94 results for: Furniture
Bedstead made by Henry Van Asselt, ca. 1860s
Henry Van Asselt settled in the Seattle area in 1851 intending to make his living through agriculture. He later opened up a cabinet shop and his furniture was under demand by other Seattle settlers. Van Asselt most likely made this bedstead for German immigrant and Seattle capitalist George Frederick Frye and his wife Louisa Catherine Denny Frye. It was then…
ID Number:2018.12.1
Date:Circa 1860
Dropleaf maple table made by Henry Van Asselt, ca. 1860s
Henry Van Asselt settled in the Seattle area in 1851 intending to make his living through agriculture. He later opened up a cabinet shop and his furniture was under demand by Seattle pioneers. Van Asselt made this kitchen table for Arthur Denny's first home in Seattle.
ID Number:2018.12.2
Date:Circa 1860
Round maple and fir table made by Henry Van Asselt, 1858
Henry Van Asselt settled in the Seattle area in 1851 intending to make his living through agriculture. He later opened up a cabinet shop and his furniture was under demand by other Seattle settlers. Van Asselt made this simple kitchen table for David Denny and it is believed to be his first piece he made in Seattle. It was used…
ID Number:2018.12.3
Date:1858
Upholstered wooden chair from the Frye Opera House, ca. 1885
Opening in 1884, the Frye Opera House was Seattle’s premier performing arts center for five solid years, featuring a wide variety of musical and dramatic performances. The Frye was completely destroyed in the Great Seattle Fire of 1889. This chair is from the Opera House but the upholstery is not original, it was re-covered in the 1960s.
ID Number:2018.12.4
Date:Circa 1885
Frederick & Nelson price gun, 1977
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:2018.51.1
Date:1977
One of a pair of slat back side chairs with woven rawhide seats, ca. 1850-1880
This chair was once owned by the Mercer family--early Seattle settlers who arrived in the Pacific Northwest around 1852.
ID Number:2019.64.1
Date:Circa 1850-1880
One of a pair of slat back side chairs with woven rawhide seats, once owned by the Mercer family, ca. 1850-1880
One of a pair of slat back side chairs with woven rawhide seats, once owned by the Mercer family, ca. 1850-1880. The Mercers were early Seattle settlers, arriving in the Pacific Northwest around 1852.
ID Number:2019.64.2
Date:Circa 1850-1880
Frederick & Nelson shopping bag, Seattle, ca. 1960s
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:2019.ShoppingBags.05
Date:Circa 1960
Frederick & Nelson shopping bag for "Arcade Wine," Seattle, 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 the…
ID Number:2019.ShoppingBags.10
Date:Circa 1980
Salt and pepper shaker set from the Frederick & Nelson dining room, ca. 1960
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. This donor…
ID Number:2020.9.1
Date:Circa 1960