183 results for: European American Settlement
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
Gavel made from wood of the Captain Robert Gray "Lone Tree" at Grays Harbor, Washington, ca. 1934
Captain Robert Gray was the first non-Native American to enter the Columbia River and Grays Harbor in 1792, both of which he named. Gray used the "Lone Tree," a tall Coastal Spruce located at the entrance of Grays Harbor as a navigational landmark upon his arrival.
ID Number:2009.94.2
Date:Circa 1934
Set of eight cedar boardwalk planks, ca. 1880
These planks were donated to MOHAI by Sound Transit. They are a portion of the boardwalk planks that were excavated from an archaeological site at Pine Street and Terry Avenue in Seattle. The boardwalk was covered and infilled due to the Denny Regrade project from 1905-1910. The boardwalk was discovered approximately 38 feet below the surface. Other items retrieved from…
ID Number:2011.30.1
Date:Circa 1880
Wax figurine of Seattle's first pioneer doctor, "Doc Maynard," made by Lillian Smart, ca. 1955
Lillian Smart, a local artist who lived at Alki Point, taught herself the process of making wax figures and her family often served as models and as donors of hair.
ID Number:2012.22.4
Date:Circa 1955
Shotgun owned by Henry Van Asselt, ca. 1870-1880
Henry Van Asselt was an early white settler to this area in 1851. Although Henry Van Asselt originally intended to make his living in King County through agriculture, his first homestead was burned in the Battle of Seattle of 1856, prompting him to leave the area for the Willamette Valley of Oregon. While in Oregon, he polished his cabinet-making skills.…
ID Number:2017.27.2
Date:1870-1880
Shotbag owned by Henry Van Asselt, ca. 1870-1880
Henry Van Asselt was an early white settler to this area in 1851. Although Henry Van Asselt originally intended to make his living in King County through agriculture, his first homestead was burned in the Battle of Seattle of 1856, prompting him to leave the area for the Willamette Valley of Oregon. While in Oregon, he polished his cabinet-making skills…
ID Number:2017.27.3
Date:1870-1880
Bedstead made by Henry Van Asselt, ca. 1860s
Henry Van Asselt settled in the Seattle area in 1851 intending to make his living through agriculture. He later opened up a cabinet shop and his furniture was under demand by other Seattle settlers. Van Asselt most likely made this bedstead for German immigrant and Seattle capitalist George Frederick Frye and his wife Louisa Catherine Denny Frye. It was then…
ID Number:2018.12.1
Date:Circa 1860
Dropleaf maple table made by Henry Van Asselt, ca. 1860s
Henry Van Asselt settled in the Seattle area in 1851 intending to make his living through agriculture. He later opened up a cabinet shop and his furniture was under demand by Seattle pioneers. Van Asselt made this kitchen table for Arthur Denny's first home in Seattle.
ID Number:2018.12.2
Date:Circa 1860
Round maple and fir table made by Henry Van Asselt, 1858
Henry Van Asselt settled in the Seattle area in 1851 intending to make his living through agriculture. He later opened up a cabinet shop and his furniture was under demand by other Seattle settlers. Van Asselt made this simple kitchen table for David Denny and it is believed to be his first piece he made in Seattle. It was used…
ID Number:2018.12.3
Date:1858
One of a pair of slat back side chairs with woven rawhide seats, ca. 1850-1880
This chair was once owned by the Mercer family--early Seattle settlers who arrived in the Pacific Northwest around 1852.
ID Number:2019.64.1
Date:Circa 1850-1880