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- Cup, 1795-1810 -
- 1795-1810
- Collections - Artifact
Cup, 1795-1810
- Bandbox, 1810-1860 - In the early 1800s, Americans used bandboxes to store clothing, accessories, and other small items. Bandboxes were handy containers in the home, or when traveling by stage, boat, or rail. Manufacturers covered these inexpensive pasteboard or wooden boxes with colorful papers. Some bandboxes were covered with papers depicting animals, places or specific scenes. Others, such as this one, were covered with decorative wallpaper of the day.
- 1810-1860
- Collections - Artifact
Bandbox, 1810-1860
In the early 1800s, Americans used bandboxes to store clothing, accessories, and other small items. Bandboxes were handy containers in the home, or when traveling by stage, boat, or rail. Manufacturers covered these inexpensive pasteboard or wooden boxes with colorful papers. Some bandboxes were covered with papers depicting animals, places or specific scenes. Others, such as this one, were covered with decorative wallpaper of the day.
- Trousers, 1810-1820 - American men began to replace knee-length breeches with long trousers for some activities in the early 1800s. This lightweight, open-legged pair would have been much cooler and provided more ease of movement than traditional breeches.
- 1810-1820
- Collections - Artifact
Trousers, 1810-1820
American men began to replace knee-length breeches with long trousers for some activities in the early 1800s. This lightweight, open-legged pair would have been much cooler and provided more ease of movement than traditional breeches.
- Armchair, 1800-1810 -
- 1800-1810
- Collections - Artifact
Armchair, 1800-1810
- Chest, 1810-1830 -
- 1810-1830
- Collections - Artifact
Chest, 1810-1830
- Pitcher, 1790-1810 -
- 1790-1810
- Collections - Artifact
Pitcher, 1790-1810
- Decanter, 1810-1844 -
- 1810-1844
- Collections - Artifact
Decanter, 1810-1844
- Bowl, 1780-1810 -
- 1780-1810
- Collections - Artifact
Bowl, 1780-1810
- Sideboard, 1806-1810 -
- 1806-1810
- Collections - Artifact
Sideboard, 1806-1810
- Beaker, 1800-1810 - Beakers are tapered drinking vessels without a handle that often have a flared mouth or base. Pewter examples from the late 18th and 19th centuries could be found in the homes of Americans of modest means. They were also used in taverns and inns or in churches where they served as communion cups.
- 1800-1810
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Beaker, 1800-1810
Beakers are tapered drinking vessels without a handle that often have a flared mouth or base. Pewter examples from the late 18th and 19th centuries could be found in the homes of Americans of modest means. They were also used in taverns and inns or in churches where they served as communion cups.