122 results for: Washington Territory
Hand-hewn cedar log from homestead cabin built by Albert Burrows, 1883
Albert S. Burrows was a homesteader who built his cabin on the shores of Lake Washington in 1882, at Killarney, on the south side of Bellevue.
ID Number:1985.12.3
Date:1883
Charm bracelet, 1875-1900
This bracelet, comprised of earring pendants, monogrammed locket containing photos, and a child's ring with a garnet stone, belonged to Kate Stevens Bates, daughter of General Isaac Stevens, first Territorial Governor of Washington.
ID Number:1991.31.1.1
Date:1875-1900
Coin necklace made by officers under the command of Governor Isaac Stevens, 1885
Isaac Ingalls Stevens (1818-1862) was the first Governor of Washington Territory, serving from 1853 to 1857. He also served as a US Congressman, and a Brigadier General in the Union Army during the Civil War until his death at the Battle of Chantilly. He was appointed posthumously to the grade of Major General of volunteers. This necklace was made by…
ID Number:1991.31.2
Date:1885
Maple desk top made by Henry Van Asselt, ca. 1860
European American settlers in the Puget Sound region made whatever household goods they couldn’t bring with them. Henry Van Asselt, one of the earliest homesteaders, was a talented carpenter. He made this desktop for early settler Thomas Mercer.
ID Number:1993.76.1
Date:Circa 1860
Bow and two arrows, attributed to Kikisoblu (Princess Angeline), late 1800s
Kikisoblu (Princess Angeline), also known in Lushootseed as Kikisoblu, Kick-is-om-lo, or Wewick, was the eldest daughter of Chief Si'ahl (Chief Seattle). She was born around 1820 and lived until she was in her mid-seventies. As the story goes, Kikisoblu (Princess Angeline) asked her father, Chief Si'ahl (Chief Seattle), to trade this bow and arrow set at the Thedinga Hardware store…
ID Number:1994.16.1
Date:Circa 1890
Small letter box containing dried sweet briar flowers and seeds from Louisa Boren Denny's garden, ca. 1928
This box of seeds and dried flowers came from a 1928 time capsule that was behind the plaque on the north wall of the Opera House in Seattle. The box was later added to a time capsule at the Seattle Center where it was eventually extracted in 2002, and then donated to MOHAI. The dried flowers are sweet briar rose…
ID Number:2003.41.3
Date:Circa 1928
Duwamish carrying basket, attributed to Kikisoblu (Princess Angeline), ca. 1885
This basket was possibly made by Kikisoblu (Princess Angeline) to deliver clams and other materials to Seattle customers. Kikisoblu (ca. 1820-1896) was the daughter of Chief Si'ahl (Chief Seattle). The 1855 Treaty of Point Elliott required all Duwamish people leave Seattle to live on reservations, but Kikisoblu remained in a cabin on the waterfront. She earned a living doing laundry…
ID Number:2003.62.1
Date:1884-1896
Print, "The Battle of Seattle, January 26, 1856" and featuring the USS Decatur, by Mark Myers, 1987
This colored print features the USS Decatur which was an armed vessel anchored in Elliott Bay during the "Battle of Seattle" that took place on January 26, 1856. On this day, the native peoples in the area attacked the newly arrived white settlers who took refuge in the blockhouse or on the Decatur which proceeded to fire shells toward land.…
ID Number:2006.60.1
Date:1987
Watercolor illustration, "The Men Cut Shakes," by Parker McAllister, 1948
Parker McAllister (1903 - 1970) was an artist who was most noted for his illustration work at the Seattle Times and on Lucile McDonald's Washington state history texts. This image appears on page 54 of "Washington's Yesterdays, Before There Was a Territory," published in 1953. He worked primarily in watercolor, but was a photographer as well. McAllister illustrated articles written…
ID Number:2008.63.1
Date:1948
Desk used at Arthur Denny's post office, 1850-1860
This desk, made locally by an unknown cabinetmaker, was used in the first Seattle post office run by Postmaster Arthur A. Denny in his cabin from 1852-1853.
ID Number:2009.59.1
Date:Circa 1850-1860