REG 250th 2024
A Family Record
Name/Title
A Family Record
Lexicon
Description
Slye Family Record. A calligraphy record of names, births, marriages, and deaths of the Slye family of Bennington County. The record begins with James Slye, born Sept. 1760, and ends with Salome B. Slye, born August 3, 1804. The paper is decorated with pen and ink and watercolors. The art work has been affixed to a paper backing. The family record is set in a wooden frame with glass; the guilded frame is of molded wood with mitered corners. The back of the frame has pencil handwriting with more family records: Martha Slye m.__?__ Wheelock 1824/ Their daughter __?__ m. H.C. Simmons 1880/ and Their son __?__(maybe Fredreck) m. Marjorie Sq____?__ 1922. The back board of the frame is smooth on the interior side and rough sawn on the exterior side.
Acquisition
Accession
2010.31
Artwork Details
Medium
Watercolor
Entry/Object ID
2010.31.18
A Scene Near Woodstock
Name/Title
A Scene Near Woodstock
Type of Painting
Lexicon
Description
Oil painting on board showing a green field. There are trees on the right, and hills and mountains in the background. There is a sketch of a woman on the back of the board.
Acquisition
Accession
1957.1
Artwork Details
Medium
Oil
Made/Created
Artist Information
Marble, John Nelson (1855-1918)
Artist
Date made
1916-1918
Dimensions
Entry/Object ID
1957.1.345
Context
JOHN NELSON MARBLE (1855-1918), sketch artist and painter, was a Woodstock native, one of 12 children of Liberty Bates Marble and Elizabeth Woodward Marble. He spent his youth in and about Woodstock, and even at a young age showed a great aptitude for painting. At age 18, he was enrolled at the Normal Art School in Boston, and from there was one of the first students to attend the Art Students’ League in New York, in 1875, where he also kept a studio for a number of years. He later studied at the Academie Julian in Paris and spent the summer of 1900 in Florence, Italy, where he visited the studio of famous Woodstock sculptor Hiram Powers.
He spent most of his adult life in Santa Barbara, California, for his health, and enjoyed exploring the surrounding foothills on horseback, delighting in the splendid opportunities for outdoor life. It was while living in California that he became known as a colorist and produced most of his landscapes. But he is best known for his prolific facial renderings which reveal a remarkable and engaging study of character.
Mr. Marble returned to the East Coast in 1916 to complete a commission to paint perhaps his most famous work, a life-size portrait of Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy, founder of Christian Science, which today hangs in the historic Statehouse in Concord, New Hampshire. In Woodstock, he painted portraits of many prominent locals: Frederick Billings, Frederick Billings, Jr., Mrs. Frederick Billings, Rev. Moses Kidder, and A. B. Wilder, among many others. He cordially welcomed visitors to his studio here, where there was much interest in both his charm and his canvases, and he was known for his “gentle, dignified presence.” He died in 1918 as a result of pneumonia, at the Marble family homestead in Woodstock (the current site of Cabot Funeral Home), having never married.
-- From Woodstock History Center
He spent most of his adult life in Santa Barbara, California, for his health, and enjoyed exploring the surrounding foothills on horseback, delighting in the splendid opportunities for outdoor life. It was while living in California that he became known as a colorist and produced most of his landscapes. But he is best known for his prolific facial renderings which reveal a remarkable and engaging study of character.
Mr. Marble returned to the East Coast in 1916 to complete a commission to paint perhaps his most famous work, a life-size portrait of Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy, founder of Christian Science, which today hangs in the historic Statehouse in Concord, New Hampshire. In Woodstock, he painted portraits of many prominent locals: Frederick Billings, Frederick Billings, Jr., Mrs. Frederick Billings, Rev. Moses Kidder, and A. B. Wilder, among many others. He cordially welcomed visitors to his studio here, where there was much interest in both his charm and his canvases, and he was known for his “gentle, dignified presence.” He died in 1918 as a result of pneumonia, at the Marble family homestead in Woodstock (the current site of Cabot Funeral Home), having never married.
-- From Woodstock History Center
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Abenaki Doll
Name/Title
Abenaki Doll
Lexicon
Description
Doll - needs description
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural Conservancy
Ethnography
Made/Created
Artist Information
Willette, Lee
Artist
Date made
2005
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.85
Admiral George Dewey
Name/Title
Admiral George Dewey
Lexicon
Description
Silver-painted portrait bust of Admiral George Dewey. He has a large mustache, and his hair is parted in the center. He is wearing a double-breasted military coat with rectangular epaulets. The round base is molded with a flying eagle and architectural decorative elements.
Acquisition
Accession
1969.28
Relationships
Related Events
Spanish-American War
Event
Related Person or Organization
Dewey, George (1837-1917)
Person or Organization
Related Places
Place
Montpelier
City
Washington County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Artwork Details
Subject Person
Dewey, George (1837-1917)
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Entry/Object ID
1969.28.23
Alfred Randall
Name/Title
Alfred Randall
Lexicon
Description
Full length profile portrait of a young man in pen and ink with watercolor highlights. The man faces left and has his left hand on his hip. He holds a tall beaver hat in his right hand. He is dressed in black pants, a black cutaway jacket, a cream colored vest, a white shirt with stand-up collar, and and a white cravat. Pinned to the cravat is a gold chain with a brooch. A blue and red watch fob with metal ornament drapes from his right front hip area. The man's hair is cut short, swept forward in front of the ears and forward, and into a wave at the forehead. There is stylized grass and rocks in foreground, and written in ink on left side of portrait is the inscription, "Alfred Randall/ Portland/ County of Cumberland/ State of Maine" Written in ink on right side of portrait is, "A Compliment to his/ affectionate Mother/ Resident Derby V.T."
Acquisition
Accession
1985.7
Artwork Details
Medium
Watercolor, Ink
Subject Person
Randall, Alfred (1803-1879)
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1830
Dimensions
Entry/Object ID
1985.7.4
Context
Alfred Randall, a native of Greensboro, Vermont, had this portrait produced for his mother while he resided in Portland, Maine. Portraits such as this were created by first tracing a silhouette of the sitter and then filling in facial features. The body was usually a generic form the sitter could choose to finish out the artwork.
Animal Tag
Name/Title
Animal Tag
Lexicon
Description
Pair of metal animal tags. The two tags (a) are conjoined by a metal ring: the first tag has curved edges and is colored green with the words “DOG TAX / 97 / MORRISTOWN / VERMONT / 1970” stamped into the surface and the second in an octagon shape with the words “Vaccinated against rabies / Dumas Veterinary Hospital / Waterbury VT.” The tags’s documents (b) is a paper document with information about the dog and its rabies vaccination certificate number.
(a) Pair of metal dog tags on a ring. "Dog tag 97/ Morristown, Vermont/ 1970" and "Vaccinated against rabies/ Dumas Veterinary Hospital, Waterbury, VT"
(b) Dog license #97. document describing the dog and recording its rabies vaccination certificate number. Signed by owner and town clerk.
(a) Pair of metal dog tags on a ring. "Dog tag 97/ Morristown, Vermont/ 1970" and "Vaccinated against rabies/ Dumas Veterinary Hospital, Waterbury, VT"
(b) Dog license #97. document describing the dog and recording its rabies vaccination certificate number. Signed by owner and town clerk.
Acquisition
Accession
1978.4
Relationships
Related Places
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Made/Created
Date made
1970
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Metal, Paper
Entry/Object ID
1978.4.3a-b
Apothecary Bottle
Name/Title
Apothecary Bottle
Lexicon
Description
Clear glass apothecary bottle with a round, glass stopper and a square base. A plastic label is inset into the front of the bottle and reads, "Pepto Bismol / Indegestion, Sour Stomach, Diarrhea / Norwich".
Acquisition
Accession
2010.72
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Cecchini Pharmacy
Person or Organization
Related Places
Place
Barre City
City
Washington County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Glass
Entry/Object ID
2010.72.9a-b
Context
Used at the Cecchini Pharmacy in Barre, Vermont
Apron
Name/Title
Apron
Lexicon
Clothing/Dress/Costume Details
Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume
Apron
Textile Details
White
Blue
Color
Taffeta
Fabric
Silk
Clothing Sex
Male
Description
Masonic apron consisting of white interior ground bearing several symbolic Masonic images. The symbols include the all seeing eye, a sun, a moon, the ark, a five-pointed star, a comet, a bush, a scale, the altar of knowledge, an anchor, a coffin, an hourglass, a heart, and various masonry tools. The apron is edged in blue, and the top flap is edged in black.
Acquisition
Accession
1957.4
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Robinson, Lewis (1793-1871), Freemasons
Related Places
Place
Reading
Town
Windsor County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Entry/Object ID
1957.4.22
Context
Owned by Lewis Robinson of Reading, VT.
Armband
Name/Title
Armband
Lexicon
Description
Armband consisting of a white plastic square and black elastic. The elastic attaches to the plastic on two sides, creating a loop. The plastic is printed with the Civil Defense logo (the red initials CD on a white triangle in a blue circle) with the words, "RADIOLOGICAL VERMONT".
Acquisition
Accession
2022.37
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Abair, Joseph George (1894-1975), Federal Civil Defense Administration
Related Places
Place
Montpelier
City
Washington County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Emeloid
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Plastic, Elastic
Entry/Object ID
2022.37.1
Context
Worn by Joseph George Abair of Montpelier, Vermont
Arrow
Name/Title
Arrow
Lexicon
Description
Wooden arrow with conical iron point. Fletching replaced
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural Conservancy
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1850
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.69
Arrowhead
Name/Title
Arrowhead
Lexicon
Description
Brass arrowhead
Use
Used in Addison County Vermont
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural Conservancy
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1700
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.36
Context
The hole drilled in the arrowhead is both for hafting it to the arrow-shaft, as well as stringing them in bundles for sale.
Arrows
Name/Title
Arrows
Lexicon
Description
Wooden dowels with conical wooden heads
Use
Waterfowl arrows
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural Conservancy
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1900
Materials
Material
Ash
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.48a-e
Ashtray
Name/Title
Ashtray
Lexicon
Description
Milk glass ashtray shaped like a pipe. The bowl is the pipe is hand painted with simplistic pink flowers with green leaves and the inscription, "SOUVENIR OF PLAINFIELD, VT."
Acquisition
Accession
2005.21
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Cleveland, Eugene R. (1911-2005)
Person or Organization
Related Places
Place
Plainfield
Town
Washington County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Made/Created
Date made
1910-1930
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Glass
Entry/Object ID
2005.21.106
Austine School Foam Finger
Name/Title
Austine School Foam Finger
Lexicon
Description
Green felt foam finger outlining hand and pointer finger pointing upwards. "AUSTINE SCHOOL" inscription encircling a ball with a northwest pointing arrow piercing it.
Acquisition
Accession
2024.16
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Length including pointing finger (see note)
Materials
Material
Felt
Entry/Object ID
2024.16.1
Context
Austine School for the Deaf Brattelboro, VT
Ax Handle
Name/Title
Ax Handle
Lexicon
Description
Wooden handle
Use
Felling and splitting wood
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural Conservancy
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1970
Materials
Material
Ash
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.156
Context
The axe handle snowshoe frames (L2024.3.157a-b) descended in a Missisquoi Abenaki family from Fonda Junction.
Baby Spoon
Name/Title
Baby Spoon
Lexicon
Description
Metal baby spoon in cardboard and plastic packaging. The top of the cardboard packaging has a back-to-back double “R” in a ribbon design with baby blue and navy coloring, and the word “Reddy” printed in red underneath. On the top right, an image of a mother and baby embracing is printed in a blue monochromatic style. The metal spoon is encased in plastic and is a yellow latex covered bowl and a vine and rose decoration on the metal handle. The alternating dark blue and light red print reads, “Sof-tee / THE ORIGINAL / SOFT SPOON / FOR BABY / Harmlessly absorbs baby’s / bites. / Safe and comfortable for / baby’s tender gums and / emerging teeth. / Extra long handle reaches / the very bottom of the baby / food jars. / Sanitary finish. / Unconditionally / Guaranteed. / Petal soft Latex / covered bowl / Coated in U.S.A. / THE REDDY CO. INC., MONTPELIER / VERMONT 05602 / NO. S-49.”
Acquisition
Accession
1997.44
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1970
Manufacturer
Reddy Company, Inc.
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Paperboard
Entry/Object ID
1997.44.5
Badge
Name/Title
Badge
Lexicon
Description
Olive green ribbon with a faded gold seal of the Christian Endeavor Society in the center and underneath the words "Twenty-first Annual Convention, Bennington, October 22-24, 1906."
Acquisition
Accession
1999.36
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Christian Endeavor Society
Person or Organization
Related Places
Place
Bennington
City
Bennington County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Synthetic
Entry/Object ID
1999.36.3
Context
(From Encyclopedia Britannica)
"The Society of Christian Endeavor was founded in 1881 by Francis Edward Clark in Maine. He served as president until 1927. Members of the society pledged to try to make some useful contribution to the life of the church. Other churches soon organized Christian Endeavor societies, and the movement grew rapidly in the United States.
Francis Edward Clark, (born Sept. 12, 1851, Aylmer, Quebec, Can.—died May 26, 1927, Newton, Mass., U.S.), Congregational churchman and writer who founded and led Christian Endeavor.
Clark graduated from Dartmouth College in 1873 and Andover Theological Seminary in 1876. He was pastor of churches in Portland, Maine (1876–83), and South Boston (1883–87). In 1881 he founded the United Society of Christian Endeavor, an autonomous interdenominational organization of young people. Its members pledged to lead a Christian life, to pray to God and read the Bible every day, and to participate actively in the work of the church. In 1887 he resigned his pastorate to serve as the organization’s president.
Clark became president of the World Christian Endeavor Union in 1895 and traveled around the world five times in the interests of its work. Clark also edited The Christian Endeavor World (1887–1919) and wrote many books on religious themes for young people."
"The Society of Christian Endeavor was founded in 1881 by Francis Edward Clark in Maine. He served as president until 1927. Members of the society pledged to try to make some useful contribution to the life of the church. Other churches soon organized Christian Endeavor societies, and the movement grew rapidly in the United States.
Francis Edward Clark, (born Sept. 12, 1851, Aylmer, Quebec, Can.—died May 26, 1927, Newton, Mass., U.S.), Congregational churchman and writer who founded and led Christian Endeavor.
Clark graduated from Dartmouth College in 1873 and Andover Theological Seminary in 1876. He was pastor of churches in Portland, Maine (1876–83), and South Boston (1883–87). In 1881 he founded the United Society of Christian Endeavor, an autonomous interdenominational organization of young people. Its members pledged to lead a Christian life, to pray to God and read the Bible every day, and to participate actively in the work of the church. In 1887 he resigned his pastorate to serve as the organization’s president.
Clark became president of the World Christian Endeavor Union in 1895 and traveled around the world five times in the interests of its work. Clark also edited The Christian Endeavor World (1887–1919) and wrote many books on religious themes for young people."
Badge
Name/Title
Badge
Lexicon
Description
White button with the logo for the Society of Christian Endeavor -- an E within a C -- printed in red and an attached red ribbon. Printed in silver on the ribbon is: "35th annual Vermont Christian Endeavor Convention, Burlington, Oct. 10-12, 1922.
Acquisition
Accession
1999.36
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Christian Endeavor Society
Person or Organization
Related Places
Place
Burlington
City
Chittenden County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Synthetic, Metal
Entry/Object ID
1999.36.12
Context
(From Encyclopedia Britannica)
"The Society of Christian Endeavor was founded in 1881 by Francis Edward Clark in Maine. He served as president until 1927. Members of the society pledged to try to make some useful contribution to the life of the church. Other churches soon organized Christian Endeavor societies, and the movement grew rapidly in the United States.
Francis Edward Clark, (born Sept. 12, 1851, Aylmer, Quebec, Can.—died May 26, 1927, Newton, Mass., U.S.), Congregational churchman and writer who founded and led Christian Endeavor.
Clark graduated from Dartmouth College in 1873 and Andover Theological Seminary in 1876. He was pastor of churches in Portland, Maine (1876–83), and South Boston (1883–87). In 1881 he founded the United Society of Christian Endeavor, an autonomous interdenominational organization of young people. Its members pledged to lead a Christian life, to pray to God and read the Bible every day, and to participate actively in the work of the church. In 1887 he resigned his pastorate to serve as the organization’s president.
Clark became president of the World Christian Endeavor Union in 1895 and traveled around the world five times in the interests of its work. Clark also edited The Christian Endeavor World (1887–1919) and wrote many books on religious themes for young people."
"The Society of Christian Endeavor was founded in 1881 by Francis Edward Clark in Maine. He served as president until 1927. Members of the society pledged to try to make some useful contribution to the life of the church. Other churches soon organized Christian Endeavor societies, and the movement grew rapidly in the United States.
Francis Edward Clark, (born Sept. 12, 1851, Aylmer, Quebec, Can.—died May 26, 1927, Newton, Mass., U.S.), Congregational churchman and writer who founded and led Christian Endeavor.
Clark graduated from Dartmouth College in 1873 and Andover Theological Seminary in 1876. He was pastor of churches in Portland, Maine (1876–83), and South Boston (1883–87). In 1881 he founded the United Society of Christian Endeavor, an autonomous interdenominational organization of young people. Its members pledged to lead a Christian life, to pray to God and read the Bible every day, and to participate actively in the work of the church. In 1887 he resigned his pastorate to serve as the organization’s president.
Clark became president of the World Christian Endeavor Union in 1895 and traveled around the world five times in the interests of its work. Clark also edited The Christian Endeavor World (1887–1919) and wrote many books on religious themes for young people."
Badge
Name/Title
Badge
Lexicon
Description
Silver-toned shield-shaped pin that reads, "P.A.L. 30 Barre, Vermont". [Police Athletic League] that adheres above the left breast pocket of uniform jacket 2014.60.1280.
Acquisition
Accession
2014.60
Relationships
Related Places
Place
Barre City
City
Washington County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Metal
Entry/Object ID
2014.60.1280b
Context
Issued to employees of the Barre City Police.
Badge
Name/Title
Badge
Lexicon
Description
Metal fire department badge. The gold colored metal badge (a) is a rampant eagle on the top of the shield with swirling decorations on the top and bottom of the shield. A flat circular band with two diamonds containing a simple cross of equal length arms in the center is on either side of the shield. Three overlapping bugles are in the center of the shield on a raised rippled background and encircled by a rope-like border. The words “MONTPELIER / FIRE DEPT.” debossed into the flat circular band. The two collar buttons (b-c) are gold colored circular metal pieces with a rope-like border and three overlapping bugles. The hat badge (d) is a circular metal gold colored piece with a solid border and three overlapping bugles. The cardboard box (e) is rectangular with an aged piece of paper that reads “FROM: / M. MacInnes / Fire Dept. / Montpelier Vt.” on the upper left edge and “For: / A. R. Bruce / 25 Fairview Avenue / Lebanon, N. H.” in the bottom center, all in black print.
Acquisition
Accession
2022.16
Dimensions
Entry/Object ID
2022.16.1
Context
Worn by Archie Ray Bruce as a firefighter in Montpelier, VT
Bag
Name/Title
Bag
Lexicon
Description
Paper gift bag. The bag is a long and thin light brown paper bag with vertical bands of either green or red stripes, with either color grouped into six stripes of different thicknesses. The opening of the bag is a small overhanging flap that is longer than the serrated edge at the top of the front panel. The words “THE MAYPOLE/ 88 State St., Montpelier, Vt./ Candy-Gifts-Greeting Cards" are stamped in black ink in the center of the front panel.
Acquisition
Accession
1998.3
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Paper
Entry/Object ID
1998.3.1
Bag
Name/Title
Bag
Lexicon
Description
Beaded trinket bag. Primarily blue, white, and yellow beaded in quatrefoil shape surrounded by zig-zag band. Yellow beaded loops around edge of bag.
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural Conservancy
Ethnography
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1860
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.133
Context
This small quatrefoil beaded design pouch with its beaded loop fringe is an important piece. This pouch employs larger, more colorful beads not as well sewn down as in the previous items in the beadwork collection. This is probably a decorative piece for sale to the settlers, and shows the potential of the quatrefoil design in early Abenaki tourist art. These little bags were made in huge numbers throughout the Northeast. Most are attributed to the Seneca (Haudenosaunee) but the quatrefoil is pure Wabanaki and commonly seen in the American Abenaki area with the zigzag motif, also in evidence on the pouch.
Bag
Name/Title
Bag
Lexicon
Description
Paper bag from Frost & Sigsbee, Brattleboro. Beige paper with black lettering and a graphic which shows objects found in a drygoods store at the time: barrel, bags of rice, soap, coffee, and bottles. Top edge is scalloped and stamped: Full size / 5 / and weight.
Wording on the front of the bag: Frost & Sigsbee / No. 8 Crosby Block, Brattleboro, Vt. / wholesale and retail grocers / foreign and domestic / fruits, nuts, canned goods, &x. / flour, produce / wooden ware, grass seed, fertilizers, &c. / fine goods a specialty.
Also text on the back (see photo)
Wording on the front of the bag: Frost & Sigsbee / No. 8 Crosby Block, Brattleboro, Vt. / wholesale and retail grocers / foreign and domestic / fruits, nuts, canned goods, &x. / flour, produce / wooden ware, grass seed, fertilizers, &c. / fine goods a specialty.
Also text on the back (see photo)
Acquisition
Accession
1992.71
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Frost & Sigsbee
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Paper
Entry/Object ID
1992.71.2
Bag
Name/Title
Bag
Lexicon
Description
White paper prescription bag. The top of the bag has “Prescriptions” in black cursive print and a graphic of an enclosed green shelving shadow box with blue outlined objects. These white objects with blue outlining include pills, a caduceus, a measuring glass half filled with liquid, a mortar and pestle, the Rx symbol, a scale, and capped bottle. Below this graphic, it reads, “SEIVWRIGHT PHARMACY / 28 State Street, Montpelier, Vermont / PHONE 223-5448” in black print. At the bottom, a black oval encases the words “Select Care,” and has the words “FOR HEALTHCARE VALUE” printed underneath. The back side of the bag, it reads “DID YOU FORGET?/ Convenient One Stop/ Shopping At Your/ Friendly Pharmacy" in black script. Additionally, it provides the information, "1-800-526-9032/ Cardinal Bag/ Mahwah, NJ 07430/ (recycle symbol) Recyclable Package/ M.O. 2-95/ NO. 12."
Acquisition
Accession
1998.35
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Seivwright Pharmacy
Person or Organization
Related Places
Place
Montpelier
City
Washington County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Cardinal Bag
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Paper
Entry/Object ID
1998.35
Bag
Name/Title
Bag
Lexicon
Description
Paper bag. The front is printed with an illustration of 2 cows in a green pasture beneath a blue sky. The words, "BEN & JERRY'S" run up the left edge, and at the bottom is a round logo showing a line drawing of 2 men and the words, "BEN & JERRY'S ICE CREAM". The back shows a continuation of the cow illustration.
Acquisition
Accession
1992.78
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Ben & Jerry's Homemade Holdings, Inc.
Person or Organization
Related Places
Place
Waterbury
Town
Washington County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Made/Created
Artist Information
Jackson, Woody
Artist
Date made
1992
Manufacturer
Bagcraft
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Paper
Entry/Object ID
1992.78.2
Bag
Name/Title
Bag
Lexicon
Description
Plastic bag for carrots. The plastic bag is a rectangular shape and made from see-through plastic. Four holes are pierced into the front of the bag and a thick black line with the number “984” at the end, and a triple-R on the back, extends from the bag’s opening. The bag has tightly compressed printed orange lines, “Vermont Carrots” in bold green and black lettering, and a stamp-like oval containing images of fruits and the words “FRUITS & / Vermont / VEGETABLES/ good ‘n fresh.” Two green parallel lines frame the black write that reads, “NET WT. 16 OZ. (1LB.) 454g / PRODUCE OF U.S.A. / GROWN & PACKED BY / LEWIS CREEK FARM ● STARKSBORO, VERMONT 05487,” above the bottom seam.
Acquisition
Accession
1985.33
Made/Created
Date made
1985
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Plastic
Entry/Object ID
1985.33.1
Bag
Name/Title
Bag
Lexicon
Description
Heavy brown paper bag advertising "Brosseau's Super Market/ Hyde Park / Johnson / Morrisville / Choice Meats/ The store where you can really save with personal service and a smile." Also "Double strong extra heavy bag/ no double bagging needed."
Acquisition
Accession
1978.4
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Brosseau's Super Market
Person or Organization
Related Places
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Made/Created
Date made
1976
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Paper
Entry/Object ID
1978.4.1
Bag
Name/Title
Bag
Lexicon
Description
A white, 12-ounce bag for chocolate chips produced at the Van Houten & Zoon plant in St. Albans, Vermont.
