73 results for: Frederick and Nelson
Black kid leather boots, ca. 1910
This pair of women's boots was sold at Seattle retailer Frederick & Nelson.
ID Number:1970.4867.5B
Date:Circa 1910
Peach satin pumps, 1920s-1930s
This pair of women's peach satin pumps were sold at local Seattle retailer, Frederick and Nelson, sometime from the mid 1920s to early 1930s.
ID Number:1975.6123.2
Date:Circa 1920-1930
Hand-pumping vacuum cleaner, ca. 1890-1901
Seattle department store Frederick & Nelson sold all types of merchandise from home appliances, including this early vacuum cleaner, to designer clothing, to toys and chocolates.
ID Number:1975.6140
Date:Circa 1890-1901
World War II Coast Guard (SPAR) uniform, ca. 1940
During World War II, the Coast Guard Women’s Reserve was known as the SPARs. SPAR is an acronym of the Coast Guard motto “Semper Paratus –Always Ready.” SPAR assignments range from essential clerical positions to air control operations, parachute rigging and more. The SPAR uniforms were the same design as the Navy WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service). The…
ID Number:1978.6708.15C2403
Date:Circa 1940
Bottle of French perfume purchased at Frederick & Nelson in 1919
Seattle department store Frederick & Nelson sold Parisian couture designer Paul Poiret's tantalizing perfumes. The scent of this particular perfume was made by Paul's friend Henri Almeras.
ID Number:1988.27.1
Date:Circa 1919
Evening gown with taffeta bow from Frederick & Nelson, ca. 1955
The dramatic taffeta sash on this evening gown ties into a bow large enough to be seen from the front. The designer, Irene Lentz, known professionally as just “Irene,” began her career as a designer for Hollywood films. She was the executive costume designer at the MGM film studio for most of the 1940s, and opened her own private salon…
ID Number:1993.39.2
Date:Circa 1955
Frango boxes for various flavors, 8 oz. size, ca. 1990
Frango chocolate truffles were first developed and sold by Seattle department store Frederick & Nelson in 1918. They are now sold by Macy's Department Stores.
ID Number:1993.43.825
Date:Circa 1990
Marshall Field's Frango Mint Chocolates tuxedo design box, ca. 1984
Frango chocolates were a featured item from Seattle department store, Frederick & Nelson, which had been purchased by Marshall Field's in 1929. The original 1927 recipe called for cocoa beans, triple-distilled Oregon peppermint oil, and 40% local butter.
ID Number:1993.43.36
Date:Circa 1984
Wooden nutcracker soldier from Frederick & Nelson, ca. 1980s
Frederick & Nelson, founded by Donald E. Frederick (1860-1937) and Nels B. Nelson (1854-1907) in 1891, was for many years Seattle's premier department store. They began by selling used furniture during the rebuilding of Seattle after the Great Fire of 1889, and expanded to include home delivery of goods, a tea room, and ready-to-wear men's and women's fashions. The holidays…
ID Number:1993.43.77
Date:Circa 1980
Hat stretcher from Frederick & Nelson, ca. 1920-1960
The chrome dome on this device heats up and the two halves slowly separate via turning the screw which gradually stretches the hat to the desired size.
ID Number:1993.43.92
Date:Circa 1920-1960