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Buttonhook with mosaic pattern handle, ca. 1890-1910
In the late 19th century and early 20th century, small buttons were in fashion as closures for boots, gloves, and garments. Buttonhooks helped make it easier to fasten and unfasten these items.
ID Number:1962.2764.8
Date:Circa 1890-1910
Jelly Cake Pan, 1900-1920
This pan is part of a set that once belonged to Josephine (Ruffino) Amato. Josephine's husband, Vincent, immigrated to Seattle from Sicily in 1899 and operated barbershops in Ballard and downtown Seattle.
ID Number:1963.3140.7b
Date:1900-1920
Bedstead made by Henry Van Asselt, 1857
Henry Van Asselt settled in the Seattle area in 1851, intending to make his living through agriculture. When his first homestead was burned in the Battle of Seattle of 1856, he left the area for the Willamette Valley of Oregon, where he polished his cabinet-making skills. He opened up a cabinet shop upon his return to Seattle, and his furniture…
ID Number:1964.3230.1
Date:1857
Three-legged pot with handle, ca. 1850s
This hanging pot was owned by the Denny family, early settlers of Seattle. It may have been brought with them across the plains from Illinois to the Puget Sound region.
ID Number:1964.3230.9
Date:Circa 1850
Iron pot with lid, 1851
This "Oregon Camp Pot" is believed to have been used by the Denny family on their journey west from Illinois to the Pacific Northwest territory in 1851.
ID Number:1964.3230.11
Date:Circa 1850
Camphor bottle owned by Sarah (Sally) Latimer Boren, 1822
This camphor bottle was given to Sarah (Sally) Latimer Boren (1805-1888) by her father-in-law Francis Boren (1762-1834) when Sarah had her first child, Mary Ann Boren (1822-1910). This information is typed on the note that is inside the bottle. Mary Ann later married Arthur Armstrong Denny (1822-1899) and traveled with the Denny family west in the 1850s to settle in…
ID Number:1964.3230.24
Date:1822
Clock brought with Cavanaugh family across plains in 1861
Martin Cavanaugh and his wife Mary Anne Maple, early settlers in the Puget Sound region, brought their clock all the way from Missouri. A clock this ornate probably held a place of honor in their farmhouse which was built on land that became Boeing Field.
ID Number:1964.3312.1
Date:1810-1840
Pattern for making a toy stuffed dog, ca. 1892
Even in the 1890s, a craft project could be abandoned and forgotten. Arnold Print Works in Massachusetts made several versions of these stuffed animal patterns; they just needed to be cut out, sewn together, and stuffed. These unfinished pieces were donated to MOHAI in 1964.
ID Number:1964.3338.10
Date:Circa 1892
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
Shaving stand, ca. 1840
This shaving stand was brought across the plains by Catherine T. Maynard, "Doc" Maynard's second wife, whom he met while both were on their way west, and whom he subsequently married in 1853.
ID Number:1966.4041.7
Date:1830-1850