RevolutionCrossroads/si_us_revolutionary_era_collections huggingface dataset:
1800 - 1820 Block-printed Quilt
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: quilt
date made: 1800-1820
maker: unknown
place made: United States
Physical Description: fabric, cotton (overall material)
thread, linen, cotton, silk (overall material)
filling, cotton (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 103 in x 99 in; 262 cm x 251 cm
Credit line: Gift of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Topics: Quilts
Furnishings
Textiles
Description: A floral block-printed fabric was used to make this quilted counterpane. Three panels of cotton, block-printed in brown, red, and pink with penciled blue were sewn with linen thread to create the center. This was framed by a band of trees also block-printed on cotton. "S . B 6" is cross-stiched on the lining. It was quilted in a chevron pattern, 9 stitches per inch, and finished with an ivory silk tape binding.
flyer
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Flyer
Katharine Mayo's Sampler
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Embroidery, Sampler
sampler
Date made: 1773
maker: Mayo, Katherine
place made: United States: Massachusetts, Boston, Roxbury
Physical Description: linen (ground fabric material)
silk (embroidery thread material)
Measurements: overall: 10 1/8 in x 7 in; 25.7175 cm x 17.78 cm
Credit line: Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Greenwood
Description: This sampler by Katherine Mayo of Roxbury, MA, dating to 1773, is stitched with silk embroidery thread on a linen ground with a thread count of warp 22, weft 26/ in. The stitches used are cross, crosslet, two-sided cross, marking cross, and Algerian eye. Katharine included the inscription: "KathaR / INE MAYO IS / MY NaME NEW / ENGLaND IS MY / NaTION ROXBVRY IS MY / DWELLING PLACE AND / ChriSt is MY SalVatION / When I aM Dead & MY BONES / are Rotin hear / YOV may see my name When I am ForgOtten Kat / harine MAYO her sample 1773." Katherine Mayo was born June 25, 1762, in Roxbury, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts to Thomas and Mary Heath Mayo. She died April 15, 1857.
Betsey Colcord's Sampler
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Embroidery, Sampler
sampler
date made: 1791
maker: Colcord, Betsey Towle
Physical Description: cotton (overall ground)
silk (overall thread)
Measurements: overall: 13 3/8 in x 12 in; 33.9725 cm x 30.48 cm
Credit line: Dr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Greenwood
Description: This sampler by Betsey T. Colcord, is stitched in cross stitch with silk embroidery thread on a cotton ground with a thread count of warp 40, weft 44/ in. A paper label was attached to the sampler that read: “Betsey T. Colcord / July 3, 1812 / February 13,1903 / Vergennes, Vermont.” Betsey Towle Colcord was born July 3, 1812 to Tristum Coffin and Ann R. Towle Colcord in Franklin, Vermont. She married on 13 February 1836, Enoch Pomery (1802 - 1875). They had four children - Candace Pease (1837 - 1915), George Enoch (1840 - ), Mary Ann (1844 - ), and Luna Lovice (1846 - 1870). She died February 13, 1903.
