Search
- Covered Sugar Bowl, 1879-1908 - Middle-class Americans in the late 19th century arrayed their dining tables with affordable pressed-glass tableware. These items, usually sold in sets, came in a wide variety of patterns, colors and styles. These decorative pieces -- like this sugar bowl -- communicated a family's status and taste to visitors and guests.
- 1879-1908
- Collections - Artifact
Covered Sugar Bowl, 1879-1908
Middle-class Americans in the late 19th century arrayed their dining tables with affordable pressed-glass tableware. These items, usually sold in sets, came in a wide variety of patterns, colors and styles. These decorative pieces -- like this sugar bowl -- communicated a family's status and taste to visitors and guests.
- Lithograph, "Fuchsias," 1879 -
- 1879
- Collections - Artifact
Lithograph, "Fuchsias," 1879
- Everlast "Dogwood Rose" Belt, 1938-1949 - In 1932, Louis Schnitzer and Nathan Gelfman formed Everlast Metal Products Corporation, producing high-quality, hand-forged aluminum giftware. In an era of growing uniformity via factory production, the "made by hand" aspect of these products held an aesthetic appeal for consumers. Products such as serving trays, relish bowls, ice buckets and personal accessories like purses and jewelry were marketed to women as hostess or bridal gifts.
- 1938-1949
- Collections - Artifact
Everlast "Dogwood Rose" Belt, 1938-1949
In 1932, Louis Schnitzer and Nathan Gelfman formed Everlast Metal Products Corporation, producing high-quality, hand-forged aluminum giftware. In an era of growing uniformity via factory production, the "made by hand" aspect of these products held an aesthetic appeal for consumers. Products such as serving trays, relish bowls, ice buckets and personal accessories like purses and jewelry were marketed to women as hostess or bridal gifts.
- Everlast "Intaglio Spring Flowers" Dish, 1939-1946 - In 1940, industrial designers Russel and Mary Wright developed a housewares merchandising program called "American-Way," which sought to bring craft and industry together. Craftsmen, artists, designers, and manufacturers -- such as Everlast Metal Products Corporation who specialized in aluminum giftware -- contributed designs and products to the project. Mary Wright collaborated with Everlast to create the "Spring Flowers" design seen in this piece, made for American-Way.
- 1939-1946
- Collections - Artifact
Everlast "Intaglio Spring Flowers" Dish, 1939-1946
In 1940, industrial designers Russel and Mary Wright developed a housewares merchandising program called "American-Way," which sought to bring craft and industry together. Craftsmen, artists, designers, and manufacturers -- such as Everlast Metal Products Corporation who specialized in aluminum giftware -- contributed designs and products to the project. Mary Wright collaborated with Everlast to create the "Spring Flowers" design seen in this piece, made for American-Way.
- Composition Paper from a School Desk, 1940-1960 -
- 1940-1960
- Collections - Artifact
Composition Paper from a School Desk, 1940-1960
- German Irises Growing in a Nursery, circa 1923 -
- circa 1923
- Collections - Artifact
German Irises Growing in a Nursery, circa 1923
- D.M. Ferry & Co.'s Illustrated, Descriptive and Priced Catalogue of Garden, Flower and Agricultural Seeds, 1879 -
- 1879
- Collections - Artifact
D.M. Ferry & Co.'s Illustrated, Descriptive and Priced Catalogue of Garden, Flower and Agricultural Seeds, 1879
- D.M. Ferry & Co. Seed Annual Descriptive Catalogue, 1883 -
- 1883
- Collections - Artifact
D.M. Ferry & Co. Seed Annual Descriptive Catalogue, 1883
- Vase, 1906-1916 -
- 1906-1916
- Collections - Artifact
Vase, 1906-1916
- Mechanical Lantern Slide, "The Birth of Flowers," 1860-1900 - Magic lanterns use a concave mirror and light source to project images on glass slides with painted or photographic scenes. Developed in the 17th century, magic lanterns predate slide projectors and motion pictures. In the hands of magicians, they became "lanterns of fright," projecting wondrous images and apparitions. Slide themes ranged widely: exotic travel, folklore, advertising, history, science, and art.
- 1860-1900
- Collections - Artifact
Mechanical Lantern Slide, "The Birth of Flowers," 1860-1900
Magic lanterns use a concave mirror and light source to project images on glass slides with painted or photographic scenes. Developed in the 17th century, magic lanterns predate slide projectors and motion pictures. In the hands of magicians, they became "lanterns of fright," projecting wondrous images and apparitions. Slide themes ranged widely: exotic travel, folklore, advertising, history, science, and art.