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On View Now : A Selection of Objects from the Permanent Collection

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• Doll
• 1937.04.149.2.C
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• Doll: simple turned knob head, unfinished, no arms or legs; dressed in scrap of red & white polka dot cotton, knotted around body above stained eyelet skirt. Probably made from foot of chair or table. See 149.1... View Full Record
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• Toy, Dish
• 1955.06.2562.42a-j.C3
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• TOY BOX with lid, toy dishes a - c. 3 cups & saucers d - e. 2 spoons f. coffee pot g. teapot h. sugar bowl i. box j. lid... View Full Record
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• Chair, Rocking
• 70.49.B4
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• Rocking chair; upholstered seat and back; wooden arms and rockers; four spindles in back to make the back of the chair higher; upholstered in tapestry ... View Full Record
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• Quilt
• 1992.11.03.NM
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• Hawaiian Flag quilt top: Four flags surround crown and maile (?) central medallion. Blue, red, and white cotton. Flags machine chain stitched. Applique hand sewn with buttonhole stitch around the pukas in the crown. Some brown spots in the white... View Full Record
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• Box
• 70.35.1ab.D5
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• WORK BOX: whale bone with domed cushioned lid; bottom, covered inside with rose, brown beige print; TOP: lined inside with similar print; cushioned top covered with faded pale blue silk, originally covered with print ... View Full Record
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• Recipe
• 70.35.6.D5
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• Scrap with recipe (for soft soap possibly?) "Take 1lb. of salsoda, 1lb. yellow hard bar soap, 9lbs rain water, boil them to 7lbs. in a brass or copper cettle Turn it into a wooden vessel let it stand 95 hours"... View Full Record
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• Ornament, Hair
• 1927.07.134.G3
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• Comb: Large ornamental tortoise shell comb - top pierced with sunflowers in ovals with morning glory ovals and band of alternating circles 20 teeth; one missing ... View Full Record
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• Necklace
• 1931.15.138.A5
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• Necklace: Braided hair in shape of balls, gold separaters; gold clip fastner and cylinder in center with ring for hanging another ornament. (see #13, given duplicate number in old accessioning system)... View Full Record
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• Pin
• 1931.15.135.A5
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• Brooch: made in the shape of a harp, woven out of hair. ... View Full Record
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• Pin
• 1968.11.2801.7.B4
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• PIN: jet set in gold with small book in gold hanging from bar; scollop engraving around edges bar, l. 1 1/2", w. 1/4" book7/8" x 3/4"... View Full Record
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• Wallet
• 82.15.A2
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• Wallet: leather wallet, 1. 3 1/2", w. 7 1/2" (closed), 1. 8-7/8" (open). Has small notebook with accounts attached to the wallet. Note typed by a previous curator read, "This wallet, with $28.00, was given to Lorrin Andrews in Lexington, Kentucky... View Full Record
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• Watch, Pocket
• 85.2.G3
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• WATCH: silver pocket watch 2" in dia. 1/2" thick. Cover has desing with "O.H. Gulick" engraved, bottom half has interlocking lines (top half lines are worn off), ring 3/4" in dia. goes through the push button which opens the case. Attached to this is... View Full Record
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• Kit, Needlework
• 1953.02.2478.C7
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• KIT: red leather with flannel leaves, pin cushion, silk lining on cover. 7 fine metal needles. Note in pocket: "Will Mrs. Conde please except this trifle from her friend/L.M. Pope?"... View Full Record
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• Sampler
• 80.1.C5
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• Sampler: alphabet cross-stitched in capital letters in brown thread on tan burlap. Alphabet stitched in capital letters in brown thread. Alvah K. Clark/ 12 years/stitched in red. 1/4" hem on all sides.... View Full Record
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• Plane, Smoothing
• 84.3.10.F1
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• Plane, smoothing: wooden smoothing plane Size: h. 4-7/8" w. 8"... View Full Record
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• Spool
• 1927.20.12.1.B9
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• Spool: Spool of cotton thread, Hawaiian grown; labeled "Hadley Co 40 count - 200 yds." Brown with age. The Hadley Company of Massachussetts was a cotton milling company that made spools of cotton thread in the 1860s. During the Civil War, they were... View Full Record
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• Gauge, Marking
• 84.3.8.F1
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• Marking gauge: wood with inch markings on long piece, used for measuring, F carved on long piece of wood Size: h. 2 1/2", i. 8"... View Full Record
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• Thimble
• 84.3.14.B5
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• Thimble: silver thimble Size: h. 5/8" d. 1/2"... View Full Record
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• Fork, tuning
• 1927.14.193.B8
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• Fork, tuning: Iron tuning fork.... View Full Record
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• Plate, Commemorative
• 73.20.1.J3
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• Copper plate for calling card for Dr. Judd reading: Mr. Judd/ Hawaiian Majesty's Special Commfsioner/ And Plenipotentiary Extraordianry. Wrapped in paper labeled: Guimier/Graneur/Cachets, Timbres, Varsselles, Pierres fines/ 30 ter. Rue de Rivoli/Pari... View Full Record