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1872 Sampler by Idona Grace

Physical Description:
wood (frame material)
fabric (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 7 1/8 in x 13 11/16 in x 3/4 in; 18.0975 cm x 34.76625 cm x 1.905 cm
Object Name:
sampler
Object Type:
Accessories Carried
Date made:
1872
Used:
Education  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Richard Lodish American School Collection
ID Number:
2014.0244.098
Accession number:
2014.0244
Catalog number:
2014.0244.098
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Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-60a8-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1694149

Handkerchief with image of children illustrated by Benjamin Sayre Cory Kilbert

Physical Description:
fabric (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 32.5 cm x 30.3 cm; 12 25/32 in x 11 15/16 in
Object Name:
handkerchief
Object Type:
Accessories Carried
Date made:
1925-1945
Used:
Education  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Richard Lodish American School Collection
ID Number:
2014.0244.097
Accession number:
2014.0244
Catalog number:
2014.0244.097
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Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-ae75-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1694148

Ivory Card Case

Bequest of:
James, Catalina Juliana Mason Myers  Search this
Used by:
Mason, Maria Dorado  Search this
Physical Description:
bone, ivory (overall material)
Object Name:
card case
Object Type:
Accessories Carried
Woman
Card Case
Other Terms:
card case; Accessories Carried; Female
Used in:
Puerto Rico
Date made:
1800-1835
Related Publication:
Sewer, Andy; Allison, David; Liebhold, Peter; Davis, Nancy; Franz, Kathleen G.. American Enterprise: A History of Business in America
Credit Line:
Estate of Cassie Mason Myers Julian-James
ID Number:
CS.033487
Catalog number:
033487
Accession number:
70138
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American Enterprise
Domestic Furnishings
Exhibition:
American Enterprise
Exhibition Location:
National Museum of American History
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a1-5648-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_357811
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Jewish Bible

Maker:
Bloch Publishing & Printing Company  Search this
Donated in memory of:
Ehrlich, Bronette  Search this
User:
Ehrlich, Mildred Scheuerman  Search this
Publisher; printer:
Bloch Publishing & Printing Company  Search this
Physical Description:
paper (overall material)
ink (overall material)
silk (overall material)
silver (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 5 3/4 in x 3 1/2 in; 14.605 cm x 8.89 cm
Object Name:
Book
book
Bible, Jewish
Object Type:
Accessories Carried
Place made:
United States: Ohio, Cincinnati
United States: Illinois, Chicago
Used in:
United States: Iowa, Des Moines
Date made:
1902
Subject:
Bible  Search this
Judaism  Search this
Carried in:
Weddings  Search this
Credit Line:
Helen A. Bush, In Memory of Bronette Ehrlich
ID Number:
1996.0237.003
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Religion
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-7286-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_834520

Leather Case Wallet

User:
Dearth, Golden  Search this
Physical Description:
leather (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 4 in x 7 in; 10.16 cm x 17.78 cm
Object Name:
wallet
Object Type:
Accessories Carried
Man
Wallet
Bags
Other Terms:
wallet; Bags; Accessories Carried; Unknown
Used in:
United States: Rhode Island, Bristol
Date made:
1750-1875
Related event:
War of 1812  Search this
Credit Line:
Bequest of the Misses Long
ID Number:
CS.039014
Catalog number:
039014
Accession number:
113420
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American Enterprise
Domestic Furnishings
Exhibition:
American Enterprise
Exhibition Location:
National Museum of American History
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a1-7f02-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_367548
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Miser's Purse

Maker:
McLane, Abby Knight  Search this
Physical Description:
silk (overall material)
steel (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 17 1/4 in x 2 1/4 in; 43.815 cm x 5.715 cm
Object Name:
bag, miser
Object Type:
Accessories Carried
Woman
Bag, Miser
Bags
Date made:
1835-1845
Credit Line:
Bequest of Abby Knight McLane
ID Number:
CS.033867
Accession number:
63786
Catalog number:
033867
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American Enterprise
Exhibition:
American Enterprise
Exhibition Location:
National Museum of American History
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-f8c3-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_881409

