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Pair of magenta satin pumps, 1962
These women's shoes were sold at Seattle department store Frederick & Nelson.
ID Number:1964.3331.2
Date:1962
Navy blue walking shoes, ca. 1962
These reptile print women's shoes were designed by Palter Delso and sold at Seattle department store Frederick & Nelson.
ID Number:1964.3331.6
Date:1962
Silk ball gown worn by Alsora Hayner Fry, with rhododendron design handpainted by Jessie Elliot, 1893
This dress was worn by Mrs. Alsora Hayner (Minerva) Fry at the 1893 state ball in Olympia, where Mrs. Fry was the guest of honor. Fry was the chief promoter of the rhododendron as the Washington state flower. She came to Seattle in 1888 and was the charter member of the Woman's Century Club and its first president. The dress…
ID Number:1964.3359.C1083
Date:1893
Child's dress with brown and red berry pattern, ca. 1850
Girl's dress with brown and red berry pattern, ca. 1850
ID Number:1964.3424.1
Date:Circa 1850
Chatelaine, 1850-1890
A chatelaine, once popular in the 1900s, is a decorative belt buckle or clasp worn at the waist that has a number of chains suspended from it, each containing a useful household item. This particular chatelaine is equipped with a face powder compact, a mirror, a toothpick holder, and a booklet of note paper.
ID Number:1964.3425
Date:Circa 1850-1890
Stuffed and mounted cougar donated to MOHAI by Eddie Bauer, ca. 1950-1960
Concerned about the region's declining cougar population, Eddie Bauer (1899-1986) donated this stuffed and mounted cougar to the museum in 1965 in what some might consider an ironic gesture today. In the 1960s, the cougar was hunted to near extinction in many areas, and Bauer worried that many might never see one in the wild. Bauer had a lifelong love…
ID Number:1965.3513
Date:Circa 1950-1960
Beige high-laced shoes, ca. 1883
This pair of 1883 women's beige high laced shoes belonged to Mrs. Elsie Taylor. She and her husband built the first boathouse at Seward Park. The shoes were sold by Turrell's of Seattle.
ID Number:1965.3560
Date:Circa 1883
Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE) Grand Prize award-winning Irish lace collar, 1909
From gold nuggets in the Alaska Building to weaving machines in the Manufacturers building, the AYPE had exhibits of all kinds and for all interests. Prizes were awarded to the most impressive or most memorable. This lace collar was made in Ireland and won a grand prize for its exquisite workmanship.
ID Number:1965.3766.1
Date:1909
Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE) Grand Prize ribbon awarded for Irish lace collar, 1909
From gold nuggets in the Alaska Building to weaving machines in the Manufacturers building, the AYPE had exhibits of all kinds and for all interests. Prizes were awarded to the most impressive or most memorable. This Grand Prize ribbon was awarded to an Irish-made lace collar for its exquisite workmanship.
ID Number:1965.3766.2
Date:1909
Yellow hat designed by John Eaton, 1960s
This hat has a dramatic flourish of yellow tulle. Cornish School of Arts graduate John Eaton (1914-1991) was a successful milliner, designer, and teacher whose individually-styled hats became known all over the country. Eaton and partner James Neher opened their first store in 1950, and eventually opened “John Eaton Of Course!” at 509 Pine Street, across the street from Frederick…
ID Number:1965.3785.M423
Date:1960-1969