Tape loom
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Loom, Tape
Tape loom
date made: late 18th early 19th century
Measurements: overall: 18 in x 8 in x 22 in; 45.72 cm x 20.32 cm x 55.88 cm
Credit line: Bequest of Edith R. Meggers
hackle
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Hackle
date made: not clear may say 1790
Measurements: overall: 13 1/2 in; 34.29 cm
Credit line: Gift of Hope Hanley
sampler
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Sampler
Date made: 1787
place made: United Kingdom: Scotland
made in: United Kingdom: Scotland
Physical Description: wool (overall ground)
silk (overall thread)
Measurements: overall: 16 3/4 in x 12 1/4 in; 42.545 cm x 31.115 cm
Credit line: Gift of Elizabeth Rhodes in memory of her mother Jessie A. Rhodes
pins
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Pins
Credit line: Gift of Library of Congress
crochet hook
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Needle, Crochet
crochet hook
Ipswich Bobbin Lace Pillow With Bobbins, Pattern, and Lace From Ipswich, Massachusetts
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: pillow, lace
lace pillow, lace
lace pillow, lace, pattern
date made: 1785-1795
lacemaker using pillow: 1767-1862
used: 1789-1790
1785-1862
maker: Lakeman, Elizabeth Lord
place made: United States: Maine, Hallowell
United States: Massachusetts, Ipswich
origin of objects: United States: Massachusetts, Ipswich
Physical Description: parchment (pattern material)
cotton (lace material)
metal (pins material)
cotton (cover of pillow material)
straw (stuffing material)
linen (inside cover of pillow material)
bobbin lace (lace production method/technique)
wood and reeds (bobbins material)
Measurements: overall, circumference: 29 1/2 in x 8 in; 74.93 cm x 20.32 cm
bobbins: 4 3/4 in x 7/8 in; 12.065 cm x 2.2225 cm
overall, pattern: 31 in x 1 3/8 in; 78.74 cm x 3.4925 cm
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Walter DuBois Brookings, 1948
Topics: Manufacturing industries
Industrialization
Lace and lace making
Social life and customs
Family
Cotton
Textiles
Description: Mrs. Elizabeth Lord Lakeman, who was born 1767 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, and died 1862 in Hallowell, Maine used this pillow, pattern and bobbins to make bobbin lace most of her life. Mrs. Lakeman most likely made Ipswich lace in the late 1780's and 1790's during the peak of the Ipswich lace industry. The pillow is stuffed with sea-grass or straw and the parchment pattern has holes pricked for the lace. The bobbins are whittled from bamboo, other reeds, or wood. The current pattern and lace on the pillow are from around 1860.
Ipswich Bobbin Lace Pattern From Late 1700's
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: pattern, lace
date made: 1780-1789
Associated Date: 1789-1790
referenced: Lakeman, Elizabeth Lord
Hamilton, Alexander
maker: unknown
place made: United States: Massachusetts, Ipswich
pattern used in: United States: Massachusetts, Ipswich
Physical Description: linen pastebaord (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 30 3/8 in x 3 1/2 in; 77.1525 cm x 8.89 cm
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Walter DuBois Brookings
Topics: Manufacturing industries
Industrialization
Lace and lace making
Lace Making Pattern
Textiles
Description: The Ipswich lace industry used patterns such as this linen pasteboard pricking in the late 1700's. The pattern corresponds to one of the black silk lace samples sent to Alexander Hamilton in 1791 as samples of an important handmade industry in Ipswich, Massachusetts. In 1789-1790 600 lace makers made and sold close to 42,000 yards of lace in one year. The samples are preserved among Alexander Hamilton's papers in the Library of Congress. A copy made from this pattern was used for the reproduction of an Ipswich lace in the "Within These Walls..." exhibit in 2001.
Scholfield wool-crading machine
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Carding Machine, Wool, Scholfield
wool-carding machine
date made: 1803-1814
place made: United States: Massachusetts, Newburyport
Credit line: Gift of Davis & Furber Machine Co., North Andover, MA
1790 - 1800 Linen Pieced Quilt
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: quilt
date made: 1790-1800
maker: unknown
place made: United States
Physical Description: fabric, linen, cotton (overall material)
thread, linen (overall material)
filling, cotton (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 85 in x 77 in; 216 cm x 196 cm
Topics: Quilts
Furnishings
Textiles
Description: Block-printed linen fabric (rose and brown on white ground) and blocked printed cotton (printed floral pattern on dark ground) were effectively used to design this two-toned quilt. The center is made of 9-inch square blocks pieced in an “Eight-pointed Star” pattern set alternately with plain squares in the same dark- and light-ground fabrics. The outside row of blocks on all four sides of the quilt is composed of “Eight-pointed Star” blocks in reverse coloring, set with plain blocks. Alternate light and dark triangles are pieced to create the border. The lining is plain linen, and the filling is cotton. It is sewn and quilted with linen thread.
yardage
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Yardage
yardage
Physical Description: linen (overall material)
English copperplate printed cotton, "The Allegory of Franklin and Washington"
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Fabric, Printed fragment
fabric fragment
Date made: c. 1785
place made: United Kingdom: England
Physical Description: mixture (overall material)
Measurements: overall:;
Description: In the 18th century it was common for historic figures to be memorialized in the prints used on fabrics. This is a fragment of an original century English copperplate print, made for the American market about 1785. It is known as "The Allegory of Franklin and Washington," and shows Washington in a chariot being pulled by leopards, while Franklin is shown with Lady Liberty.
