86 results for: Frederick
Frederick & Nelson credit card, 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. In 1992,…
ID Number:2021.20.RefCard
Date:Circa 1980
Set of 12 ice cream forks from Frederick & Nelson Department Store, 1917
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. These ice…
ID Number:2022.19.2
Date:1917
Freddy Bear & Nell plush toy from Frederick & Nelson, 1987
Freddy Bear and little Nell were Frederick & Nelson representative characters and regularly sold as seasonal gifts. The donor of this plush animal set worked as the Assistant Buyer in the Frederick & Nelson home store from 1982-1991. She received this set the same year she was promoted to Buyer in 1987. The toy bears came with a two-page pamphlet…
ID Number:2022.37.1
Date:1987
Light green hat with flower in plastic cage from John Eaton, 1960s
This whimsical hat has a beehive shape of light green chiffon with a silk rose in a green cage at the top. Cornish School of Arts graduate John Eaton (1914-1991) was a successful milliner, designer, and teacher whose individually-styled hats became known all over the country. Eaton and partner James Neher opened their first store in 1950, and eventually opened…
ID Number:2022.40.11
Date:Circa 1960-1970
Short denim dress with zippers, 1980s
This denim dress was purchased in Seattle, likely at Frederick & Nelson. The owner, Mary Junttila, wore it for dates and to go dancing on Capitol Hill.
ID Number:2023.46.1
Date:Circa 1980-1989
Bissell's Parlor Queen vacuum cleaner from Frederick & Nelson, ca. 1930
The founders of premiere Seattle department store Frederick & Nelson got their start selling used furniture during the rebuilding of Seattle after the Great Fire of 1889. The business expanded to include home goods and appliances such as this vacuum cleaner, a tea room, and ready-to-wear men's and women's fashions. The owners built a reputation for elegance and customer service.…
ID Number:2025.37.1
Date:Circa 1930