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Historical Essay

Silver Wedding Presents

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Silver ladle and spoon given to Syndonia (Hobbins) Jackson of Madison, Wisconsin as a wedding present, 1872. (Museum object #1955.304,A)
Historical Essay

Giant Punt Gun

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Punt gun used to hunt waterfowl on Lake Mendota, Madison, Wisconsin, c. 1866-1870. (Museum object #1947.1743)
Historical Essay

John Muir's Clockwork Desk

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Cockwork study desk built by naturalist John Muir while at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1861-1863. (Museum object F1998.85.1)
Historical Essay

Courtship Advice Fan

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Victorian scrapbook fan made by Julia Morris of Madison, decorated with suggestions about courtship, love and marriage, 1895-1899. (Museum object #1955.480
Historical Essay

1850s Personal Appointment Calendar

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Appointment book made of ivory, used by Wisconsin politician and businessman Cassius Fairchild of Madison, WI, during the 1850s. (Museum object #1971.19)
Historical Essay

Mrs. Fairchild's Worth Gown

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Gown made by Charles Frederick Worth of Paris for Frances Fairchild of Madison, Wisconsin, 1880. (Museum object #1945.960,A)
Historical Essay

Madison Fire Company Banner

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Madison Fire Company No. 2 silk banner, 1857. (Museum object #1951.288)
Historical Essay

Rosaline Peck's Violin

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Violin and bow played by Madison, Wisconsin pioneer Rosaline Peck, 1830s. (Museum object #1969.304.2,A)
Historical Essay

Early Madison Hand-Carved Table

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Early hand-carved table made by Levi Havemann, a German immigrant to Madison, c. 1860. (Museum object #1998.21.1)
Historical Essay

Vinnie Ream Marble Sculpture

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Spirito Del Carnevale (Spirit of the Carnival)sculpture by Vinnie Ream, 1870. (Museum Object #1965.270.2)
Historical Essay

'Forward' Statue

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
'Forward' statue by Wisconsin artist Jean Pond Miner, 1893. (Museum object #1998.1.1)
Historical Essay

George Washington Portrait by Thomas Sully

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Copy of Gilbert Stuart's portrait of George Washington painted by Thomas Sully, 1854. (Museum object #1942.506)
Historical Essay

Arndt Vest

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Vest worn by Charles C.P. Arndt when he was shot on the floor of the Wisconsin Territorial Legislature, 1842. (Museum object #1963.300)

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