving, "Teddington Locks," circa 1837 - Before railroads, rivers provided quick transportation routes for people and goods. But rapids and dams impeded a boat's movement. To avert these obstacles, a lock was built to lift or lower a boat from one navigable section of a waterway to another. This steel engraving, done about 1837, depicts the Teddington locks on the River Thames in England.
- 1835-1840
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Steel Engraving, "Teddington Locks," circa 1837
Before railroads, rivers provided quick transportation routes for people and goods. But rapids and dams impeded a boat's movement. To avert these obstacles, a lock was built to lift or lower a boat from one navigable section of a waterway to another. This steel engraving, done about 1837, depicts the Teddington locks on the River Thames in England.
- Glass Factory, Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada, circa 1910 - By the early 1890s, the lumber industry around Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada was in decline. Local businessmen believed glass manufacturing would revive the area's failing economy. They formed the Sydenham Glass Company (later Dominion Glass Company Limited), built a factory and by 1895 produced their first glass product. The factory burned in 1901, but investors rebuilt. Their new glassworks is shown in this postcard.
- circa 1910
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Glass Factory, Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada, circa 1910
By the early 1890s, the lumber industry around Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada was in decline. Local businessmen believed glass manufacturing would revive the area's failing economy. They formed the Sydenham Glass Company (later Dominion Glass Company Limited), built a factory and by 1895 produced their first glass product. The factory burned in 1901, but investors rebuilt. Their new glassworks is shown in this postcard.
- Model of a Single Cylinder Horizontal Engine -
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Model of a Single Cylinder Horizontal Engine
- Sofa, Made 1923, Used by Henry Ford at the Ford Motor Company Engineering Laboratory - Sidney Houghton, a high-end interior designer based in London, was commissioned by Henry Ford for a number of projects in the 1920s. In 1924, Houghton furnished Henry and Edsel Ford's personal offices in the newly completed Ford Engineering Laboratory. Houghton designed and fabricated everything for the offices -- from furniture to lighting to textiles -- at his workshops in England.
- 1923
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Sofa, Made 1923, Used by Henry Ford at the Ford Motor Company Engineering Laboratory
Sidney Houghton, a high-end interior designer based in London, was commissioned by Henry Ford for a number of projects in the 1920s. In 1924, Houghton furnished Henry and Edsel Ford's personal offices in the newly completed Ford Engineering Laboratory. Houghton designed and fabricated everything for the offices -- from furniture to lighting to textiles -- at his workshops in England.
- Engraving, "The Silk Starling, from North of China, in Possession of Marmaduke Tunstall, Esq.," 1775 -
- March 02, 1775
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Engraving, "The Silk Starling, from North of China, in Possession of Marmaduke Tunstall, Esq.," 1775
- The Warp-Loom, 1748 -
- 1748
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The Warp-Loom, 1748
- The Working of Wool, 1748 -
- 1748
- Collections - Artifact
The Working of Wool, 1748
- Pitcher, 1890-1910 - China painting was an important pastime for many American women. They painted over the glaze of fired, undecorated pieces of white porcelain called "blanks." China painters learned and shared decorating techniques through manuals, classes, and regional and national associations. China painting peaked around 1900, but it remained a major feature of some women's lives through the first World War.
- 1890-1910
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Pitcher, 1890-1910
China painting was an important pastime for many American women. They painted over the glaze of fired, undecorated pieces of white porcelain called "blanks." China painters learned and shared decorating techniques through manuals, classes, and regional and national associations. China painting peaked around 1900, but it remained a major feature of some women's lives through the first World War.