spindle
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Spindle
patent date: 1871-08-29
inventor: Austin, Clark L.
associated place: United States: Massachusetts, Lawrence
carpet, fragment
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Picture, Woven
carpet, fragment
date made: 1790--1820
place made: United States: Ohio
Physical Description: jacquard woven (overall production method/technique)
Measurements: overall: 82 in x 35 in; 208.28 cm x 88.9 cm
Sukey Foster's Sampler
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: sampler
Date made: 1803
maker: Foster, Sukey
Place Made: United States: Massachusetts, Cambridge
Physical Description: linen (ground fabric material)
silk (embroidery thread material)
Measurements: overall: 23 1/2 in x 16 3/8 in; 59.69 cm x 41.5925 cm
Credit line: Gift of Dr. Arthur S. Adams
Topics: Embroidery
Alphabets
Textiles
Description: One script alphabet with letters colored in pairs; no "J"; three rows separated by simple crossbands. Below verse, three flowering plants (one in vase) and two-story building with four chimneys standing next to tree on hill. Center section outlined by three sawtoothed bands and short strawberry-vine band. Border of wide geometric flowering vine on top and two sides, and band of shaded satin stitches across bottom. Silk embroidery thread on linen ground. STITCHES: cross, crosslet, chain, detached chain, petit point, outline, satin, hem. THREAD COUNT: warp 32, weft 28/in.<br>
<B>Inscriptions:</B><br>
"The fairest flower will soon decay<br>Its fragrant loose and splended hue<br>So youth and beauty wear away<br>And vanish is the morning dew<br>
Sukey Fosters Work<br>Wrought in the tWelfth<br>Year of her age<br>Cambridge<br>August 20 1803"<br>
<B>Background:</B><br>
Sukey was born on March 10, 1791, to James and Sukey Foster in Hopkinton, Massachusetts. She married William Adams on September 17, 1818, and they had four children—Susan Ann, William, Hannah Foster, and Mary Jane. Sukey died in West Cambridge, Massachusetts, on September 13, 1846. Her sampler descended in the family of her son William.
Lucretia M. Hand's Sampler
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: sampler
date made: 1810
maker: Hand, Lucretia M.
Physical Description: silk on linen (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 11 5/8 in x 7 5/8 in; 29.5275 cm x 19.3675 cm
Credit line: Bequest of Miss Mabel E. Harris
Topics: Embroidery
Textiles
Description: Lucretia added to her basic marking sampler a decoration of flowering plants, which stand for nature. It is hemstitched on all sides with dark thread. Lucretia included the inscription: “Lucretia M Hand.” The sampler is stitched with silk embroidery thread on a linen ground with a thread count of warp 32, weft 39/in. The stitches used are: cross, Algerian eye, back, queen, and hem.
Lucretia M. Hand was born on October 7, 1799, in Sag Harbor (Long Island), New York to Jared (1762-) and Beulah Hedges (1769 –1828) Hand. On July 30, 1823, she married, Dr. George Washington Harris of Greenport, Long Island. She died on Long Island in 1863.
Fire Salvage Bag, "M. Noyes"
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Bag, Salvage
date made: c. 1775
quilter: unknown
place made: United States
Physical Description: linen (overall material)
plain woven (overall production method/technique)
Measurements: overall: 59 in x 28 in; 149.86 cm x 71.12 cm
Leg Vise
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Vise
Vise; Blacksmith/Farrier; Metalworking; Holding & Gripping Tools; Hand Tools
Physical Description: metal, iron (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 13 in x 35 in x 12 in; 33.02 cm x 88.9 cm x 30.48 cm
Maul (Beetle)
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Beetle
Beetle; Woodworking; Striking & Prizing Tools; Hand Tools
Physical Description: metal, iron (overall material)
wood (overall material)
wood, hickory (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 32 1/2 in; x 82.55 cm
Froe Club
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Maul Club
Maul Club; Woodworking; Striking & Prizing Tools; Hand Tools
Physical Description: wood, hickory? (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 31 1/2 in; x 80.01 cm
Credit line: John R. Gerwig, Jr.
