Desk (Fall-front desk)
Maker Unknown Date of Creation 1808 Location Washington, Tennessee Materials Walnut, tulip poplar, brass Institution Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library Credit Line Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont Accession Number 1957.1099 Photo Credit Winterthur Museum, Garden...
Eagle Quilt
Maker Rebecah Foster Date of Creation 1808 Location Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee Materials Embroidered, appliquéd, and quilted linen with cotton batting; linen silk thread Institution Tennessee State Museum Credit Line Tennessee State Museum Accession Number...
Powder Horn
Maker Unknown Date of Creation 1774 Location East Tennessee Materials Cow horn Institution Tennessee State Museum Credit Line Tennessee State Museum Accession Number 80.38 Photo Credit Tennessee State Museum This powder horn was carried by John Waddell at the Battle...
Gown
Maker Majil Steiner Date of Creation 1944 Location Wisconsin Materials Silk, linen, cord Institution Wisconsin Veterans Museum Credit Line Wisconsin Veterans Museum Accession Number V2015-092-1 Photo Credit Wisconsin Veterans Museum This World War II-era gown was made...
National Colors – 24th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment
Maker U.S. Quartermaster, 24th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment Date of Creation 1862 Location Unknown for certain, painting done in the field Materials Silk, cotton, paint Institution Wisconsin Veterans Museum Credit Line Wisconsin Veterans Museum Accession Number...
Mantlepiece
Maker Unknown Date of Creation c. 1850 Location Ayton, Scotland (Used in Hartford, Connecticut) Materials Oak, brass Institution The Mark Twain House & Museum Credit Line Museum purchase Accession Number 1958.7 Photo Credit Photograph by Alana Borges-Gordon,...
The Artist in His Museum
Maker Charles Willson Peale Date of Creation 1822 Location Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Materials Oil on canvas Institution Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Sarah Harrison (The Joseph Harrison, Jr. Collection) Accession Number 1878.1.2...
Civil Rights Quilt
Maker Hattie Childress (1923–2016) Date of Creation 2001 Location Memphis, Tennessee Materials Cotton Institution Memphis Brooks Museum of Art Credit Line Memphis Brooks Museum of Art purchase; funds provided by Dr. Rushton E. Patterson, Jr., and Dr. James K....
Apothecary Cabinet
Maker Unknown Date of Creation Late 18th century Location Southeast Pennsylvania or Northern Delaware Materials Mahogany, pine, poplar Institution Rockwood Park & Museum Credit Line Gift of Hanna and Sarah Wick Accession Number 2020.10.067 Photo Credit Ryan Grover...
Mixing Cabinet (One of a Pair)
Maker Unknown Date of Creation c. 1850 Location Possibly Wilmington, Delaware Materials Mahogany veneer, pine, poplar with marble Institution Rockwood Park & Museum Credit Line Transfer from the Friends of Rockwood Accession Number 1983.10.12 Photo Credit Ryan...