Acquisition
Accession
1991.53
Relationships
Related Places
Place
St. Albans Town
Town
Franklin County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Made/Created
Manufacturer
C.J. Van Houten & Zoon
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Plastic
Entry/Object ID
1991.53.2
Context
An article from United Press International in 1982 said that Comet Confecionery of St. Hyacinthe, Quebec, planned to open a chocolate chip plant in St. Albans beginning in 1983. It would be called C.J. Van Houten & Zoon. The Van Houten family got into the chocoate business in 1815 in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
From https://www.vanhoutenchocolates.com/vanhouten/vanhouten/en_ph/about.html
Among the chocolate brands available today, few can claim a legacy that goes back over 180 years. Van Houten has been manufacturing cocoa powder since 1828, when its founder, Coenraad Van Houten, pioneered a process to manufacture cocoa in Amsterdam, Holland. The result was a tastier and more soluble cocoa powder which spurred the growth of the hot chocolate drink industry.
Cocoa mass was treated with alkaline salts to remove the bitter taste and make cocoa solids more water-soluble; the resulting product is called “Dutch process” chocolate. Today, this process is known as “Dutching”. The final product, Dutch chocolate, has a dark color and a mild taste.
Riding on its success, Van Houten expanded rapidly and by the end of the 19th century, it had expanded into the United Kingdom, the United States, France and Germany. By then, the Van Houten name was synonymous with high quality cocoa powder.
Van Houten’s discovery, also paved the way for the subsequent manufacture of the chocolate bar. This eventually made volume production of chocolates possible and also made chocolates affordable, a fact that Chocolate lovers today are blissfully unaware of – as they can indulge in chocolates so easily whenever they like. and had expanded and opened a branch operation in New York in 1890.
From https://www.vanhoutenchocolates.com/vanhouten/vanhouten/en_ph/about.html
Among the chocolate brands available today, few can claim a legacy that goes back over 180 years. Van Houten has been manufacturing cocoa powder since 1828, when its founder, Coenraad Van Houten, pioneered a process to manufacture cocoa in Amsterdam, Holland. The result was a tastier and more soluble cocoa powder which spurred the growth of the hot chocolate drink industry.
Cocoa mass was treated with alkaline salts to remove the bitter taste and make cocoa solids more water-soluble; the resulting product is called “Dutch process” chocolate. Today, this process is known as “Dutching”. The final product, Dutch chocolate, has a dark color and a mild taste.
Riding on its success, Van Houten expanded rapidly and by the end of the 19th century, it had expanded into the United Kingdom, the United States, France and Germany. By then, the Van Houten name was synonymous with high quality cocoa powder.
Van Houten’s discovery, also paved the way for the subsequent manufacture of the chocolate bar. This eventually made volume production of chocolates possible and also made chocolates affordable, a fact that Chocolate lovers today are blissfully unaware of – as they can indulge in chocolates so easily whenever they like. and had expanded and opened a branch operation in New York in 1890.
Bag
Name/Title
Bag
Lexicon
Description
Gold, red and brown package for chocolate chips -- 12 ounce --
C. J. Van Houten and Zoon, Inc. ; St. Albans, VT
C. J. Van Houten and Zoon, Inc. ; St. Albans, VT
Acquisition
Accession
1991.53
Relationships
Related Places
Place
St. Albans Town
Town
Franklin County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Made/Created
Manufacturer
C.J. Van Houten & Zoon
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Plastic
Entry/Object ID
1991.53.3
Context
An article from United Press International in 1982 said that Comet Confecionery of St. Hyacinthe, Quebec, planned to open a chocolate chip plant in St. Albans beginning in 1983. It would be called C.J. Van Houten & Zoon. The Van Houten family got into the chocoate business in 1815 in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
From https://www.vanhoutenchocolates.com/vanhouten/vanhouten/en_ph/about.html
Among the chocolate brands available today, few can claim a legacy that goes back over 180 years. Van Houten has been manufacturing cocoa powder since 1828, when its founder, Coenraad Van Houten, pioneered a process to manufacture cocoa in Amsterdam, Holland. The result was a tastier and more soluble cocoa powder which spurred the growth of the hot chocolate drink industry.
Cocoa mass was treated with alkaline salts to remove the bitter taste and make cocoa solids more water-soluble; the resulting product is called “Dutch process” chocolate. Today, this process is known as “Dutching”. The final product, Dutch chocolate, has a dark color and a mild taste.
Riding on its success, Van Houten expanded rapidly and by the end of the 19th century, it had expanded into the United Kingdom, the United States, France and Germany. By then, the Van Houten name was synonymous with high quality cocoa powder.
Van Houten’s discovery, also paved the way for the subsequent manufacture of the chocolate bar. This eventually made volume production of chocolates possible and also made chocolates affordable, a fact that Chocolate lovers today are blissfully unaware of – as they can indulge in chocolates so easily whenever they like. and had expanded and opened a branch operation in New York in 1890.
From https://www.vanhoutenchocolates.com/vanhouten/vanhouten/en_ph/about.html
Among the chocolate brands available today, few can claim a legacy that goes back over 180 years. Van Houten has been manufacturing cocoa powder since 1828, when its founder, Coenraad Van Houten, pioneered a process to manufacture cocoa in Amsterdam, Holland. The result was a tastier and more soluble cocoa powder which spurred the growth of the hot chocolate drink industry.
Cocoa mass was treated with alkaline salts to remove the bitter taste and make cocoa solids more water-soluble; the resulting product is called “Dutch process” chocolate. Today, this process is known as “Dutching”. The final product, Dutch chocolate, has a dark color and a mild taste.
Riding on its success, Van Houten expanded rapidly and by the end of the 19th century, it had expanded into the United Kingdom, the United States, France and Germany. By then, the Van Houten name was synonymous with high quality cocoa powder.
Van Houten’s discovery, also paved the way for the subsequent manufacture of the chocolate bar. This eventually made volume production of chocolates possible and also made chocolates affordable, a fact that Chocolate lovers today are blissfully unaware of – as they can indulge in chocolates so easily whenever they like. and had expanded and opened a branch operation in New York in 1890.
Bag
Name/Title
Bag
Lexicon
Description
White plastic shopping bag. A printed plastic bag with forest green lettering and is made in a rectangular shape and gussets on either side of the front and back panels. The handles are rectangular with a square cut at the opening. “Paul’s” is written in slanted letters above the words “HOME / BAKE SHOP / & / Cake Decorating Store” which alternates cursive and bold printed script. At the bottom of the bag, it reads, “MONTPELIER / PHONE 223-2485” and “BARRE / PHONE 476-7781,” that are printed side by side. A graphic of a green rectangular bag with the words “hanal / tote” as a negative space, using the white plastic bag.
Acquisition
Accession
1988.24
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Paul's Home Bake Shop
Person or Organization
Related Places
,
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Entry/Object ID
1988.24.1
Context
This bag came from "Paul's Bakery" of Montpelier and Barre.
Bag
Name/Title
Bag
Lexicon
Description
Brown paper bag printed with the logo for the Vermont Bicentennial. The logo consists of a simplistic line drawing of a church set into hills with fireworks in the sky.
Acquisition
Accession
1989.4
Relationships
Related Events
Vermont Bicentennial
Event
Related Places
Place
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Made/Created
Date made
1991
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Paper
Entry/Object ID
1989.4.1
Context
Produced for the Vermont Bicentennial celebration in 1991.
Bag
Name/Title
Bag
Lexicon
Description
Wirthmore grain sack, St. Albans Grain Co.
Acquisition
Accession
1989.71
Made/Created
Manufacturer
St. Albans Grain Company
Dimensions
Entry/Object ID
1989.71.1
Bag
Name/Title
Bag
Lexicon
Description
Small cotton drawstring bag. The top of the bag has an undecorated drawstring. The body is a rectangular shape with rounded edges and shows some discoloration from age. The center of the front panel has “The Best Shoes / For / BOYS AND / CHILDREN / at / ORLEANS / SHOES STORE” printed in black lettering.
Acquisition
Accession
1990.4
Relationships
Related Places
Place
Orleans
Village
Barton
Town
Orleans County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Cotton
Entry/Object ID
1990.4.2
Context
Made for Orleans Shoe Store in Orleans, Vermont
Ballot Box
Name/Title
Ballot Box
Lexicon
Description
Small wooden ballot box. The box consists of two parts: a four-sided base and a slide-out top. One side of the base of the shorter than the rest, and the top slides through the gap and into a groove cut into the interior of the remaining three sides. There is a large slot in the center of the top piece, and a light rectangle where a label used to be.
Acquisition
Accession
1959.53
Relationships
Related Places
Place
Waterford
Town
Caledonia County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1860
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Wood, Paper
Entry/Object ID
1959.53.7e
Context
Used in Waterford, Vermont
Ballot Box
Name/Title
Ballot Box
Description
Ballot box used by members of the Upper Valley Community Grange #581. The rectangular box has a slight overhang for the top and base, and the top is divided into two hinged lids with a center pinned section to secure them. The vertical sides have mitered and pinned corners. The front section has two hinges connecting it to the center joint, and the lid lifts with interior curved sides and the front vertical panel to reveal a shallow compartment. There are wire stops on either side to hold this section open. There is a vertical divider between the front and back sections of the box with a round hole cut in the middle of it for placing a vote through anonymously. The back section of the ballot box has a flat hinged lid to cover it that rests on the vertical sides. There is a turned handle pinned to the middle of the back of the ballot box.
Acquisition
Accession
2024.4
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Upper Valley Community Grange 581
Person or Organization
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall, closed
Materials
Material
Wood
Entry/Object ID
2024.4.1
Banjo
Name/Title
Banjo
Lexicon
Description
Open-backed Bacon Professional Banjo, manufactured between 1910 and 1915. Five-stringed banjo with star inlay on headstock and neck. Neck is made of rock maple wood, with an ebonized maple fingerboard inlaid with pearl position marks. Fingerboard bound with white celluloid. Rim is also made of rock maple, with inlaid diamond marquetry along the bottom edge. S-shaped carvings on the rim cap. Nylon strings. Floating bridge manufactured by Grover. Manufacturers' markings on reverse of head and rim (see "Inscription" for specifics on markings).
Banjo was acquired by the donor at an online auction with the intention of donating it to the Vermont Historical Society.
The Bacon Professional Banjo Company was founded in 1906 by Frederick J. Bacon. Bacon was a professional travelling musician before he founded the company. His first factory was in Forest Dale, VT, where he was a resident. While it is thought that he contracted some early instruments with the Vega company in Boston, there are pictures of Bacon Banjo craftsmen in Forest Dale from 1910. Still, the instruments may not have been manufactured but simply assembled in Forest Dale.
Many of the Bacon Banjos had Vermont maple wood in their construction. Early models were five-string banjos, and pricing for these banjos ranged from $40 to $125. While the Bacon products were considered well-made banjos, they were nowhere near the caliber of instruments made by companies such as Vega. One of Bacon's contemporaries referred to his banjos as either "axe-handle" or "shoe-polish" banjos.
However, the demand for Bacon Banjos was enough that Bacon expanded his factory in 1913 and, in 1915, the Bacon Banjo Company was incorporated in Groton, Connecticut. There, Bacon developed his manufacturing and was joined by David L. Day from the Fairbanks banjo company. The instruments manufactured in Groton have a manufacturer's mark of "B&D" for Bacon and Day. The factory remained there until 1938, when a hurricane destroyed most of the manufacturing space. Since the popularity of banjos had declined by then, Bacon and Day decided to sell the remainder of their company to the Gretsch Company. Gretsch continued to make banjos under the Bacon name until the mid 1960s. Bacon spent the rest of his life teaching music and repairing instruments, as well as occasionally performing before his death in 1948.
Banjo was acquired by the donor at an online auction with the intention of donating it to the Vermont Historical Society.
The Bacon Professional Banjo Company was founded in 1906 by Frederick J. Bacon. Bacon was a professional travelling musician before he founded the company. His first factory was in Forest Dale, VT, where he was a resident. While it is thought that he contracted some early instruments with the Vega company in Boston, there are pictures of Bacon Banjo craftsmen in Forest Dale from 1910. Still, the instruments may not have been manufactured but simply assembled in Forest Dale.
Many of the Bacon Banjos had Vermont maple wood in their construction. Early models were five-string banjos, and pricing for these banjos ranged from $40 to $125. While the Bacon products were considered well-made banjos, they were nowhere near the caliber of instruments made by companies such as Vega. One of Bacon's contemporaries referred to his banjos as either "axe-handle" or "shoe-polish" banjos.
However, the demand for Bacon Banjos was enough that Bacon expanded his factory in 1913 and, in 1915, the Bacon Banjo Company was incorporated in Groton, Connecticut. There, Bacon developed his manufacturing and was joined by David L. Day from the Fairbanks banjo company. The instruments manufactured in Groton have a manufacturer's mark of "B&D" for Bacon and Day. The factory remained there until 1938, when a hurricane destroyed most of the manufacturing space. Since the popularity of banjos had declined by then, Bacon and Day decided to sell the remainder of their company to the Gretsch Company. Gretsch continued to make banjos under the Bacon name until the mid 1960s. Bacon spent the rest of his life teaching music and repairing instruments, as well as occasionally performing before his death in 1948.
Acquisition
Accession
2017.13
Made/Created
Date made
1910-1915
Manufacturer
Bacon Professional
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Wood, Metal, Celluloid, Nylon
Entry/Object ID
2017.13
Bank, Still
Name/Title
Bank, Still
Lexicon
Description
A bank in the shape of a "Vermont (transit)" bus. The bus is white with a three color green roadway on each side and a fully sprinting greyhound dog. "VERMONT" in dark green is toward the back of the bus. A U.S. flag is at the very front below the drivers window and on the door. "MADE IN CHINA" on the bottom just in front of the round porthole opening allowing owner to retrieve their money.
Acquisition
Accession
2008.17
Made/Created
Date made
2007-2008
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Plastic
Entry/Object ID
2008.17
Banner
Name/Title
Banner
Lexicon
Description
Stamped square flag pennant designed by Dierdra Michelle. The pennant has a decorative heart in the center with a spray of flowers and is surrounded by the words "WE LOVE BARRE" and an orange, pink, and yellow painted rainbow border. Printed in black on the bottom is #LOVEYOUBARRE. The pennant has a taupe grosgrain ribbon sewn into the seam and a label on the back upper right corner for Dierdra Michelle Studio Arts with an Instagram QR code. The remaining three edges of the pennant are raw without hems.
This flag pennant was one of several designed and made by Michelle to support flood recovery efforts after the devastating July 2023 flooding.
This flag pennant was one of several designed and made by Michelle to support flood recovery efforts after the devastating July 2023 flooding.
Acquisition
Accession
2024.15
Relationships
Related Events
2023 Flood
Event
Related Person or Organization
Dierdra Michelle Studio Arts
Person or Organization
Related Places
,
Made/Created
Artist Information
Dierdra Michelle Studio Arts
Artist
Date made
2023
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Cotton
Entry/Object ID
2024.15.1
Bark Cone
Name/Title
Bark Cone
Lexicon
Description
Cone fashioned of birchbark
Use
Holding or molding maple sugar
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural Conservancy
Ethnography
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1920-circa 1980
Materials
Material
Birch
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.57
Context
These quickly twisted bark cones, usually found in Canada, were meant to hold maple sugar. This one has a good Southern Quebec, Eastern Townships It does not seem old at all, so it may be a revival piece from the 1970’s or later.
Bark Container
Name/Title
Bark Container
Lexicon
Description
Folded and stitched bark Container. Square base and round top. Marked on bottom, "K" and "1830."
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural Conservancy
Ethnography
Made/Created
Date made
1830
Materials
Material
Birch
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.108
Context
This is, perhaps, the largest and most stereotypically native bark container from Vermont. It is a folded bark form; with square bottom and circular rim called a “Makuk” (a Great Lakes area term) in the trade. Maine examples are usually much more tapered toward the top than this one. The 1830 date seems a bit early for the level of oxidation and patination of the bark.
Barre Academy
Name/Title
Barre Academy
Lexicon
Description
"Barre Academy," by James Franklin Gilman, 1873. Charcoal and white gauche on brown paper. Depicts building with mansard roof and a smaller. Greek Revival building. Right center-many people clustered around it. The left center shows a large gabled house or top of a hill. There is a road which runs betwee the rwo buildings, several horses and carriages on the road.
Acquisition
Accession
2014.60
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Spaulding, Jacob
Person or Organization
Artwork Details
Medium
Charcoal, Gouache, Paper
Subject
Barre Academy
Made/Created
Artist Information
Gilman, James Franklin (1850-1929)
Artist
Date made
1873
Dimensions
Entry/Object ID
2014.60.1314
Type of Drawing
Context
This drawing by itinerant artist James Gilman depicts the Barre Academy (1852-1885) and boarding house. This private school was removed from the site to make way for Spaulding Graded School, the city's new public school, which opened in 1892. The new graded school was named after Jacob Spaulding (1811-1880), the longtime principal of Barre Academy. Spaulding Graded school became Spaulding High School and later middle school - ultimately closing in 1995. It's now the home of the Vermont History Center. Spaulding Graded School was built on the site of the boarding house seen to the right composition and the academy site is now the front lawn and approach to the institution.
James Franklin Gilman was born in 1850 in Woburn, Massachusetts to John and Elizabeth Gilman. His father was a cordwainer and his mother a seamstress. Early census records indicate his mother was born in Vermont. Little is known of his early life or education.
By the late 1860s he evidently made his living as an itinerant artist, often depicting the farm landscape and/or portraits of those providing him with room and board. Works remain of farms and people in Chelmsford, Groton, and Billerica, MA.
In 1872 he arrived in Barre, Vermont, a tall man with red hair and a distinctive red beard. He spent over twenty years in the general vicinity of Barre, Montpelier, Plainfield, and Calais. Most of the time was spent boarding with various farm families, though he did open a studio and school in Montpelier for a time.
At some point in the late 1880s or early 1890s he joined the Church of Christian Scientists and became acquainted with church found Mary Baker Eddy. He ultimately sold all of his works and the contents of his studio, some say in reaction to a lost love, and moved back to Massachusetts. He famously illustrated a poem entitled "Christ and Christmas" by Eddy.
The last decade of his life was spent in Athol, MA were he lived on the edge of poverty.
James Franklin Gilman was born in 1850 in Woburn, Massachusetts to John and Elizabeth Gilman. His father was a cordwainer and his mother a seamstress. Early census records indicate his mother was born in Vermont. Little is known of his early life or education.
By the late 1860s he evidently made his living as an itinerant artist, often depicting the farm landscape and/or portraits of those providing him with room and board. Works remain of farms and people in Chelmsford, Groton, and Billerica, MA.
In 1872 he arrived in Barre, Vermont, a tall man with red hair and a distinctive red beard. He spent over twenty years in the general vicinity of Barre, Montpelier, Plainfield, and Calais. Most of the time was spent boarding with various farm families, though he did open a studio and school in Montpelier for a time.
At some point in the late 1880s or early 1890s he joined the Church of Christian Scientists and became acquainted with church found Mary Baker Eddy. He ultimately sold all of his works and the contents of his studio, some say in reaction to a lost love, and moved back to Massachusetts. He famously illustrated a poem entitled "Christ and Christmas" by Eddy.
The last decade of his life was spent in Athol, MA were he lived on the edge of poverty.
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Baseball Bat
Name/Title
Baseball Bat
Lexicon
Description
Miniature wooden baseball bat printed at one end with logos for the Mountaineers and the Times Argus. The bat is round and narrows toward one end. The Mountaineers' logo consists of an animal wearing hiking accessories stepping onto a double peaked mountain above the word, "MOUNTAINEERS". The Times Argus logo consists of the company name with the Vermont State House dome between the two words. The words "Presenting Sponsor" is above the State House dome.
Acquisition
Accession
2021.17
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Vermont Mountaineers, Times Argus
Related Places
Place
Montpelier
City
Washington County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Materials
Material
Wood
Entry/Object ID
2021.17.1
Context
The Vermont Mountaineers is a collegiate summer baseball team based in Montpelier, Vermont
Baseball Mitt
Name/Title
Baseball Mitt
Lexicon
Description
Leather baseball mitt. The mitt is padded on the palm side and left open on the back, securing at the wrist with a buttoned strap. The outer fabric and the lining are whipstitched together at the opening.
Acquisition
Accession
2006.28
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Rowley, William Reginald (1909-2005)
Person or Organization
Related Places
Place
Richford
Town
Franklin County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Made/Created
Date made
1934-1941
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Leather
Entry/Object ID
2006.28.3
Context
Used by William "Dig" Rowley as pitcher for the Richford Rabbits, Richford, Vermont
Basin Harbor
Name/Title
Basin Harbor
Type of Painting
Description
Landscape image of dirt lane, trees, water and a mountain backdrop. A child is depicted in the foreground with a fishing pole and brace of fish. A small, white building with brown roof is in the middle ground. A small dory or other such watercraft is in front of the building. A large steam-powered vessel sits on blocks, partially obscured by the building. The boat has a fairly large hull with red and white paint. A small pilot house sits forward of a steam engine and black funnel. A wooden, hand-operated winch or windlass is located on the ground near the bow of the steamboat. The painting is signed in the lower left by artist Custer Ingham. Painted on board, the back of the work has the artist's name in pencil as well as the date 1916.
Acquisition
Accession
2023.7
Artwork Details
Medium
Oil
Made/Created
Artist Information
Ingham, Harvey Custer (1863-1931)
Artist
Date made
1916
Entry/Object ID
2023.7.1
Context
Born during the Civil War and named for General George Armstrong Custer, Ingham began in the 1880s to paint scenes of daily life in the Champlain Valley, including Lake Champlain’s Westport Sail Ferry, a baseball game on the banks of Otter Creek, and the family farm. The falls and the basin below on Otter Creek were favorite topics.
Early in his career, Ingham studied at the National Academy of Design in New York for two years; later, a brief visit to Europe in 1914 was cut short by the outbreak of World War I. Although he chose a realist approach, many of Ingham’s works demonstrate his interest in experimenting with the artistic movements of his era, evoking the trompe l’oeil paintings of William Harnett, landscapes of the Barbizon and Hudson River schools, and the colors and atmospheric effects of the Impressionists.
Early in his career, Ingham studied at the National Academy of Design in New York for two years; later, a brief visit to Europe in 1914 was cut short by the outbreak of World War I. Although he chose a realist approach, many of Ingham’s works demonstrate his interest in experimenting with the artistic movements of his era, evoking the trompe l’oeil paintings of William Harnett, landscapes of the Barbizon and Hudson River schools, and the colors and atmospheric effects of the Impressionists.
Basket
Name/Title
Basket
Lexicon
Description
Vasiform ash splint basket, with radial start, intact bail, and rim affixed with clinched nails. Marked "Daisey."
Ethnography
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1920
Materials
Material
Ash Splint
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.60
Context
Occasionally the Sweetsers made exquisite small, vase-shaped baskets. This one found in Essex Junction, Vermont, was made with extraordinary precision in the splints, the weaving, and the distinctive clinched nail rim, and can be considered a piece of Art.
Basket
Name/Title
Basket
Lexicon
Description
Round basket with lid. Woven of black ash splints. Both basket and lid are decorated with three horizontal bands of twisted splints. Lid has small, integral bail.
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural Conservancy
Ethnography
Made/Created
Artist Information
Larocque, Jesse James (b. 1961)
Artist
Date made
2000
Materials
Material
Ash Splint
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.100a-b
Basket
Name/Title
Basket
Lexicon
Description
Round basket and lid woven from split and plaited sweetgrass. The Lid is woven in alternating sections of black-dyed weavers and plaited sweetgrass with six splint loops at the center. The basket is made of black-dyed splint weavers at the bottom and plaited sweetgrass at the top.
Acquisition
Accession
2004.18
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Dole, Sylvia Johnson (1940-2008)
Person or Organization
Related Places
Place
Plainfield
Town
Washington County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Sweetgrass, Wood
Entry/Object ID
2004.18.1a-b
Context
Owned by the Martin or Johnson families of Plainfield, Vermont
Basket
Name/Title
Basket
Lexicon
Description
Round basket, daub dyed blue, radial start and thin weavers
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural Conservancy
Ethnography
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1870
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Ash Splint
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.99
Context
This basket style is much more common in Maine, while the more westerly examples tend to have square bottoms formed by the rectilinear pattern of the weavers. It may be an import from further east but is good for comparative purposes.
Basket
Name/Title
Basket
Lexicon
Description
Square basket woven of ash splints with varying width weavers. Select splints are dyed on the exterior surface blue or red.
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural Conservancy
Ethnography
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1860
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Ash Splint
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.74
Context
This large utility basket from the Northeast Kingdom has varying width weavers; with some of them “daub-dyed” with Prussian blue and red ochre. You can see that the dye only appears on the outside faces of the splints. Although the color is similar to the much more common round “Penobscot” radial-start baskets, their construction technique, based on a checkerboard start is regionally distinctive.
