RevolutionCrossroads/si_us_revolutionary_era_collections huggingface dataset:
Pewter Passover Seder Ceremony Plate
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Plate
plate
date made: 18th century
place made: Germany
place used: United States: Maryland, Baltimore
Physical Description: pewter (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 356 mm; x 14 in
Credit line: L. Lieberman
Topics: Judaism
Description: This circular pewter plate is engraved for use in the Passover Seder ceremony. The Jewish community celebrates the Seder meal annually in commemoration of the flight of the Israelites from enslavement by the Egyptian Pharaoh as recorded in the Hebrew Bible. The plate is of 18th century German origins. “Priest, Levite, Israelite” is inscribed in Hebrew across the center with a crown and Stars of David as decoration. The Hebrew inscription also references the Engelmeyer family of Baltimore as well as the order of the Seder ceremony. Poverty, persecution, and political disillusionment swept through Central Europe in the early 1800s, causing Jewish immigration to America to swell. The plate was likely brought to Baltimore from either Germany by Solomon L. Engelmeyer (1804 – 1889) or his Prussian wife Hannah (1815 - 1903). They ran a shoe business and became US citizens in 1851. Solomon was the president of the Lloyd Street Congregation between 1851 and 1853. This Seder plate stands as a powerful symbol of the Jewish community’s search for freedom whether from enslavement in ancient Egypt or persecution in Europe during the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries.
Passover Seder Plate
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Dish
plate
date made: 1750 - 1800
place made: Germany
Physical Description: pewter (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 4 cm x 35.7 cm; 1 9/16 in x 14 1/16 in
Topics: Judaism
In Pursuit of Life, Liberty, and Happiness
Description: In the first days of the weeklong Passover holiday, the Jewish community celebrates the Seder. Meaning ‘order” or “procedure” in Hebrew, the Seder is a complex ritual feast where Jewish people all over the world come together to retell the story of the Liberation of the Israelites as recorded in the Hebrew Bible. The text of the Haggadah, an ancient prayer book, sets out the order of the ritual, which includes partaking in symbolic food, drinking four cups of wine, and other religious customs.
The Seder plate is an important element, as six symbolic foods are set out on it to be shared with attendees. This pewter seder plate features a star-shaped design of leaves and flowers with a circle in its center. The rim of the plate shows the order of the Seder written in Hebrew, indicating both the foods to be eaten and the ritual actions performed while doing so: Kaddesh (Sanctify, by reciting a blessing over wine), Urchatz (Wash hands, without saying a blessing), Karpas (Eat a vegetable dipped in saltwater), Yachatz (Break the unleavened bread called matzah), Maggid (Tell the story of the Exodus), Rachtzah (Wash hands with a blessing), Motzi (Say a blessing over the matzah), Matzah (Eat the matzah), Maror (Eat the bitter herbs), Korech (Eat the matzah and maror together), Shulchan Orech (Eat the festive meal), Tzafun (Eat the hidden matzah known as the afikomen), Barech (Say a blessing after the meal), Hallel (Recite psalms of praise) and Nirtzah (Recite the concluding prayer)
crest
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Crest
Date made: 1775
associated date: 1770 - 1800
user; originator: Our Lady of Guadalupe Church
place made: United States: New Mexico, Zuni Pueblo
location where used: United States: New Mexico
Physical Description: wood (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 22 in x 14 in; 55.88 cm x 35.56 cm
Credit line: Gift of Colonel James Stevenson and Frank Hamilton Cushing
Topics: Missionaries
Religion
Saints
Commode
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Cabinet
Date made: 1784
maker: Cresson, Michel
place made: France
location where used: France
Physical Description: metal, brass (overall material)
stone, marble (overall material)
wood, rosewood (overall material)
inlaid (overall production method/technique)
wood, palisander (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 33 1/2 in x 43 in x 23 1/2 in; 85.09 cm x 109.22 cm x 59.69 cm
marble: 1 1/2 in x 43 in x 23 1/2 in; 3.81 cm x 109.22 cm x 59.69 cm
Credit line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William W. Wickes
Royal palace on grand Po Street in Turin
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Print
Date made: 1770-1790
place made: Germany: Bavaria, Augsburg
Physical Description: ink (overall material)
paint (overall material)
paper, cardboard (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 24 cm x 39.5 cm; 9 7/16 in x 15 9/16 in
Credit line: Gift of Arthur Gardner
Topics: Architecture, Historic Residences