Crown Moulding Plane
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Plane
hand tools
Plane; Carpenter/Joiner/Cabinetmaker; Woodworking; Planing Tools; Hand Tools
associated user: unknown
Physical Description: metal, iron (overall material)
metal, steel (overall material)
wood, beechwood (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 35.6 cm; x 14 in
Tile
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Tile
tile
Date made: ca. 1800
place made: Mexico: Guanajuato, Guanajuato
location where used: Mexico
Physical Description: ceramic, earthenware, clay (overall material)
glazed (overall production method/technique)
Measurements: overall: 14.6 cm x 15 cm x 1 cm; 5 3/4 in x 5 29/32 in x 13/32 in
Credit line: Gift of Richard E. Ahlborn
adze head
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Adze Head
Date made: 1800 - 1848
place made: United States: New Mexico, United States
location where used: Mexico
Physical Description: metal, iron (overall material)
hand-wrought (overall production method/technique)
Measurements: overall: 7 1/4 in x 3 in x 3 in; 18.415 cm x 7.62 cm x 7.62 cm
Pitcher
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Pitcher
date made: 18th century
place made: Guam
Physical Description: metal, brass (base, ring material)
metal, brass (body material)
Measurements: overall: 5 3/4 in x 3 3/4 in; 14.6304 cm x 9.525 cm
Good Luck Penny
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Amulet
Date made: 1786
maker: Harmon, Reuben Jr.?
location where used: United States: Pennsylvania
Physical Description: metal, copper (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 1 1/8 in; x 2.8575 cm
Topics: Economics
Emigration and immigration
Farms
Occult sciences
Migrations
Folklore
Agriculture
Livestock
Jack of Clubs
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Card, Playing
date made: 1800 - 1850
place made: United States
Physical Description: ink (overall material)
paper (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 3 5/8 in x 2 1/2 in; 9.2075 cm x 6.35 cm
Topics: Games
Playing Cards
Jack of Diamonds
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Card, Playing
date made: 1800 - 1850
place made: United States
Physical Description: ink (overall material)
paper (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 3 5/8 in x 2 1/2 in; 9.2075 cm x 6.35 cm
Topics: Games
Playing Cards
Jack of Hearts
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Card, Playing
date made: 1800 - 1850
place made: United States
Physical Description: ink (overall material)
paper (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 3 5/8 in x 2 1/2 in; 9.2075 cm x 6.35 cm
Topics: Games
Playing Cards
Scandinavian Immigrant's Chest
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Trunk
Date made: 1806-01-31
maker?; previous holder?: L., A. Sofia
Maker: Sofia, A.
Place Made: Finland
Finland
location where used: United States
Physical Description: paint (overall material)
wood (overall material)
metal, iron (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 54.4 cm x 103 cm x 52.5 cm; 21 7/16 in x 40 9/16 in x 20 11/16 in
Topics: Emigration and immigration
Migrations
ladle
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Ladle
Date made: 18th century
associated date: 1875 - 1940
place made: United States: New Mexico
location where used: Mexico
Physical Description: metal, iron (overall material)
hand-wrought (overall production method/technique)
Measurements: overall: 13 1/4 in x 3 1/4 in x 1 in x 3 1/8 in; 33.655 cm x 8.255 cm x 2.54 cm x 7.9375 cm
Virgin Mary as Our Lady of Sorrows
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Plaque, Bas-Relief
Date made: 1790 - 1820
user; originator: Jemez Mission Church
depicted: Mary, Blessed Virgin
place made: United States: New Mexico, Jemez
location where used: United States: New Mexico
Physical Description: gesso (overall material)
paint (overall material)
wood (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 79.4 cm x 45.2 cm x 4.5 cm; 31 1/4 in x 17 25/32 in x 1 25/32 in
Credit line: Dr. J. Walter Fewkes
Topics: Virgin
Missionaries
Religion
Leather shield (Adraga)
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Shield
shield
Date made: ca 1800
place made: Mexico
place used: United States: New Mexico, Santa Fe
Physical Description: leather, rawhide (overall material)
paint (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 124.5 cm x 137.5 cm x 4 cm; 49 1/32 in x 54 1/8 in x 1 9/16 in
Topics: Clothing and dress
Dress accessories
Hispanics
Description: This leather shield or adraga was made by Spanish soldiers in the far northern Mexican frontier of California or New Mexico ca. 1800. It is made of three pieces of leather hide stitched together and painted with a Spanish coat of arms, in use during the reign of Carols III (1759-88) a crown and two pillars.