Basket
Name/Title
Basket
Lexicon
Description
Round, open-work, ash splint basket with attached ash handles. Radial start with bound rim. Mostly narrow natural splints with two wide bands near rim. Bands dyed yellow and blue.
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural Conservancy
Ethnography
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1880
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Ash Splint
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.103
Context
This early open work basket from Morrisville, VT with the two loop handles was produced in prodigious quantities if surviving examples are any indication. This one is illustrated because it not only has the usual Prussian blue daub- dye but applied red [don't see red in photo] and a rare yellow pigment as well.
Basket
Name/Title
Basket
Lexicon
Description
Round woven basket and lid constructed of ash splints and sweetgrass.
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural Conservancy
Ethnography
Notes
The Vermont Gypsies were a well-known part of life along old Route 15 before WWII (there is 1990’s testimony from Abenaki gypsy descendants that the lifestyle subsided in the early 1930’s because of the Eugenics Survey). They would arrive in town in a couple horse drawn wagons and set up camp on a friendly farmer’s field. They traded their labor and craft arts for feed for their horses as well as food and cash. Horse feed seemed to be their most important economic need.
Information from a 1990s Johnson State College oral history project includes:
Although their main product was the “Indian Basket,” people along Rt. 15 did not think of them as Indian, but a few described them as mixed blood. Two people reported that the women wore more scarves than anyone they had seen and one thought that was the main characteristic of gypsies. There were no reports of beads or jewelry except small crucifixes, one report of a man wearing a silver religious medal. The horses and the wagons were in good shape and there were sometimes well behaved “camp dogs” present. One elderly informant from Johnson, Vermont told of “sneaking off to hang out with the Gypsies” in the 1920’s and gave a bit of detail, including 1. they spoke another language but English in camp; 2. Their food smelled different than “Vermont food;” 3. They were very friendly and respectful, when not doing chores, everyone around camp was working on crafts, even the older children. There were a few other impressions, not negative, but nevertheless would be considered inappropriate today such as body odor and assumed sexual conduct. The men helped with farm work and did minor repairs such as blade sharpening and repairing pots and pans with little tin and aluminum patches. One man from Jeffersonville said that his family only rarely sharpened its farm tools and kitchen knives because the gypsies could put an amazing edge on a chisel or knife without “cheap and wearing the blade.” A person in Jericho reported seeing snowshoes for sale, and a miniature pair of snowshoes was sold in Jericho, the only example of a tourist miniature being sold. We have story of a “wolf fur” coat sold by the gypsies in Jericho and one of the set of small “porch chairs” chairs the men made by hand in back of the Smuggler’s Notch Inn in Jeffersonville. There were no reports of them selling herbal medicines, but they did collect herbs in the woods and on the Lamoille and Gihon River riverbank. They were said to have wintered in the pine woods in Burlington where the airport is now and traveled as far east as Danville (this was confirmed by Don Stevens, whose ancestors did the route 15 circuit).
Professor Jim Petersen of the University of Vermont, in conversation regarding his mother’s sweetgrass basket, said that she bought it from the Gypsies when they passed through Salisbury, VT (Rt. 7) before WWII, and she told Jim that she always knew that the Gypsies were Indian.
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1925
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Sweetgrass, Ash Splint
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.91a-b
Context
This little ash splint and sweetgrass “fancy basket,” along with L2024.3.92a-b, are very important because they were sold to Mrs. Waterman of Johnson, Vermont in the 1920’s or early 30’s by "Gypsies" who camped on a farm to the west of town. Almost all ash and sweetgrass fancy baskets lack such documentation and could have been made anywhere and brought back to Vermont as souvenirs. There are interesting interview notes on what the people of Johnson thought of the "Gypsies" at the time.
Basket
Name/Title
Basket
Lexicon
Description
Open-work, ash splint basket. Varying width splints alternating blue dyed and natural. Square base with round top. Slightly Vasiform.
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural Conservancy
Ethnography
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1880
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Ash Splint
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.105
Context
This basket is the archetype of the late 1800’s Vermont Abenaki basket. It is classed as an “open work basket,” and is the most commonly found basket with good Vermont Native provenance, although this one’s origin is a bit less secure. Although it is now missing the two loop handles, the rest of it is in great shape. One thing that is interesting is that the dye is not just on the outside, like other work baskets such as L2024.3.103, but it also stains the inside of the splints, as can be seen in the illustration. One of the defining separations between 19th and 20th century baskets is the fact that 20th century splints were submerged in the dye which stains both sides. This may be a transitional basket using a dark, non-fugitive pigment like earlier baskets, while dipping rather than daubing on the dye -- like later basketry examples.
Basket
Name/Title
Basket
Lexicon
Description
Round basket with square base woven of ash splints. Select splints are dyed on the outer surface either blue or red.
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural Conservancy
Ethnography
Made/Created
Date made
1840-1860
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Ash Splint
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.75
Context
This small utility basket from central New Hampshire has varying width weavers with select splints “daub-dyed,” dyed on one surface only, with Prussian blue and red ochre. These small baskets are uncommon.
Basket
Name/Title
Basket
Lexicon
Description
Ash splint basket made in the Sweetser style. Round form with bound rim and bent-wood bail.
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural Conservancy
Made/Created
Artist Information
Washburn, Newton Everett (1915-2011)
Artist
Date made
circa 1980
Materials
Material
Ash Splint
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.61
Context
Newt Washburn tourist basket
Basket
Name/Title
Basket
Lexicon
Description
Small, round, lidded trinket basket woven of sweetgrass and ash splints. Band of decorative, twisted splints around midline of basket.
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural Conservancy
Ethnography
Notes
The Vermont Gypsies were a well-known part of life along old Route 15 before WWII (there is 1990’s testimony from Abenaki gypsy descendants that the lifestyle subsided in the early 1930’s because of the Eugenics Survey). They would arrive in town in a couple horse drawn wagons and set up camp on a friendly farmer’s field. They traded their labor and craft arts for feed for their horses as well as food and cash. Horse feed seemed to be their most important economic need.
Information from a 1990s Johnson State College oral history project includes:
Although their main product was the “Indian Basket,” people along Rt. 15 did not think of them as Indian, but a few described them as mixed blood. Two people reported that the women wore more scarves than anyone they had seen and one thought that was the main characteristic of gypsies. There were no reports of beads or jewelry except small crucifixes, one report of a man wearing a silver religious medal. The horses and the wagons were in good shape and there were sometimes well behaved “camp dogs.” present. One elderly informant from Johnson, Vermont told of “sneaking off to hang out with the Gypsies” in the 1920’s and gave a bit of detail, including 1. they spoke another language but English in camp; 2. Their food smelled different than “Vermont food;” 3. They were very friendly and respectful, when not doing chores, everyone around camp was working on crafts, even the older children. There were a few other impressions, not negative, but nevertheless would be considered inappropriate today such as body odor and assumed sexual conduct. The men helped with farm work and did minor repairs such as blade sharpening and repairing pots and pans with little tin and aluminum patches. One man from Jeffersonville said that his family only rarely sharpened its farm tools and kitchen knives because the gypsies could put an amazing edge on a chisel or knife without “cheap and wearing the blade.” A person in Jericho reported seeing snowshoes for sale, and a miniature pair of snowshoes was sold in Jericho, the only example of a tourist miniature being sold. We have story of a “wolf fur” coat sold by the gypsies in Jericho and one of the set of small “porch chairs” chairs the men made by hand in back of the Smuggler’s Notch Inn in Jeffersonville. There were no reports of them selling herbal medicines, but they did collect herbs in the woods and on the Lamoille and Gihon River riverbank. They were said to have wintered in the pine woods in Burlington where the airport is now and traveled as far east as Danville (this was confirmed by Don Stevens, whose ancestors did the route 15 circuit).
Professor Jim Petersen of the University of Vermont, in conversation regarding his mother’s sweetgrass basket, said that she bought it from the Gypsies when they passed through Salisbury, VT (Rt. 7) before WWII, and she told Jim that she always knew that the Gypsies were Indian.
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1925
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Sweetgrass, Ash Splint
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.92a-b
Context
This little ash splint and sweetgrass “fancy basket,” along with L2024.3.91a-b, is very important because they were sold to Mrs. Waterman of Johnson, Vermont in the 1920’s or early 30’s by "Gypsies" who camped on a farm to the west of town. Almost all ash and sweetgrass fancy baskets lack such documentation and could have been made anywhere and brought back to Vermont as souvenirs. There are interesting interview notes on what the people of Johnson thought of the "Gypsies" at the time.
Basket
Name/Title
Basket
Lexicon
Description
Green splint basket with curlicues and sweetgrass edging. One row of curlicues on the lid and one on the side of the basket. The weavers are narrow, 1/16" wide, except for row with curlicue. The rim of the basket is banded on the outside by dark green splint and on the inside by natural color splint and wound with green (no breaks). The lid is banded on the outside with sweetgrass and the inside by green splint and wound with green splint (no breaks).
Acquisition
Accession
2011.9
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Splint, Sweetgrass
Entry/Object ID
2011.9.1a-b
Context
Owned by Cora C. Calderari
Basket
Name/Title
Basket
Lexicon
Description
Incomplete strawberry basket with mold
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural Conservancy
Made/Created
Date made
1930
Dimensions
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.73a-b
Context
Wiseman comments: This was purchased from an antique dealer, who I trust, bought it from a yard sale in Barnstead, NH. No more is known of the provenance. The red basket preform is an obvious incomplete “strawberry” basket sill tightly clinging to its softwood mold. It was an important purchase in that there are scores of these in-progress baskets on their mold from better known Haudenosaunee and Wabanaki basket making areas, and this one was at least in the American Abenaki area for a long time.
Basket
Name/Title
Basket
Lexicon
Description
Open-work, ash splint basket. Square base and round rim.
Use
Herb collection and drying
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural Conservancy
Ethnography
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1900-circa 1930
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Ash Splint
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.106
Context
Wiseman comments: This is a questionable find that I am adding to the mix because of the associated oral history. They are one of the more common types of baskets found in new England despite their terrible fragility. I had learned long ago, when I began antiques collecting, that these were “cheese baskets,” often made in prodigious numbers by the Shakers. Ever since, I ignored them completely even though the rims looked identical to Native New England baskets. In 1999, Billie Largy, a Nulhegan elder told me that these were herb drying baskets, and five years (I think) later at the “Antiques Collaborative” group in Quechee, I found another that was sold as an Abenaki Herb basket from Vermont. I personally could not tell it from a cheese basket, but it was not expensive, so I bought it to reinforce Billie’s historical narrative. I later got in touch with the dealer, who I learned, seemed quite familiar with the Abenaki Basketmakers in the area and said that this was made by the “Bernard” family of Basketmakers in Windham County. I know that the Bernards are indigenous in NW Vermont and in Quebec, so the story seemed plausible. I got in touch with Billie and she told me that the basket was used to dry raspberry leaves and other herbs (didn’t write them down) to make tea. So this is an interesting little basket that was made and used along a totally different trajectory than the mainstream cheese versions.
Basket Gauge
Name/Title
Basket Gauge
Lexicon
Description
Wooden hand-tool with carved shoulders and teeth.
Use
Stripping ash splints to a specific size
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural Conservancy
Ethnography
Made/Created
Date made
1880-1900
Materials
Material
White Pine
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.149
Context
This white pine basket gauge is from a Troy, Vermont family of Indian basket makers, almost certainly Abenaki, although this was not stipulated by the seller. It is almost identical in construction to Odanak and Penobscot gauges in the collection.
Basket Mold
Name/Title
Basket Mold
Lexicon
Description
Softwood basket mold
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural Conservancy
Ethnography
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1920
Dimensions
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.120
Basketball
Name/Title
Basketball
Description
Orange-brown basketball with traditional black lines and numerous inscriptions. From top around: "Presented to Daryl Wetzel
MacGregor (r)
for 1,000 POINTS
OFFICIAL (within circle) LAST BILT
1/31/'78
at Austine vs Whitingham
X10 L
MOISTEN NEEDLE INFLATE TO 9 LBS. USA"
MacGregor (r)
for 1,000 POINTS
OFFICIAL (within circle) LAST BILT
1/31/'78
at Austine vs Whitingham
X10 L
MOISTEN NEEDLE INFLATE TO 9 LBS. USA"
Acquisition
Accession
2024.16
Dimensions
Materials
Material Notes
Ball itself and maker details are all in rubber while the later handwritten inscriptions appear in black permanent marker.
Material
Rubber
Entry/Object ID
2024.16.21
Context
Austine School for the Deaf Brattleboro, VT
Daryl Wetzel was a graduate of the Austine School for the Deaf in 1979 and was presented this ball for his winning of the 1,000 points in his junior year in Spring, 1978. He continued to play ay Gallaudet University and enjoyed a career with the AAAD (American Athletic Association for the Deaf) and with the USADB (United States American Deaf Basketball). In 2003 Wetzel was inducted as the first ever deaf male player in the New England Basketball Hall of Fame (R.I.).
Daryl Wetzel was a graduate of the Austine School for the Deaf in 1979 and was presented this ball for his winning of the 1,000 points in his junior year in Spring, 1978. He continued to play ay Gallaudet University and enjoyed a career with the AAAD (American Athletic Association for the Deaf) and with the USADB (United States American Deaf Basketball). In 2003 Wetzel was inducted as the first ever deaf male player in the New England Basketball Hall of Fame (R.I.).
Web Links and URLs
Basketball Uniform
Name/Title
Basketball Uniform
Clothing/Dress/Costume Details
Textile Details
Nylon
Fabric
Description
Green and white basketball uniform. The green tank top (a) has two white stripes down each side of the jersey and "Austine" in stylized lettering in an arc across the chest. The number "12" is stitched below the school name in white block numbers. A larger number 12 is stitched in white on the back.
The shorts (b) are the same shade of green as the top with a jersey waistband and matching pair of white vertical strips down the sides of the legs.
Daryl Wetzel wore the number 12 jersey throughout his basketball career at Austine, including when he earned his place in the 1,000 points club in January of 1978 during his junior year.
The shorts (b) are the same shade of green as the top with a jersey waistband and matching pair of white vertical strips down the sides of the legs.
Daryl Wetzel wore the number 12 jersey throughout his basketball career at Austine, including when he earned his place in the 1,000 points club in January of 1978 during his junior year.
Acquisition
Accession
2024.16
Dimensions
Entry/Object ID
2024.16.53a-b
Context
Austine School for the Deaf Brattleboro, VT
12 was the number of Daryl Wetzel who was a graduate of the Austine School for the Deaf in 1979 was inducted into the 1,000 points club in his junior year in Spring, 1978. (see photo in archives) He continued to play ay Gallaudet University and enjoyed a career with the AAAD (American Athletic Association for the Deaf) and with the USADB (United States American Deaf Basketball). In 2003 Wetzel was inducted as the first ever deaf male player in the New England Basketball Hall of Fame (R.I.).
12 was the number of Daryl Wetzel who was a graduate of the Austine School for the Deaf in 1979 was inducted into the 1,000 points club in his junior year in Spring, 1978. (see photo in archives) He continued to play ay Gallaudet University and enjoyed a career with the AAAD (American Athletic Association for the Deaf) and with the USADB (United States American Deaf Basketball). In 2003 Wetzel was inducted as the first ever deaf male player in the New England Basketball Hall of Fame (R.I.).
Web Links and URLs
Basswood Fiber String
Name/Title
Basswood Fiber String
Lexicon
Description
Fine string made from basswood bark wound over a pasteboard tube
Use
Probably as fishing line or to make nets
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural Conservancy
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Gravel, Benjamin Frederick (1895-1988)
Person or Organization
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1920
Materials
Material
Wood
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.78
Basswood Fiber String
Name/Title
Basswood Fiber String
Lexicon
Description
Large bundle of string made from basswood bark
Use
Probably for fishing line or nets
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural Conservancy
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Gravel, Benjamin Frederick (1895-1988)
Person or Organization
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1920
Materials
Material
Wood
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.80
Basswood Fiber String
Name/Title
Basswood Fiber String
Lexicon
Description
Fine string made from basswood bark. Wound over a bark strip.
Use
Probably used for fishing line or net
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural Conservancy
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Gravel, Benjamin Frederick (1895-1988)
Person or Organization
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1920
Materials
Material
Wood
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.79
Basswood Fiber Twine
Name/Title
Basswood Fiber Twine
Lexicon
Description
Double-strand twine or heavy string made from basswood bark.
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural Conservancy
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Gravel, Benjamin Frederick (1895-1988)
Person or Organization
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1920
Materials
Material
Wood
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.81
Basswood Fiber Twine
Name/Title
Basswood Fiber Twine
Lexicon
Description
Twine made from basswood bark - untreated
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural Conservancy
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1995
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.82
Context
Made as a student project at Johnson State College
Beaded Bag
Name/Title
Beaded Bag
Lexicon
Description
Black, velvet bad with cord strap. Decorated with blue, purple, and brown beads in floral forms.
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural Conservancy
Ethnography
Notes
Kahnawake
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1850
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.128
Context
Possibly Kahnawake or Abenaki
Beaded Bag
Name/Title
Beaded Bag
Lexicon
Description
Black velvet bag with predominantly blue beaded design. Three-leaf flowers, thistles, and tiered flower. Red binding ribbon, mostly worn away.
Ethnography
Notes
Kahnawake
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1870
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.126
Context
Probably produced for the tourist trade.
Beaded Boot Pillow
Name/Title
Beaded Boot Pillow
Lexicon
Description
Beaded boot in the Niagara style
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural Conservancy
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1910
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.95
Beaded Crown
Name/Title
Beaded Crown
Lexicon
Description
Niagara-style "Princess Crown." Brown fabric with buff tape. Beaded central flower/star flanked by stems and leaves.
Use
Produced for the Degree of Pocahontas social organization, may have been worn by Wabanaki woman.
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1910
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.141
Context
This Niagara-style beaded “princess crown” labeled “Central NH,” on the tag, was produced in large quantities as costume for the Degree of Pocahontas woman’s social organization. However, we also have photos of them worn by Wabanaki women as well. The main evidence for Native use is its condition. Every piece of Degree of Pocahontas costuming I have seen is in pristine condition, except when later used as Halloween costuming, which rapidly detaches the bead-work. This example shows continual, not episodic use wear consistent with years of careful use.
Beaded Glengarry Cap
Name/Title
Beaded Glengarry Cap
Lexicon
Description
The cap is in excellent shape, made of black velvet with a dark tan polished cotton lining and beaded with a mix of opaque and transparent clear and colored 11/0 beads. It has a damaged golden eagle feather pendant on the back. The design focus is a large six-pointed polychrome design intermediate between a flower and star with a central sequin. It is flanked by pinnate designs, with beaded and metallic sequin space fillers. Sequins are usually a good indicator of pre-20th century use. Gold ricrac and braided cotton tape edge trim completed the decorative design of the hat.
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural Conservancy
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1880
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.124
Context
Though apparently handed down in an Abenaki family, this item was thought to be an Iroquoian object. Upon further research into beadwork, Wiseman feels that it fits better into the Natural Style than the “Late Niagara.” This may indeed be Abenaki rather than Iroquois.
Beaded Pouch
Name/Title
Beaded Pouch
Lexicon
Description
Beaded pouch with flower and thistle design. Yellow, looped bead-work fringes the edges of the bag.
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural Conservancy
Ethnography
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.143
Context
This pouch exhibits three of the most diagnostic bead-work style motifs, very similar to two moccasin fragments with a Waterville, Vermont provenance.
Beaded Whimsey
Name/Title
Beaded Whimsey
Lexicon
Description
Six-pointed star, beaded ornament. Glass beads of red, white, blue, and green. Designs include leaves at the point of each star, a Central dove holding an olive branch, the number 1900, and two American flags.
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural Conservancy
Ethnography
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1900
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.94
Context
Beaded in the Niagara style
Beer Can
Name/Title
Beer Can
Lexicon
Description
Promotional beer can with a round logo on one side and an illustration of a man (Bernie Sanders) on the other. The logo is blue on the top and red on the bottom with the words, "Bernie / Weisse", and the date 2016. There is a black bird in the center and the inscription, "A slight sour and forward-thinking Berliner Weisse", at the bottom. The words "ZERO GRAVITY" are in a blue band at the top. The reverse is printed with an illustration of a man leaning against a barrel and holding up a beer glass. He has spiky, white hair, and is wearing a plaid shirt and suspenders. The bottom of the can is printed with the words, "FREEDOM AND UNITY" in place of the expiration date.
Acquisition
Accession
2021.37
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Sanders, Bernard (b. 1941)
Person or Organization
Made/Created
Date made
2016
Manufacturer
Zero Gravity Craft Brewery
Materials
Material
Metal
Entry/Object ID
2021.37.1
Context
Made by Zero Gravity Craft Brewery in Burlington, Vermont, to support Bernie Sanders' 2016 presidential campaign.
Bell
Name/Title
Bell
Lexicon
Description
Small bell on leather strap with buckle. Bell says "Ring for Coolidge". Bell is brass colored, strap is medium brown color.
Acquisition
Accession
1976.17
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Coolidge, Calvin (1872-1933)
Person or Organization
Made/Created
Date made
1924
Dimensions
Entry/Object ID
1976.17.8
Context
Produced for the presidential campaign of Calvin Coolidge of Plymouth, Vermont
Bell
Name/Title
Bell
Lexicon
Description
Small metal bell with a ship's wheel as a handle. The handle consists of a red-stained wooden disc with a hole in the center, and five turned handles spaced equidistant around the edges.
Acquisition
Accession
2020.22
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1935-circa 1945
Manufacturer
Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company
Materials
Material
Wood, Metal
Entry/Object ID
2020.22.34
Context
Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT
Bell, School
Name/Title
Bell, School
Lexicon
Description
School bell from Braintree Hill School, Braintree, Vt. Wooden handle. Iron clapper attached to bell with chain. Bell is brass. Handle is 5" tall with decorative bands around it.
Acquisition
Accession
1976.16
Made/Created
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Wood, Brass, Leather
Entry/Object ID
1976.16.9
Belt
Name/Title
Belt
Lexicon
Description
Black leather with a gold and black striped fabric on one side with a brass buckle and a brass hook hanging from belt, with matching straps hanging from each side of belt.
Acquisition
Accession
2007.59
Relationships
Related Events
World War I
Event
Related Person or Organization
Mayo, Henry Thomas (1856-1937)
Person or Organization
Made/Created
Date made
1916-1920
Materials
Material
Leather, Brass, Metallic thread
Entry/Object ID
2007.59.1.3
Belt Buckle
Name/Title
Belt Buckle
Lexicon
Description
Belt buckle consisting of a round central medallion and rectangular side loops. The medallion is bordered with a laurel wreath and shows an eagle sitting on top of a horizontal anchor. The back is inked with the inscription, "MOBILE BAY AUG. 5TH 1864".
Acquisition
Accession
1921.10
Relationships
Related Events
Civil War
Event
Related Person or Organization
Clark, Charles E. (1843-1922)
Person or Organization
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Brass
Entry/Object ID
1921.10.5a-b
Context
Worn by Charles E. Clark of Bradford, Vermont, during the Civil War.
Bennington Battle Moument
Name/Title
Bennington Battle Moument
Lexicon
Description
Colored lithographic print showing the Bennington Battle monument, which is a large, gray obelisk with a series of five long, vertical windows in the center in a series of two rows the upper being longer than the lower and each row capping with a protruding gray ledge. There are several groupings of people on the ground beneath the monument, their shadows reaching towards the central structure. They are shown in fields and amongst trees as if in a park with light greenish-blue mountains in the background and a light blue sky with layers of fluffy grayish, yellowish clouds evaporating into a golden mist over the mountains. The print itself is a portrait-based image with a round top. Filling in the upper corners of the general print is a continuation of the light yellow, linear border into two delicate double and mirrored curling vine designs. Underneath the image but inside of the light, yellow, linear border in very small, black single-stroke lettering from left to right, "PUBLISHED BY WELLS & COVERLY, TROY, N.Y. COPYRIGHT 1891. BURLEIGH LITHO EST TROY, N.Y."
Under the print is the title, "BENNINGTON BATTLE MONUMENT" in empty serifed lettering delineated by stylistic, black outlining, an advertisement for a clothing store in Troy, New York, and details about the monument. Bearing inscriptions, "PUBLISHED BY," in small serifed lettering, "WELLS & COVERLY," in much larger, thin serifed lettering. Underneath in thick, dark, simplistic lettering, "The People's Popular CLOTHIERS," and below that in very thin and smaller, mono linear writing, "336-338 RIVER ST.,/13-15-17 FOURTH ST.," to the left in taller, darker, serifed lettering, "TROY, N.Y."