Peepshows - History
Large pool by the Tuilleries alley in Paris
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Print
Date made: 1770-1790
place made: Germany: Bavaria, Augsburg
Physical Description: ink (overall material)
paint (overall material)
paper, cardboard (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 34 cm x 46 cm; 13 3/8 in x 18 1/8 in
Credit line: Gift of Arthur Gardner
Topics: Peepshows - History
Anthony Gate in Paris
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Print
Date made: 1770-1790
place made: Germany: Bavaria, Augsburg
Physical Description: ink (overall material)
paint (overall material)
paper, cardboard (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 34 cm x 45 cm; 13 3/8 in x 17 11/16 in
Credit line: Gift of Arthur Gardner
Topics: Peepshows - History
Toll bridge next to Jacobs Tower in Paris
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Print
Date made: 1770-1790
place made: Germany: Bavaria, Augsburg
Physical Description: ink (overall material)
paint (overall material)
paper, cardboard (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 34 cm x 46 cm; 13 3/8 in x 18 1/8 in
Credit line: Gift of Arthur Gardner
Topics: Bridges
Peepshows - History
Monuments
View of the castle from the street by the Turin depot
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Print
Date made: 1770-1790
place made: Germany: Bavaria, Augsburg
Physical Description: ink (overall material)
paint (overall material)
paper, cardboard (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 33.5 cm x 46 cm; 13 3/16 in x 18 1/8 in
Credit line: Gift of Arthur Gardner
Topics: Architecture, Historic Residences
Peepshows - History
City of Palermo with the castle of the King of Sicily
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Print
Date made: 1770-1790
place made: Germany: Bavaria, Augsburg
Physical Description: ink (overall material)
paint (overall material)
paper, cardboard (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 32.5 cm x 46 cm; 12 13/16 in x 18 1/8 in
Credit line: Gift of Arthur Gardner
Topics: Architecture, Historic Residences
Peepshows - History
View of the port of Genoa
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Print
Date made: 1770-1790
place made: Germany: Bavaria, Augsburg
Physical Description: ink (overall material)
paint (overall material)
paper, cardboard (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 32.5 cm x 45.5 cm; 12 13/16 in x 17 15/16 in
Credit line: Gift of Arthur Gardner
Topics: Peepshows - History
View of Fasetta Street in Venice
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Print
Date made: 1770-1790
place made: Germany: Bavaria, Augsburg
Physical Description: ink (overall material)
paint (overall material)
paper, cardboard (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 34 cm x 46 cm; 13 3/8 in x 18 1/8 in
Credit line: Gift of Arthur Gardner
Topics: Peepshows - History
View of the new church by the new market in Delft, The
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Print
Date made: 1770-1801
publisher: Probst, Georg Balthasar
maker: Probst, Georg Balthasar
place made: Germany: Bavaria, Augsburg
Physical Description: ink (overall material)
paint (overall material)
paper, cardboard (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 33.5 cm x 46 cm; 13 3/16 in x 18 1/8 in
Credit line: Gift of Arthur Gardner
Topics: Peepshows - History
Religion
Churches & Sects
Outskirts of Riedyk Street in Dortrecht at the courtyard gate
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Print
Date made: 1770-1790
place made: Germany: Bavaria, Augsburg
Physical Description: ink (overall material)
paint (overall material)
paper, cardboard (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 34 cm x 46 cm; 13 3/8 in x 18 1/8 in
Credit line: Gift of Arthur Gardner
Topics: Peepshows - History
Castle of the Prince of Orange in The Haag
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Print
Date made: 1770-1790
place made: Germany: Bavaria, Augsburg
Physical Description: ink (overall material)
paint (overall material)
paper, cardboard (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 32.5 cm x 45.5 cm; 12 13/16 in x 17 15/16 in
Credit line: Gift of Arthur Gardner
Topics: Architecture, Historic Residences
Peepshows - History
View of the New Toll Bridge in The Haag
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Print
Date made: 1770-1790
place made: Germany: Bavaria, Augsburg
Physical Description: ink (overall material)
paint (overall material)
paper, cardboard (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 33 cm x 45.5 cm; 13 in x 17 15/16 in
Credit line: Gift of Arthur Gardner
Topics: Bridges
Peepshows - History
View of the Meuden port and plantation in The Haag
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Print
Date made: 1770-1790
place made: Germany: Bavaria, Augsburg
