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- Sugar Bowl, 1875-1882 - 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 sugar bowl -- communicated a family's status and taste to visitors and guests.
- 1875-1882
- Collections - Artifact
Sugar Bowl, 1875-1882
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 sugar bowl -- communicated a family's status and taste to visitors and guests.
- Jelly Jar, circa 1925 -
- circa 1925
- Collections - Artifact
Jelly Jar, circa 1925
- William Jennings Bryan Campaign Mug, 1896 - William Jennings Bryan ran for the presidency of the United States three times--but fell short each time. He gained acclaim for his rousing oratories and his appeal to poor farmers and the common man. The Democrat Bryan--who also captured the People's or "Populist" Party nomination in 1896--lost twice to McKinley and later to Taft, both Republicans.
- 1896
- Collections - Artifact
William Jennings Bryan Campaign Mug, 1896
William Jennings Bryan ran for the presidency of the United States three times--but fell short each time. He gained acclaim for his rousing oratories and his appeal to poor farmers and the common man. The Democrat Bryan--who also captured the People's or "Populist" Party nomination in 1896--lost twice to McKinley and later to Taft, both Republicans.
- Petri Dish with Silica Sand, Used by Paul Stankard, 2010-2015 - Paperweight artist Paul Stankard creates small botanical worlds in glass. Using a technique called flame working, Stankard melts rods of glass--pulled and shaped with tweezers and other tools--to fashion amazingly lifelike tiny flowers, insects, and even human figures. These "inclusions" are then encased in a glass mold to produce a paperweight.
- 2010-2015
- Collections - Artifact
Petri Dish with Silica Sand, Used by Paul Stankard, 2010-2015
Paperweight artist Paul Stankard creates small botanical worlds in glass. Using a technique called flame working, Stankard melts rods of glass--pulled and shaped with tweezers and other tools--to fashion amazingly lifelike tiny flowers, insects, and even human figures. These "inclusions" are then encased in a glass mold to produce a paperweight.
- Fries & Co. Cream Whipper, circa 1900 -
- circa 1900
- Collections - Artifact
Fries & Co. Cream Whipper, circa 1900
- Portrait of a Woman, circa 1855 - The daguerreotype, popular in the early 1840s-late 1850s, was the first form of photography available to the public. Sheets of silver-plated copper--polished to a mirror finish--were bathed in photosensitive vapors, and exposed in cameras. In formal studios and traveling booths, photographers created affordable portraits. For the first time, people saw their likenesses--fixed permanently in time and place.
- circa 1850
- Collections - Artifact
Portrait of a Woman, circa 1855
The daguerreotype, popular in the early 1840s-late 1850s, was the first form of photography available to the public. Sheets of silver-plated copper--polished to a mirror finish--were bathed in photosensitive vapors, and exposed in cameras. In formal studios and traveling booths, photographers created affordable portraits. For the first time, people saw their likenesses--fixed permanently in time and place.
- NESCO Automatic Electric Roaster and Stand, 1948-1950 -
- 1948-1950
- Collections - Artifact
NESCO Automatic Electric Roaster and Stand, 1948-1950
- Sugar Bowl, 1770-1790 -
- 1770-1790
- Collections - Artifact
Sugar Bowl, 1770-1790
- Toilet Set, 1850-1880 -
- 1850-1880
- Collections - Artifact
Toilet Set, 1850-1880
- Sugar Bowl, 1845-1870 - 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 sugar bowl -- communicated a family's status and taste to visitors and guests.
- 1845-1870
- Collections - Artifact
Sugar Bowl, 1845-1870
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 sugar bowl -- communicated a family's status and taste to visitors and guests.