On either side of the main body are smaller paragraphs of inscriptions:
On the left in italicized, semi-cursive, serifed lettering, "Bennington Battle Monument Associa-/tion chartered 1853./Corner stone laid Aug. 16, '87/Cap stone placed Nov. 25th, '89/Dedicated Aug. 19, '91."
On the right side in taller, typewriter style, squarish lettering, "DIMENSIONS." Underneath in the same small, italicized, semi-cursive, serifed writing, "Base 37 ft. square./Height 301 feet." Again in taller typewriter style lettering, "COST." Undenerth in the same italicized, "Monument and grounds 117,000./Designed by J. Ph. Sinm, Boston."
Under the print is the title, "BENNINGTON BATTLE MONUMENT" in empty serifed lettering delineated by stylistic, black outlining, an advertisement for a clothing store in Troy, New York, and details about the monument. Bearing inscriptions, "PUBLISHED BY," in small serifed lettering, "WELLS & COVERLY," in much larger, thin serifed lettering. Underneath in thick, dark, simplistic lettering, "The People's Popular CLOTHIERS," and below that in very thin and smaller, mono linear writing, "336-338 RIVER ST.,/13-15-17 FOURTH ST.," to the left in taller, darker, serifed lettering, "TROY, N.Y."
On either side of the main body are smaller paragraphs of inscriptions:
On the left in italicized, semi-cursive, serifed lettering, "Bennington Battle Monument Associa-/tion chartered 1853./Corner stone laid Aug. 16, '87/Cap stone placed Nov. 25th, '89/Dedicated Aug. 19, '91."
On the right side in taller, typewriter style, squarish lettering, "DIMENSIONS." Underneath in the same small, italicized, semi-cursive, serifed writing, "Base 37 ft. square./Height 301 feet." Again in taller typewriter style lettering, "COST." Undenerth in the same italicized, "Monument and grounds 117,000./Designed by J. Ph. Sinm, Boston."
Acquisition
Accession
2006.69
Relationships
Related Places
Place
Troy
City
New York
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Artwork Details
Subject
Bennington Battle Monument
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Entry/Object ID
2006.69.8
Context
Planning started for a monument to the American Revolution victory at the Battle of Bennington in the 1850s. Local officials and philanthropists hoped for the structure to be completed for the 100th anniversary of the victory in 1877. Design changes, funding difficulties, and construction delays led to a dedication in 1891, the centennial of Vermont statehood. The monument anchors the colonial neighborhood of Old Bennington in Vermont's Southwest corner. The monument, originally built and maintained by the Bennington Historical Association (now Bennington Museum), is now a state historic site.
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Bentwood Box
Name/Title
Bentwood Box
Lexicon
Description
Painted bentwood box with lid. Stitched and pegged. Lid shows evidence of painted double-scroll design, mostly worn away.
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural Conservancy
Ethnography
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1780
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.87a-b
Context
This box is an important piece of the period and shows diagnostic Northeastern Native sewn and pegged construction. It had a painted lid with double scroll design at one point, but the design is almost completely obliterated.
Bentwood Box
Name/Title
Bentwood Box
Lexicon
Description
Round, bentwood Box with lid. Basswood sides and pine pine bottom. Lid has ash splint sides and white pine top. Sides of both box and lid sewn with wood splints and pegged to top/bottom.
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural Conservancy
Ethnography
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1880-circa 1900
Materials
Material
Basswood, Ash Splint, White Pine
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.114a-b
Context
This large bent wood box from southern Quebec in Nulhegan Tribal Territory, is constructed from one of the widest splints taken from a tree that I have ever seen. It looks so much like an early 20th century cheese box that it sat on an antique dealer’s shelf for many months. It is beautifully made, and it seems to be of relatively recent make due to the absence of significant oxidation on the outside of the splint.
Bentwood Box
Name/Title
Bentwood Box
Lexicon
Description
Painted bentwood box with lid. Lid top made of tulip poplar and box bottom made of pine, sides of basswood with splint stitching. a. box b. lid
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural Conservancy
Ethnography
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1860
Materials
Material
Basswood, Tulip Poplar, Pine
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.88a-b
Context
This is an exquisite, black-stained splint box. It is entirely standard in form and material, except for the lid top which is made from a piece of commercially surfaced tulip (Liriodendon tulipifera) wood. The basswood sides are carefully cut down to a standard thickness with numerous strokes of the crooked knife (visible in the image to the right) rather than the cabinet scraper of the Euroamerican craftsman. The top panel must have been crafted from a piece of planed wood destined for a piece of regional furniture. Also tulip reaches its northern limits in Vermont, so it an uncommon wood anyway. An interesting example.
Birch Bark Picture Frame
Name/Title
Birch Bark Picture Frame
Lexicon
Description
Heart-shaped, birch bark object with square void in the middle. Two layers of birch bark stitched together with wood splint binding.
Use
Picture frame
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural Conservancy
Ethnography
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1920
Materials
Material
Birch
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.117
Context
This piece of tourist art is probably a minor art form from the Highgate Springs Indian basket camps three miles to the south in the USA, since it employs both ash splint sewing and sweetgrass borders. The idea is that a photograph can be slid between the bark front and back and show in the ash and sweetgrass rimed window. It is one of the few examples of birchbark work that shows the white outside of the bark, probably catering to the tourists’ need to have something “woodsy” hanging on the wall.
Birchbark Box
Name/Title
Birchbark Box
Lexicon
Description
Large, round birchbark box etched/inscribed with double scroll motif on lid and rectilinear motif on body.
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural Conservancy
Ethnography
Made/Created
Date made
1840-1880
Materials
Material
Birch
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.83a-b
Context
This large etched birch bark box from the east side of Lake Memphremagog has beautiful “double scroll” designs on the lid, a rarity in the American Abenaki area. Although the size and manufacture is similar to the much more common mid-Maine “Penobscot” bark boxes, its construction technique is more delicate and regionally distinctive.
Birchbark Canoe
Name/Title
Birchbark Canoe
Lexicon
Description
Birch bark canoe. The canoe is curved with a flat base and tapers into points on either end. The exterior is a natural brownish red with slightly darker central section. A single band of bright red runs just below the gunwales. The entirety of the opening’s edges are lined with an additional thin piece of wood. Three wooden thwarts span across the inside of the canoe. The exterior is supported by curved wooden ribs.
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural Conservancy
Ethnography
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1880
Materials
Material
Birch, Birch (Wood)
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.187
Context
It is a southern Quebec piece, from the Lake Memphremagog Basin area in the Nulhegan Tribal homeland. It is large and totally native in all aspects.
Birchbark Doll
Name/Title
Birchbark Doll
Lexicon
Description
Birchbark doll
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural Conservancy
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1910
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.56
Context
For the tourist trade
Birchbark Panel
Name/Title
Birchbark Panel
Lexicon
Description
Incised birchbark Panel with symbol of Wabanaki Confederacy
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural Conservancy
Ethnography
Artwork Details
Medium
Wood
Subject
Wabanaki Confederacy
Made/Created
Artist Information
York, Aaron (b. 1973)
Artist
Date made
2005
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.102
Context
This panel was created for Fred Wiseman as the cover art for his 2005 publication "Reclaiming the Ancestors."
Black and Red Bugle Bead
Name/Title
Black and Red Bugle Bead
Lexicon
Description
Black and Red Bugle style bead
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural Conservancy
Made/Created
Date made
1650-1700
Materials
Material
Glass
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.200
Blanket Chest
Name/Title
Blanket Chest
Lexicon
Description
Grain painted, three-drawer blanket chest. Appears to have five drawers, the top two are false and disguise a lift-top chest. Appears to be of mostly pine with joined construction. Drawer rails are nailed, but may have been added later. The chest shows evidence of bracket feet, now missing. The drawer fronts and sides are grain-painted to look like book-matched veneer. The remaining surfaces, save the back, are sponge painted in the same brown and yellow coloration. The drawers all show evidence of two-pin pulls, later replaced with the wooden knobs. Under the lid, there are small areas of surface that have plain red paint. The holes for the original pulls have been filled and the grain painting applied over. It's probable that the piece was originally plain red and later modified with the wooden pulls and elaborate grain painting.
Acquisition
Accession
1988.6
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Wheelock, Abijah
Person or Organization
Related Places
Place
Calais
Town
Washington County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Made/Created
Date made
1760-1780
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall dimension
Entry/Object ID
1988.6.1
Context
According to family history, this chest was brought to Calais, Vermont, by Abijah Wheelock in 1789. One of the earliest European families to settle in this area, objects associated with the Wheelocks held a certain colonial allure. It's evident that this chest went through a fair amount of modification. It was probably painted plain red, sported bracket feet, and simple brass pulls. At some time the feet were removed or broke off. The spectacular grain painting was added at a later date, perhaps as early as the 1820s. Vermont had a great tradition of grain painting - transforming plain furniture forms of soft woods into something akin to high style mahogany, curly maple, or figured fruit wood examples from prosperous cities.
Blender
Name/Title
Blender
Lexicon
Description
Metal and glass jar hand-crank blender. The colorless glass jar is pressed "Kerr" into the mold and has straight sides. The twist-on metal lid has a hand-crank egg beater inserted into the center, with a handle and crank above the lid and the paired egg beaters sitting inside the jar. There is a half-circle column of metal attached to the top of the lid as well behind the crank handle. The mixer is stamped patented Feb. 9, 1904.
Acquisition
Accession
1986.25
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Gray, Forrest (1884-1987)
Person or Organization
Made/Created
Artist Information
Gray, Forrest (1884-1987)
Artist
Dimensions
Entry/Object ID
1986.25.1a-b
Blotter
Name/Title
Blotter
Lexicon
Description
Desk blotter with figure of 3 monkeys glued to top layer. 3 monkeys represent "Speak no evil, see no evil, hear no evil" The first wears a coat of red, the second a coat of green, and the third a coat of blue. Coats are visible only from back. Blotter pad on which they rest is made up of 4 7-sided layers, the bottom being a green blotter which is mostly torn away; the next two layers are blue and red felt, and the top layer is leather, which has a scroll design around border and printed in ink in center: "Don't Monkey/ With Anything/ on This Desk" The layers are pinked around the edges and are stapled together, with the staple being out of sight under the monkeys.
Acquisition
Accession
2004.72
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Souther, A. Fern (1907-2004)
Person or Organization
Related Places
Place
Burlington
City
Chittenden County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Composition, Wool, Leather
Entry/Object ID
2004.72.17
Blue Translucent Bead
Name/Title
Blue Translucent Bead
Lexicon
Description
Blue translucent bead
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural Conservancy
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1625
Materials
Material
Glass
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.202
Bobbin
Name/Title
Bobbin
Lexicon
Description
Bobbin from a spinning wheel.
Acquisition
Accession
1955.8
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Wood, Metal, Linen
Entry/Object ID
1955.8.1b
Bobbin
Name/Title
Bobbin
Lexicon
Description
Turned wooden bobbin wound with linen thread.
Acquisition
Accession
1962.35
Made/Created
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Linen
Entry/Object ID
1962.35a-c
Context
The thread was raised and processed in Duxbury, Vermont.
Bolton Falls, Winooski
Name/Title
Bolton Falls, Winooski
Lexicon
Description
Landscape. View from top of Falls, rocket stream bed, water rushing from lower left to frothy area center foreground. Calm stream/river center middle ground. Trees and rocks left and right edge. Camel's Hump in background.
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Unknown
Relationships
Related Publications
James Franklin Gilman
Publication
Artwork Details
Medium
Paper, Ink
Subject
Camel's Hump and Bolton Falls
Made/Created
Artist Information
Gilman, James Franklin (1850-1929)
Artist
Date made
1889-1891
Dimensions
Entry/Object ID
VHS-A-259
Context
James Franklin Gilman was born in 1850 in Woburn, Massachusetts to John and Elizabeth Gilman. His father was a cordwainer and his mother a seamstress. Early census records indicate his mother was born in Vermont. Little is known of his early life or education.
By the late 1860s he evidently made his living as an itinerant artist, often depicting the farm landscape and/or portraits of those providing him with room and board. Works remain of farms and people in Chelmsford, Groton, and Billerica, MA.
In 1872 he arrived in Barre, Vermont, a tall man with red hair and a distinctive red beard. He spent over twenty years in the general vicinity of Barre, Montpelier, Plainfield, and Calais. Most of the time was spent boarding with various farm families, though he did open a studio and school in Montpelier for a time.
At some point in the late 1880s he joined the Church of Christian Scientists and became acquainted with church founder Mary Baker Eddy. From 1889 to 1891 he boarded at the Perrin farm in Berlin. He supposedly fell in love with Mary Perrin, a daughter in the household. Her father decline to let the couple married due to Gilman's occupation as an itinerant painter and his newfound religion. His diary indicates this composition was made during a trip he and Mary took to Bolton.
He ultimately sold all of his works and the contents of his studio, some say in reaction to this lost love, and moved back to Massachusetts in 1891. He famously illustrated a poem entitled "Christ and Christmas" by Eddy.
The last decade of his life was spent in Athol, MA were he lived on the edge of poverty, passing away in 1929. Mary Perrin remained on the family farm, never married and died at the age of 72 in 1932.
By the late 1860s he evidently made his living as an itinerant artist, often depicting the farm landscape and/or portraits of those providing him with room and board. Works remain of farms and people in Chelmsford, Groton, and Billerica, MA.
In 1872 he arrived in Barre, Vermont, a tall man with red hair and a distinctive red beard. He spent over twenty years in the general vicinity of Barre, Montpelier, Plainfield, and Calais. Most of the time was spent boarding with various farm families, though he did open a studio and school in Montpelier for a time.
At some point in the late 1880s he joined the Church of Christian Scientists and became acquainted with church founder Mary Baker Eddy. From 1889 to 1891 he boarded at the Perrin farm in Berlin. He supposedly fell in love with Mary Perrin, a daughter in the household. Her father decline to let the couple married due to Gilman's occupation as an itinerant painter and his newfound religion. His diary indicates this composition was made during a trip he and Mary took to Bolton.
He ultimately sold all of his works and the contents of his studio, some say in reaction to this lost love, and moved back to Massachusetts in 1891. He famously illustrated a poem entitled "Christ and Christmas" by Eddy.
The last decade of his life was spent in Athol, MA were he lived on the edge of poverty, passing away in 1929. Mary Perrin remained on the family farm, never married and died at the age of 72 in 1932.
Book
Name/Title
Book
Lexicon
Description
Big Little Book - "Sequoia, the story of a strange friendship beween a mountain lion and a deer" "Thrilling Wild A(m)imal Adventures" 156 pages. Photographs. Printed on heavy paper (like construction paper).
Cover pictures teenage girl holding fawn
Cover pictures teenage girl holding fawn
Use
Donor
Acquisition
Accession
2003.12
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Balham, Jean Louise Goodall (1925-2016)
Person or Organization
Made/Created
Date made
1935
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Paper
Entry/Object ID
2003.12.16
Bootjack
Name/Title
Bootjack
Lexicon
Description
Wooden boot jack consisting of a board with rounded ends. One end of the board has a small, round hole, presumably for hanging, while the other has a very large round hole. A smaller block of wood is secured near the large hole.
Acquisition
Accession
1960.94
Relationships
Related Places
Place
East Calais
Village
Calais
Town
Washington County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Wood
Entry/Object ID
1960.94.1
Context
Likely used by the George family in East Calais, Vermont
Boots
Name/Title
Boots
Lexicon
Description
Brown leather hiking boots with rubber soles. The boots reach above the wearer's ankle and lace up the center front over a fully attached tongue.
Acquisition
Accession
1977.28
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Hagerman, Robert, Green Mountain Club
Related Places
Place
Morrisville
Village
Morristown
Town
Lamoille County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Made/Created
Date made
1974
Manufacturer
Dunham's Duraflex
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Leather
Entry/Object ID
1977.28a-b
Context
Owned by Robert Hagerman in Morrisville, Vermont
Bottle
Name/Title
Bottle
Lexicon
Description
Square green glass bottle with molded designs and a paper label. The sides are each molded with a different design: three stars and the dates 1776-1976, an adaptation of the Vermont state seal, and an outline of a maple leaf. The fourth side is molded with four stars and has a paper label explaining the bottle in green text.
Acquisition
Accession
1977.49
Relationships
Related Events
US Bicentennial Celebration
Event
Made/Created
Artist Information
Cole, Charles Henry (1938-2017)
Artist
Date made
1976
Manufacturer
Vermont Glass House, Inc.
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Glass, Paper
Entry/Object ID
1977.49
Context
Made of recycled Heineken bottles by Vermont Glass House, Inc, in Cabot, VT, 1976.
Bottle
Name/Title
Bottle
Lexicon
Description
Green glass wine bottle with gold foil on the neck. The bottle has a paper label showing a winter sugaring scene with the label "Vermont Wineries / Vermont State Maple Wine" in large green and gold lettering. The bottom of the label reads, "Chill Before Serving / MADE AND BOTTLED BY / VERMONT WINERIES, INC. / DANBY, VERMONT 05739 / ALCOHOL 12% BY VOLUME" in dark green lettering. The base of the bottle is stamped from the mold, "4/5 QUART" four times around the bottom edge.
Acquisition
Accession
1976.48
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Vermont Wineries, Inc.
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Glass
Entry/Object ID
1976.48.3
Context
Made by Vermont Wineries, Inc. in Danby, Vermont
Bottle
Interpretative Labels
Label
Panther Breath Bottle, c. 1885
Made by William Miller
Montpelier, VT
Glass
William Miller of Montpelier started his bottling business in 1886 and produced ginger ale, birch beer, and tonic beer. He frequently skirted Vermont’s prohibition laws by brewing beer and distilling a moonshine nicknamed “panther breath.” His bottling business, inn, and saloon were raided frequently. He made several appearances in court, earning fines but never any other serious consequences.
Name/Title
Bottle
Lexicon
Description
Clear glass drink bottle with the molded inscription, "Wm. MILLER/ MONTPELIER/VT."
Acquisition
Accession
1981.10
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
William Miller
Person or Organization
Made/Created
Manufacturer
William Miller
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Glass
Entry/Object ID
1981.10.2
Context
William Miller bottled beer and "panther breath" during Prohibition.
Bottle
Name/Title
Bottle
Lexicon
Description
Small, clear glass bottle with cork stopper and paper label. The label reads, "Extract/Vanilla/For Ice Cream, Puddings, Pastry &c./Warranted PUre/Prepared by Burlington Drug Co. Wholesale Druggists Burlington, Vermont."
Acquisition
Accession
1986.28
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Burlington Drug Company
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Glass, Paper
Entry/Object ID
1986.28.1
Context
Made by Burlington Drug Company in Burlington, Vermont
Bottle
Name/Title
Bottle
Lexicon
Description
Soda bottle, clear glass with a gold metal screw top. Label features a "juke box" at the left. Colors are teal, coral, yellow, black and white. Juke box has a central name plate "CHELSEA ROYAL DINER". To the right is: "CHELSEA/ROYAL/DINER/ Rt. 9, West Brattleboro, Vt./802-254-8399/ Open Daily 6 a.m. til 9 p.m./ Old Fashioned/ BLACK CHERRY" Nutritional label to the right also "INGREDIENTS", VT 5c 12FL OZ/ 355ML. Distr. by PRIVATE LABEL BEVERAGE/KEENE, NH 03431"
clear
clear
Acquisition
Accession
1997.31
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Chelsea Royal Diner
Person or Organization
Related Places
Place
Brattleboro
Town
Windham County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Made/Created
Date made
1997
Materials
Material
Glass
Entry/Object ID
1997.31
Bottle
Name/Title
Bottle
Lexicon
Description
Unused wine bottle. 4" x 9" double sided, color flyer is in VHS Library- copy of flyer is with worksheet. Small Bside / Fruit / 2003
Wine bottle made of green glass- label is white with a stylized snowflake central that is superimposed over the profile of the state of VT. Each "arm" of the snowflake is an amimal shape. Below snowflake reads: "SNOW FARM WINERY / Vermont Reisling - (lower left corner)- Grown, produced and bottled/ by Snow Farm Winery, LLC/ South Hero, Vermont. (lower right corner) Table Wine/ Contains sulfites/ 750 milliters" Along edge is the wording from the "Government Warning...." Small oval label over main label reads: "2002"
Wine bottle made of green glass- label is white with a stylized snowflake central that is superimposed over the profile of the state of VT. Each "arm" of the snowflake is an amimal shape. Below snowflake reads: "SNOW FARM WINERY / Vermont Reisling - (lower left corner)- Grown, produced and bottled/ by Snow Farm Winery, LLC/ South Hero, Vermont. (lower right corner) Table Wine/ Contains sulfites/ 750 milliters" Along edge is the wording from the "Government Warning...." Small oval label over main label reads: "2002"
Acquisition
Accession
2003.50
Made/Created
Date made
2002
Manufacturer
Snow Farm Winery, LLC
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Glass
Entry/Object ID
2003.50
Bottle
Name/Title
Bottle
Lexicon
Description
Glass soda bottle. Reads on face: "GOLDEN DOME/ DeRond's/GOLDEN DOME/ BEVERAGES." On back: (in cursive) "Golden/Dome"/BOTLED BY/DERONDE & CO./ MONTPELIER, VERMONT/ CONTENTS 7 FL. OZ."
clear with green printing
clear with green printing
Acquisition
Accession
1995.19
Made/Created
Manufacturer
DeRonde & Co.
Materials
Material
Glass
Entry/Object ID
1995.19
Bottle
Name/Title
Bottle
Lexicon
Description
Small brown bottle with black screw top. Label is off white with black lettering and golden brown details. It reads in part: "Green Mountain/Flavors/PURE/ VANILLA/ EXTRACT/ NET 2 oz./59ml" and at the side: "Within the Green Mountains of Vermont, we have created the finest all natural gourmet flavors available....Green Mountain Flavors/ Chester, VT 05143" and "INGREDIENTS: Vermont Spring Water, Grain Alcohol (37%), Vegetable Glycerine, Vanilla Bean Extractives..."
brown glass
brown glass
Acquisition
Accession
1997.45
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1995
Manufacturer
Green Mountain Flavors
Materials
Material
Paper
Entry/Object ID
1997.45
Bottle
Name/Title
Bottle
Lexicon
Description
A "longneck" soda bottle from Pepsi. One side panel reads: "1996 NY-PENN/LEAGUE/VERMONT/Expos/CHAMPIONS" Stamped with "REFUND 5c CT-NY/MA-VT-ME-DE" Blue ink near "shoulder" of bottle "MAR 09 (blurred)/ 1001BV60497"
clear with red/white/blue
clear with red/white/blue
Acquisition
Accession
1998.7
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Vermont Expos
Person or Organization
Materials
Material
Glass
Entry/Object ID
1998.7
Bottle
Name/Title
Bottle
Lexicon
Description
White plastic water bottle with a green and black spouted lid. The lid is molded with the label, "California Springs Duo Flow Made in U.S.A." Imprinted in black around top section of the bottle is a row of silhouettes of people on bicycles and the label, "www.vtbikeped.org". Imprinted below on one side is an image of bicycle and a cyclist against a mountain backdrop labeled "Founded 1993", with the words, "VERMONT BICYCLE & PEDESTRIAN COALITION Human Powered", printed around it in a circle. The other side of the bottle is printed with the words, "VERMONT BICYCLE & PEDESTRIAN COALITION Your voice for better bicycling and walking in Vermont."
Acquisition
Accession
2003.39
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Vermont Bicycle & Pedestrian Coalition
Person or Organization
Made/Created
Date made
2003
Manufacturer
California Springs
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Plastic
Entry/Object ID
2003.39.1
Bottle
Name/Title
Bottle
Lexicon
Description
Vanilla bottle, green glass - Henry & Johnson, Burlington. Color paper label on the front; blank on the back; cork stopper; lip on top of neck at the opening.
Wording on label: Concentracted extract / vanilla for flavoring sauces, jellies, custards, &c / prepared by Henry & Johnson / Burlington, VT
Wording on label: Concentracted extract / vanilla for flavoring sauces, jellies, custards, &c / prepared by Henry & Johnson / Burlington, VT
Acquisition
Accession
1992.71
Made/Created
Date made
1870-1880
Manufacturer
Henry & Johnson
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Glass, Paper, Cork
Entry/Object ID
1992.71.1
Bottle
Name/Title
Bottle
Lexicon
Description
A brown soda bottle with a bright colorful label and a gold colored twist off cap. The paper label reads: "CHELSEA/ ROYAL/ DINER/ Rt. 9 West Brattleboro, Vt./ 802-254-8399/ Open Daily 6 a.m. til 9 p.m./ Old Fashioned/ ROOTBEER" To the left of the writing is a stylized juke box with diners name across its front. Colors are bright bubble gum pink, bright turquoise blue and bright yellow. Nutrition facts, ingredients, labeling info. and returnable stamp are all to the right of the text. A raised " _6_ " is stamped on the bottom of the bottle.