Physical Description: ink (overall material)
paint (overall material)
paper, cardboard (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 33 cm x 46 cm; 13 in x 18 1/8 in
Credit line: Gift of Arthur Gardner
Topics: Architecture, Historic Residences
Peepshows - History
Mayor's Residence in the Haag
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Print
Date made: 1770-1790
place made: Germany: Bavaria, Augsburg
Physical Description: ink (overall material)
paint (overall material)
paper, cardboard (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 33.5 cm x 45.5 cm; 13 3/16 in x 17 15/16 in
Credit line: Gift of Arthur Gardner
Topics: Architecture, Historic Residences
Peepshows - History
View of the Little Market at the Mayor's Hall
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Print
Date made: 1770-1790
place made: Germany: Bavaria, Augsburg
Physical Description: ink (overall material)
paint (overall material)
paper, cardboard (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 32.5 cm x 45 cm; 12 13/16 in x 17 11/16 in
Credit line: Gift of Arthur Gardner
Topics: Economics
Peepshows - History
Pleureus Tower in Amsterdam viewed from Geldern
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Print
Date made: 1770-1790
place made: Germany: Bavaria, Augsburg
Physical Description: ink (overall material)
paint (overall material)
paper, cardboard (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 33 cm x 44 cm; 13 in x 17 5/16 in
Credit line: Gift of Arthur Gardner
Topics: Peepshows - History
Monuments
View of the Lingel Canal and Lutheran church in Amsterdam
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Print
Date made: 1770-1790
place made: Germany: Bavaria, Augsburg
Physical Description: ink (overall material)
paint (overall material)
paper, cardboard (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 33 cm x 45.5 cm; 13 in x 17 15/16 in
Credit line: Gift of Arthur Gardner
Topics: Lutheran churches
Peepshows - History
Canals
Religion
View of the long bridge next to the stock exchange in Amsterdam
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Print
Date made: 1770-1790
place made: Germany: Bavaria, Augsburg
Physical Description: ink (overall material)
paint (overall material)
paper, cardboard (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 33.5 cm x 45.5 cm; 13 3/16 in x 17 15/16 in
Credit line: Gift of Arthur Gardner
Topics: Economics
Bridges
Peepshows - History
View of the new bridge in Amsterdam
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Print
Date made: 1770-1790
place made: Germany: Bavaria, Augsburg
Physical Description: ink (overall material)
paint (overall material)
paper, cardboard (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 33.5 cm x 45.5 cm; 13 3/16 in x 17 15/16 in
Credit line: Gift of Arthur Gardner
Topics: Bridges
Peepshows - History
View of the Port of Utrecht in Amsterdam
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Print
Date made: 1770-1790
place made: Germany: Bavaria, Augsburg
Physical Description: ink (overall material)
paint (overall material)
paper, cardboard (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 33 cm x 45.5 cm; 13 in x 17 15/16 in
Credit line: Gift of Arthur Gardner
Topics: Peepshows - History
Comedy theatre in Amsterdam
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Print
Date made: 1770-1790
place made: Germany: Bavaria, Augsburg
Physical Description: ink (overall material)
paint (overall material)
paper, cardboard (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 33.5 cm x 45 cm; 13 3/16 in x 17 11/16 in
Credit line: Gift of Arthur Gardner
Topics: Theater
Peepshows - History
View of the Stalwecker Port in Harlem
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Print
Date made: 1770-1790
place made: Germany: Bavaria, Augsburg
Physical Description: ink (overall material)
paint (overall material)
paper, cardboard (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 33.5 cm x 46 cm; 13 3/16 in x 18 1/8 in
Credit line: Gift of Arthur Gardner
Topics: Peepshows - History
View of the boats ascending and descending the Harlem canal in Amsterdam
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Print
Date made: 1770-1790
place made: Germany: Bavaria, Augsburg
Physical Description: ink (overall material)
paint (overall material)
paper, cardboard (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 33.5 cm x 46 cm; 13 3/16 in x 18 1/8 in
Credit line: Gift of Arthur Gardner
Topics: Peepshows - History
Canals
View of memorial square commemorating the London inferno of 1666
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Print
Date made: 1770-1790
place made: Germany: Bavaria, Augsburg
Physical Description: ink (overall material)
paint (overall material)
paper, cardboard (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 33.5 cm x 45 cm; 13 3/16 in x 17 11/16 in
Credit line: Gift of Arthur Gardner
Topics: Disasters
