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Chest of drawers made by Henry Van Asselt, ca. 1872
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 chest of drawers out of fiddleback curly maple, a local wood that, when seasoned, becomes almost as hard as iron and at all…
ID Number:1945.1683.1
Date:Circa 1872
Rug made by "Salmon Bay Charlie," ca. 1900
Hwehlchtid and Chilohleet'sa, known to many as Salmon Bay Charlie, and his wife Madelline, refused to move to the Port Madison Reservation. This mat fragment was from the home they shared at Shilshole, downhill from what is now Discovery Park. The maker twined the mat from factory-made yarn using techniques more commonly associated with cedar bark basketry.
ID Number:1947.437.2
Date:Circa 1900
Painting of Kikisoblu's (Princess Angeline) home, 1894
Kikisoblu (Princess Angeline), also known in Lushootseed as Kikisoblu, Kick-is-om-lo, or Wewick, was the eldest daughter of Chief Si'ahl (Chief Seattle). She was born around 1820 and lived until she was in her mid-seventies. The artist, Jessie M. Elliott (1861-1950), was born in Merrimack, Wisconsin, and moved to Seattle in the late 1880s to open an art school. In addition…
ID Number:1947.437.8
Date:1894
Shell goblet, possibly made by Washington State pioneer, ca. 1850s-1880s
This goblet is thought to have been hand decorated by an early white settler in the Pacific Northwest using shells from the local beaches in the Seattle area. The glass eye was probably from a doll that had been brought with a family when they settled in this region.
ID Number:1950.8.c
Date:Circa 1850-1880
Kitchenware jar used for fruit canning, ca. 1860s-1880s
This ceramic jar was the type that early Euro-American settlers used in Washington Territory for fruit canning. It was donated by Margaret Moore Latimer (Mrs. Norval H. Latimer) who was born in 1869 and came to Seattle with her family sometime before 1880. She was an active member of many local clubs and organizations, including the Seattle Historical Society (later…
ID Number:1950.426.5
Date:Circa 1860-1890
Doll made and painted by Harriet Foster Beecher, 1890
This rag doll named "Galatea" was made by Harriet Foster Beecher and she painted the face as well. It belonged to Guendolen Carkeek Plestcheeff (1892-1994) who was born in Seattle at the First Hill mansion home of her parents, British-born Seattle settlers Morgan and Emily Carkeek. Following in the footsteps of her mother, who founded the Seattle Historical Society, Guendolen…
ID Number:1952.90
Date:1890
Rag doll, 1888
The face on this rag doll was painted by Harriet Foster Beecher (1853-1918). Beecher arrived in Seattle in 1880 and opened what is thought to be Seattle’s first art studio in 1881. She painted Indigenous life in oils and watercolors, portraits of Seattle pioneers, and landscapes. Beecher played a critical role in expanding the community of artists in Seattle through…
ID Number:1952.92.B
Date:1888
Embroidered motto "Forget Me Not" by Catherine McClellan, ca. 1900
This embroidery was done by Catherine McClellan, an early Seattle settler who at one time owned land at the corner of Terry Avenue and Columbia Steet.
ID Number:1952.177.1
Date:Circa 1900
Kitchen clock from the home of Granville O. Haller, 1875
Granville Owen Haller (1819-1897) was a wealthy postbellum businessman in Seattle. He built a mansion in the First Hill neighborhood. Haller Lake was named for his son, Theodore Haller. This is a Seth Thomas wall clock with a calendar dial.
ID Number:1952.244
Date:1875
Small shell-encrusted box from Seattle pioneer, ca. 1887
Alice Warbus Engle made this trinket box as a wedding gift for Alice M. (Cock) Owens in 1887. Shells used are probably from species native to the Pacific Northwest.
ID Number:1952.528.8
Date:Circa 1887