Acquisition
Accession
1999.22
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Chelsea Royal Diner
Person or Organization
Related Places
Place
Brattleboro
Town
Windham County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Made/Created
Date made
1998-1999
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Glass, Metal, Paper
Entry/Object ID
1999.22.1
Bottle
Name/Title
Bottle
Lexicon
Description
Clear glass in shape of small milk bottle. Raised letters read "CONTENTS/HALF PINT/100%/VERMONT/MAPLE SYRUP/FROM/VERMONT TREES"; and on other side "FOR/MAPLE SYRUP/ONLY/PACKED BY/ VERMONT/MAPLE COOP./INC/BURLINGTON, VT." Maker's mark on bottom seems to be an "E" with a "3" on each side.
Acquisition
Accession
1961.51
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Vermont Maple Coop., Inc.
Materials
Material
Glass
Entry/Object ID
1961.51
Bottle
Name/Title
Bottle
Lexicon
Description
Clear glass bottle with a white and red label showing a man with a long white bear and the words, "You'll love it! Frostie Old Fashion ROOT BEER".
Acquisition
Accession
1996.16
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Frostie Root Beer
Person or Organization
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Burke Mountain Soda Co.
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Glass
Entry/Object ID
1996.16.7
Context
Made by Burk Mountain Soda Co. in West Burke, Vermont
Bottle
Name/Title
Bottle
Lexicon
Description
Straight-sided clear glass bottle with the molded inscription, "Crystal Spring Bottling Co. Barnet, VT."
Acquisition
Accession
1996.16
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Crystal Spring Bottling, Co.
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Glass
Entry/Object ID
1996.16.15
Context
Made by the Crystal Spring Bottling Co. in Barnet, Vermont
Bottle
Name/Title
Bottle
Lexicon
Description
Clear glass bottle with the word, "CHAMPLAIN" printed twice on the neck, and a white, shield-shaped label with the red inscription, "Champlain Carbonated Beverages Burlington, VT."
Acquisition
Accession
1996.16
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Champlain Carbonated Beverages
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Glass
Entry/Object ID
1996.16.19
Context
Made by Champlain Carbonated Beverages in Burlington, Vermont.
Bottle
Name/Title
Bottle
Lexicon
Description
Dried Peas in a Bottle.
Acquisition
Accession
1967.118
Dimensions
Entry/Object ID
1967.118.6
Context
Found on the John Morrill Farm in Marsheifld, Vermont
Bottle
Name/Title
Bottle
Lexicon
Description
A "longneck" 12-oz. soda bottle from Pepsi. One side panel reads: "1996 NY-PENN/LEAGUE/VERMONT/Expos/CHAMPIONS" Stamped with "REFUND 5c CT-NY/MA-VT-ME-DE" Blue ink near "shoulder" of bottle "MAR 09 99( blurred)/ 1234BV060497"
clear with red/white/blue
same as 1998.7
clear with red/white/blue
same as 1998.7
Acquisition
Accession
2013.52
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Vermont Expos
Person or Organization
Made/Created
Date made
1996
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Glass
Entry/Object ID
2013.52.7
Bottle
Name/Title
Bottle
Lexicon
Description
Milk bottle with white plastic cap from Stafford Organic Creamery, Stafford, Vt.
a= White plastic cap with black and white label with logo (a milk delivery man with horse drawn milk wagon). Also address, "SKIM MILK", weight, and "Grade A". Label is partly obscured by a store "dairy" label.
b= 32 fl. oz. bottle has imprinted on one side in dark red lettering "STAFFORD ORGANIC CREAMERY at Rockbottom Farm, Stafford, Vermont 05072/ Grade A/ Certified Organic Milk/ from our cows,/ bottled on our farm/ in Strafford, Vermont./ 'Know Better Milk'" Below is seal of "Vermont Organic Certified", 32 fl. oz/ Plant # 50-28" and at bottom: "Wash & Return for Deposit"
a= White plastic cap with black and white label with logo (a milk delivery man with horse drawn milk wagon). Also address, "SKIM MILK", weight, and "Grade A". Label is partly obscured by a store "dairy" label.
b= 32 fl. oz. bottle has imprinted on one side in dark red lettering "STAFFORD ORGANIC CREAMERY at Rockbottom Farm, Stafford, Vermont 05072/ Grade A/ Certified Organic Milk/ from our cows,/ bottled on our farm/ in Strafford, Vermont./ 'Know Better Milk'" Below is seal of "Vermont Organic Certified", 32 fl. oz/ Plant # 50-28" and at bottom: "Wash & Return for Deposit"
Acquisition
Accession
2013.52
Made/Created
Date made
2013
Materials
Material
Glass, Plastic
Entry/Object ID
2013.52.8a-b
Bottle
Name/Title
Bottle
Lexicon
Description
a= Clear glass wine bottle with brown/tan paper label. Front of label reads: "DUE NORTH/ Highland White/ 750 ml 2012 11% ALC/VOL." with a compass symbol in center. Printed on back is information re "Vermont Vineyard & Winery" with details concerning the wine flavoring. At bottom: "Produced and Bottled by:/ Due North Vineyard/ 129 Winery Drive, Franklin, VT 05457" Printed along side of label is government warning re sale in Vermont. Also attached is orange price sticker: "15.00"
b= Cork
b= Cork
Acquisition
Accession
2013.52
Made/Created
Date made
2012-2013
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Glass, Paper, Plastic, Cork
Entry/Object ID
2013.52.10a-b
Bottle
Name/Title
Bottle
Lexicon
Description
Bottle of cranberry sparkling water produced by Vermont Cranberry Company of E. Fairfield, VT and Boyden Valley Winery, Cambridge, VT, for 2003 Governor's Inaugural Ball. Unique paper label, printed by Creative Labels of Vermont, Inc., features an image of the state house in a circle at top, then "2003 Governor's Inaugural Ball/ January 11, 2003/ Governor James H. Douglas/ Norwich University/ Cranberry Sparkling Water" with logos for Vermont Cranberry Company on left side and Boyden Valley Winery on right side. Bottle is unopened and sealed with green plastic over top and neck.
Acquisition
Accession
2013.52
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Douglas, James H. (b. 1951)
Person or Organization
Made/Created
Date made
2003
Materials
Material
Glass, Plastic, Paper
Entry/Object ID
2013.52.13
Bottle
Name/Title
Bottle
Lexicon
Description
Clear glass soda bottle. Both the body and neck of the bottle are labeled, "SEAL'S SPARKLING " with a logo of a seal balancing a soda bottle on its nose in front of mountain peaks.
Acquisition
Accession
2006.29
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Seal's Soda Company
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Entry/Object ID
2006.29.2
Context
Made by Seal's Soda Company in Barre, Vermont
Bottle
Interpretative Labels
Label
Catamount Ale Bottle, 1987
Distributed by Catamount Brewing Company, 1984-2000
White River Junction, VT
Glass, paper
Gift of William Osgood,1987.6.1
Founded in 1984 by partners Stephen Mason, Alan Davis, and Stephen Israel, the Catamount Brewing Company was among the pioneers of craft beer on the East Coast. Their Catamount Gold, the bottle featured here, won a gold medal at the 1989 Great American Beer Festival. They expanded quickly and opened a huge new brewing facility in Windsor in 1996, but their meteoric rise was matched by an equally quick fall, and they closed in April 2000. The Windsor facility was purchased and is still occupied today by the Massachusetts Bay Brewing Company, makers of Harpoon. In 2020, Harpoon begin brewing under the Catamount label once again.
Name/Title
Bottle
Lexicon
Description
Brown glass beer bottle with a metal cap. The bottle has two paper labels, one around the neck and one around the body. The lower label has an illustration of a mountain lion (catamount) with the title, "CATAMOUNT GOLD".
Acquisition
Accession
1987.6
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Catamount Brewing Company
Person or Organization
Related Places
Place
White River Junction
Village
Hartford
Town
Windsor County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Made/Created
Date made
1987
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Cardboard, Glass, Paper
Entry/Object ID
1987.6.1a
Context
Distributed by Catamount Brewing Company in White River Junction, Vermont
Bottle
Name/Title
Bottle
Lexicon
Description
H.R. Thompson / Winooski, Vt. cream bottle. Raised lettering on front: "HALF PINT LIQUID/ H.R. THOMPSON/ MILK/ &/ CREAM/ WINOOSKI and along bottom in front: "REGISTERED" and along bottom in back: "SEALED B BX" Small decorative raised dots around neck of bottle
Acquisition
Accession
2014.43
Materials
Material
Glass
Entry/Object ID
2014.43.2
Bottle
Name/Title
Bottle
Lexicon
Description
Green glass soda bottle molded with the inscription, “H. J. DWINELL DWINELL'S NERVE TONIC MORRISVILLE VT."
Acquisition
Accession
2004.78
Made/Created
Manufacturer
H. J. Dwinell
Entry/Object ID
2004.78.110
Bottle
Name/Title
Bottle
Lexicon
Description
Clear glass soda bottle molded with the inscription, “CRYSTAL SPRINGS BOTTLING CO. BARNET, VT." on one side and a shield-shaped paper label on the other side that reads, "Bottled by CRYSTAL SPRINGS BOTTLING CO. / GINGER ALE / "PURITY" TRADE MARK / BARNET, VT."
Acquisition
Accession
2004.78
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Crystal Spring Bottling, Co.
Dimensions
Entry/Object ID
2004.78.125
Bottle
Name/Title
Bottle
Lexicon
Description
Brown beverage bottle with a metal cap and a paper label. The label is cinnamon color and identifies this as BENT HILL BREWERY of Braintree, VT. The flavor is MONTPELIER MOCHA CHOCOLATE COFFEE STOUT and indicates that is 1 pint 6 oz.. Another label, white and smaller has a bar code. The bottle is empty.
Acquisition
Accession
2014.52
Made/Created
Date made
2014
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Glass, Paper, Metal
Entry/Object ID
2014.52.3
Bottle
Name/Title
Bottle
Lexicon
Description
Small, dark green bottle with cardboard case. The bottle has a screw-on metal cap and a paper sticker label that reads, "Vermont Ice / VERMONT Dessert Wine". There is a gold circle at the center bottom of the label that reads, "Ice Wine 13% ALC-VOL 50 ML", in the center and, "PRODUCED AND BOTTLED BY BOYDEN VALLEY WINERY OF CAMBRIDGE VERMONT" around the edge. The cardboard tube is printed with the same label. There is a round metal cap that closes the top of the tube.
Acquisition
Accession
2014.52
Made/Created
Date made
2014
Manufacturer
Boyden Valley Winery
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Glass, Cardboard, Metal, Paper
Entry/Object ID
2014.52.8a-d
Context
Made by Boyden Valley Winery in Cambridge, Vermont
Bottle
Name/Title
Bottle
Lexicon
Description
Brown, 1 pint glass bottle with a white label identifying it as LAWSON'S FINEST LIQUIDS/DOUBLE SUNSHINE IPA/Hand Bottled, Fresh,,Local, Unpasteurized & Unfiltered Beer...Lawson's Finest Liquids, LLC, Warren, VT 05674 - WWW.LAWSONSFINEST.COM.
Acquisition
Accession
2014.52
Made/Created
Date made
2014
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Glass, Paper
Entry/Object ID
2014.52.9
Bottle
Name/Title
Bottle
Lexicon
Description
Brown glass 22 fluid ounce bottle with a tan,red, and brown paper label. The label states: "CITIZEN CIDER/UNIFIED PRESS/VERMONT HARD CIDER/ 22 FL OZ (650 ML) ALC 6.8% BY VOL." One side of the label has a government warning. The other side of the label has a brief bio of the company, a list of the ingredients, and the address: CITIZEN CIDER, LLC/60 Laurette Drive, Essex, VT 05452.
Acquisition
Accession
2014.52
Made/Created
Date made
2014
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Glass, Paper
Entry/Object ID
2014.52.10
Bottle
Name/Title
Bottle
Lexicon
Description
Brown glass1 pint 6 oz. bottle with a white label indicating: "LAWSON'S FINEST LIQUIDS/CHINOOKER'D IPA". "Chock-full of Chinook hops, bursting with pine & grapefruit goodness, layered on a hearty base of pale ale, carapils, and caramunich malts. Watch out, you might get schnocker'd! 6.9% alc./vol." Down the left side of the label in a government warning. Dow the right side : "Hand bottled, unfiltered, unpasteurized, fresh local beer! VT deposit $0.05/Lawson's Finest Liquids, LLC, Warren, VT..."
Acquisition
Accession
2014.52
Made/Created
Date made
2014
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Glass, Paper
Entry/Object ID
2014.52.11
Bottle
Name/Title
Bottle
Lexicon
Description
Brown 12 fluid ounce glass bottle with a white and black label. The label states: "Hooker Mountain Farm, Cabot, Vermont/Rock Maple Root Beer/ preservative free fresh soda- keep cold." The label also lists the ingredients and "Made and bottled at Hooker Mountain Farm, 1193 Lovely Road, Cabot, Vermont/www.hookermountainfarm.com."
Acquisition
Accession
2014.52
Made/Created
Date made
2014
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Glass, Paper
Entry/Object ID
2014.52.12
Bottle
Name/Title
Bottle
Lexicon
Description
12 fluid ounce brown glass bottle with a paper label stating: "Copper Ale/Otter Creek Brewing/ Handcrafted in Middlebury, Vermont/ Amber Ale." A smaller label around the neck of the bottle has the government warning and a brief bio of the brewery.
Acquisition
Accession
2014.52
Made/Created
Date made
2014
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Glass, Paper
Entry/Object ID
2014.52.13
Bottle
Name/Title
Bottle
Lexicon
Description
12 ounce brown glass bottle with a gray,red, and green label. The label states: " Naturally Gluten Free/LOCAL NECTAR/Made with 100% Vermont Apples/Hard Cider/6.9% ALC/VOL/12 oz.." There is a small logo on the label; Woodchuck Hard Cider/ Est. 1991".The label on the back has the government warning, the nutrition facts,and a short bio of WOODCHUCK CIDERY, Middlebury, VT.
Acquisition
Accession
2014.52
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Glass, Paper
Entry/Object ID
2014.52.17
Bottle
Name/Title
Bottle
Lexicon
Description
Tall, dark green glass wine bottle with a cork. The label states Shelburne Vinyard Cayuga White Dry and "The Cayuga White grape is grown within 300 miles of our Vermont winery. Upon harvest in September, the grapes are rushed to us here in Shelburne where we process them to retain their balance of sugar and acidity..." The year is 2012.
Acquisition
Accession
2014.52
Made/Created
Date made
2012
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Glass, Paper, Cork
Entry/Object ID
2014.52.19
Bottle
Name/Title
Bottle
Lexicon
Description
Dark green glass bottle with a kick-up bottom and with a black label edged in copper colored foil. The label states: "eden SPARKLING CIDER-DRY-" The back label states:"Bottle-conditioned, naturally sparkling cider fermented in French oak puncheons. Made from a blend of traditional and heirloom apple varieties grown within 200 miles of our cidery..." The Eden Ice Cider Company is located in West Charleston, Vermont.
Acquisition
Accession
2014.52
Made/Created
Date made
2014
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Glass, Paper
Entry/Object ID
2014.52.20
Bottle
Name/Title
Bottle
Lexicon
Description
Tall brown glass hard cider bottle from Citizen Cider. See item 2014.52.10 for a similar bottle from the same company but with a different label. The label on this 22 oz. bottle states: WIT"S UP". This was crafted and bottled by Citizen Cider of Burlington, VT.
Acquisition
Accession
2014.52
Made/Created
Date made
2014
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Glass, Paper
Entry/Object ID
2014.52.21
Bottle
Name/Title
Bottle
Lexicon
Description
This tall 22 ounce brown glass bottle without a cap has a paper label stating: " Citizen Cider/ Vermont Hard Cider/The Flagship Cider/Unified Press/Cider for the People/Made by the People". Other parts of the label indicate that the product is naturally gluten-free, include the government warning, a list of the ingredients, a brief history of the company, and the company's address: Citizen Cider/ 316 Pine Street, Suite 114,Burlington, Vermont.
Acquisition
Accession
2014.52
Made/Created
Date made
2014
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Glass, Paper
Entry/Object ID
2014.52.23
Bottle
Name/Title
Bottle
Lexicon
Description
A Blanchard & Blanchard salad dressing bottle from a product produced in Norwich, Vt. The clear bottle has a blue label reading from top to bottom: Low Fat, Low Calorie, Cholesterol Free, See back panel for nutritional information, Blanchard & Blanchard, Made in Vermont, Spa Dressing, Russian Tomato, 8 Fl. Oz, All Natural, 237 ml.
The other side has detailed ingredients and a nutritional fact chart.
The other side has detailed ingredients and a nutritional fact chart.
Acquisition
Accession
1996.4
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Blanchard & Blanchard, Ltd.
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Plastic, Glass
Entry/Object ID
1996.4.1
Bottle
Name/Title
Bottle
Lexicon
Description
Single "Otter Creek Copper Ale" beer bottle (with screw on cap) and a paperboard 6-pack holder. "CRAFT BREWED IN VERMONT" Paper label on brown glass bottle. Label has an oval (vertical) logo "OTTER CREEK BREWING FINE ALES MIDDLEBURY VERMONT" "-FOR A QUART OF ALE IS DISH FOR A KING" "BREWED WITH CLEAR VERMONT WATER. THE FINEST DOMESTIC MALTS & HOPS AVAILABLE. OUR OWN TOP-FERMENTING YEAST & NOTHING ELSE." Center in the logo is a streetscape/bridge of the brewing complex.
Acquisition
Accession
1994.47
Made/Created
Date made
1994
Manufacturer
Otter Creek Brewing
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Paperboard, Glass, Metal
Entry/Object ID
1994.47a-b
Bottle
Name/Title
Bottle
Lexicon
Description
Ceramic bottle in the shape of a man. The bottle has a mottled brown glaze. The man is shown wearing a long, full cloak, clutching it closed in the front. Above the closure he is holding a round mug. He is wearing a brimmed hat.
Acquisition
Accession
1959.23
Made/Created
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Ceramic
Entry/Object ID
1959.23.13
Bottle Opener
Name/Title
Bottle Opener
Lexicon
Description
Bottle opener from Zan's Purity Sodas in Barre, other side shows a nude woman standing in water. The bottle opener portion is at the feet.
Zan's Sodas Inc. are listed in the 1938 Barre Directory. "Zan's Sodas Inc., soda mfrs 4 Prospect pres-tres Charles Zanleoni Jr. see p 16" Also listed is "Zan's Beverage Corp./ beer and wine distributors 2 Prospect pres-tres Charles Zanleoni Jr. see p 16"
Zan's Sodas Inc. are listed in the 1938 Barre Directory. "Zan's Sodas Inc., soda mfrs 4 Prospect pres-tres Charles Zanleoni Jr. see p 16" Also listed is "Zan's Beverage Corp./ beer and wine distributors 2 Prospect pres-tres Charles Zanleoni Jr. see p 16"
Acquisition
Accession
2001.18
Made/Created
Date made
1938
Manufacturer
Zan's Sodas, Inc.
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Metal
Entry/Object ID
2001.18.2
Bottle Opener
Name/Title
Bottle Opener
Lexicon
Description
Metal bottle opener stamped "C.H. Eddy & Co. Brattleboro, VT."
Acquisition
Accession
1976.40
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
C. H. Eddy & Co.
Person or Organization
Related Places
Place
Brattleboro
Town
Windham County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Entry/Object ID
1976.40.1
Bottle Opener
Name/Title
Bottle Opener
Lexicon
Description
Metal and wooden bottle opener. Inscribed "The Wilson / Second Class License / James A. Kelley / 187 Church Street / Burlington..."
Acquisition
Accession
1976.40
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
The Wilson
Person or Organization
Related Places
Place
Burlington
City
Chittenden County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Dimensions
Entry/Object ID
1976.40.2
Bottle Opener
Name/Title
Bottle Opener
Lexicon
Description
Metal bottle opener. The handle is stamped with the label, "BARR'S BETTER BEVERAGES / HARDWICK, VT."
Acquisition
Accession
1975.25
Relationships
Related Places
Place
Hardwick
Town
Caledonia County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1950
Manufacturer
Barr's Better Beverages
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Metal
Entry/Object ID
1975.25.3
Context
Made by Barr's Better Beverages in Hardwick, Vermont
Bottle tab
Name/Title
Bottle tab
Description
Jackson Dairy of Barre, VT tab for glass milk bottle; X-tra -Rich Milk Pasteurized.
Acquisition
Accession
2011.37
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Cardboard, Paperboard
Entry/Object ID
2011.37.13
Bottle tab
Name/Title
Bottle tab
Description
Jackson Dairy of Barre, VT tab for glass milk bottle;[pasteurized milk.
Acquisition
Accession
2011.37
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Paperboard, Cardboard
Entry/Object ID
2011.37.14
Bottle tab
Name/Title
Bottle tab
Description
Lid for bottle containing pasteurized heavy cream from Jackson's Dairy, Barre, VT. Includes a staple at the tab base.
Acquisition
Accession
2011.37
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Cardboard, Paperboard, Metal
Entry/Object ID
2011.37.15
Bottle tab
Name/Title
Bottle tab
Description
Jackson Dairy (Barre, VT) tab for pasteurized light cream with a staple at the tab base.
Acquisition
Accession
2011.37
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Cardboard, Paperboard, Metal
Entry/Object ID
2011.37.16
Bottle tab
Name/Title
Bottle tab
Description
Jackson Dairy milk tab for pasteurized milk; has a staple at the base of the tab.
Acquisition
Accession
2011.37
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Cardboard, Paperboard, Metal
Entry/Object ID
2011.37.18
Bottle tab
Name/Title
Bottle tab
Description
Milk bottle lid. Blue lettering states: "FOR A FRESHER COMPLEXION! drink 3 glasses MILK daily". There is a metal staple at the base of the tab.
Acquisition
Accession
2011.37
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Cardboard, Paperboard, Metal
Entry/Object ID
2011.37.26
Bottle tab
Name/Title
Bottle tab
Description
Milk bottle lid with blue lettering that states: :SLEEP BETTER ! drink 3 glasses of MILK daily". A metal staple is at the base of the tab.
Acquisition
Accession
2011.37
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Cardboard, Paperboard, Metal
Entry/Object ID
2011.37.27
Bottle tab
Name/Title
Bottle tab
Description
Milk bottle lid with blue lettering that states: " A GOOD HEALTH Habit! drink 3 glasses MILK daily". There is a metal staple at the base of the tab.
Acquisition
Accession
2011.37
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Cardboard, Paperboard, Metal
Entry/Object ID
2011.37.28
Bottle tab
Name/Title
Bottle tab
Description
Milk bottle lid with blue lettering that states: "A GOOD HEALTH Habit! drink 3 glasses MILK daily". There is a staple at the base of the tab.
Acquisition
Accession
2011.37
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Cardboard, Paperboard, Metal
Entry/Object ID
2011.37.29
Bottle tab
Name/Title
Bottle tab
Description
Tab lid for a light cream bottle from Jackson Dairy of Barre, Vermont.
Acquisition
Accession
2011.37
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Cardboard, Paperboard
Entry/Object ID
2011.37.17
Bottle, Food-storage
Name/Title
Bottle, Food-storage
Description
Dragonfly Sugar Works clear glass maple syrup bottle with a rubber and plastic stopper which is attached to a metal hinge for closure. Printed on a clear plastic label on front of bottle: "dragonfly (image of dragonfly) Sugar Works/ 100% PURE/ VERMONT/MAPLE/ SYRUP/
Huntington, Vermont/ 802.434.6502/ dragonflysugarworks.com" On back of bottle, near bottom, small round gold label imprinted: "Vermont/ Medium/ Amber" On bottom of bottle is "Italy 5 ?"
Huntington, Vermont/ 802.434.6502/ dragonflysugarworks.com" On back of bottle, near bottom, small round gold label imprinted: "Vermont/ Medium/ Amber" On bottom of bottle is "Italy 5 ?"
Acquisition
Accession
2013.52
Made/Created
Date made
2013
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Glass, Metal, Plastic, Rubber
Entry/Object ID
2013.52.6
Bottle, Food-storage
Name/Title
Bottle, Food-storage
Description
Maple syrup bottle a=bottle b=cap
a= Glass maple syrup bottle with handle on right side and paper label on front with sugar house scene, "Pure maple syrup" across top and "16.9 FL. oz. (500 ml)" across bottom.
On back at bottom, gold paper label with green lettering reads: "VERMONT MAPLE FESTIVAL, INC./ P.O. Box 255/ St. Albans, VT 05478"
b= White plastic screw-on cap has gold label with green lettering on top which reads: "Vermont Fancy Grade"
a= Glass maple syrup bottle with handle on right side and paper label on front with sugar house scene, "Pure maple syrup" across top and "16.9 FL. oz. (500 ml)" across bottom.
