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- Face Shield, 2020 - Like other American automakers, Ford Motor Company devoted employees and facilities to producing specialized equipment to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. This face shield reduced the risk of virus exposure through respiratory droplets. Unlike face masks, which impeded the spread of droplets from the wearer, face shields protected against the spread of droplets to the wearer.
- 2020
- Collections - Artifact
Face Shield, 2020
Like other American automakers, Ford Motor Company devoted employees and facilities to producing specialized equipment to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. This face shield reduced the risk of virus exposure through respiratory droplets. Unlike face masks, which impeded the spread of droplets from the wearer, face shields protected against the spread of droplets to the wearer.
- Cup Plate, 1825-1860 - 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.
- 1825-1860
- Collections - Artifact
Cup Plate, 1825-1860
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.
- Cup, 1745-1760 -
- 1745-1760
- Collections - Artifact
Cup, 1745-1760
- Bookplate of Cordelia Noble Day of New Orleans, Louisiana, circa 1914 - Bookplates show ownership, but they can also tell us more. Often pasted on the inside of a book's front cover or endpaper, these printed labels contain the owner's name and sometimes the words "ex-libris" (Latin for "from the library of"). Coats of arms, crests, other decorative images, poems, mottoes, and even font type provide insight into the beliefs, passions, and interests of the book's owner.
- circa 1914
- Collections - Artifact
Bookplate of Cordelia Noble Day of New Orleans, Louisiana, circa 1914
Bookplates show ownership, but they can also tell us more. Often pasted on the inside of a book's front cover or endpaper, these printed labels contain the owner's name and sometimes the words "ex-libris" (Latin for "from the library of"). Coats of arms, crests, other decorative images, poems, mottoes, and even font type provide insight into the beliefs, passions, and interests of the book's owner.
- Bookplate of Sarah Barnwell Elliott, 1905-1912 - Bookplates show ownership, but they can also tell us more. Often pasted on the inside of a book's front cover or endpaper, these printed labels contain the owner's name and sometimes the words "ex-libris" (Latin for "from the library of"). Coats of arms, crests, other decorative images, poems, mottoes, and even font type provide insight into the beliefs, passions, and interests of the book's owner.
- 1905-1912
- Collections - Artifact
Bookplate of Sarah Barnwell Elliott, 1905-1912
Bookplates show ownership, but they can also tell us more. Often pasted on the inside of a book's front cover or endpaper, these printed labels contain the owner's name and sometimes the words "ex-libris" (Latin for "from the library of"). Coats of arms, crests, other decorative images, poems, mottoes, and even font type provide insight into the beliefs, passions, and interests of the book's owner.
- La-Z-Boy Table-Top Advertisers Featuring Brooke Shields, 2010-2015 - In 1927, cousins Edward Knabusch and Edwin Shoemaker, established what would later become La-Z-Boy, Inc. in Monroe, Michigan. They were a perfect pair: Shoemaker was fascinated with technology and Knabusch was a master marketer. Celebrity endorsements began with Bing and Kathryn Crosby in the 1960s. In 2010, Brooke Shields joined the list of the notable spokespersons for the iconic line.
- 2010-2015
- Collections - Artifact
La-Z-Boy Table-Top Advertisers Featuring Brooke Shields, 2010-2015
In 1927, cousins Edward Knabusch and Edwin Shoemaker, established what would later become La-Z-Boy, Inc. in Monroe, Michigan. They were a perfect pair: Shoemaker was fascinated with technology and Knabusch was a master marketer. Celebrity endorsements began with Bing and Kathryn Crosby in the 1960s. In 2010, Brooke Shields joined the list of the notable spokespersons for the iconic line.
- Medical Face Mask with Eye Shield, 2021 -
- 2021
- Collections - Artifact
Medical Face Mask with Eye Shield, 2021
- Evening Dress, 1925-1935 -
- 1925-1935
- Collections - Artifact
Evening Dress, 1925-1935
- La-Z-Boy Advertising Sign, 2011 - In 1927, cousins Edward Knabusch and Edwin Shoemaker, established what would later become La-Z-Boy, Inc. in Monroe, Michigan. They were a perfect pair: Shoemaker was fascinated with technology and Knabusch was a master marketer. Celebrity endorsements began with Bing and Kathryn Crosby in the 1960s. In 2010, Brooke Shields joined the list of the notable spokespersons for the iconic line.
- 2011
- Collections - Artifact
La-Z-Boy Advertising Sign, 2011
In 1927, cousins Edward Knabusch and Edwin Shoemaker, established what would later become La-Z-Boy, Inc. in Monroe, Michigan. They were a perfect pair: Shoemaker was fascinated with technology and Knabusch was a master marketer. Celebrity endorsements began with Bing and Kathryn Crosby in the 1960s. In 2010, Brooke Shields joined the list of the notable spokespersons for the iconic line.
- Mold -
- Collections - Artifact
Mold