Peepshows - History
Monuments
Fire Fighting
St. Paul's Cathedral in London
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Print
Date made: 1770-1790
place made: Germany: Bavaria, Augsburg
Physical Description: ink (overall material)
paint (overall material)
paper, cardboard (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 33 cm x 45.5 cm; 13 in x 17 15/16 in
Credit line: Gift of Arthur Gardner
Topics: Peepshows - History
Religion
Garden of the King of England
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Print
Date made: 1770-1790
place made: Germany: Bavaria, Augsburg
Physical Description: ink (overall material)
paint (overall material)
paper, cardboard (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 33.5 cm x 45.5 cm; 13 3/16 in x 17 15/16 in
Credit line: Gift of Arthur Gardner
Topics: Peepshows - History
Gardens
View of the harbor on the island of Malta
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Print
Date made: 1770-1790
place made: Germany: Bavaria, Augsburg
Physical Description: ink (overall material)
paint (overall material)
paper, cardboard (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 32 cm x 45.5 cm; 12 5/8 in x 17 15/16 in
Credit line: Gift of Arthur Gardner
Topics: Peepshows - History
Garden of the King of Naples viewed from the water
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Print
Date made: 1770-1790
place made: Germany: Bavaria, Augsburg
Physical Description: ink (overall material)
paint (overall material)
paper, cardboard (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 33.5 cm x 46 cm; 13 3/16 in x 18 1/8 in
Credit line: Gift of Arthur Gardner
Topics: Peepshows - History
Gardens
View of warehouses serving oriental merchants docking on the Neva River in St. Petersburg
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Print
Date made: 1770-1790
place made: Germany: Bavaria, Augsburg
Physical Description: ink (overall material)
paint (overall material)
paper, cardboard (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 36 cm x 45 cm; 14 3/16 in x 17 11/16 in
Credit line: Gift of Arthur Gardner
Topics: Economics
Peepshows - History
View of the royal Danish Croneburg Castle on the outskirts of the city of Helsenir
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Print
Date made: 1770-1790
place made: Germany: Bavaria, Augsburg
Physical Description: ink (overall material)
paint (overall material)
paper, cardboard (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 33.5 cm x 46 cm; 13 3/16 in x 18 1/8 in
Credit line: Gift of Arthur Gardner
Topics: Architecture, Historic Residences
Peepshows - History
View of the royal Friedrichsburg Castle in Denmark
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Print
Date made: 1770-1790
place made: Germany: Bavaria, Augsburg
Physical Description: ink (overall material)
paint (overall material)
paper, cardboard (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 33 cm x 46 cm; 13 in x 18 1/8 in
Credit line: Gift of Arthur Gardner
Topics: Architecture, Historic Residences
Peepshows - History
View of the Togo River delta and Lisbon harbor
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Print
Date made: 1770-1790
place made: Germany: Bavaria, Augsburg
Physical Description: ink (overall material)
paint (overall material)
paper, cardboard (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 33.5 cm x 45.5 cm; 13 3/16 in x 17 15/16 in
Credit line: Gift of Arthur Gardner
Topics: Peepshows - History
View of the Portugese king's palace in Lisbon
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Print
Date made: 1770-1790
place made: Germany: Bavaria, Augsburg
Physical Description: ink (overall material)
paint (overall material)
paper, cardboard (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 33 cm x 45 cm; 13 in x 17 11/16 in
Credit line: Gift of Arthur Gardner
Topics: Architecture, Historic Residences
Peepshows - History
View of the harbor in Cartagena, Spain
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Print
Date made: 1770-1801
publisher: Probst, Georg Balthasar
maker: Probst, Georg Balthasar
place made: Germany: Bavaria, Augsburg
Physical Description: ink (overall material)
paint (overall material)
paper, cardboard (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 33.5 cm x 46.5 cm; 13 3/16 in x 18 5/16 in
Credit line: Gift of Arthur Gardner
Topics: Peepshows - History
City of Grenada
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Print
Date made: 1770-1790
place made: Germany: Bavaria, Augsburg
Physical Description: ink (overall material)
paint (overall material)
paper, cardboard (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 33.5 cm x 46 cm; 13 3/16 in x 18 1/8 in
Credit line: Gift of Arthur Gardner
Topics: Peepshows - History
View of the castle of the King of Spain
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Print
Date made: 1770-1790
place made: Germany: Bavaria, Augsburg
