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Painted and stenciled box descended in Baker family, Harmony, Vernon County, Wisconsin, probably mid-nineteenth century.
This box contains a schoolchild's ephemera including a letter addressed to "Miss Mary...
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Uploaded on Dec 3, 2011
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Featherwork wreath from Buchanan family, Viroqua, Wisconsin, probably late nineteenth century.
This wreath came from the home of Orrin L. Buchanan and Katherine Reed Buchanan of Viroqua,...
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Uploaded on Dec 3, 2011
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Quilt top with signatures (detail), Fifield, Wisconsin, 1926.
This quilt top is made up of rectangular swatches of wool embroidered with the names...
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Uploaded on Dec 3, 2011
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Plate hand-painted by Frederika Crane, Green Bay, Wisconsin, 1888.
One of a set of twelve plates manufactured by Haviland and Co. and hand-painted by Green...
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Uploaded on Sep 19, 2011
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Carved wall pocket, William Van Stratum, Appleton, Wisconsin, 1884.
Born in Appleton in 1860, William Van Stratum spent his career in the woodworking, carpentry,...
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Uploaded on Sep 19, 2011
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Fireplace mantel by William Van Stratum with hand-painted tiles by Frederika Crane, Appleton, Wisconsin, 1881-1890.
Noted china painter Frederika Crane of Green Bay painted the tiles that surround the fireplace....
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Uploaded on Sep 19, 2011
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Tea tin, John Hoffman and Sons, Milwaukee, 1904-1919
According to the records of the Waukesha County Museum, this tin was used in the Torhorst...
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Uploaded on Aug 31, 2011
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Wreath of paper flowers, Louisa Imig, Oakland, Jefferson County, Wisconsin, ca. 1872
Born in Jefferson County, Wisconsin in 1850, Louisa Miller married Henry Imig, a Prussian-born...
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Uploaded on Aug 31, 2011
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Spinning wheel, John Konrad Meidenbauer, New Berlin, Wisconsin, ca. 1848
Spinning wheel hand-carved from walnut and pine by Joseph Konrad Meidenbauer. Born in Bavaria...
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Uploaded on Aug 31, 2011
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Hand-painted porcelain tea service, Pickard China, Chicago, 1912-1918
Pickard China was founded in Edgerton, Wisconsin in 1894 by Wilder Pickard, who relocated the...
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Uploaded on Jul 15, 2011
Night stand, Upham Manufacturing Co., Marshfield, Wisconsin, ca. 1900
This table is part of an extensive bedroom suite produced by the Upham Manufacturing Co. and...
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Uploaded on Jul 15, 2011
Fretwork clock case, Frederick Thuss, Marshfield, Wisconsin, late 19th or early 20th century
This elaborate fretwork clock case was made by Fred Thuss of Marshfield and donated to the North...
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Uploaded on Jul 15, 2011
Four vases, Wisconsin Ceramic Corp. (Pittsville Pottery), 1931-1943.
This object is the property of the Pittsville Area Historical Society. The image is part of the...
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Uploaded on Apr 16, 2011
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Swan figurine, Wisconsin Ceramic Corp. (Pittsville Pottery), 1931-1943.
This object is the property of the Pittsville Area Historical Society. The image is part of the...
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Uploaded on Apr 16, 2011
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Creamer and sugar bowl, Wisconsin Ceramic Corp. (Pittsville Pottery), 1931-1943.
This object is the property of the Pittsville Area Historical Society. The image is part of the...
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Uploaded on Apr 16, 2011
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Bobbin lace insert, Oneida Nation of Wisconsin, 1900-1930.
In 1898 Sybil Carter, an Episcopalian missionary, introduced the craft of lace making to the...
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Uploaded on Mar 17, 2011
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Swatch with cutwork, embroidery, and bobbin lace insert, Oneida Nation of Wisconsin, 1900-1930.
In 1898 Sybil Carter, an Episcopalian missionary, introduced the craft of lace making to the...
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Uploaded on Mar 17, 2011
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Chest of drawers attributed to Francois Bernard, Appleton, Wisconsin, 1853-1865
Francis Deleglise and his wife Mary Bor likely acquired this chest in 1856 after their marriage...
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Uploaded on Jan 27, 2011
