Search
- Cup Plate, 1843 - Americans in the early 19th century poured hot tea into their saucers to cool -- leaving the staining liquid around the teacup's base. Hostesses would provide guests with cup plates to prevent damage to tablecloths and wood. Pressed glass cup plates were popular from the 1820s to the 1860s. Pressed designs varied from purely decorative to images of famous men, places and events.
- 1843
- Collections - Artifact
Cup Plate, 1843
Americans in the early 19th century poured hot tea into their saucers to cool -- leaving the staining liquid around the teacup's base. Hostesses would provide guests with cup plates to prevent damage to tablecloths and wood. Pressed glass cup plates were popular from the 1820s to the 1860s. Pressed designs varied from purely decorative to images of famous men, places and events.
- Unveiling the Michigan Sodliers' and Sailors' Monument, Detroit, Michigan, April 9, 1872 -
- April 09, 1872
- Collections - Artifact
Unveiling the Michigan Sodliers' and Sailors' Monument, Detroit, Michigan, April 9, 1872
- Henry Ford, John Burroughs and Frank Sanborn at Thoreau's Grave, Concord, Massachusetts, September 1913 - In 1913, naturalist John Burroughs and industrialist Henry Ford visited Concord, Massachusetts, where two of Burroughs's early literary influences -- Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau -- once resided. Ford, Burroughs and their traveling companions visited Emerson's home, Walden Pond and the gravesites of the two 19th-century Transcendentalists. Frank Sanborn, a Burroughs acquaintance and friend of Emerson and Thoreau, served as guide for the distinguished visitors.
- September 01, 1913
- Collections - Artifact
Henry Ford, John Burroughs and Frank Sanborn at Thoreau's Grave, Concord, Massachusetts, September 1913
In 1913, naturalist John Burroughs and industrialist Henry Ford visited Concord, Massachusetts, where two of Burroughs's early literary influences -- Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau -- once resided. Ford, Burroughs and their traveling companions visited Emerson's home, Walden Pond and the gravesites of the two 19th-century Transcendentalists. Frank Sanborn, a Burroughs acquaintance and friend of Emerson and Thoreau, served as guide for the distinguished visitors.
- First National Bank Building, Detroit, Michigan -
- 1922-1930
- Collections - Artifact
First National Bank Building, Detroit, Michigan
- First and Old Detroit National Bank Building, Detroit, Michigan -
- 1922-1930
- Collections - Artifact
First and Old Detroit National Bank Building, Detroit, Michigan
- Greeting Card Showing Stonehenge at Winter Solstice, 2021 - Winter Solstice marks the shortest day and longest night of year. Throughout history, world cultures have held festivals and ceremonies that look forward to the light, warmth, and life-giving properties of the returning sun. This card depicts Stonehenge, a prehistoric stone monument in England long thought to have been purposefully oriented toward the sun on its shortest day.
- 2021
- Collections - Artifact
Greeting Card Showing Stonehenge at Winter Solstice, 2021
Winter Solstice marks the shortest day and longest night of year. Throughout history, world cultures have held festivals and ceremonies that look forward to the light, warmth, and life-giving properties of the returning sun. This card depicts Stonehenge, a prehistoric stone monument in England long thought to have been purposefully oriented toward the sun on its shortest day.
- Drawing of the Washington Monument by Edsel Ford, 1909 - Edsel Ford created this drawing when he was a teenager. Like many doting parents, Henry and Clara Ford saved their only child's artwork. Clara nurtured Edsel's love of art and Henry encouraged his interest in automobiles. As Edsel grew, his creative and artistic sensibilities matured and he developed a talent for automotive design.
- 1909
- Collections - Artifact
Drawing of the Washington Monument by Edsel Ford, 1909
Edsel Ford created this drawing when he was a teenager. Like many doting parents, Henry and Clara Ford saved their only child's artwork. Clara nurtured Edsel's love of art and Henry encouraged his interest in automobiles. As Edsel grew, his creative and artistic sensibilities matured and he developed a talent for automotive design.
- Flask, 1840-1855 - Glass factories in America began producing inexpensive, mold-formed flasks in the early 1800s. These figured flasks, often decorated with phrases and symbols of national pride, appealed to the common man. Baltimore's Battle Monument adorns one side of this flask. On the other side is the often-repeated phrase "Liberty and Union" -- first used by Daniel Webster in an 1830 speech.
- 1840-1855
- Collections - Artifact
Flask, 1840-1855
Glass factories in America began producing inexpensive, mold-formed flasks in the early 1800s. These figured flasks, often decorated with phrases and symbols of national pride, appealed to the common man. Baltimore's Battle Monument adorns one side of this flask. On the other side is the often-repeated phrase "Liberty and Union" -- first used by Daniel Webster in an 1830 speech.
- Parade on Woodward Avenue during the 1891 G.A.R. Encampment in Detroit, Michigan - The Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.), a Union veterans' organization formed in 1866, held state and national conventions or "encampments" where members could reunite with other Civil War veterans. Encampment attendees paraded through town, gathered at receptions, toured local attractions, and reminisced about shared wartime experiences. The G.A.R. sponsored these meetings for more than 80 years.
- 1891
- Collections - Artifact
Parade on Woodward Avenue during the 1891 G.A.R. Encampment in Detroit, Michigan
The Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.), a Union veterans' organization formed in 1866, held state and national conventions or "encampments" where members could reunite with other Civil War veterans. Encampment attendees paraded through town, gathered at receptions, toured local attractions, and reminisced about shared wartime experiences. The G.A.R. sponsored these meetings for more than 80 years.
- Flask, 1825-1840 - Glass factories in America began producing inexpensive, mold-formed flasks in the early 1800s. These figured flasks, often decorated with symbols of national or civic pride, appealed to America's common man. Citizens of Baltimore, Maryland, would have recognized the image of the city's Washington Monument on this locally made flask. And the sloop would have been a familiar sight to those living in this port city.
- 1825-1840
- Collections - Artifact
Flask, 1825-1840
Glass factories in America began producing inexpensive, mold-formed flasks in the early 1800s. These figured flasks, often decorated with symbols of national or civic pride, appealed to America's common man. Citizens of Baltimore, Maryland, would have recognized the image of the city's Washington Monument on this locally made flask. And the sloop would have been a familiar sight to those living in this port city.