Museum Objects Monthly Archives: February 2007
Mrs. Fairchild's Worth Gown
Gown made by Charles Frederick Worth of Paris for Frances Fairchild of Madison, Wisconsin, 1880. (Museum object #1945.960,A) The dream of nearly any fashion-minded wealthy American woman in the late 19th century was to own a gown especially designed for...
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Posted February 22, 2007
Scotch Giant's Shoe Last
Shoe last (form) used to make boots for Frederick Shadick of Cottage Inn, Wisconsin, 1849-1854. (Museum object #1968.15.1) Around 1849, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Shadick moved from New York City to the small village of Cottage Inn, Wisconsin to settle...
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Posted February 15, 2007
Native American Courting Flute
Native American courting flute carved by Louis Webster, of Menominee, Stockbridge, Potawatomi and Oneida descent, 1994. (Museum object #1996.118.93) Once common among Wisconsin’s Woodland Indians, the use of traditional flutes began to decline in the late 1800s. Almost a century...
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Posted February 8, 2007
Child's Chamber Pot and Washbasin
Child's ceramic toilet set used by Elizabeth Marshall of Shorewood Hills, Wisconsin, c. 1905. (Museum object #1947.909,A-B) The early twentieth century middle-to-upper class American child was born into a society that offered a vast array of novel goods designed specifically...
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Posted February 1, 2007
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