Museum Objects Monthly Archives: March 2006
Early Madison Hand-Carved Table
Early hand-carved table made by Levi Havemann, a German immigrant to Madison, c. 1860. (Museum object #1998.21.1) German-born Levi Havemann came to Madison, Wisconsin in 1854 as a skilled wood carver and cabinet maker. He lived at several locations around...
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Posted March 30, 2006
Vinnie Ream Marble Sculpture
Spirito Del Carnevale (Spirit of the Carnival)sculpture by Vinnie Ream, 1870. (Museum Object #1965.270.2) While traveling in Italy in 1870, Wisconsin-born sculptor Vinnie Ream witnessed the festive preparations for the Roman carnival and became inspired to create Spirito Del Carnevale...
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Posted March 23, 2006
Bra Flag
Land of the Freed-up Woman American flag banner made from bras, 1971. (Museum object #2000.79.1) By 1971, in the midst of the feminist movement, Marjorie Engelman of Green Bay, Wisconsin had experienced a new sense of liberation. She had started...
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Posted March 16, 2006
Gold-plated Ray-O-Vac Flashlight
Gold-plated commemorative Ray-O-Vac flashlight produced to celebrate production milestone, 1950. (Museum object #1950.2541) As a convenient, portable source of electric power, dry cell batteries have been a success for over a hundred years. Much of that success has originated in...
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Posted March 9, 2006
Forward Statue
Forward statue by Wisconsin artist Jean Pond Miner, 1893. (Museum object #1998.1.1) In 1895 sculptress Jean Pond Miner received an unusual honor for a woman of her day: her seven-foot tall allegorical statue Forward was given a prominent position at...
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Posted March 2, 2006
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