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- "Adam and Eve" Carving, circa 1970 -
- circa 1970
- Collections - Artifact
"Adam and Eve" Carving, circa 1970
- Syrup Jug, 1885-1893 - Nineteenth-century Americans who could not afford refined white sugar found a sweet alternative with molasses or maple syrup. Syrup jugs or pitchers with their dripless metal pouring spouts held the slow-pouring, sugary liquid. These pressed or mold-blown glass containers became a common fixture on many middle-class Victorian Americans' tables.
- 1885-1893
- Collections - Artifact
Syrup Jug, 1885-1893
Nineteenth-century Americans who could not afford refined white sugar found a sweet alternative with molasses or maple syrup. Syrup jugs or pitchers with their dripless metal pouring spouts held the slow-pouring, sugary liquid. These pressed or mold-blown glass containers became a common fixture on many middle-class Victorian Americans' tables.
- Tree of Life Quilt, circa 1900 -
- circa 1900
- Collections - Artifact
Tree of Life Quilt, circa 1900
- Hymn, "Als Gott die Welt erschaffen," circa 1811 - Early German immigrants created decorative documents, known as Fraktur, for a variety of reasons. Many commemorated a child's birth and baptism. Others were made as keepsakes, symbols of achievement or expressions of the immigrant's heritage or religion. This broadside contains a hand-colored print and hymn recounting the creation of Adam and Eve and their fall into sin.
- circa 1811
- Collections - Artifact
Hymn, "Als Gott die Welt erschaffen," circa 1811
Early German immigrants created decorative documents, known as Fraktur, for a variety of reasons. Many commemorated a child's birth and baptism. Others were made as keepsakes, symbols of achievement or expressions of the immigrant's heritage or religion. This broadside contains a hand-colored print and hymn recounting the creation of Adam and Eve and their fall into sin.