146 results for: Textiles
Homemade sleeveless cotton apron, ca. 1930s
This homemade 1930s apron was likely made from scraps of garments that were too worn or out-of-style to wear. Reuse of clothing fabric was common in the 19th and early 20th centuries, and particularly so during the Great Depression in the 1930s. This apron was from the household of Calista May Sterns Olsen (1904-1994) and Albert C. J. Olsen (1895-1983)…
ID Number:1993.30.23.c
Date:Circa 1930
Crazy quilt featuring commemorative ribbons from the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE), 1911
The AYPE was held in Seattle in 1909 and commemorative ribbons were distributed throughout the duration of the fair. The maker of this quilt must have collected an assortment of the ribbons and inserted them into the design, including Seattle Day, Japan Day, Women's Suffrage Day, Chinese Day, and many more.
ID Number:1993.70.1
Date:1911
Coverlet or quilt, 1927
This quilt was made for a Women's Christian Temperance Union raffle in Green Lake where individuals paid to have their names stitched onto the quilt. The WCTU was a religious organization whose primary purpose was to combat the influence of alcohol on families and society.
ID Number:1994.Coverlet
Date:1927
Seattle Kingdome pennant, ca. 1976
The Kingdome, officially called the King County Multipurpose Domed Stadium, was built in 1976 south of downtown Seattle. The “SODO” neighborhood was originally named as such because it was “south of the dome.” The illustrations on this pennant represent some of the sports and events that the new stadium was expecting to host. The Kingdome was best known for Seattle…
ID Number:2001.22.1
Date:1972-1980
Seattle Mariners pennant for the 1977 American League opener game
The Seattle Mariners joined the American Basebal League as an expansion team in 1977.
ID Number:2001.22.2
Date:1977
Seattle Seahawks pennant, ca. 2000
The Seattle Seahawks joined the NFL in 1976 as an expansion team. The raucous fans made the team’s original venue, the Kingdome, one of the loudest stadiums in the NFL. That reputation continued with the move to the new stadium in 2002.
ID Number:2001.22.6
Date:Circa 2000
Seattle Sounders signature pennant, ca. 1974-1983
The Seattle Sounders formed as a North American Soccer League (NASL) team in 1974, and joined Major League Soccer (MLS) in 2009.
ID Number:2001.22.7
Date:Circa 1974-1983
Seattle SuperSonics signature pennant, ca. 2000
The Seattle SuperSonics were a National Basketbal Association (NBA) team based in Seattle, Washington, that played from 1967 until 2008. The Sonics, as they are more commonly referred to, won the NBA Championship in 1979, and MOHAI is the steward of the championship trophy. After the 2007-2008 season ended, the team relocated to Oklahoma City, and now plays as the…
ID Number:2001.22.8
Date:Circa 2000
Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE) pennant, 1909
This pennant was a promotional souvenir that features the iconic AYPE logo featuring three figures: the left represents Asia holding ship in hands signifying commerce by sea; right represents Pacific slope, with her right hand extended in welcome and her left hand holding a train signifying commerce by land; center represents Alaska, dressed in white for the northland, holding gold…
ID Number:2003.5.1
Date:1909
Plastron or shirtfront from Seattle Fire Department, ca. 1900
This dark blue plastron from the early days of the Seattle Fire Department. It has buttonholes at the top and around the sides for attaching to a shirt or jacket and identifying the wearer as a member of the fire department.
ID Number:2004.2.1
Date:Circa 1900