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Ostrich feather and tortoise shell stemmed fan from Holland, ca. 1910
Ostrich feather and tortoise shell stemmed fan from Holland, early 20th century
ID Number:1960.1888.5
Date:Circa 1910
Signature handkerchief of Seattle High School, class of 1899
This handkerchief is embroidered with the signatures of Seattle High School class of 1899.
ID Number:1960.1909.1
Date:1899
Pieced "Grandmother's Fan" quilt, 1909
This quilt, made by Mrs. D. M. Walters, won a bronze medal and diploma at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE) in Seattle. The AYPE had exhibits of all kinds and for all interests, and prizes were awarded to the most impressive or most memorable.
ID Number:1960.1918.1
Date:1909
Vignette of Mt. Rainier, painted and exhibited at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE), 1909
This piece was made by Mrs. Addie V. Hoxie, who was born in Pennsylvania and came to Seattle around 1898. She worked at several department stores including The Bon Marché where she was employed in the Art Department. Mrs. Hoxie exhibited a silk thread work at the Chicago World's Fair in 1893, and devoted her life to teaching silk thread…
ID Number:1960.2021.3
Date:1909
Hand woven coverlet once owned by Catherine Maynard, ca. 1830
Catherine Broshears brought this woolen coverlet west from Kentucky in 1852. Her grandmother had originally woven it for Catherine’s mother. Catherine’s mother and husband both died on the westward journey, and she married David Maynard in 1853, shortly before they moved to Seattle from Brush Prairie, near Olympia. Like many coverlets of its time, this one was woven in two…
ID Number:1961.2227.1
Date:Circa 1830
High school pennant, "West Seattle," ca. 1920-1960
This West Seattle High School pennant (date unknown) displays the controversial former "mascot" of an Indian chief. The symbol of the school has since been changed to Wildcats.The appropriation of Indigenous culture as mascots, or to market products or events, are some common examples of discrimination and marginalization faced by Native peoples in the United States.
ID Number:1961.2427.1
Date:Circa 1920-1960
Silk souvenir bag with program from 1962 production of “Aida,” and reprint of program from 1887 “Faust”
As part of Seattle’s 1962 World’s Fair, Seattle’s Civic Auditorium was renovated into a new opera house. During the fair the venue hosted a range of performances, including Verdi’s opera Aida, put on by the Seattle Symphony Opera Committee. This small silk bag was created by Seattle printing firm Lowman & Hanford and held a bottle of perfume. On one…
ID Number:1962.2645.1
Date:1962
Tea apron with apple stitched design, ca. 1910
Tea aprons from this period were intended to be worn when serving guests and were often more decorative than practical.
ID Number:1962.2756.7
Date:Circa 1910
Blue and white cotton checked apron, 1870-1880
Blue and white cotton checked apron, 1870-1880
ID Number:1962.2787.1
Date:1870-1880
Gray herringbone wool jumper dress with belt, worn as part of the Seattle World's Fair Century 21 Fashion Show, 1962
The Fashion Group, Inc. was established in 1928 by Edna Wollman Chase, Editor-in-Chief of Vogue magazine. Founding members included Elizabeth Arden, Eleanor Roosevelt and Helena Rubinstein. In 1962, the local Fashion Group of Seattle coordinated the Interiors and Fashion Exhibit located in the World of Commerce and Industry complex at the Seattle's World Fair. Clothing and textiles were exhibited in…
ID Number:1962.2821.9C918
Date:1962