Physical Description: ink (overall material)
paint (overall material)
paper, cardboard (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 33 cm x 45 cm; 13 in x 17 11/16 in
Credit line: Gift of Arthur Gardner
Topics: Architecture, Historic Residences
Peepshows - History
Gallery of the Lord of Bruhl, Dresden
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Print
Date made: 1770-1790
place made: Germany: Bavaria, Augsburg
Physical Description: ink (overall material)
paint (overall material)
paper, cardboard (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 33.5 cm x 45.5 cm; 13 3/16 in x 17 15/16 in
Credit line: Gift of Arthur Gardner
Topics: Peepshows - History
Museums
Galleries
City of Dresden
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Print
Date made: 1770-1790
place made: Germany: Bavaria, Augsburg
Physical Description: ink (overall material)
paint (overall material)
paper, cardboard (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 36 cm x 45 cm; 14 3/16 in x 17 11/16 in
Credit line: Gift of Arthur Gardner
Topics: Peepshows - History
View of the large cascade at Nymphenburg Castle
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Print
Date made: 1770-1790
place made: Germany: Bavaria, Augsburg
Physical Description: ink (overall material)
paint (overall material)
paper, cardboard (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 35 cm x 46.5 cm; 13 3/4 in x 18 5/16 in
Credit line: Gift of Arthur Gardner
Topics: Architecture, Historic Residences
Peepshows - History
View of Nymphenburg Castle and grounds at the entrance to Munich
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Print
Date made: 1770-1790
artist: Riedel, I. C.
publisher: Kaiserliche Franziskische Akademie
Kaiserliche Franziskische Akademie
place made: Germany: Bavaria, Augsburg
Physical Description: ink (overall material)
paint (overall material)
paper, cardboard (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 35 cm x 46 cm; 13 3/4 in x 18 1/8 in
Credit line: Gift of Arthur Gardner
Topics: Architecture, Historic Residences
Peepshows - History
View of the Bellevue Castle in Berlin
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Print
Date made: 1770-1790
place made: Germany: Bavaria, Augsburg
Physical Description: ink (overall material)
paint (overall material)
paper, cardboard (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 34 cm x 46 cm; 13 3/8 in x 18 1/8 in
Credit line: Gift of Arthur Gardner
Topics: Architecture, Historic Residences
Peepshows - History
Meudon Castle
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Print
Date made: 1770-1790
place made: Germany: Bavaria, Augsburg
Physical Description: ink (overall material)
paint (overall material)
paper, cardboard (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 33 cm x 45 cm; 13 in x 17 11/16 in
Credit line: Gift of Arthur Gardner
Topics: Architecture, Historic Residences
Peepshows - History
Coast of Brittany
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Print
Date made: 1770-1790
place made: Germany: Bavaria, Augsburg
Physical Description: ink (overall material)
paint (overall material)
paper, cardboard (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 33.5 cm x 46 cm; 13 3/16 in x 18 1/8 in
Credit line: Gift of Arthur Gardner
Topics: Peepshows - History
View of the wharf and harbor in Havre
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Print
Date made: 1770-1790
place made: Germany: Bavaria, Augsburg
Physical Description: ink (overall material)
paint (overall material)
paper, cardboard (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 33.5 cm x 46 cm; 13 3/16 in x 18 1/8 in
Credit line: Gift of Arthur Gardner
Topics: Peepshows - History
View of the harbor and city of Havre
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Print
Date made: 1770-1790
place made: Germany: Bavaria, Augsburg
Physical Description: ink (overall material)
paint (overall material)
paper, cardboard (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 34 cm x 45 cm; 13 3/8 in x 17 11/16 in
Credit line: Gift of Arthur Gardner
Topics: Peepshows - History
View of the royal square in Nancy
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Print
Date made: 1770-1790
place made: Germany: Bavaria, Augsburg
Physical Description: ink (overall material)
paint (overall material)
paper, cardboard (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 33.5 cm x 45 cm; 13 3/16 in x 17 11/16 in
Credit line: Gift of Arthur Gardner
Topics: Peepshows - History
City of Overnie in France
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Print
Date made: 1770-1790
place made: Germany: Bavaria, Augsburg
Physical Description: ink (overall material)
paint (overall material)
paper, cardboard (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 33.5 cm x 45 cm; 13 3/16 in x 17 11/16 in
Credit line: Gift of Arthur Gardner
Topics: Peepshows - History