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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
Black net fan with design in white lace, ca. 1890-1910
The lace in this fan was handmade.
ID Number:1950.409.B
Date:Circa 1890-1910
Sampler made by Elizabeth Brown Ball in memory of infant that passed away at 2 years old, 1838
This intricate sampler was made by Elizabeth Brown Ball in 1838 when she was seven years old.
ID Number:1951.11
Date:1838
Small hooked rug made by Mrs. Joseph Foster, 1890-1910
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Foster came to the Pacific Northwest from Ohio and settled on the Duwamish River in 1852. Foster, founder of the former town that bore his name (now Tukwila), was an early Washington Territory legislator and the first superintendent of schools in the area.
ID Number:1951.38.2
Date:Circa 1890-1910
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
Pieced applique quilt, 1840
This quilt, featuring the mariner's star pattern, was made by Jane Scott in 1840 and brought to Seattle at a later date.
ID Number:1952.524.1
Date:1840
Souvenir flag from the launch of the USS Golden Gate, 1897
This souvenir flag is from the launch of the Coast Guard boarding boat, the USS Golden Gate, on February 13, 1897. It was the first all-steel vessel built and launched in Washington State by the Moran Brothers Company in Seattle.
ID Number:1955.880.c
Date:1897
Embroidered and beaded purse, ca. 1910
Embroidered and beaded purse, early 20th century
ID Number:1955.973.10
Date:Circa 1910
Set of four temperance pennants, "The Liquor Traffic Must Go," ca. 1910
“The Liquor Traffic Must Go” was a slogan used by the Women’s Christian Temperance Union, a strong political force which advocated for national, constitutional prohibition of alcohol.
ID Number:1956.1144.c
Date:Circa 1910
Small pennant, "I AM A Seattleite," commemorating the 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE)
This pennant was designed to be worn by fastening with a gold plate AYPE pin. The AYPE was a world's fair held in Seattle in 1909. It was a major national event for the young but fast growing city, and celebrated the emerging development of the Pacific Northwest. The fairgrounds became the campus of the University of Washington.
ID Number:1957.1228.6b
Date:1909