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98.08.288
Bustled Day Dress,ca. 1870, green silk moiré with brocatelle banding, worn by Frusannah Elizabeth (Kime) Sellars (1833-1922), grandmother of Senator B. Everett Jordan.
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08.28.317
Silk faille walking dress ca. 1860, fitted paletot basque jacket, bustled underskirt, and overskirt drawn into a ribbon chou. Worn by Mrs Emily Newlin Davidson.
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79.08.02
Slave Dress, ca. 1850, linsey-woolsey homespun material. Provenance: Murray Plantation, Cross Roads Community, northern Alamance County.
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Silk Hat, ca. 1910-15, with handpainted cotton stuff-work design. Made by Miss Pearl Smith, Haw River, NC milliner. The hat is displayed on one of the shop's original wrought iron stands. |
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06.02.72
Walnut Blanket Chest, Country Chippendale Style, ca. 1820
Made in southern Alamance County
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87.03.171
Classical Revival Center Table made in 1838 by free black cabinetmaker Thomas Day.
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86.34.163
Maple and figured tiger maple ladder-back chairs, ca. 1850. Pegged construction with original oak splint seat. Said to have been made by slave craftsman, "Washington," who apprenticed with the Way family of chairmakers in Alamance County. Note 'peaked' design of crestrail, said to be Washinton's signature design element.
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03.07.156
Child’s High Chair, ca. 1770-1810, made in Piedmont North Carolina
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04.17.334
Betty Lamp, ca. 1750-1800, southern Alamance County.
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08.23.317
Diamond Light Argand Lamp, ca. 1880, made by Manhattan Brass Company, patented 1861.
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91.84.118 a
Roccoco fire-gilt brass candelabrum with marble base and embossed design of leaves, grapes, and winged cherubs.
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87.40182 a,b
Pair of mantel lustres, ca. 1860-75, cranberry glass overlay with wheel-cut and acid-etched design of grapes and leaves,
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08.03.354
Argand-type brass chandelier, ca. 1820-40. Urn-shaped font and original acid-etched and wheel-cut vaseform glass shades.
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88.47.106
Pressed Glass Kerosene lamp, ca. 1885, “Turkey Foot” pattern
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76.69.06 Percussion Cap Box, ca. 1864-1866, marked United States Army Caps, UMC Co., Bridgeport, Connecticut.
76.66.06 Brass Eagle Cartridge Belt Plate, ca. 1845-1872
86.70.72 Watch Chain and Bone fobs, ca. 1864, handmade by George W. Anthony of Alamance County while a prisoner of war at the Union prison at Elmira, NY.
06.09.72 Brass Belt Buckle and Belt, 6th N.C. Infantry, Confederate Troops, ca. 1864, worn by George W. Anthony of Alamance County.
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09.20.375
Long Rifle, ca. 1850, made by William Thompson of Snow Camp, NC.
"THOMPSON NC No 19" is engraved on the barrel.
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04.01.332
Halberd, ca. 1781, found at site of Pyle’s Defeat (scene of defeat of Colonel John Pyle and loyalists)
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87.06.172
Civl War Pharmacy Box originally owned by Dr. William Rainey Holt (1798-1868) a graduate of Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA. The box was later acquired by Dr. William Rankin Goley (1853-1934), whose medical training was obtained from Baltimore College of Physicians and Surgeons.
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| Selections from the Tom Neal Collection (# 90.60.240) containing projectile points, celts, drills and pottery shards dating from the Paleolithic through the early contact era. |
09.31.376
Extremely large quarry blade (7" x 3") found in Alamance County and dating from the Guilford Period around 2500 BC.
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09.27.376
Stone axes found in Alamance County dating from the Guilford Period around 3000 BC.
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91.107.156
Original oil on canvas entitled “Sunset,” by Ralph A. Blakelock, 1885.
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82.11.135a
Portrait, “Edwin Michael Holt,” age 72, completed in December 1879 by artist William Garl Browne
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82.11.135
Portrait, “Emily Farish Holt,” age 71, completed in December 1879 by artist William Garl Browne
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00.27.299
Portrait, “Madame Elizabeth Vigee-LeBrun” (1755-1842) purchased in Europe by Lawrence and Margaret Holt
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93.06.262
Hand-painted Limoges Platter, 1872, decorated by Mary Catherine (Mebane) Holt.