On back at bottom, gold paper label with green lettering reads: "VERMONT MAPLE FESTIVAL, INC./ P.O. Box 255/ St. Albans, VT 05478"
b= White plastic screw-on cap has gold label with green lettering on top which reads: "Vermont Fancy Grade"
Acquisition
Accession
2013.52
Made/Created
Date made
1998-2002
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Glass, Paper, Plastic
Entry/Object ID
2013.52.31a-b
Bottle, Food-storage
Name/Title
Bottle, Food-storage
Description
Clear glass quart size milk bottle, square sides, round neck and lip. Blue lettering states: City View Farm/R.N. Tucker/ Barre, VT" on opposite sides of the bottle.
Acquisition
Accession
2011.37
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Glass
Entry/Object ID
2011.37.5
Bottle, Food-storage
Name/Title
Bottle, Food-storage
Description
Clear glass Vermont maple syrup bottle with a small "jug" handle and a black plastic screw top. The front paper label is tan with the a sketch of a tapped maple tree and the words: "Land of Joseph/ Vermont Pure Maple Syrup/ Grade A Medium Amber/ 8 FL OZ (236 mL)". The back label includes nutrition facts, ingredients, and "Land of Joseph/ 1673 Dairy Hill Road/ South Royalton, VT 05068."
Acquisition
Accession
2014.52
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Glass, Plastic, Paper
Entry/Object ID
2014.52.22
Bow
Name/Title
Bow
Lexicon
Description
Wooden, probably ash, bow with gut bowstring. Bow stave is rectangular with decorative groove and red painted stripes.
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural Conservancy
Ethnography
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1760
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.96
Context
The heavily oxidized bow is made from ash (CHECK THIS), rectangular in cross section, with a decorative groove incised on the sides and red ochre painted stripes. Structurally, the bow is in perfect shape complete with its original gut bowstring. It is stylistically different than other known bows from the region, and the only indicator of age is the gut bowstring, which probably phased out of use in the early 19th century in favor of Euroamerican vegetal cord. It is the only known really old Native style bow found in Vermont.
Bow
Name/Title
Bow
Lexicon
Description
Ash bow with bowstring through the bowstave
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural Conservancy
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1900
Materials
Material
Ash
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.97
Context
1890’s Southern Quebec “through the Bowstave” bow. This type of bow occasionally shows up in old lithographs and antique shops from Maine to Vermont. It is a strange arrangement, and it is unknown if it actually is more efficient than a regular recurved bow.
Bowl
Name/Title
Bowl
Lexicon
Description
Bowl fashioned from folded and stitched birchbark. The rim of the bowl is made from cut and bent wood and bound with spruce root.
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural Conservancy
Ethnography
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1780-circa 1830
Materials
Material
Birch
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.68
Context
This small, heavily oxidized bark bowl from southern Maine exhibits many early traits including the rectangular cut & shaved rim base and the careful spruce root wrapping that is almost all gone from years of hard use, evidence of native use rather than an early example of tourist art.
Bowl
Name/Title
Bowl
Lexicon
Description
Footed bowl printed in blue on one side with a scene of a city street line with commercial building. The image is labeled, "PORTLAND ST. MORRISVILL, VT." The interior rim of the cup is printed with a floral border. The bottom is marked "ADAMS SOUVENIR SERIES Made in England for A. R. Campbell. Morrisville, Vt."
Acquisition
Accession
2009.4
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
A. R. Campbell
Person or Organization
Related Places
Place
Morrisville
Village
Morristown
Town
Lamoille County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Made/Created
Date made
1915-1916
Manufacturer
William Adams & Sons
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Ceramic
Entry/Object ID
2009.4.3a
Context
Sold by A. R. Campbell in Morrisville, Vermont
Bowl
Name/Title
Bowl
Lexicon
Description
Large hand blown green glass bowl. The glass bowl has thick sides and wide rim, with a slight slant to one side. The heavy base is convex and arches upwards into the bowl.
Acquisition
Accession
2009.20
Made/Created
Artist Information
Attributed to
Attribution
Date made
circa 1830
Manufacturer
Champlain Glass Company
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Glass
Entry/Object ID
2009.20.1
Context
Made at the Champlain Glass Company in Burlington, Vermont.
Bowl
Name/Title
Bowl
Lexicon
Description
Birchbark bowl with geometric lines and zigzags
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural Conservancy
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1850
Materials
Material
Birch
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.67
Context
I have never seen a bark container from our area with the type of variable length spruce root rim lashing like this example. The advantage of this is said to not have all the lashing holes in the bark in a line, so that the bark will not separate along the weakened axis of the holes. I have only seen one or two bark containers separate this way, so I doubt that this is an important structural element but seems rather a decorative one. This casts a measure of doubt on the local origin of this artifact. However, given the fact that nobody has studied bark containers from the American Abenaki area, it is important to archive it for future researchers. The sawtooth etched design has affinities to the Cambridge basket, possibly supporting a local origin.
Bowl
Name/Title
Bowl
Lexicon
Description
Large earthenware mixing bowl with mottled brown glaze. The sides flare outward toward the top, and the lip curls downward to form a rim. The bottom is stamped with the mark, "Lyman Fenton and Co."
Acquisition
Accession
1957.1
Made/Created
Date made
1849
Manufacturer
Lyman, Fenton & Company
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Earthenware
Entry/Object ID
1957.1.64
Context
Made by Lyman, Fenton & Co. in Bennington, Vermont
Bowling Game
Name/Title
Bowling Game
Lexicon
Description
Boxed toy bowling game. The game consists of 10 wooden bowling pins with red heads, and a red wooden ball. The pins and ball fit into shaped cutouts within a cardboard inset in the cardboard box. The lid of the box is printed with an illustration of a bowling alley with a ball striking 5 pins and the inscription, "LUCKY STRIKE BOWLING GAME".
Acquisition
Accession
1981.37
Made/Created
Manufacturer
George F. Adams & Co., Inc.
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Wood, Cardboard
Entry/Object ID
1981.37.1a-o
Context
Made by George F. Adams & Co., Inc. in Moscow, Vermont
Box
Name/Title
Box
Lexicon
Description
Round birchbark box with incised "petroglyph" designs. Lid has rim reinforced with bent wood and spruce root sewing/binding.
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural Conservancy
Ethnography
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1850
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Birch
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.65a-b
Context
This small etched birch bark box from Lyme, New Hampshire has primitive “petroglyph” style designs on the lid, and on the sides. Frederick Wiseman states, "The size and manufacture is similar to the much more common, mid-Maine “Penobscot” bark boxes and may actually be an import from the east. However, I have never seen a box with these designs published as Penobscot work. The spruce root sewing on the lid is unique."
Box
Name/Title
Box
Lexicon
Description
Printed cardboard box for a paper doll set. The box has short sides, and the back secures with tabs similar to an envelope. The front is printed with the image of a boy in a fancy dress costume with leggings, boots, and a wide-brimmed hat. The top has the label, "LORDLY LIONEL". To the right of the boy is in the label, "The PRINCE AND PRINCESS SERIES OF DRESSING DOLLS PATD. FEB 20TH 1894." At the bottom is the label, "Raphael Tuck & Sons. LONDON : PARIS : NEW YORK PUBLISHERS TO Her Majesty The Queen. DESIGNED BY MARGUERITE McDONALD."
Acquisition
Accession
1966.29
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Briggs, Catherine Marion (1883-1945), Briggs, Florence Day (1884-1974)
Related Places
Place
Brandon
Town
Rutland County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Made/Created
Artist Information
McDonald, Marguerite
Artist
Date made
1894
Manufacturer
Raphael Tuck & Sons
Materials
Material
Cardboard
Entry/Object ID
1966.29.2k
Context
Used by Catherine and Florence Briggs in Brandon, Vermont
Box
Name/Title
Box
Lexicon
Description
One piece, collapsible box. Printed on top: "Vermont/ Natural Creamery/ Butter/ Lightly salted/ 4 quarters/ Net Wt. 16 oz. (l lb.)/ State's Pride/ Mfg. by Cabot Farms Coop. Creamery Co., Inc., Cabot, Vermont 05647" Originally used in exhibition "200 Years of Making a Living in Vermont".
Acquisition
Accession
1976.51
Made/Created
Date made
1970-1976
Manufacturer
Cabot Farmers Co-op, Inc.
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Waxed Paperboard
Entry/Object ID
1976.51.3
Box
Name/Title
Box
Lexicon
Description
Round cottage cheese container. Printed on top: "Rosedale Brand Cottage Cheese 4% Milkfat min. Net Wt. 16 oz. (l lb.)" Originally used in the exhibition "200 Years of Making a Living in Vermont"
Acquisition
Accession
1976.51
Made/Created
Date made
1975
Manufacturer
Cabot Farmers Co-op, Inc.
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Waxed Paperboard
Entry/Object ID
1976.51.4a-b
Box
Name/Title
Box
Lexicon
Description
Printed cardboard box for maple candy. The box is printed with a dark red background and features a cartoon figure with short brown hair, puckered lips, and a bright red sweater with white bands around each upper arm and a large turquoise "D" on the front. Beside the figure are the words, "PURE MAPLE / SAP SUCKERS" in white and yellow/orange lettering. There are additional words about the weight and contents of the candy inside below the main text and on the back of the box.
Acquisition
Accession
1984.16
Made/Created
Date made
1984
Manufacturer
American Maple Products Corp.
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Paper, Cardboard
Entry/Object ID
1984.16.1
Box
Name/Title
Box
Lexicon
Description
Cardboard box. This rectangular box has a black printed frame border and an image of a horse mostly in silhouette contained in a circle. The words “Kendall’s / SPAVIN CURE” in large black printed lettering and frame the horse image. In small print, the words “Registered in the Patent Office, Washington, in the year 1876, by Dr. B.J. Kendall, of Enosburg Falls, Vt.” underline the central image and larger printed lettering. The cardboard is empty and has no added coloring besides the black printed lettering on all sides.
Acquisition
Accession
1986.27
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Dr. B. J. Kendall Company
Dimensions
Entry/Object ID
1986.27.2
Context
This box previously contained a small glass bottle for Kendall's Spavin Cure, 1986.27.4.
Box
Name/Title
Box
Lexicon
Description
One pound butter carton and wrappers from Cabot Farmers' Coop. Creamery, Inc. in Cabot, Vt. Rosedale brand. Carton is white and green with a red rose just under the words "Rosedale Brand." The lid is a and the base of the box is b.
Acquisition
Accession
1977.10
Made/Created
Date made
1976
Manufacturer
Cabot Farmers Co-op, Inc.
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Cardboard
Entry/Object ID
1977.10.1a-b
Box
Name/Title
Box
Lexicon
Description
Cross Vermont cracker box. Red, white and black. Front has clear cellophane window and image of a horse and sleigh. Contained crackers in plastic bag. Last cracker disposed of on May 21, 2002. Recipes on back.
Acquisition
Accession
1977.10
Made/Created
Manufacturer
C. H. Cross & Son
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Cardboard, Cellophane
Entry/Object ID
1977.10.4
Box
Name/Title
Box
Lexicon
Description
Tea box. Round white cardboard box. Printed on front: "Tummy tea/ Aminzade Herb Tea Co., Plainfield, VT" Also a list of ingredients and a hand-drawn picture of a person in bed. Impressed in cover: "FONDA" indicating it was made at Fonda Container of St. Albans, VT. Sample in plastic bag in box.
Acquisition
Accession
1978.4
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Aminzade Herb Tea Co.
Person or Organization
Related Places
Place
Plainfield
Town
Washington County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Made/Created
Date made
1977
Manufacturer
Fonda Container Co.
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Cardboard
Entry/Object ID
1978.4.2
Box, Foodstuff
Name/Title
Box, Foodstuff
Lexicon
Description
A rectangular (waxy) box that contains the original product, "Vermont Curry/ Curry Sauce mix with apples and honey." On the front of the box there is a photo of a "serving suggestion" with a green salad as well as three apples grouped in the lower left. This box is "MILD" flavor and net wt. 125 g (4.4 oz.) The box is printed in both English and Japanese. On the end: "Date Manufactured 1990.3.7"
bright yellow/red/black/brown
bright yellow/red/black/brown
Acquisition
Accession
1999.4
Made/Created
Date made
1990
Manufacturer
House Food Industrial Company, Ltd.
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Cardboard
Entry/Object ID
1999.4
Box, Foodstuff
Name/Title
Box, Foodstuff
Lexicon
Description
Cross Cracker box. Bright red with semi-gloss finish. Has a tab close top. Printing is mostly black with some white lettering: "CROSS/ Vermont/ CRACKERS/ Originated in Vermont in 1828" On front is a drawing (top) of a couple in a sleigh (in black) and 3 crackers in center (in yellow). 8 oz. package. Recipes on the back of box and a history on the sides. The company went out of business in early 1981.
Acquisition
Accession
1981.8
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
C. H. Cross & Son
Person or Organization
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Cardboard
Entry/Object ID
1981.8
Box, Foodstuff
Name/Title
Box, Foodstuff
Lexicon
Description
This is a LOCAL NECTAR hard cider six-pack carring box. Local Nectar was established in 1991 and is handcrafted in Middlebury, VT.
Acquisition
Accession
2014.52
Made/Created
Date made
1991-2015
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Cardboard
Entry/Object ID
2014.52.42
Bracelet
Name/Title
Bracelet
Lexicon
Description
Friendship bracelet for Emma Mulvaney-Stanak's mayoral campaign in the City of Burlington. The bracelet has multiple shades of blue beads alternating, with one yellow and turquoise bead on each side of letter block beads spelling out "EMMA 4 MAYOR."
Acquisition
Accession
2024.33
Dimensions
Entry/Object ID
2024.33.5
Context
Donated by Emma Mulvaney-Stanak, first female and openly LGBT person to serve as Mayor of Burlington. Friendship bracelets experienced a resurgence in popularity during the musician Taylor Swift's "Eras" tour, related to the lyrics for one of her songs, and became especially popular in campaigning for female candidates in 2024. This bracelet was a gift to Mulvaney-Stanak from a young supporter.
Bracelet
Name/Title
Bracelet
Lexicon
Description
Light blue "rubber" bracelet with the words: " Stop the F-35/Save our skies." This came in the original cello-packaging.
Acquisition
Accession
2013.32
Made/Created
Date made
2012
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Plastic, Rubber, Synthetic
Entry/Object ID
2013.32.20
Context
Mission statement from the organization that produced this bracelet.
"Our mission is to cancel the basing of the F-35A Joint Strike Fighter at the Vermont Air National Guard Station located at the Burlington, Vermont International Airport. We oppose the basing in order to protect the over 6,600 people living around the airport from the dangers associated with its basing. Some of these include adverse health impacts on children and adults, cognitive impairment in children, reduction in property values, classification of thousands of affordable homes as being unsuitable for residential use, disproportional negative impacts to minorities and people with low incomes, risk of loss of life from crashes, and nuclear threats from and to Vermont."
From the Associated Press in September of 2019 - "The first two of an eventual 20 F-35 jets arrived Thursday at the Vermont Air National Guard base in South Burlington, the first Guard unit to receive the next-generation fighter. "
"Our mission is to cancel the basing of the F-35A Joint Strike Fighter at the Vermont Air National Guard Station located at the Burlington, Vermont International Airport. We oppose the basing in order to protect the over 6,600 people living around the airport from the dangers associated with its basing. Some of these include adverse health impacts on children and adults, cognitive impairment in children, reduction in property values, classification of thousands of affordable homes as being unsuitable for residential use, disproportional negative impacts to minorities and people with low incomes, risk of loss of life from crashes, and nuclear threats from and to Vermont."
From the Associated Press in September of 2019 - "The first two of an eventual 20 F-35 jets arrived Thursday at the Vermont Air National Guard base in South Burlington, the first Guard unit to receive the next-generation fighter. "
Broadax
Name/Title
Broadax
Lexicon
Description
Iron and wood broadax. The head of the ax is bell shaped with a triangular lug, a beveled cutting edge, and resembles a hewing ax. On one side of the ax’s head, a symbol of eight dots that encircles a central, large dot is punched into the iron. The wooden handle is thickest at the shoulder of the ax and becomes rectangular down the belly and grip, with the entire handle slightly curved toward the blade.
Acquisition
Accession
1978.15
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Schoppe, Winfield Scott (1850-1924), Connecticut Valley Lumber Company
Related Places
Place
Canaan
Town
Essex County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1900
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Entry/Object ID
1978.15.3
Context
Owned by Winfield Scott Schoppe in Canaan, Vermont. Schoppe was woods boss of a logging crew in Canaan for The Connecticut Valley Lumber Co., and was rear boss on the last river drive in 1915.
Brooch
Name/Title
Brooch
Lexicon
Description
Oval mourning brooch. The brooch contains a woven medallion of blonde hair edged with a narrow plait beneath a clear glass window. It is surrounded by 2 gold bands and a black enamel band.
Acquisition
Accession
1983.19
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Blodgett, Hannah Converse
Person or Organization
Made/Created
Time Period
19th Century
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Glass, Metal, Hair
Entry/Object ID
1983.19.5
Context
Contains the hair of Hannah Converse Blodgett
Brush Holder
Name/Title
Brush Holder
Lexicon
Description
Ash splint and sweetgrass basket
Use
Brush holder
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural Conservancy
Ethnography
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1920
Materials
Material
Ash Splint, Sweetgrass
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.118
Bumper Plaque
Name/Title
Bumper Plaque
Lexicon
Description
251 Club car bumper plaque. The piece is is made up of a 5"h. x 4"w. piece of enameled metal that is screwed to a wooden base at the bottom two corners. The metal is green with white lettering: "Vermont / "251" / CLUB" The corners of the metal are rounded. The wooden base is made up of two stained (dark brown) pieces of wood (3 7/8" l. x 1 7/8"d. x 7/8"thick) nailed together. The lower edge of the metal is slightly bent and screwed to the edge of the top board with a flat head screw and a washer behind it. There residue paper on the bottom where it had been glued. The back right edge has a white brush mark from painting white.
Use
by donor's father
Acquisition
Accession
2011.41
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Lindner, Erwin Schaffer (1915-1980)
Person or Organization
Made/Created
Date made
1960-1965
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Metal, Wood
Entry/Object ID
2011.41.5
Burlington Harbor, ca. 1895
Name/Title
Burlington Harbor, ca. 1895
Lexicon
Description
This painting portrays a white steamboat positioned in the water, situated near the shore adjacent to a large two-story building that extends into the water. The scene is depicted from a viewpoint on the water, looking towards the shore. The land is represented as a flat strip positioned below the center line of the composition, adorned with numerous trees and buildings painted in shades of tan, red, and white. The steamboat itself features distinctive elements, including a black smokestack and a water wheel positioned on its side. It has two deck levels. The wheel cover of the water wheel bears the label "Chateaugay," while a blue flag with the same label is seen flying from the boat. At the stern, an American flag is displayed, while the bow exhibits the Vermont flag. The sky above is depicted as a blue expanse, embellished with scattered white clouds.
Acquisition
Accession
2006.45
Relationships
Related Publications
Celebrating Ernest Haas
Publication
Artwork Details
Medium
Acrylic
Subject
Steamboat Chateaugay
Made/Created
Artist Information
Haas, Ernest J. (b. 1927)
Artist
Date made
2006
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Entry/Object ID
2006.45.1
Context
Born in Albany, New York in 1927, Ernie Haas showed an early aptitude for drawing. After serving in the Navy at the end of WWII he enrolled at Paul Smith College for a year before transferring to the School of Practical Art in Boston. He was called back into service during the Korean War and was assigned to the Naval Photo Center where he produced art for training materials.
He worked for a time as an artist agent in New York before going back to school at Southern Connecticut College for a degree in history. He taught in Connecticut schools until retirement in 1984. At that time he and his wife relocated to South Burlington, Vermont.
Haas became involved as a volunteer with the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum and was encouraged to rediscover his love of painting by then director Art Cohn. Haas created original artwork for museum exhibitions and publications as well as stand-alone works of early sidewheelers and historical events.
The steamboat Chateaugay was built in 1887 at Shelburne Harbor and launched by the Champlain Transportation Company as a state-of-the-art excursion vessel. It operated for 37 years as an excursion boat before being stripped down and converted into a car ferry in 1925. The boat is depicted in its heyday departing the Lake Champlain Yacht Club in Burlington Harbor.
He worked for a time as an artist agent in New York before going back to school at Southern Connecticut College for a degree in history. He taught in Connecticut schools until retirement in 1984. At that time he and his wife relocated to South Burlington, Vermont.
Haas became involved as a volunteer with the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum and was encouraged to rediscover his love of painting by then director Art Cohn. Haas created original artwork for museum exhibitions and publications as well as stand-alone works of early sidewheelers and historical events.
The steamboat Chateaugay was built in 1887 at Shelburne Harbor and launched by the Champlain Transportation Company as a state-of-the-art excursion vessel. It operated for 37 years as an excursion boat before being stripped down and converted into a car ferry in 1925. The boat is depicted in its heyday departing the Lake Champlain Yacht Club in Burlington Harbor.
Burning Glass
Name/Title
Burning Glass
Lexicon
Use
Used in SW Maine
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural Conservancy
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1750
Materials
Material
Glass, Steel, Copper
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.35
Context
These were widely traded to native peoples as fire starters, it is not known whether they were used by the Abenakis, but it comes from the upper Connecticut River.
Bushhammer
Name/Title
Bushhammer
Lexicon
Description
This heavy hand bush hammer was used in the Barre granite industry. It's handle is wooden
Acquisition
Accession
2011.37
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Bianchi, Remo J. (1903-1974)
Person or Organization
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Iron, Wood
Entry/Object ID
2011.37.85
Butter Churn
Name/Title
Butter Churn
Lexicon
Description
2-gallon stoneware butter churn with blue slip decoration showing the logo for the Vermont Bicentennial. The churn has one jug handle and one lip handle. The logo consists of a primitive depiction of fields, trees, a barn, a church, and fireworks above the inscription, "1791 1991 VERMONT BICENTENNIAL". The bottom of the crock is incised with the inscription, "1/250 LTD." The interior is brown glazed. The churn has a small, round lid that fits into the upper rim. At the center is a round, circular handle with a hole for the dasher. The underside of the lid is glazed pink.
Acquisition
Accession
1991.28
Relationships
Related Events
Vermont Bicentennial
Event
Related Places
Place
Wallingford
Town
Rutland County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Made/Created
Date made
1991
Manufacturer
Salmon Falls Stoneware
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Stoneware
Entry/Object ID
1991.28.1a-b
Context
Made for the Vermont Bicentennial celebration.
Butter Mold
Name/Title
Butter Mold
Lexicon
Description
Wooden butter mold. The mold consists of a rectangular box frame, a closely-fitted rectangular insert, and 4 square presses, or stamps. The frame is held together at the corners with box joints, and there are 2 wooden bars running horizontally across the base. The bottom is left open. There is an oval hole on each side end. The insert has slightly flaring sides and is held together with screws. 1 end piece has been replaced, as have all but 2 screws. There are 3 dividers across the insert, separating it into 4 pieces. The four square stamps are each carved with a different floral design: a branch with 3 berries and several leaves; a tied sheaf of wheat; a branch with 3 acorns and 3 leaves; a thorned stem with a rose, a bud, and 3 leaves. Each stamp has a chip carved border. The stamps are not attached, but holes in both the stamp pieces and the insert indicate that they were originally attached.
Use
Used to decoratively mold butter
Acquisition
Accession
2022.65
Made/Created
Artist Information
Varnum, John Hand (1871--1948)
Artist
Attributed to
Attribution
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Wood
Entry/Object ID
2022.65.1a-f
Context
Attributed to John Hand Varnum of Peacham, Vermont.
Butter Mold
Name/Title
Butter Mold
Lexicon
Acquisition
Accession
1967.121
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Rutland Women's Reformatory
Person or Organization
Related Places
Place
Rutland
City
Rutland County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Dimensions
Entry/Object ID
1967.121.2
Butter Paddle
Name/Title
Butter Paddle
Lexicon
Description
Wooden paddle. The paddle is made from a single piece of wood and has a rectangular paddle and short, narrow handle. There is a hole drilled through the top of the handle.
Acquisition
Accession
1953.32
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Wright, Medad, Jr. (1812-1892)
Person or Organization
Related Places
Place
Calais
Town
Washington County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Materials
Material
Wood
Entry/Object ID
1953.32.4
Context
Used by a member of the Medad Wright family in Calais, Vermont
Butter Plate
Name/Title
Butter Plate
Lexicon
Description
White, round butter plate with a brown and tan Greek key patterned border. The reverse is marked with "England/W.H. GRINDLEY" and the pattern name, "The Corfu."
