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- Tete-a-Tete Settee, 1895-1915 - During a time when the rules of propriety were quite strict, this unusual seat physically separated young people of the opposite sex. But it still allowed their heads to come near for private conversation. Hence its name "tete-a-tete," which in French means "head-to-head."
- 1895-1915
- Collections - Artifact
Tete-a-Tete Settee, 1895-1915
During a time when the rules of propriety were quite strict, this unusual seat physically separated young people of the opposite sex. But it still allowed their heads to come near for private conversation. Hence its name "tete-a-tete," which in French means "head-to-head."
- "Baskets for Automobiles," Heywood Brothers and Wakefield Company, Wakefield, Massachusetts, circa 1904 - There was no built-in storage in early automobiles, so entrepreneurs created custom wicker hampers designed for specific cars. Heywood Brothers and Wakefield Company produced baskets for automobiles and sold them through this catalog.
- circa 1904
- Collections - Artifact
"Baskets for Automobiles," Heywood Brothers and Wakefield Company, Wakefield, Massachusetts, circa 1904
There was no built-in storage in early automobiles, so entrepreneurs created custom wicker hampers designed for specific cars. Heywood Brothers and Wakefield Company produced baskets for automobiles and sold them through this catalog.