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Woman's Chinese robe, ca. 1890-1910
This Chinese robe belonged to Seattleite Ann Dulien Diamond (1909-1984), who was a collector of art and clothing from Japan and China. She was born Ann Fabrikant in Russia (now Poland) in 1909 and came to the United States in 1911. She grew up in New York and moved to Seattle after her marriage to Louis T. Dulien in the…
ID Number:1978.6597.15C2364
Date:Circa 1890-1910
Can of “Happy Home Sweet Corn” from Schwabacher Bros. & Co., ca. 1930s
The Schwabacher Brothers, Louis (1837-1900), Abraham (1838-1909), and Sigmund (Sig) (1841-1917), were pioneering Bavarian-born Jewish merchants, important in the economic development of the Pacific Northwest. They owned several businesses bearing their family name, and opened a branch store in Seattle in 1869. Within a short time, the firm became Puget Sound's major wholesaler of canned goods, dry goods, and other…
ID Number:1999.6.86
Date:Circa 1930
Senbei iron from the Sagamiya Bakery with the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE) seal, ca. 1909
The Sagamiya Confectionery, founded in 1904 by Unosuke Shibata, was formerly located at 6th and Main in the area previously known as Nihonmachi, or Japantown, now in Seattle's Chinatown International District. Sagamiya used traditional Japanese methods in the making of mochi, pastries and other wagashi (confections). The bakery was a popular neighborhood establishment until it closed in the 1970s. This…
ID Number:2000.84.5
Date:1909
Charcoal drawing, "Moi Meme" (self portrait) by Yasushi Tanaka, 1913
Yasushi Tanaka (1886-1941) was born in Japan and moved to Seattle in 1904 where he graduated from high school. He studied art, exhibited and taught at the Seattle Fine Art Association from 1901-1920. Yasushi had his first one-man show in Seattle in 1914 and his works demonstrated a cubist influence.
ID Number:2002.5.1
Date:1913
Charcoal drawing, "Portrait of Louise Cann" (the artist's wife) by Yasushi Tanaka, 1913
Yasushi Tanaka (1886-1941) was born in Japan and moved to Seattle in 1904 where he graduated from high school. He studied art, exhibited and taught at the Seattle Fine Art Association from 1901-1920. Yasushi married Louise Gebhard Cann who was from a notable Seattle family. Cann's father, Judge Thomas Hart Cann, was Seattle's police court judge and held a few…
ID Number:2002.5.2
Date:1913
Watercolor and Chinese ink painting, "Driftwood" by Fay Chong, 1945
Fay Chong (1912–1973) was a Chinese-American artist in Seattle and was known for his printmaking and watercolor painting. He was an influential member of what became known as the Northwest School and worked on Seattle's Works Progress Administration (WPA) Federal Art Project. This particular painting hung in the Chong home.
ID Number:2007.6.1
Date:1945
Set of two plaster Fu Dog statues, from the Hong Lee Laundry, ca. 1900-1950
These statues were decorations at Hong Lee Laundry, a family business owned by the donor's parents and grandparents. The laundry company was located at 5018 University Way NE, and at the time of its closing it was one of the last remaining hand laundries in Seattle's University District.
ID Number:2010.28.5
Date:Circa 1900-1950
Sadiron, used at Hong Lee Laundry, ca. 1930s
Yip Hong and Yee Moon Luke, opened and operated Hong Lee Laundry in the early part of the 20th century. It was later operated by Tsze Chow Luke and Sug May Luke. The laundry company was located at 5018 University Way NE. At the time of its closing it was one of the last remaining hand laundries in Seattle's University…
ID Number:2010.28.6
Date:Circa 1930
Electric iron with trivet and detachable cord, used at Hong Lee Laundry, ca. 1930s
Yip Hong and Yee Moon Luke, opened and operated Hong Lee Laundry in the early part of the 20th century. It was later operated by Tsze Chow Luke and Sug May Luke. The laundry company was located at 5018 University Way NE. At the time of its closing it was one of the last remaining hand laundries in Seattle's University…
ID Number:2010.28.7
Date:Circa 1930
Ceramic cookpot, used at Hong Lee Laundry, ca. 1930s
Yip Hong and Yee Moon Luke, opened and operated Hong Lee Laundry in the early part of the 20th century. It was later operated by Tsze Chow Luke and Sug May Luke. The laundry company was located at 5018 University Way NE. At the time of its closing it was one of the last remaining hand laundries in Seattle's University…
ID Number:2010.28.14
Date:Circa 1930