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01.36.307
Dirt Dish, ca. 1840-1850, made by Alamance County potter, Solomon Loy. Note sine curve polychrome decoration.
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03.01.118
Dirt Dish, ca. 1890-1900, made by Albert Loy (1874-1955)
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06.30.336
Ironstone Transferware ca. 1850, made in Staffordshire, England, by Enoch Wood, Wood and Sons Pottery. The pattern is "English Scenery,"
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98.02.170
Quilt, “Tulip Applique” pattern, ca. 1850, made by Elizabeth Anne (Mebane) Holt (1827-1895), wife of Alfred Augustus Holt (1829-1856) and daughter-in-law of E.M. Holt.
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98.01.170
Quilt, “Mariner’s Compass” pattern, ca. 1850, with floral chintz border. Made by Elizabeth Anne (Mebane) Holt (1827-1895) and her sister-in-law, Emma Virginia (Holt) White (1847-1904).
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88.32.201
Quilt, “Fish –in-a-Wheel” pattern, ca. 1890-1900, containing 25 squares surrounded by strips of Alamance Yellow material.
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93.24.238
Coin silver spoons, ca. 1810, made by Salem, N.C. silversmith John Vogler for Michael Holt III. Engraved “M.H.” on coffin-form handle.
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79.47.74
Collection of silver owned by Lawrence and Margaret Holt, including a cold beverage pitcher (#79.47.74) manufactured by Meriden Silver Company, June 13, 1868; a soup tureen (#80.31.74) by Wilcox Silver Company, and sterling silver soup ladle (#80.28.156) “Wave Edge” pattern, 1884, Tiffany and Co.
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92.26.262
Silver plated trophy cup awarded to "Alamance Farm" by the "Interstate Poultry and Pigeon Association, 1898." The 1st Place award features the hand-engraved image of a rooster.
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91.77.156
Tussie-mussie nosegay holder, vermeil with mother-of-pearl handle, originally carried by Mary Gizeal Allen (1804-1832) at the time of her marriage to Dr. William Rainey Holt in 1822. It was used again on June 6, 1940, at the wedding of their descendant, Margaret Holt Lowry to Charles Monroe Butler.
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10.34.241
Fire gilt metal bird attached to decorative C-clamp and associated bolt screw. Bird is realistically embossed with feather design; the clamp is embossed with flowers and foliate decorations. The bird is surmounted by a small pin coushion covered with original velveteen fabric. The bird sits atop a larger pin cushion of matching fabric. A small wire-form bird with attached chain and coin-like elements is pinned to the larger cushion. Meant to attach to a sewing or work table; the bird's beak opens to hold fabric.
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86.65.60
Toy Upright Piano, ca. 1872, manufactured by the Albert Schoenhut Toy Company of Philadelphia, P.A. Atop the piano is a penny toy depicting “Jumbo,” the circus elephant. The child’s book, entitled “Such a Smart Girl,” is a part of the Snowflake Book series, and was printed by Lothrop Publishers of Boston in 1878. In the foreground is a toy miniature Singer Sewing Machine, ca. 1900-1920.
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High wheel tricycle ca, 1880. Note absence of sprocket and lack of vulcanized rubber tires.
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Parian-headed dolls, ca. 1870-90
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01.70.118
Carriage, ca. 1870, Phaeton-type singlet model owned by Edwin Michael Holt.
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93.26.263
Slant-bodied Conestoga-Type Wagon, ca. 1885, manufactured by Nissen Wagon Company of Salem, N.C.
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92.16.34
ca. 1907 Ford Runabout roadster, model "S." Engine # 238, indicating this was the 238th car manufactured by Ford Motor Company in 1907.
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00.07.29
ca.1947 Soap Box Derby car constructed between March and June, 1947, by donor (who was then 13 years old). The wooden car, painted racer green, has regulation Firestone wheels and was first place winner in the local soap box race in 1947. The vehicle's sides are painted with the racer's name, "Jerry," and the name of the sponsor, "The Daily Times-News, Burlington, NC." The car was also raced at the 1947 national meet held in Akron, Ohio, but did not place.
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