54 results for: Brown
Brown earthenware jar or jug, ca. 1900
This earthenware jar is believed to have once been owned and used by a local Chinese laborer to store liquor. These jars were often found left in agricultural fields in the area.
ID Number:1946.393.4
Date:Circa 1900
Sampler made by Elizabeth Brown Ball in memory of infant that passed away at 2 years old, 1838
This intricate sampler was made by Elizabeth Brown Ball in 1838 when she was seven years old.
ID Number:1951.11
Date:1838
Child's brown shoes with black toe caps, ca. 1858
These shoes, worn by James Urquhart as a child, when his family moved from Toledo, Washington, to Tumwater in 1858 (the shoes came as far as Napavine). They were passed down to his son, Mr. Henry Urquhart, a former Sheriff of Lewis County, Washington.
ID Number:1956.1094
Date:Circa 1858
Painting of a forest scene on concave surface, ca. 1909
The daughter of one of Seattle’s founding families, Emily Inez Denny (1853 – 1918) was both a painter and writer. Greatly influenced by seeing the drawings of Sarah Willoughby as a student at the Washington Territorial University, she took on painting as a life-long pursuit. In her 1909 book, "Blazing the Way," Denny writes: “Very tall and grand the firs…
ID Number:1960.2033
Date:Circa 1880-1910
Girl Scout shoes, ca. 1915
This pair of high top brown kid leather girl scout shoes were owned by Anna Sayles around 1915.
ID Number:1961.2414.1
Date:Circa 1915
Sword in case with extra scabbard, 1863
The inscription on the extra scabbard reads: "Presented to Maj. Granville O. Haller, 7th Inft. USA, Commandant of Gnl Headquarters by the Officers of the 93d N.Y. Vols. Headquarters Guard, 'Army of the Potomac', as a token of regard for his social qualities as a gentleman and his military ability as an officer, Camp near Falmouth, Va., Jan. 1, 1863."…
ID Number:1961.2476.29
Date:1863
Pair of brown leather logging boots, 1950
These logging "cork" boots were handmade by Currin-Greene Shoe Co. in Seattle.
ID Number:1962.2545
Date:Circa 1950
Pair of low cut boots, worn as part of Century 21 Seattle World's Fair Fashion Show, 1962
These women's boots were part of a 3-piece knit brown wool ensemble, including cardigan and skirt, made by Garland. They were presented in the Fashion Pavilion at the 1962 Seattle World's Fair.
ID Number:1962.2821.19
Date:1962
Brown suede shoes with leather open work, ca. 1915-1920s
This pair of women's French heel shoes were sold at Turrell's, a Seattle shoe retailer, and belong in a set with matching brown velvet and lace dress.
ID Number:1963.3153.1
Date:Circa 1915-1920
Brown work boots, 1920s
University of Washington student, Dorothy Anderson, wore these sturdy women's boots to walk the muddy paths of the 1920s. The boots were made by Piper & Taft of Seattle.
ID Number:1964.3329.8
Date:Circa 1920