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Pastoral Needlework Scene

Date: 1800
Description: Needlework scene on silk worked in colored silk thread using running and crewel stitches. The hands and faces of the figures are watercolor on paper. Sce...
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Aviation Place Card

Date: 1931
Description: Art Deco-style place card with an aviation theme used for a women's luncheon at the Madison College Club.
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Girl's Coat

Date: 1823
Description: Front view of girl's faded gray coat with red velvet trim. Worn by Jane Larned (Williamson) Hague (born 1819) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Girl's Coat

Date: 1823
Description: Three-quarter view of girl's faded gray coat with red velvet trim. Worn by Jane Larned (Williamson) Hague (born 1819) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Monster Knife

Date: 1990
Description: A woman holds the monster knife and its sheath. Giant knife presented to John Fox Potter by Missouri Republicans after Potter's threatened duel with a Virg...
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Girl's Cotton Dress

Date: 1905
Description: Ivory check-woven cotton; machine-sewn; slightly dropped waistline; straight, unfitted bodice; knee-length skirt, gathered into waistline; full puffed slee...
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Worth Gown

Date: 1880
Description: Gown made by Charles Frederick Worth of Paris for Frances Fairchild, wife of Wisconsin Governor Lucius Fairchild.
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Worth Gown

Date: 1880
Description: Gown made by Charles Frederick Worth of Paris for Frances Fairchild, wife of Wisconsin Governor Lucius Fairchild.
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Potawatomi Moccasins

Date: 02 14 2008
Description: Pair of beaded Potawatomi moccasins.
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Singer Advertising Card Box

Date: 1893
Description: Cover of a box produced by The Singer Manufacturing Company, which holds "Costumes of All Nations" souvenir cards, created for the 1893 World's Columbian E...
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Fromm Label

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Description: Label from a Fromm Golden Glory Fox fur. The company's insignia is a stylized fox head.
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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.
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Pink Baby Shoes

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

Date: 1936
Description: Campaign button for Franklin Delano Roosevelt, with Roosevelt's image at the center and the phrase "Carry on with Roosevelt" around the outer edge.
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FDR Campaign Banner

Date: 1932
Description: Campaign banner in support of Franklin Delano Roosevelt for President. The banner bears Roosevelt's image and the phrases "God Bless America" and "our next...
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Girl's Homespun Cotton Dress

Date: 1862
Description: View of a long-sleeve, brown and white checked dress worn by Cora Cundiff.
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Militia Cavalry Uniform Coat

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Description: This is a red United States (U.S.) militia cavalry uniform coat. It is mounted on a mannequin form.
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Houdini Award

Date: 1941
Description: The Houdini Award, an album, presented to Madison magician Ben Bergor by the Houdini Club of Wisconsin. Because Bergor won the award three years in success...
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Beaded Mocassins

Date: 1900
Description: View from the heel of a pair of dark brown leather moccasins beaded in yellow, pink, green and white floral and plant designs. The moccasins were created a...
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Boy's Blue Dress

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Description: Front view of a boy's dress made of blue and off-white windowpane check cotton with off-white batiste trim. The dress was made 1900-1910.

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