Fretwork Shelf Clock
Maker Josiah Thomas Genn Date of Creation 1865–1915 Location Wabaunsee County, Kansas Materials Sycamore, mahogany, aluminum Institution Kansas Museum of History Credit Line Josiah Thomas Genn Accession Number 1915.81.34 Photo Credit Benjamin Epps for the Kansas...
Longhorn Rocking Chair
Maker Charles A. & Nancy Ellen Caswell Date of Creation 1898–1900 Location Nemaha County, Kansas Materials Horn, hide, wood Institution Kansas Museum of History Credit Line Charles A. Calwell Accession Number 1975.75.2 Photo Credit Benjamin Epps for the Kansas...
Friendship Quilt
Maker Unknown Date of Creation 1845–65 Location James Island, South Carolina Materials Cotton Institution Kansas Museum of History Credit Line George T. Holyoke Accession Number 1924.22.1 Photo Credit Kansas Historical Society George Holyoke was in a Union army camp...
Pitcher
Maker Dryden Pottery Date of Creation 1945–54 Location Ellsworth, Ellsworth County, Kansas Materials Stoneware Institution Kansas Museum of History Credit Line Gay L. Dybwad Accession Number 2008.28.23 Photo Credit Kansas Historical Society James Dryden was born at...
Handpainted Porcelain
Maker Gertrude Armantrout Date of Creation 1914–36 Location Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Materials Porcelain Institution Kansas Museum of History Credit Line Estate of Marjorie Jean Davis Accession Number 2002.42.15 Photo Credit Kansas Historical Society Porcelain...
Penitentiary Table
Maker William Payne Harvey Date of Creation 1899–1903 Location Lansing, Leavenworth County, Kansas Materials Wood, brass, glass Institution Kansas Museum of History Credit Line Margaret Long Stanley Accession Number 1956.61.1 Photo Credit Kansas Historical Society The...
Jug
Maker David Drake Date of Creation 1858 Location Edgefield, South Carolina Materials Stoneware Institution International African American Museum Credit Line N/A Accession Number N/A Photo Credit International African American Museum David Drake, also known as Dave the...
Vase
Maker Elizabeth Gray Overbeck, Mary Frances Overbeck, Overbeck Pottery Date of Creation c. 1916 Location Cambridge City, Indiana Materials Glazed earthenware Institution Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields Credit Line Gift of Indiana Chapter of the Society of...
Traveling Desk
Maker Unknown Date of Creation c. 1800 Location England (Used in Ellicott City, Maryland) Materials Mahogany, brass, baize Institution Homewood Museum, JHU Museums Credit Line Gift of Sadie B. Feldman & Rosetta A. Glashofer to JHU, 1986. Accession Number...
Amasa Loomis Dressing Table
Maker Probably Eliphalet Chapin shop Date of Creation Possibly 1783 Location East Windsor, Connecticut Materials Cherry with eastern white pine, original brasses Institution Connecticut Museum of Culture and History Credit Line In memory of Elizabeth Noble Anderson...