Acquisition
Accession
1998.5
Relationships
Related Places
Place
Montpelier
City
Washington County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Made/Created
Manufacturer
W. H. Grindley
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Ceramic
Entry/Object ID
1998.5.1.3
Context
Owned by the Poor Farm in Montpelier, Vermont
Button
Name/Title
Button
Lexicon
Description
Button from the 2010 Northfield Labor Day celebration. The button has a bearded wizard in the center of the button holding up his wand. A 4-pointed star is at the tip of the wand and a swirl is coming off the star. The wizard's back is to us, we see his profile. He is wearing a white garment and has a hood draped down his back. Around the edge of the button reads: "www.northfieldlaborday.org 2010" And starting at the top by the wand is: "Hocus Pocus - Bring out your magic!"
Acquisition
Accession
2010.59
Relationships
Related Places
Place
Northfield
Town
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Made/Created
Date made
2010
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Plastic, Metal
Entry/Object ID
2010.59.2
Context
Donor said the button cost $3.00. Button was designed by Emily Dumas, 16, of Northfield.
She was the 2010 button design contest winner.
She was the 2010 button design contest winner.
Button, Political
Name/Title
Button, Political
Lexicon
Description
A green and white button with the image of a flower emerging over the words Green Up, which is an annual clean up event in Vermont in the spring.
Acquisition
Accession
2015.51
Relationships
Related Events
Green Up Day
Event
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Metal
Entry/Object ID
2015.51.1
Context
The first Green Up Day was held on April 18, 1970. In a letter written in 1984, former Gov. Deane Davis explained the origin for the now annual event. Robert Babcock, reporter for the Burlington Free Press, came to Davis after being appalled at the roadside litter that appeared as the snow melted in March 1969. He suggested to Davis that the state should sponsor a clean-up day. Davis liked the idea and set up a planning committee. Rather than rush to hold the event in 1969, the committee scheduled it for 1970. Babcock got a leave from the newspaper to work full-time on planning the event. For the first event, the interstate was closed from 9 a.m. to noon.
Cabot Farmers Cooperative Creamery
Name/Title
Cabot Farmers Cooperative Creamery
Lexicon
Description
Linocut print. The central focus of the image is a building with slanting (pitched), shingled roof and wooden exterior with shuttered windows surrounded by 4-5 horse-drawn wagons. These wagons are being loaded with milk cans from the open doorway of the building with horses in front of each wagon waiting. Alongside wagons are pairs of farmers. In the back, right is a pair with dark coats and hats and in the front right is another pair in overalls with their sleeves rolled up and bean bag caps. Two women sit atop their wagons, one along the side of the building, by the further window, and one in the lower right hand side facing us. In the background, there are figures of animals grazing peacefully in the fields with a winding fence along the left hand side and a small, barn in the distance with a smaller building attaching to its front facade. Below the image, there is the title, "CABOT FARMERS/ COOPERATIVE CREAMERY" in simplistic, thick, single stroke styled lettering and positioned to the right of it, there is the "Rosedale Brand" logo with gothic-style lettering, which features a rose blossom. Below the title, there is a statement that reads: "Vermonters working together / Since 1919" in stylized, casual, semi-thick semi-thin writing. The print is mounted on light beige paper.
Acquisition
Accession
2009.2
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Cabot Farmers Co-op, Inc.
Person or Organization
Related Places
Place
Cabot
Town
Washington County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Artwork Details
Subject
Cabot Creamery
Made/Created
Artist Information
Simpson, Mary Gorham (b.1945)
Artist
Date made
2008
Dimensions
Entry/Object ID
2009.2.4
Context
In 1919, the Cabot Village Creamery (built in 1893), incorporated under the co-op model as Cabot Farmers Cooperative Creamery. 94 farms formed the original company which turned their excess milk into butter for the commercial market under the Rosedale name. In 1934, Cabot expanded into cheese production as well. The number of co-op members peaked at approximately 600 Vermont farms in 1960. At this time the company dropped the Rosedale name and marketed cutter and cheese as Cabot.
With the steady decline of dairy farming in Vermont, Cabot merged with Agri-Mark, a co-op representing farmers throughout the northeast, in 1992. Today, Agri-Mark represents about 700 farms in New York and New England. In addition to the Cabot dairy plant, they also operate plants in Massachusetts and New York. Consumer brands include Cabot and McCadam. Bulk whey and dairy protein commercial products are branded as Agri-Mark.
Currently residing in Lyndonville, Mary Gorham Simpson was born in northern Vermont and raised on a working dairy farm in Burke. After graduating from Lyndon State College, she and her husband, Wilder Simpson, taught school in the area for several years, then moved west. They lived for seven years in Wyoming and 14 years in Alaska, returning to Vermont in 1992.
While raising her three children, Simpson took art classes and worked on her own in various media - drawing, calligraphy, and painting. In Alaska, she worked as a graphic artist for the Imaginarium Science Center in Anchorage and as a scenic artist for the Alaska Festival Theater and Anchorage Civic Opera. She did scrimshaw for two shops and exhibit calligraphy for three years for the Anchorage Museum of History and Art.
Now back in Vermont, she mostly works as a printmaker with subjects reflecting memories of Vermont agriculture.
With the steady decline of dairy farming in Vermont, Cabot merged with Agri-Mark, a co-op representing farmers throughout the northeast, in 1992. Today, Agri-Mark represents about 700 farms in New York and New England. In addition to the Cabot dairy plant, they also operate plants in Massachusetts and New York. Consumer brands include Cabot and McCadam. Bulk whey and dairy protein commercial products are branded as Agri-Mark.
Currently residing in Lyndonville, Mary Gorham Simpson was born in northern Vermont and raised on a working dairy farm in Burke. After graduating from Lyndon State College, she and her husband, Wilder Simpson, taught school in the area for several years, then moved west. They lived for seven years in Wyoming and 14 years in Alaska, returning to Vermont in 1992.
While raising her three children, Simpson took art classes and worked on her own in various media - drawing, calligraphy, and painting. In Alaska, she worked as a graphic artist for the Imaginarium Science Center in Anchorage and as a scenic artist for the Alaska Festival Theater and Anchorage Civic Opera. She did scrimshaw for two shops and exhibit calligraphy for three years for the Anchorage Museum of History and Art.
Now back in Vermont, she mostly works as a printmaker with subjects reflecting memories of Vermont agriculture.
Camel's Hump From A Point Of View In Berlin, VT.
Name/Title
Camel's Hump From A Point Of View In Berlin, VT.
Lexicon
Description
Landscape. 2 trees upper left center, view from rise into valley. lower left, rock surrounded by vegetation, path leading from lower right into middleground. 2 children at right. Forested hillside to Camel's Hump in background. Small scene lower left. Man and woman in sleigh being pulled by white horse.
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Unknown
Relationships
Related Publications
James Franklin Gilman
Publication
Artwork Details
Medium
Paper, Ink
Subject
Camel's Hump
Made/Created
Artist Information
Gilman, James Franklin (1850-1929)
Artist
Date made
1889
Dimensions
Entry/Object ID
VHS-A-262
Context
James Franklin Gilman was born in 1850 in Woburn, Massachusetts to John and Elizabeth Gilman. His father was a cordwainer and his mother a seamstress. Early census records indicate his mother was born in Vermont. Little is known of his early life or education.
By the late 1860s he evidently made his living as an itinerant artist, often depicting the farm landscape and/or portraits of those providing him with room and board. Works remain of farms and people in Chelmsford, Groton, and Billerica, MA.
In 1872 he arrived in Barre, Vermont, a tall man with red hair and a distinctive red beard. He spent over twenty years in the general vicinity of Barre, Montpelier, Plainfield, and Calais. Most of the time was spent boarding with various farm families, though he did open a studio and school in Montpelier for a time.
At some point in the late 1880s he joined the Church of Christian Scientists and became acquainted with church founder Mary Baker Eddy. From 1889 to 1891 he boarded at the Perrin farm in Berlin, the location of this image. He supposedly fell in love with Mary Perrin, a daughter in the household. The small vignette in the lower left depicts James and Mary in a sleigh. A short love poem is in the composition above. Her father declined to let the couple marry due to Gilman's occupation as an itinerant painter and his newfound religion.
He ultimately sold all of his works and the contents of his studio, some say in reaction to this lost love, and moved back to Massachusetts in 1891. He famously illustrated a poem entitled "Christ and Christmas" by Eddy.
The last decade of his life was spent in Athol, MA were he lived on the edge of poverty, passing away in 1929. Mary Perrin remained on the family farm, never married and died at the age of 72 in 1932.
By the late 1860s he evidently made his living as an itinerant artist, often depicting the farm landscape and/or portraits of those providing him with room and board. Works remain of farms and people in Chelmsford, Groton, and Billerica, MA.
In 1872 he arrived in Barre, Vermont, a tall man with red hair and a distinctive red beard. He spent over twenty years in the general vicinity of Barre, Montpelier, Plainfield, and Calais. Most of the time was spent boarding with various farm families, though he did open a studio and school in Montpelier for a time.
At some point in the late 1880s he joined the Church of Christian Scientists and became acquainted with church founder Mary Baker Eddy. From 1889 to 1891 he boarded at the Perrin farm in Berlin, the location of this image. He supposedly fell in love with Mary Perrin, a daughter in the household. The small vignette in the lower left depicts James and Mary in a sleigh. A short love poem is in the composition above. Her father declined to let the couple marry due to Gilman's occupation as an itinerant painter and his newfound religion.
He ultimately sold all of his works and the contents of his studio, some say in reaction to this lost love, and moved back to Massachusetts in 1891. He famously illustrated a poem entitled "Christ and Christmas" by Eddy.
The last decade of his life was spent in Athol, MA were he lived on the edge of poverty, passing away in 1929. Mary Perrin remained on the family farm, never married and died at the age of 72 in 1932.
Camel's Hump from the Pasture in November
Name/Title
Camel's Hump from the Pasture in November
Lexicon
Description
Landscape. Stream lower left, dropping off (out of sight) into valley. Large trees upper center to right, rocks lower right center, meadows and forested area and Camel's Hump in background, bird formation upper center
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Unknown
Relationships
Related Publications
James Franklin Gilman
Publication
Artwork Details
Medium
Paper, Ink
Subject
Camel's Hump
Made/Created
Artist Information
Gilman, James Franklin (1850-1929)
Artist
Date made
1890
Dimensions
Entry/Object ID
VHS-A-261
Context
James Franklin Gilman was born in 1850 in Woburn, Massachusetts to John and Elizabeth Gilman. His father was a cordwainer and his mother a seamstress. Early census records indicate his mother was born in Vermont. Little is known of his early life or education.
By the late 1860s he evidently made his living as an itinerant artist, often depicting the farm landscape and/or portraits of those providing him with room and board. Works remain of farms and people in Chelmsford, Groton, and Billerica, MA.
In 1872 he arrived in Barre, Vermont, a tall man with red hair and a distinctive red beard. He spent over twenty years in the general vicinity of Barre, Montpelier, Plainfield, and Calais. Most of the time was spent boarding with various farm families, though he did open a studio and school in Montpelier for a time.
At some point in the late 1880s he joined the Church of Christian Scientists and became acquainted with church founder Mary Baker Eddy. From 1889 to 1891 he boarded at the Perrin farm in Berlin, the location of this image. He supposedly fell in love with Mary Perrin, a daughter in the household. Her father declined to let the couple marry due to Gilman's occupation as an itinerant painter and his newfound religion.
He ultimately sold all of his works and the contents of his studio, some say in reaction to this lost love, and moved back to Massachusetts in 1891. He famously illustrated a poem entitled "Christ and Christmas" by Eddy.
The last decade of his life was spent in Athol, MA were he lived on the edge of poverty, passing away in 1929. Mary Perrin remained on the family farm, never married and died at the age of 72 in 1932.
By the late 1860s he evidently made his living as an itinerant artist, often depicting the farm landscape and/or portraits of those providing him with room and board. Works remain of farms and people in Chelmsford, Groton, and Billerica, MA.
In 1872 he arrived in Barre, Vermont, a tall man with red hair and a distinctive red beard. He spent over twenty years in the general vicinity of Barre, Montpelier, Plainfield, and Calais. Most of the time was spent boarding with various farm families, though he did open a studio and school in Montpelier for a time.
At some point in the late 1880s he joined the Church of Christian Scientists and became acquainted with church founder Mary Baker Eddy. From 1889 to 1891 he boarded at the Perrin farm in Berlin, the location of this image. He supposedly fell in love with Mary Perrin, a daughter in the household. Her father declined to let the couple marry due to Gilman's occupation as an itinerant painter and his newfound religion.
He ultimately sold all of his works and the contents of his studio, some say in reaction to this lost love, and moved back to Massachusetts in 1891. He famously illustrated a poem entitled "Christ and Christmas" by Eddy.
The last decade of his life was spent in Athol, MA were he lived on the edge of poverty, passing away in 1929. Mary Perrin remained on the family farm, never married and died at the age of 72 in 1932.
Camera
Name/Title
Camera
Lexicon
Description
Glass plate camera that folds into a box. When folded, the camera resembles a small carrying case, completely covered in highly textured leather with a short carrying strap on the top. The back side (b) detaches at both the top and the bottom with metal protrusions that slide into clasps. Additionally, a hinged door is placed in the center of the back piece allowing access to the glass plate. The front opens by pressing two concealed buttons at the top of the case. Once open, the lens and its attached purple leather bellows can be slid onto an extendable wooden track. A marker on the proper left indicates the focal distance, and there is a level on the proper right. A perioscopal viewfinder sits to the proper left of the lens, and a wider viewfinders sits on top of the case. A small plaque under the lens bears in the inscription, "TELE-PHOTO CYCLE-POCO C/ROCHESTER OPTICAL & CAMERA CO."
Acquisition
Accession
2020.4
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Bosworth, George Ranney (1868-1915)
Person or Organization
Related Places
Place
Berlin
Town
Washington County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Made/Created
Date made
1890-1915
Manufacturer
Rochester Optical & Camera Company
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Leather, Glass, Brass, Cardboard, Metal, Wood
Entry/Object ID
2020.4.2a-b
Context
Used by George R. Bosworth in Berlin, VT
Campaign Badge
Name/Title
Campaign Badge
Description
Part of a campaign badge - probably hung on a ribbon originally. Reads "Taft and Sherman 1908"
Acquisition
Accession
1971.46
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Taft, William Howard (1857-1930), Sherman, James Schoolcraft (1855-1912)
Dimensions
Entry/Object ID
1971.46
Context
According to Encyclopedia Britannica online, "(Outgoing President Theodore) Roosevelt threw his support behind William Howard Taft in early 1907. Taft was Roosevelt’s secretary of war and a trusted adviser, and the two had similar political ideas. Having been handpicked by the president, Taft easily won the Republican nomination on the first ballot when the Republican convention met in June 1908 in Chicago, defeating, among others, Vice Pres. Charles W. Fairbanks , Speaker of the House Joe Cannon , and Sen. Robert La Follette . New York Congressman James S. Sherman was chosen as his running mate." Taft defeated Democrat William Jennings Bryan on Nov. 3, 1908 to become President.
Campaign Button
Name/Title
Campaign Button
Lexicon
Description
Campaign button, "For Governor/ Percival W. Clement" with black & white photo in center. Reverse side has a paper backing which reads: "The Whitehead & Hoag Co./ Newark, N.J./ Allied Printing/ Newark, N.J./ Patented July 17, 1894/ April 14, 1898/ July 21, 1898"
Acquisition
Accession
2006.12
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Clement, Percival W.
Person or Organization
Made/Created
Date made
1902-1918
Manufacturer
The Whitehead & Hoag Co.
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Metal, Paper
Entry/Object ID
2006.12.16
Context
Percival W. Clement of Rutland, Vermont, ran unsuccessfully for governor in 1902 and 1906. He ran successfully in 1918.
Campaign Button
Name/Title
Campaign Button
Lexicon
Description
Rectangular campaign pin that reads: VoTe (in an oval at the left) with "CLINTON/DEAN/RACINE 96" to the right. Note the V and T in vote are larger than the o and e and are in dark blue block letters.
red, white, blue
red, white, blue
Acquisition
Accession
1997.13
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Clinton, William Jefferson (b. 1946), Dean, Howard Brush (b. 1948), Racine, Douglas (b. 1952)
Made/Created
Date made
1996
Materials
Material
Metal
Entry/Object ID
1997.13.2
Context
Democratic campaign button for presidential candidate Bill Clinton, Vermont gubernatorial candidate Howard Dean and Vermont lieutenant governor candidate Doug Racine. Clinton was running for re-election and so was Dean. This was Racine's second try for lieutenant governor, having lost to Republican Barbara Snelling in 1994. He would go on to win re-election three more times, as would Dean, both leaving these offices in 2003.
Campaign Button
Name/Title
Campaign Button
Lexicon
Description
Button with light blue/gray sky background with a bald eagle swooping down in flight. Around perimeter is: "2004 Presidential Announcement / HOWARD DEAN / MON JUNE 23 2003 / BURLINGTON / VT"
Acquisition
Accession
2004.9
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Dean, Howard Brush (b. 1948)
Person or Organization
Made/Created
Date made
2003-2004
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Plastic, Metal
Entry/Object ID
2004.9.2
Context
A button from Howard Dean's campaign for president in 2004. Dean, a Democrat, was governor of Vermont from 1991 to 2002. From the Encyclopedia Britannica, "Dean began his political career in 1982 as a state representative in the Vermont House of Representatives. He was then elected lieutenant governor in 1986. Dean became Vermont’s governor on August 14, 1991, after the death of Gov. Richard Snelling."
"On May 30, 2002, Dean mailed the FEC papers establishing Dean for America, a presidential campaign committee. Dean for America is headquartered in Burlington, Vermont. The campaign started in a small office in Montpelier, moved to offices in downtown Burlington at the beginning of September 2002, and moved to other offices in Burlington in early May 2003." (Source: http://p2004.org/dean/deanorg.html)
He withdrew from the presidential race in February of 2004 after a series of disappointing finishes in early caucuses and primaries.
"On May 30, 2002, Dean mailed the FEC papers establishing Dean for America, a presidential campaign committee. Dean for America is headquartered in Burlington, Vermont. The campaign started in a small office in Montpelier, moved to offices in downtown Burlington at the beginning of September 2002, and moved to other offices in Burlington in early May 2003." (Source: http://p2004.org/dean/deanorg.html)
He withdrew from the presidential race in February of 2004 after a series of disappointing finishes in early caucuses and primaries.
Campaign Button
Name/Title
Campaign Button
Lexicon
Description
Round white button with safety clasp and the blue inscription, "VERMONT RIGHT WITH READY/By Baraba Cummings, Springfield, Vt." At the center top is an image of a waving United States flag.
Acquisition
Accession
2012.50
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Reagan, Ronald Wilson (1911-2004)
Person or Organization
Made/Created
Artist Information
Cummings, Barbara
Artist
Date made
1980
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Metal, Plastic
Entry/Object ID
2012.50.23
Context
Produced for the presidential campaign of Ronald Reagan
Campaign Button
Name/Title
Campaign Button
Lexicon
Description
Red with white letters "Kunin!"
Acquisition
Accession
2000.32
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Kunin, Madeleine May (b. 1933)
Person or Organization
Made/Created
Date made
1979
Manufacturer
Votes Unlimited
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Metal
Entry/Object ID
2000.32.27
Context
"MADELEINE M. KUNIN was born in Zurich, Switzerland. She graduated from the University of Massachusetts in 1956 and received a master’s degree from Columbia University in 1957. She earned another master’s degree from the University of Vermont, and worked as a journalist, author, and college professor. She was first elected to the Vermont House of Representatives in 1972, and was selected Democratic Whip in her second term. In her third term, she chaired the Appropriations Committee. She was elected lieutenant governor in 1978 and won reelection in 1980. During the spring of 1983, she taught at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. Governor Kunin also taught at Middlebury College and St. Michael’s College. She was elected the first woman governor of Vermont in 1984. (serving through 1991) During her tenure, she focused on education and the environment and chaired the New England Governors’ Association. She founded the Institute for Sustainable Communities and served as its first board chair from 1991 to 1993. During the presidential administration of Bill Clinton, she served as Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education. From 1996 to 1999, she was U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland. Kunin went on to become a Distinguishing Visiting Professor at the University of Vermont and St. Michael’s College."
Source: National Governors Association
Source: National Governors Association
Campaign Button
Name/Title
Campaign Button
Lexicon
Description
Round white metal collar button consisting of a large metal circle with a tab ending in a small metal circle. The large circle is printed with the blue inscription, “Leahy For U.S. Senator”, surrounded by outlines of the word “Leahy”.
Acquisition
Accession
2000.32
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Leahy, Patrick Joseph (b. 1940)
Person or Organization
Made/Created
Date made
1974
Manufacturer
Graphic Comunications International Union
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Metal
Entry/Object ID
2000.32.29
Context
Produced for one of the senatorial campaigns of Patrick Leahy.
Campaign Button
Name/Title
Campaign Button
Lexicon
Description
Round campaign button with the inscription, "BEV MAJOR VERMONT SENATE", over an illustration of green hills and a blue sky.
Acquisition
Accession
2022.5
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Major, Beverly B. (1935-2020)
Person or Organization
Related Places
Place
Westminster
Town
Windham County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Made/Created
Date made
1990
Materials
Material
Metal
Entry/Object ID
2022.5.9
Campaign Button
Name/Title
Campaign Button
Lexicon
Description
Round red button with the white inscription, "Amestoy ATTORNEY GENERAL".
Acquisition
Accession
2013.13
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Amestoy, Jeffrey Lee (b. 1946)
Person or Organization
Related Places
Place
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Made/Created
Date made
1985-1997
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Metal
Entry/Object ID
2013.13.1
Context
Made for one of Jeffrey Amestoy's campaign for Attorney General of Vermont.
Campaign Button
Name/Title
Campaign Button
Lexicon
Description
Round red button with a yellow stripe across the center and the red inscription, "GARLAND".. Printed along edge in yellow letters is the label "Garland for Senate Campaign Committee Horn Co., Phila., PA 19126"
Acquisition
Accession
2013.13
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Garland, Margaret P. (1922-2003)
Person or Organization
Related Places
Place
Burlington
City
Chittenden County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Horn Company
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Metal
Entry/Object ID
2013.13.3
Context
Made for the senatorial campaign of Margaret "Peg" Garland. Margaret P. Garland was the Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor in 1980, and lost to Democrat Madeleine Kunin.
Web Links and URLs
Campaign Button
Name/Title
Campaign Button
Lexicon
Description
Round orange pin with the black inscription, "Fred for U.S. Senate from Vermont". A maker's mark is stamped on the back and reads, "BADGE-A-MINIT 1-800-223-4103".
Acquisition
Accession
2011.70
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Tuttle, Frederick Herman (1919-2003)
Person or Organization
Related Places
Place
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Made/Created
Date made
1998
Manufacturer
Badge-a-Minit
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Plastic, Metal
Entry/Object ID
2011.70.1
Context
Made for the campaign of Fred Tuttle for US Senate in 1998.
Campaign Button
Name/Title
Campaign Button
Lexicon
Description
A campaign pin for Thomas P. Salmon, Democrat. The background of the button is light green with black text reading, "Tom Salmon." It has a small company symbol along the rim below the text. It is made of steel with a copper pin.
Acquisition
Accession
2005.9
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Salmon, Thomas Paul (b. 1932)
Person or Organization
Made/Created
Date made
1965-1976
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Steel, Copper, Paper
Entry/Object ID
2005.9.3
Context
Tom Salmon was governor of Vermont from 1973-1977.
From https://www.nga.org/governor/thomas-p-salmon/
"Born in Cleveland, Ohio, THOMAS P. SALMON graduated from Boston College in 1954 and received a J.D. from Boston College Law School in 1957 and an LL.M. from New York University School of Law in 1958. He went on to serve on the Rockingham, Vermont Town Counsel from 1959 to 1972 and as a Municipal Court Judge in Bellows Falls from 1963 to 1965. He was a member of the State House of Representatives from 1965 to 1970, serving as Minority Leader for two years. As governor, he chaired the New England Governors’ Conference for two years and was a member of the National Governors Association’s Executive Committee. In 1976, he made an unsuccessful bid for a U.S. Senate seat, but went on to become president of the University of Vermont."
From https://www.nga.org/governor/thomas-p-salmon/
"Born in Cleveland, Ohio, THOMAS P. SALMON graduated from Boston College in 1954 and received a J.D. from Boston College Law School in 1957 and an LL.M. from New York University School of Law in 1958. He went on to serve on the Rockingham, Vermont Town Counsel from 1959 to 1972 and as a Municipal Court Judge in Bellows Falls from 1963 to 1965. He was a member of the State House of Representatives from 1965 to 1970, serving as Minority Leader for two years. As governor, he chaired the New England Governors’ Conference for two years and was a member of the National Governors Association’s Executive Committee. In 1976, he made an unsuccessful bid for a U.S. Senate seat, but went on to become president of the University of Vermont."