Miser's Purse

Physical Description:
silk (overall material)
steel beads (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 15 in; x 38.1 cm
Object Name:
bag, miser
Object Type:
Accessories Carried
Woman
Bag, Miser
Bags
Other Terms:
bag, miser; Bags; Accessories Carried; Female
Date made:
1840-1870
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. S. E. Cummings
ID Number:
CS.014391
Catalog number:
014391
Accession number:
055589
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American Enterprise
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-eae9-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_367611

Nantucket basket purse

Maker:
Reyes, Jose Formoso  Search this
Measurements:
overall: 7 1/8 in x 8 1/2 in x 6 in; 18.0975 cm x 21.59 cm x 15.24 cm
Object Name:
Purse
Object Type:
Accessories Carried
Woman
Purse
Bags
Date made:
1952
Credit Line:
Estate of Irwin M. Heine (through Andrew N. and Jill S. Heine)
ID Number:
2003.0288.001
Accession number:
2003.0288
Catalog number:
2003.0288.001
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Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-d2d1-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1297420

Playing at School Handkerchief

Physical Description:
ink (overall material)
fabric (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 28.3 cm x 28.3 cm; 11 5/32 in x 11 5/32 in
Object Name:
handkerchief
Object Type:
Accessories Carried
Used:
Education  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Richard Lodish American School Collection
ID Number:
2014.0244.094
Accession number:
2014.0244
Catalog number:
2014.0244.094
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Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-ae74-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1694145

Quinceanera bouquet

Physical Description:
synthetic (overall material)
organza (overall material)
tulle (overall material)
crystals (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 8 1/4 in x 10.5 cm; 20.955 cm x 4 1/8 in
Object Name:
bouquet
Object Type:
Accessories Carried
Woman
Place made:
United States
Date made:
2006
Referenced:
Latino  Search this
Used:
Quinceanera  Search this
Decorative motif:
Flowers  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Natalia Flores
ID Number:
2009.0169.004
Catalog number:
2009.0169.004
Accession number:
2009.0169
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Home and Community Life: Costume
Clothing & Accessories
Family & Social Life
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-ee6c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1371655

Red Kid Purse

Used by:
Yerger, Margaret Louise Roberts  Search this
Yerger, Florence Irene Rhoades  Search this
Physical Description:
leather (overall material)
plastic (overall material)
metal (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 5 1/4 in x 10 1/4 in; 13.335 cm x 26.035 cm
Object Name:
purse
Object Type:
Accessories Carried
Woman
Purse
Bags
Other Terms:
purse; Bags; Accessories Carried; Female
Used in:
United States: Pennsylvania
Date made:
1950-1954
Credit Line:
Gift of Margaret Roberts Yerger
ID Number:
CS.311816.002
Catalog number:
311816.002
Accession number:
311816
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American Enterprise
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-aab9-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_367796
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Riding Crop, Inscribed, "1865 Kilpatreck U.S.A."

Measurements:
overall, riding crop: 3/4 in x 1 1/8 in x 33 3/8 in; 1.905 cm x 2.8575 cm x 84.7725 cm
Object Name:
Crop, Riding
crop, riding
Object Type:
Riding Crop
Accessories Carried
Associated date:
1865
Used:
Horseback Riding  Search this
Credit Line:
Luisa V. Kilpatrick
ID Number:
AF.10573
Catalog number:
10573
Accession number:
46071
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Political and Military History: Armed Forces History, Military
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-7220-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_440789
Online Media:

Riding Gloves worn by Jack Lord on Stoney Burke

Associated person:
Lord, Jack  Search this
Physical Description:
deer skin (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 8 1/2 in x 6 in; 21.59 cm x 15.24 cm
Object Name:
Gloves, Riding, Pair of
Object Type:
Accessories Carried
Date made:
1962
General subject association:
Television  Search this
Used:
Horseback Riding  Search this
Subject:
Rodeo  Search this
Credit Line:
Jack Lord
ID Number:
1984.0388.04
Accession number:
1984.0388
Catalog number:
1984.0388.04
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Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-089d-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_680621

