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- "American Pride" Quilt by Zemma Haynes Taylor, 1932-1933 - Zemma Taylor made this quilt for a quilt contest sponsored by Sears & Roebuck as part of the 1933 Century of Progress Exposition. Later that year, Taylor sent the quilt to Henry Ford as a gift from "the wife of a country doctor who appreciates the Ford car." Many doctors chose to drive a dependable Ford automobile -- at a time when doctors still made house calls.
- 1932-1933
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"American Pride" Quilt by Zemma Haynes Taylor, 1932-1933
Zemma Taylor made this quilt for a quilt contest sponsored by Sears & Roebuck as part of the 1933 Century of Progress Exposition. Later that year, Taylor sent the quilt to Henry Ford as a gift from "the wife of a country doctor who appreciates the Ford car." Many doctors chose to drive a dependable Ford automobile -- at a time when doctors still made house calls.
- Eight-Pointed Star Quilt by Lovie Simmons Richburg, 1930-1935 -
- 1930-1935
- Collections - Artifact
Eight-Pointed Star Quilt by Lovie Simmons Richburg, 1930-1935
- Sawtooth Star Quilt, circa 1840 -
- circa 1840
- Collections - Artifact
Sawtooth Star Quilt, circa 1840
- Feathered Star Quilt by Mrs. T. Hall, circa 1890 -
- circa 1890
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Feathered Star Quilt by Mrs. T. Hall, circa 1890
- Creamer, 1885-1900 - 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 cream pitcher -- communicated a family's status and taste to visitors and guests.
- 1885-1900
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Creamer, 1885-1900
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 cream pitcher -- communicated a family's status and taste to visitors and guests.
- Goblet, 1888-1900 - Nineteenth-century American glassmakers experimented with new methods to create products for a growing consumer market. In the 1820s, pressing glass into metal molds by machine was perfected, and by the mid-1800s, manufacturers were creating a variety of inexpensive pressed glass housewares. America's middle-class consumers could now decorate their homes with attractive glass bowls, creamers, dishes, plates, vases, and other tableware.
- 1888-1900
- Collections - Artifact
Goblet, 1888-1900
Nineteenth-century American glassmakers experimented with new methods to create products for a growing consumer market. In the 1820s, pressing glass into metal molds by machine was perfected, and by the mid-1800s, manufacturers were creating a variety of inexpensive pressed glass housewares. America's middle-class consumers could now decorate their homes with attractive glass bowls, creamers, dishes, plates, vases, and other tableware.
- Ohio Star Quilt by Clara Finch Hulse, 1900-1935 -
- 1900-1935
- Collections - Artifact
Ohio Star Quilt by Clara Finch Hulse, 1900-1935
- Lone Star Crib Quilt, 1920-1930 -
- 1920-1930
- Collections - Artifact
Lone Star Crib Quilt, 1920-1930
- Star of Bethlehem Quilt by Henrietta Johnson Wilson, circa 1850 -
- circa 1850
- Collections - Artifact
Star of Bethlehem Quilt by Henrietta Johnson Wilson, circa 1850
- Star of Bethlehem Quilt, 1861-1920 -
- 1861-1920
- Collections - Artifact
Star of Bethlehem Quilt, 1861-1920