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Painted Silk Fan

Date: 02 10 2010
Description: Fan made in 1900-1915 by Duvelleroy, was crafted of Paris silk, mother-of-pearl, paint and sequins. It features an image of lovers looking at a statue of t...
Historical Object

Composition Doll

Date: 05 04 2010
Description: A girl doll dating back to 1890-1900. She is painted brown, and wearing a striped coat over a flowered dress.
Historical Object

Pink Baby Shoes

Date: 07 27 2010
Description: A pair of bright pink, leather baby shoes with pale pink ribbons, made in 1851.
Historical Object

Alphabet Sampler

Date: 07 27 2010
Description: A sampler made in Ohio in 1850 with the alphabet in both upper and lower case stitched on it.
Photograph

Interior of a Train Station

Date: 04 2010
Description: A woman is on her cellphone in the foreground, while two women run up the escalator in the background.
Photograph

Wisconsin Historical Society — Library Reading Room, Detail

Date: 2010
Description: Detail view of pillar and ceiling in the newly restored library reading room of the Wisconsin Historical Society. The new paint scheme restored the appeara...
Historical Object

Bandolier Bag

Date: 2016
Description: A beaded dance bag, which was once presented to General J.C. Starkweather by a Menominee Indian.
Historical Object

Duncan Yo-Yos

Date: 02 02 2017
Description: Two Duncan yo-yos, side by side. One the left is the "Imperial" version and on the right is the "Butterfly" style.

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