Riding crop

Physical Description:
leather (overall material)
rawhide (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 37 1/2 in x 1 1/2 in x 1 in; 95.25 cm x 3.81 cm x 2.54 cm
Object Name:
Riding Crop
riding crop, equestrian
Object Type:
Riding Crop
Accessories Carried
Level of sport:
recreational  Search this
Web subject:
Sports  Search this
Name of sport:
Horseback Riding  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Jefferson Patterson
ID Number:
1983.0393.50
Accession number:
1983.0393
Catalog number:
1983.0393.50
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Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-e51f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_679454

Riding crop

Physical Description:
leather (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 37 in x 1 1/2 in x 1 1/4 in; 93.98 cm x 3.81 cm x 3.175 cm
Object Name:
Riding Crop
riding crop, equestrian
Object Type:
Riding Crop
Accessories Carried
Level of sport:
recreational  Search this
Web subject:
Sports  Search this
Name of sport:
Horseback Riding  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Jefferson Patterson
ID Number:
1983.0393.51
Accession number:
1983.0393
Catalog number:
1983.0393.51
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Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-e520-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_679455

Riding crop

Physical Description:
leather (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 31 in x 1 in x 3/4 in; 78.74 cm x 2.54 cm x 1.905 cm
Object Name:
Riding Crop
riding crop, equestrian
Object Type:
Riding Crop
Accessories Carried
Level of sport:
recreational  Search this
Web subject:
Sports  Search this
Name of sport:
Horseback Riding  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Jefferson Patterson
ID Number:
1983.0393.52
Accession number:
1983.0393
Catalog number:
1983.0393.52
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Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-e521-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_679456

Riding crop

Physical Description:
leather (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 26 1/2 in x 1 in x 3/4 in; 67.31 cm x 2.54 cm x 1.905 cm
Object Name:
Riding Crop
riding crop, equestrian
Object Type:
Riding Crop
Accessories Carried
Level of sport:
recreational  Search this
Web subject:
Sports  Search this
Name of sport:
Horseback Riding  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Jefferson Patterson
ID Number:
1983.0393.53
Accession number:
1983.0393
Catalog number:
1983.0393.53
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Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-27cb-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_679457

Sword Cane

Bequest of:
James, Catalina Juliana Mason Myers  Search this
Used by:
Mason, Sidney  Search this
Measurements:
length: 35 3/8 in; 89.8525 cm
Object Name:
Walking Stick
Object Type:
Accessories Carried
Man
Cane
Other Terms:
Walking Stick; Accessories Carried; Male
Credit Line:
Estate of Cassie Mason Myers Julian-James
ID Number:
CS.033567
Catalog number:
033567
Accession number:
70138
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Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a1-5184-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_354000

back pack

Used by:
Popenfus, Christina A.  Search this
Maker:
Unlisted (TM)  Search this
Unlisted (TM)  Search this
Purchased at:
Macy's  Search this
Measurements:
center back: 15 in; 38.1 cm
Object Name:
Back Pack
Object Type:
Accessories Carried
Woman
Bag
Bags
Place made:
China
Used in:
United States: District of Columbia
United States: Maryland
United States: New York, New York City
Purchased in:
United States: Virginia
Made in:
China
Date made:
1994
Credit Line:
Gift of Christina A. Popenfus
ID Number:
1996.0031.001
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Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-a50f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_762113

backpack

Physical Description:
cotton (overall material)
vinyl straps and decoration (overall material)
metal grommets, eyelets and buckles (overall material)
plastic lining (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 22 in x 14 in x 7 1/4 in; 55.88 cm x 35.56 cm x 18.415 cm
Object Name:
backpack
Object Type:
Accessories Carried
Bag
Unisex
Date made:
1945-1955
Used:
Immigration  Search this
Related event:
1956 Hungarian Revolution  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of George Sarlo
ID Number:
2016.0244.02
Catalog number:
2016.0244.02
Accession number:
2016.0244
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Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-1690-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1817886

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