Museum Objects Monthly Archives: May 2005
Civil War Silver
Tiffany punch bowl presented to Wisconsin's Joseph Bailey in honor of his service during the Civil War. (Museum object #1965.228.1,A) The ingenuity of Wisconsin’s Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Bailey saved a stranded Union fleet during the Red River Campaign in the...
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Posted May 26, 2005
1960s Prom Dress
Dress worn by Marti Hall to the spring prom at Madison West High School in 1966. (Museum object #2004.135.1) After being invited to West High School's senior prom in Madison, Wisconsin by Jim Wilson, Martha "Marti" Hall set out to...
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Posted May 19, 2005
Norwegian Trinket Box
Trinket box brought to Wisconsin by Norwegian immigrants, c. 1870. (Museum object #1993.6.2) According to family history, Ole Olsen Kalvestrand received this trinket box from his father, who originally constructed it in 1794. His father intricately carved the front, top,...
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Posted May 12, 2005
Home Childbirth Training Kit
"Miniature Home Delivery Kit" used to instruct expectant mothers by the Bureau of Maternal and Child Health, c. 1938. (Museum object #1995.6.1-51) While removing obsolete debris from the basement of the Wisconsin Bureau of Maternal and Child Health building in...
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Posted May 5, 2005
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