Table mat

Date: 
1900-1950
Medium: 
Asbestos, metal
Dimensions: 
Overall: 7 x 7 x 1/8 in. ( 17.8 x 17.8 x 0.3 cm )
Description: 
Gray asbestos table mat with a metal cover printed with red and with scratch pattern.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Mrs. E. C. Carter
Object Number: 
1956.171.2[dup]
Marks: 
printed: on underside: "THIS IS A GENUINE PRO_TEX TABLE MAT... DO NOT USE OVER FLAME"
Gallery Label: 
This table mat belonged to Ruth Draper.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1950
eMuseum Object ID: 
32014
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Scrub brush

Date: 
1900-1950
Medium: 
Metal wire, wood
Dimensions: 
Overall: 3 1/4 x 1 1/2 x 3/8 in. ( 8.3 x 3.8 x 1 cm )
Description: 
Green wire scrub brush with a wooden handle.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Mrs. E. C. Carter
Object Number: 
1956.171.12[dup]
Gallery Label: 
This scrub brush belonged to Ruth Draper.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1950
eMuseum Object ID: 
31968
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Case with a vial of tea

Date: 
1900-1950
Medium: 
Leather, glass, metal snap, plastic
Dimensions: 
Overall (a): 5 in. × 2 1/2 in. × 1 1/4 in. (12.7 × 6.4 × 3.2 cm) Overall (b): 4 1/4 in. × 1 in. (10.8 × 2.5 cm)
Description: 
Brown leather case with two cylindrical compartments on the interior; two flaps fold over and snap (metal) together to close case; one glass vial inside with a black plastic screw on cap filled with tea; outside of case stamped "KOFFEE/ KARTER" in gold.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Mrs. E. C. Carter
Object Number: 
1956.171.19ab[dup]
Marks: 
stamped: on front of case: "KOFFEE/ KARTER"
Gallery Label: 
This case belonged to Ruth Draper.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1950
eMuseum Object ID: 
31964
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Eye shades (23)

Date: 
1890-1940
Medium: 
Paper, metal
Dimensions: 
each: 2 1/8 x 6 1/2 x 7 1/4 in. ( 5.4 x 16.5 x 18.4 cm )
Description: 
Twenty-three eye shades with peak made of textured brown paper; with eleven small holes pierced along upper edge of peak and thin metal strip surrounding lower edge, curving toward the back, and terminating in a loop on either side.
Object Number: 
Z.1858a-w
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1940
eMuseum Object ID: 
31866
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Box

Date: 
1850-1900
Medium: 
Wood
Dimensions: 
Overall: 2 3/4 x 8 7/8 x 4 3/8 in. ( 7 x 22.5 x 11.1 cm )
Description: 
Wooden box with a lid that slides on and off horizontally through grooves at the upper edge; the lid has a half-circle indentation carved out to slide through the grooves.
Object Number: 
INV.8096ab
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1900
eMuseum Object ID: 
31572
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Dresser tray

Date: 
1900-1950
Medium: 
Papier-mâché, paint
Dimensions: 
Overall: 3/4 x 12 x 9 in. ( 1.9 x 30.5 x 22.9 cm )
Description: 
Rectangular papier-mâché dresser tray with a raised and curved lip; painted yellow with an orange and brown paisley border and a red, green, olive and blue floral spray in the center.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Mrs. E. C. Carter
Object Number: 
1956.175.21[dup]
Gallery Label: 
This dresser tray belonged to Ruth Draper.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1950
eMuseum Object ID: 
31352
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Handle

Date: 
1800-1900
Medium: 
Wood
Dimensions: 
Overall: 4 5/8 x 3/4 x 3/4 in. ( 11.7 x 1.9 x 1.9 cm )
Description: 
Cylindrical wooden handle that comes to a point at one end, the other end is a flat oval shape and has a threaded hole.
Object Number: 
Z.1541.16
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1900
eMuseum Object ID: 
31254
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Flax wheel fragments

Date: 
1750-1825
Medium: 
Wood, metal, linen
Dimensions: 
overall .1: 1 7/8 x 5 7/8 x 5/8 in. ( 4.8 x 14.9 x 1.6 cm ) overall .2: 1 3/4 x 1 in. ( 4.4 x 2.5 cm ) overall .3a-
Description: 
Group of flax wheel fragments, including one flyer arm, one finial, and one flyer including bobbin wound with linen thread.
Object Number: 
Z.1555.1-3a-c
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1825
eMuseum Object ID: 
31208
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Lampshade

Date: 
1860-1900
Medium: 
Brass
Dimensions: 
Overall: 6 1/2 × 2 3/4 in. (16.5 × 7 cm)
Description: 
Brass lampshade with punchwork rinceau design.
Object Number: 
Z.1680
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1900
eMuseum Object ID: 
30893
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Accordian file

Date: 
1840-1880
Medium: 
Leather, paper
Dimensions: 
Overall: 6 7/8 x 13 x 1 3/8 in. ( 17.5 x 33 x 3.5 cm )
Description: 
Green leather file with accordioned sides and box bottom, a top flap has a tab which slips through a leather loop for closure, the inside has thirteen compartments labelled to organize by month or alphabetically.
Object Number: 
149h
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1880
eMuseum Object ID: 
30655
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

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