Shields like these were issued to Spanish soldiers on the frontier. Soldiers were to enlist for ten years with hope of better pay and land. Officals hoped the soldeiers and families would help colonize this frontier and enlarge the Spainish sphere of influence.
The Spanish interaction with the people of the area had profound affects on the Native Americans already living in the area. Religion, trade, language, food, marriage, all combined to create a unique cultural landscape that did not exist anywhere else.
chest, blanket
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Chest, Blanket
Date made: 1777
maker: Selzer, Christian
Selzer, Christian
place made: United States: Pennsylvania
location where used: United States: Pennsylvania
Physical Description: metal, iron (overall material)
paint (overall material)
wood (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 59 cm x 132 cm x 59 cm; 23 1/4 in x 51 15/16 in x 23 1/4 in
saddle, side
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Saddle, Side
side saddle
Date made: ca. 1809
Physical Description: cloth (overall material)
hair (overall material)
leather (overall material)
tanned (overall production method/technique)
Measurements: overall: 24 in x 18 in x 21 in; 60.96 cm x 45.72 cm x 53.34 cm
Credit line: Gift of Miss Celynda Ford
... Oration ... at the Funeral of ... John Winthrop
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Pamphlet
date made: 1779
associated date: 1779
referenced: Winthrop, John
place made: United States: Massachusetts, Boston
location where used: United States: Massachusetts
Physical Description: ink (overall material)
paper (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 8 1/2 in x 5 1/4 in; 21.59 cm x 13.335 cm
Topics: Protestantism
Ein Brief
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Announcement
date made: 1783
place made: United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Physical Description: ink (overall material)
paper (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 16 1/2 in x 13 1/8 in; 41.91 cm x 33.3375 cm
Credit line: Gift of Luella M. Moyer
Topics: Broadside
Religion
Protestantism
Jesus Christ
reliquary
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Reliquary
date made: ca 1800
associated date: 1850 - 1899
place made: Spain
location where used: Spain
Physical Description: glass (covers (2) material)
ink (engraving material)
metal, brass (frame material)
paper (engraving material)
wax (plaque material)
chased (frame production method/technique)
cut (frame production method/technique)
molded (plaque production method/technique)
twisted (frame production method/technique)
Measurements: overall: 8 cm x 5.5 cm x .95 cm; 3 5/32 in x 2 5/32 in x 3/8 in
reliquary
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Reliquary
date made: 1775 - 1800
associated date: 1750 - 1825
place made: Spain
location where used: Spain
Physical Description: stamped (frame production method/technique)
twisted (frame production method/technique)
glass (covers (2) material)
ink (?? material)
ink (painting material)
metal, copper (painting material)
metal, silver (frame material)
paint (painting material)
paper (tag material)
parchment (painting material)
cut (frame production method/technique)
painted (painting production method/technique)
printed (painting production method/technique)
Measurements: overall: 7 cm x 5.2 cm x 1.15 cm; 2 3/4 in x 2 1/16 in x 7/16 in
Mariner's Compass ... Rectified ..., The
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Book
Date made: 1772
associated date: 1772
user: Galbraith, James
place made: United Kingdom: England, London
Physical Description: leather (overall material)
paper (compass material)
paper (overall material)
ink (?? material)
ink (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 7 1/4 in x 4 1/2 in x 1 1/4 in; 18.415 cm x 11.43 cm x 3.175 cm
Topics: Description and travel
Emigration and immigration
Sailors
Sailing Ships
Andrew James Caldwell
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: certificate, naturalization
Date made: 1806
associated date: 1806
purchase: Ray, Samuel
place made: United States: New York, New York City
location where used: United States: New York
Physical Description: cloth (overall material)
ink (overall material)
paper (overall material)
skin, parchment (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 6 1/2 in x 12 7/8 in; 16.51 cm x 32.7025 cm
Topics: Emigration and immigration
Citizenship
chair, rocking
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Chair, Rocking
Date made: 18th century
place made: United States: New York
Physical Description: leather (overall material)
paint (overall material)
wood (overall material)
tanned (overall production method/technique)
Measurements: overall: 44 3/4 in x 24 in x 18 1/2 in; 113.665 cm x 60.96 cm x 46.99 cm