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- "Sons of Liberty" Bicentennial Quilt by Della May Morris, 1976 - Della May Morris, a quilter all her life, created this quilt for the National Grange Bicentennial Quilt Contest. Morris and her family designed the 18 detailed Revolutionary War scenes, which earned a third-place finish.
- 1976
- Collections - Artifact
"Sons of Liberty" Bicentennial Quilt by Della May Morris, 1976
Della May Morris, a quilter all her life, created this quilt for the National Grange Bicentennial Quilt Contest. Morris and her family designed the 18 detailed Revolutionary War scenes, which earned a third-place finish.
- Playing Tea Party, 1920-1930 -
- 1920-1930
- Collections - Artifact
Playing Tea Party, 1920-1930
- Commemorative Cup, Boston Tea Party, circa 1873 - The Boston Tea Party, a 1773 protest against the British government, became an enduring symbol of American independence. To celebrate the event's 100th anniversary, the Glasgow Pottery Company of Trenton, New Jersey, produced commemorative cups with matching saucers. The cups featured the signature of John Hancock, who was an influential Bostonian, Patriot, and the first to sign the Declaration of Independence.
- circa 1873
- Collections - Artifact
Commemorative Cup, Boston Tea Party, circa 1873
The Boston Tea Party, a 1773 protest against the British government, became an enduring symbol of American independence. To celebrate the event's 100th anniversary, the Glasgow Pottery Company of Trenton, New Jersey, produced commemorative cups with matching saucers. The cups featured the signature of John Hancock, who was an influential Bostonian, Patriot, and the first to sign the Declaration of Independence.
- Commemorative Saucer, Boston Tea Party, circa 1873 - The Boston Tea Party, a political protest against the British government in December 1773, became an enduring symbol of American independence. A similar protest had occurred two months earlier in Philadelphia. The Glasgow Pottery Company of Trenton, New Jersey, produced commemorative cup and saucer sets to celebrate the 100th anniversary of these historic events in 1873.
- circa 1873
- Collections - Artifact
Commemorative Saucer, Boston Tea Party, circa 1873
The Boston Tea Party, a political protest against the British government in December 1773, became an enduring symbol of American independence. A similar protest had occurred two months earlier in Philadelphia. The Glasgow Pottery Company of Trenton, New Jersey, produced commemorative cup and saucer sets to celebrate the 100th anniversary of these historic events in 1873.
- Pair of Vases, 1876-1877 -
- 1876-1877
- Collections - Artifact
Pair of Vases, 1876-1877
- Vase, 1876-1877 -
- 1876-1877
- Collections - Artifact
Vase, 1876-1877
- Doll's "Tea Party" Arranged in Front of a Christmas Tree, Christmas Eve, 1901 -
- December 24, 1901
- Collections - Artifact
Doll's "Tea Party" Arranged in Front of a Christmas Tree, Christmas Eve, 1901
- Engraving, "The Able Doctor, or America Swallowing the Bitter Draught," 1774 -
- 1773-1774
- Collections - Artifact
Engraving, "The Able Doctor, or America Swallowing the Bitter Draught," 1774
- Circus Poster, Barnum and Bailey Circus Presents "Scenes in the Grand Water Circus," 1895 - In the late nineteenth century, printers developed a lithograph method that produced brightly colored posters. In advance of a circus coming to town, general agents glued these eye-catching generic posters to building walls, fences, and in window displays. To announce when and where the performances would happen, local printers sometimes provided letterpress paper date strips to paste onto the posters' lower margin.
- 1895
- Collections - Artifact
Circus Poster, Barnum and Bailey Circus Presents "Scenes in the Grand Water Circus," 1895
In the late nineteenth century, printers developed a lithograph method that produced brightly colored posters. In advance of a circus coming to town, general agents glued these eye-catching generic posters to building walls, fences, and in window displays. To announce when and where the performances would happen, local printers sometimes provided letterpress paper date strips to paste onto the posters' lower margin.
- Hallmark "Tiny Tea Party" Miniature Christmas Ornament, 1991 - Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- 1991
- Collections - Artifact
Hallmark "Tiny Tea Party" Miniature Christmas Ornament, 1991
Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.