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- Wing's Multiplying View Camera, 1860-1880 -
- 1860-1880
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Wing's Multiplying View Camera, 1860-1880
- Simon Wing Wet Plate Holder, 1850-1880 - Wet plate photography was a primary photographic method until the invention of roll-film in the 1880s. Metal or glass plates were coated with light-sensitive collodion, placed into holders, and exposed in a camera. Before the plate dried, it was developed in a darkroom. Exacting and demanding, wet plate photography was the opposite of being a mobile, spontaneous, or user-friendly process.
- 1850-1880
- Collections - Artifact
Simon Wing Wet Plate Holder, 1850-1880
Wet plate photography was a primary photographic method until the invention of roll-film in the 1880s. Metal or glass plates were coated with light-sensitive collodion, placed into holders, and exposed in a camera. Before the plate dried, it was developed in a darkroom. Exacting and demanding, wet plate photography was the opposite of being a mobile, spontaneous, or user-friendly process.
- Chest-on-Chest, 1780-1800 - Americans loved tall chest-on-chests for their efficient storage and impressive look. But how did you reach the top drawers? You had to stand on a stool or chair.
- 1780-1800
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Chest-on-Chest, 1780-1800
Americans loved tall chest-on-chests for their efficient storage and impressive look. But how did you reach the top drawers? You had to stand on a stool or chair.
- Basin, 1763-1800 - Pewter goods could be found in many American homes and public buildings in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Most Americans of modest means could afford to have pewter spoons, ladles, tankards, dishes, plates or other items. Basins, such as this one, generally held puddings, stews or other semi-liquid foods served at meals.
- 1763-1800
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Basin, 1763-1800
Pewter goods could be found in many American homes and public buildings in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Most Americans of modest means could afford to have pewter spoons, ladles, tankards, dishes, plates or other items. Basins, such as this one, generally held puddings, stews or other semi-liquid foods served at meals.
- S. Wing & Company Camera No. 2, circa 1892 -
- circa 1892
- Collections - Artifact
S. Wing & Company Camera No. 2, circa 1892
- Plate, 1763-1800 - Pewter plates, like this one, could be found in middle income American homes in the late 18th and early 19th century. The tin alloy plate could be polished and brightened to simulate silver--something many in the middle class aspired to own. Proud owners would display the plates when they were not being used.
- 1763-1800
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Plate, 1763-1800
Pewter plates, like this one, could be found in middle income American homes in the late 18th and early 19th century. The tin alloy plate could be polished and brightened to simulate silver--something many in the middle class aspired to own. Proud owners would display the plates when they were not being used.
- Four Gallon Stoneware Crock, 1850-1868 - This jar was made of a durable, leak-proof pottery called stoneware, shaped on a potter's wheel. The orange-peel-like outer glaze was created when the potter threw handfuls of common rock salt into a white-hot kiln during the piece's firing. Salt-glazed stoneware pieces were decorated with an amazing array of designs, including the stag and landscape on this piece.
- 1850-1868
- Collections - Artifact
Four Gallon Stoneware Crock, 1850-1868
This jar was made of a durable, leak-proof pottery called stoneware, shaped on a potter's wheel. The orange-peel-like outer glaze was created when the potter threw handfuls of common rock salt into a white-hot kiln during the piece's firing. Salt-glazed stoneware pieces were decorated with an amazing array of designs, including the stag and landscape on this piece.
- Plate, 1763-1800 - Pewter plates, like this one, could be found in middle income American homes in the late 18th and early 19th century. The tin alloy plate could be polished and brightened to simulate silver--something many in the middle class aspired to own. Proud owners would display the plates when they were not being used.
- 1763-1800
- Collections - Artifact
Plate, 1763-1800
Pewter plates, like this one, could be found in middle income American homes in the late 18th and early 19th century. The tin alloy plate could be polished and brightened to simulate silver--something many in the middle class aspired to own. Proud owners would display the plates when they were not being used.