Campaign Button
Name/Title
Campaign Button
Lexicon
Description
A campaign button for Richard A. Snelling. The button has white background, and in small blue text, "Dick", immediately below that in much larger red text is "Snelling." At the bottom of the button in small blue text reads, "...working for Vermont's future." The button also has a nearly illegible maker's mark in blue, on the side of the button below the text. The button is steel with integral brass pin.
Acquisition
Accession
2005.9
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Snelling, Richard Arkwright (1927-1991)
Person or Organization
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Steel, Brass, Paper
Entry/Object ID
2005.9.10
Context
In 1986, Richard Snelling, a Republican, challenged the Democratic incumbent, Patrick Leahy, for his U.S. Senate seat and lost. Snelling is best known as a former Vermont governor. Below is his bio from https://www.nga.org/governor/richard-a-snelling/
"RICHARD A. SNELLING was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania. He received his bachelor’s degree in government and economics from Harvard University in 1948. He was in the U.S. Army Infantry in Europe from 1945 to 1946. He founded Shelburne Industries, Inc., and chaired several companies. His business affiliations include the Young Presidents’ Association, the Chief Executives Organization, and the World Business Council. He was director of Ski Industries of America and Associated Industries of Vermont and was elected to the Vermont House of Representatives. He served six terms in the legislature, where he was the majority leader from 1975 to 1976. He also served on the Governor’s Commission on the Environment, and the Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission, and chaired the Vermont Aeronautics Board. He was first elected as Governor of Vermont in 1976 and served four consecutive terms. He was appointed to the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations by President Jimmy Carter and was reappointed by President Ronald Reagan. He chaired the National Governors Association (1981-1982), the New England Governors’ Conference, and the Republican Governors Association. Snelling won an unprecedented fifth term as governor in 1990 but died suddenly eight months after taking office."
"RICHARD A. SNELLING was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania. He received his bachelor’s degree in government and economics from Harvard University in 1948. He was in the U.S. Army Infantry in Europe from 1945 to 1946. He founded Shelburne Industries, Inc., and chaired several companies. His business affiliations include the Young Presidents’ Association, the Chief Executives Organization, and the World Business Council. He was director of Ski Industries of America and Associated Industries of Vermont and was elected to the Vermont House of Representatives. He served six terms in the legislature, where he was the majority leader from 1975 to 1976. He also served on the Governor’s Commission on the Environment, and the Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission, and chaired the Vermont Aeronautics Board. He was first elected as Governor of Vermont in 1976 and served four consecutive terms. He was appointed to the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations by President Jimmy Carter and was reappointed by President Ronald Reagan. He chaired the National Governors Association (1981-1982), the New England Governors’ Conference, and the Republican Governors Association. Snelling won an unprecedented fifth term as governor in 1990 but died suddenly eight months after taking office."
Campaign Button
Name/Title
Campaign Button
Lexicon
Description
This is a campaign button for James M. Jeffords, Republican/Independent, in his race for the seat as Vermont's Representatives in the House of Representatives. The button is white with blue text reading, "for Congress...Jeffords." The button is steel and the pin is copper.
Acquisition
Accession
2005.9
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Jeffords, James Merrill (1934-2014)
Person or Organization
Made/Created
Date made
1974-1986
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Steel, Copper, Paper
Entry/Object ID
2005.9.15
Context
Produced for Jim Jeffords' congressional campaign.
Campaign Button
Name/Title
Campaign Button
Lexicon
Description
A campaign pin for Richard W. Mallary, in the race for United States Senate of 1974. The button's upper half has a white background with blue lettering that reads, "I say what I think." The lower half of the button has a red background with white text that reads, "Mallary for Senate." On the lower edge of the button in white text is the maker's name. The pin was made by Votes Unlimited of Ferndale, NY. The button itself is steel with a copper pin.
Acquisition
Accession
2005.9
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Mallary, Richard W. (1929-2011)
Person or Organization
Made/Created
Date made
1974
Manufacturer
Votes Unlimited
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Steel, Copper, Paper
Entry/Object ID
2005.9.16
Context
Richard Mallory, (1929-2011)
He was a graduate of Bradford Academy and Dartmouth College, ran a dairy farm for 20 years, then moved into politics and government.
In 1961, he began his rise through Vermont politics. He served eight years in the Vermont House, two of them as speaker. He moved on to the state Senate and then won election to Congress, where he served for two terms.
Mallary lost a U.S. Senate election to Patrick Leahy in 1974. He served in the Cabinet and in other positions under three governors. In 1999, he decided to run again for a seat in Vermont’s House. He won and served four more years.
Besides his long political career, Mallary also was an executive at a bank, two different utilities and a heating company. He was vice president of Central Vermont Public Service Corp. and president of Vermont Electric Power Corp., which oversees transmission lines throughout the state.
He was a graduate of Bradford Academy and Dartmouth College, ran a dairy farm for 20 years, then moved into politics and government.
In 1961, he began his rise through Vermont politics. He served eight years in the Vermont House, two of them as speaker. He moved on to the state Senate and then won election to Congress, where he served for two terms.
Mallary lost a U.S. Senate election to Patrick Leahy in 1974. He served in the Cabinet and in other positions under three governors. In 1999, he decided to run again for a seat in Vermont’s House. He won and served four more years.
Besides his long political career, Mallary also was an executive at a bank, two different utilities and a heating company. He was vice president of Central Vermont Public Service Corp. and president of Vermont Electric Power Corp., which oversees transmission lines throughout the state.
Campaign Button
Name/Title
Campaign Button
Lexicon
Description
Round campaign button with the inscription, "RE-ELECT MEYER TO CONGRESS".
Acquisition
Accession
2022.5
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Meyer, William Henry (1914-1983)
Person or Organization
Materials
Material
Metal
Entry/Object ID
2022.5.11
Campaign Button
Name/Title
Campaign Button
Lexicon
Description
Campaign pin for Madeleine Kunin, Governor of Vermont, 1985-1991. White background with "Madeleine!" in red script
Acquisition
Accession
2010.11
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Kunin, Madeleine May (b. 1933)
Person or Organization
Made/Created
Date made
1973-1991
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Metal
Entry/Object ID
2010.11.44
Context
Produced for one of the gubernatorial campaigns of Madeleine Kunin
Web Links and URLs
Campaign Button
Name/Title
Campaign Button
Lexicon
Description
Tiny white campaign pin with blue lettering that reads, "Good Roads, Economy" around the perimeter and "Simpson" in the center.
Acquisition
Accession
1992.87
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Simpson, Wilder Arthur
Person or Organization
Made/Created
Date made
1930-1960
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Metal
Entry/Object ID
1992.87.7
Context
A campaign pin for W. Arthur Simpson (1888-) of Lyndon, who ran for governor four times -- 1930, 1932, 1944 and 1960 -- and lost each time in the Republican primary. One of his campaign promises was to improve roads, pave roads and provide funding for rural roads without raising taxes. He served in the Legislature and served as on the social welfare commission and the state highway board and was well-liked by Democratic as well as Republican politicians.
Campaign Button
Name/Title
Campaign Button
Lexicon
Description
Red background with white and blue lettering: "PAUL / POIRIER / FOR / UNITED STATES / CONGRESS"
Acquisition
Accession
2011.70
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Poirier, Paul N. (b. 1948)
Person or Organization
Made/Created
Date made
1988
Dimensions
Entry/Object ID
2011.70.8
Context
In 1988 Republican Peter Smith won the U.S. House seat with 41%. In that election, independent Bernard Sanders had 38%, and Democrat Paul Poirier received 19% with a bit over 2% divided among the remaining three candidates.
This was Poirier's sole run for statewide office, but he has run legislative races starting with an unsuccessful bid for a House seat in 1986. He ran several times for the state senate in the early 1990s, won election to the House in 1996 and again in 1998. He tried again for the state senate in 2000 and lost. He tried unsuccessfully to return to the House in 2006, and was successful in 2008, winning re-election in 2010, 2012 and 2014 before losing in 2016.
This was Poirier's sole run for statewide office, but he has run legislative races starting with an unsuccessful bid for a House seat in 1986. He ran several times for the state senate in the early 1990s, won election to the House in 1996 and again in 1998. He tried again for the state senate in 2000 and lost. He tried unsuccessfully to return to the House in 2006, and was successful in 2008, winning re-election in 2010, 2012 and 2014 before losing in 2016.
Campaign Button
Name/Title
Campaign Button
Lexicon
Description
Round white button with the blue and red inscription, "TAKE BACK VERMONT VOTE REPUBLICAN" and an image of an elephant that is blue with stars on the top half and red on the bottom half.
Acquisition
Accession
2011.70
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Republican Party
Person or Organization
Related Places
Place
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Made/Created
Date made
2000
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Metal, Plastic
Entry/Object ID
2011.70.10
Context
Made for the 2000 election in opposition to Civil Unions.
Campaign Button
Name/Title
Campaign Button
Lexicon
Description
Round white button with a light-green silhouette of an evergreen tree and the dark green inscription, "Hogan for Governor'. The tiny inscription, "Paid for by Hogan for Governor, P.O. Box 466, Barre, VT Douglas Hull, Treasurer" rings the bottom edge.
Acquisition
Accession
2011.70
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Hogan, Cornelius (1942-2018)
Person or Organization
Related Places
,
Made/Created
Date made
2002
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Metal, Plastic
Entry/Object ID
2011.70.11
Context
Made for the unsuccessful gubernatorial campaign of Cornelius "Con" Hogan in 2002. He ran as an independent, having previously identified as a Republican. The Republican candidate and eventual winner was Jim Douglas with 103,436 votes. The Democrat, Doug Racine, received 97,565 votes and Hogan received 22,353.
Campaign Button
Name/Title
Campaign Button
Lexicon
Description
Round white button with narrow green border, color photograph of a man in an indigenous American feathered war bonnet, and the inscription "HOMER ST. FRANCIS FOR GOVERNOR". The button is formed by two sheets of plastic sandwiching a round piece of paper.
Acquisition
Accession
2011.70
Ethnography
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
St. Francis, Homer (1935-2001)
Person or Organization
Related Places
Place
Swanton
Town
Franklin County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Made/Created
Date made
1990
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Plastic, Metal
Entry/Object ID
2011.70.12
Context
Made for the gubernatorial campaign of Homer St. Francis in 1990, but the Vermont Secretary of State doesn't list him as a candidate in any primary or the general election that year. In fact, he isn't listed as a candidate in any election in that state database.
Campaign Button
Name/Title
Campaign Button
Lexicon
Description
Round red button with the white inscription, "BERNIE '86".
Acquisition
Accession
1988.28
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Sanders, Bernard (b. 1941)
Person or Organization
Related Places
Place
Burlington
City
Chittenden County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Made/Created
Date made
1986
Dimensions
Entry/Object ID
1988.28.16
Context
Produced for the 1986 campaign of Bernie Sanders for mayor of Burlington, Vermont
Campaign Button
Name/Title
Campaign Button
Lexicon
Description
Round white metal button printed with an image of a bald eagle carrying a United States flag and a large marijuana leaf. The image is surrounded by the inscription, "DENNIS LANE for GOVERNOR / VT. GRASSROOTS PARTY".
Context
Context
Acquisition
Accession
2021.24
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Lane, Dennis (1947-2013), Grassroots Party
Made/Created
Date made
1994-1996
Materials
Material
Metal
Entry/Object ID
2021.24.7
Context
Made to promote the unsuccessful 1994 or 1996 campaign of Dennis Lane for Governor of Vermont
Campaign Button
Name/Title
Campaign Button
Lexicon
Description
Four small, red, white and blue pins for various political campaigns of Thomas Dewey. One says “Dewey for President. Two say Dewey/Warren and one says Dewey/Bricker.
Acquisition
Accession
1965.14
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Dewey, Thomas Edmund (1902-1971)
Person or Organization
Dimensions
Entry/Object ID
1965.14.18c
Context
From www.britannica.com: “Thomas E. Dewey, in full Thomas Edmund Dewey, (born March 24, 1902, Owosso, Mich., U.S.—died March 16, 1971, Bal Harbour, Fla.), vigorous American prosecuting attorney whose successful racket-busting career won him three terms as governor of New York (1943–55). A longtime Republican leader, he was his party’s presidential nominee in 1944 and 1948 but lost in both elections.”
One pin has the names “Dewey” and “Bricker.” John W. Bricker, the governor of Ohio, was the vice presidential nominee on the Republican ticket in 1944. In 1948, Dewey teamed with Earl Warren, the governor of California to try again to defeat Roosevelt and his vice presidential choice, Harry S. Truman.
To see more on Dewey, go to https://www.britannica.com/biography/Thomas-E-Dewey.
One pin has the names “Dewey” and “Bricker.” John W. Bricker, the governor of Ohio, was the vice presidential nominee on the Republican ticket in 1944. In 1948, Dewey teamed with Earl Warren, the governor of California to try again to defeat Roosevelt and his vice presidential choice, Harry S. Truman.
To see more on Dewey, go to https://www.britannica.com/biography/Thomas-E-Dewey.
Campaign Pin
Name/Title
Campaign Pin
Lexicon
Description
Box of miscellaneous Civil War and GAR materials.
a) envelope of "Badge Ribbons"
b) cufflinks and gold buttons in white and pink box
c) top of a badge, a rampant eagle
d) string of buttons
e) brass tag Roosevelt and Fairbanks
f) string of Mass. buttons
g) souvenir GAR badge
h) V.N.G. pin
i) Vt. GAR badge
j) Mil. Order of Loyal Legion medal
k) watch chain/fob
l) cufflinks
m) cufflinks
n) ribbon cufflinks, collar stays in white box
o) folding mother of pearl button hook
p) key
q) brown buttons
r) assorted buttons/cuff links
s) mourning ribbon
a) envelope of "Badge Ribbons"
b) cufflinks and gold buttons in white and pink box
c) top of a badge, a rampant eagle
d) string of buttons
e) brass tag Roosevelt and Fairbanks
f) string of Mass. buttons
g) souvenir GAR badge
h) V.N.G. pin
i) Vt. GAR badge
j) Mil. Order of Loyal Legion medal
k) watch chain/fob
l) cufflinks
m) cufflinks
n) ribbon cufflinks, collar stays in white box
o) folding mother of pearl button hook
p) key
q) brown buttons
r) assorted buttons/cuff links
s) mourning ribbon
Acquisition
Accession
1986.18
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Branch, Charles Francis, Sr. (1845-1910)
Person or Organization
Entry/Object ID
1986.18.74e
Context
From a collection of historic objects assembled by Civil War veteran and UVM trained physician Charles F. Branch.
From the finding aid for the Charles F. Branch collection in the Vermont Historical Society Library:
"Charles Franklin Branch, the son of Orson Smith and Rodilla (Felton) Branch,
was born on 9 December 1845 and grew up on a farm in Orwell, Vermont. In 1862, he
enlisted with the 9th Vermont Volunteers at age 16 and remained in the service until he
was mustered out on 1 December 1865. Charles F. Branch rose in rank from private to
major and was cited for meritorious conduct at the capture of Richmond.
After the war he worked on his father’s farm. In 1875, he resumed his education
which had been interrupted by the war, graduating from the medical school at the
University of Vermont in 1879. That same year he set up practice in Coventry, Vermont,
before later moving to Newport in 1887. Dr. Branch also taught at the University of
Vermont and was surgeon-general of the state from 1886 to 1888. In 1895, he was
president of the Vermont State Medical Society. He removed his practice to Amherst,
Massachusetts, in 1896, where he also served as medical examiner for 11 years.
An active member of the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR), Charles Branch
served as commander of Department Vermont and was “esteemed one of the best
speakers on the subject of war in the state” (Ullery, Men of Vermont). Charles Branch
died in Amherst, Massachusetts, on August 27, 1907. He had a son and three daughters
and was married four times: Emma Cook (d. 1876); Ida Burbank (1858-1889); Martha J.
Stewart (d. 1894); Clara Bell Greenwood (1872-1956)."
From the finding aid for the Charles F. Branch collection in the Vermont Historical Society Library:
"Charles Franklin Branch, the son of Orson Smith and Rodilla (Felton) Branch,
was born on 9 December 1845 and grew up on a farm in Orwell, Vermont. In 1862, he
enlisted with the 9th Vermont Volunteers at age 16 and remained in the service until he
was mustered out on 1 December 1865. Charles F. Branch rose in rank from private to
major and was cited for meritorious conduct at the capture of Richmond.
After the war he worked on his father’s farm. In 1875, he resumed his education
which had been interrupted by the war, graduating from the medical school at the
University of Vermont in 1879. That same year he set up practice in Coventry, Vermont,
before later moving to Newport in 1887. Dr. Branch also taught at the University of
Vermont and was surgeon-general of the state from 1886 to 1888. In 1895, he was
president of the Vermont State Medical Society. He removed his practice to Amherst,
Massachusetts, in 1896, where he also served as medical examiner for 11 years.
An active member of the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR), Charles Branch
served as commander of Department Vermont and was “esteemed one of the best
speakers on the subject of war in the state” (Ullery, Men of Vermont). Charles Branch
died in Amherst, Massachusetts, on August 27, 1907. He had a son and three daughters
and was married four times: Emma Cook (d. 1876); Ida Burbank (1858-1889); Martha J.
Stewart (d. 1894); Clara Bell Greenwood (1872-1956)."
Campaign Sign
Name/Title
Campaign Sign
Lexicon
Description
A yellow protest sign (a) with black text that reads, "PRESERVE MARRIAGE". Above, two black hearts are interlinked. The left heart reads, "One Man" in black Times New Roman-style font, and the right heart reads, "One Woman" in a black cursive-style font. The sign is double sided and says the same thing on both sides. It is mounted to a wooden post (b) that one would hold in a rally.
Acquisition
Accession
2000.46
Made/Created
Date made
1999-2009
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Wood, Paper
Entry/Object ID
2000.46.5
Context
This sign was used to protest civil unions for same-sex couples. On April 26, 2000, Vermont passed a law allowing same-sex couples to receive the same benefits as heterosexual couples. Governor Dean signed the bill and it went into effect July 1, 2000.
Campaign Sign
Name/Title
Campaign Sign
Lexicon
Description
A white yard sign (a) with the words "DEAN'S ACT 60" printed in read letters and crossed out by a red prohibited sign. The bottom text reads, "VOTE DWYER" in white letters and is outlined by a red box. The sign is double-sided and has the same message on both sides. On one side there is a small sticker that reads, "Paid for by Dwyer '98/P.O Box 1998/Montpelier, Vt 05601". The sign is attached to metal stakes (b) that would be pushed into the ground.
Acquisition
Accession
2000.46
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Dwyer, Ruth, Dean, Howard Brush (b. 1948)
Made/Created
Date made
1998
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Coroplast
Entry/Object ID
2000.46.3
Context
Dean's Act 60 was an equal education act passed by Governor Howard Dean in 1997. The acted created a statewide school tax that would then be collected and distributed equally between every Vermont school in order to prevent wealthier towns from having better educational opportunity due to their higher rates of funding. Ruth Dwyer was a Republican politician who unsuccessfully ran for Governor in both 1998 and 2000 and subsequently lost to Howard Dean both years.
Web Links and URLs
Campaign Sign
Name/Title
Campaign Sign
Lexicon
Description
Campaign Sign for Emma Mulvaney-Stanak's mayoral campaign. The rectangular sign is thin cardboard with three color block bands printed diagonally across it. The top band is navy with "EMMA MULVANEY-STANAK" across it in white. The middle band is yellow with "for MAYOR" in the same navy as the top section. The lowest band is printed with the vertical rainbow stripes of the LGBT pride flag and has "EMMAFORMAYOR.COM" just below the middle yellow band. "PAID FOR BY EMMA FOR MAYOR," "PO BOX 701, BURLINGTON, VT 05402," "TREASURER: ERIN JACOBSEN" are printed in white across the bottom.
Acquisition
Accession
2024.33
Dimensions
Entry/Object ID
2024.33.8
Context
Donated by Emma Mulvaney-Stanak, first female and openly LGBT person to serve as Mayor of Burlington.
Can
Name/Title
Can
Lexicon
Description
Silver colored metal Heady Topper beer can. This is a one pint size.
Acquisition
Accession
2014.52
Made/Created
Date made
2014
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Metal, Aluminum
Entry/Object ID
2014.52.6
Can
Name/Title
Can
Lexicon
Description
Aluminum can, in silver, red, and brown. Contained CITIZEN CIDER/VERMONT HARD CIDER/UNIFIED PRESS. 16 FL OZ/ 1 PINT/ 6.8% ABV. On the side of the can it states: Citizen Cider: Cider for the people, made by the people. Apples for this cider came from Middlebury; the cider was crafted and packed by Citizen Cider, LLC, Burlington, VT. The can has a pull tab.
Acquisition
Accession
2014.52
Made/Created
Date made
2014
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Aluminum
Entry/Object ID
2014.52.7
Can Opener
Name/Title
Can Opener
Lexicon
Description
Metal can opener with wooden handle and crank. The top is stamped with the label, "Edlund / No. 5 Junior." The blade or knife, now missing, sits in the open slot next to the wheel, with the blade sitting perpendicular the wheel.
Acquisition
Accession
1984.23
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Elwert, Philip F. (1949-1988)
Person or Organization
Related Places
Place
Montpelier
City
Washington County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1965
Manufacturer
Edlund Company
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Metal, Wood
Entry/Object ID
1984.23.1
Context
Made by the Edlund Company in Burlington, Vermont. Used by Philip Elwert in Montpelier, Vermont.
Can, Milk
Name/Title
Can, Milk
Lexicon
Description
Cream can probably made in the tin factory in East Calais, VT. Straight sided (for 5 3/8") curving inward to form a neck. Side handle. Lid has a loop handle and domed top.
Acquisition
Accession
1986.25
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Gray, Forrest (1884-1987)
Person or Organization
Related Places
Place
Calais
Town
Washington County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Dimensions
Entry/Object ID
1986.25.4a-b
Candy Dish
Name/Title
Candy Dish
Lexicon
Description
Round dish with fluted and scalloped edges. The dish is printed in the center with an engraved illustration of two matching Victorian building with flags flying from square cupolas. The image is labeled, "STATE SCHOOL, VERGENNES, VT." The back of the dish is marked, "MADE IN GERMANY FOR O. C. DALRYMPLE VERGENNES, Vt. 92."
Acquisition
Accession
2005.21
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Cleveland, Eugene R. (1911-2005)
Person or Organization
Related Places
Place
Vergennes
City
Addison County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Made/Created
Date made
1910-1930
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Porcelain
Entry/Object ID
2005.21.147
Context
Sold by O. C. Dalrymple in Vergennes, Vermont
Candy Dish
Name/Title
Candy Dish
Lexicon
Description
Small Sevres porcelain dish. The dish has a dark blue glaze with gilt floral sprays inside the dish and two gilt bands around the outside. The dish rests on a shallow round pedestal base.
Acquisition
Accession
1964.63
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Merci Train
Person or Organization
Related Places
Place
France
Country
Europe
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Ceramic
Entry/Object ID
1964.63.139
Context
Given to the people of Vermont from the people of France as part of the Merci Train after World War II.
Cane
Name/Title
Cane
Lexicon
Description
Indigenous woman's dance staff or cane
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural Conservancy
Ethnography
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1950
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.191
Canister
Name/Title
Canister
Lexicon
Description
Canister made from a shell casing. The bottom of the canister has the inscription, "105 MM M14B1 RMO-206-2 6-53". There is a plaque that reads, "CANNON SHELL FIRED IN HONOR OF THE STATE OF VERMONT DURING A BICENTENNIAL SALUTE TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ON JULY 4, 1976 AT FORT SILL OKLAHOMA / THE US ARMY FIELD ARTILLERY CENTER". The canister is mounted at the top and bottom with light-colored wood.
Acquisition
Accession
1976.24
Relationships
Related Events
US Bicentennial Celebration
Event
Related Person or Organization
Salmon, Thomas Paul (b. 1932)
Person or Organization
Made/Created
Date made
1976
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Wood
Entry/Object ID
1976.24a-c
Context
Given to Governor Thomas Salmon from Major General Donald R. Keith of Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
Canister, Food-storage
Name/Title
Canister, Food-storage
Lexicon
Description
A 5-pound size tin for Vermont Maid creamed cottage cheese made by Vermont Cheese Products, Inc., Cabot, VT. Lithographed label has picture of a seated girl in a country setting with motto: "Truly the best!" at the bottom. "Copyright 1952 by Vermont Cheese ..."
Outside of tin is painted white and the printing and litho are in an evergreen color.
Outside of tin is painted white and the printing and litho are in an evergreen color.
Acquisition
Accession
1983.13
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1960
Manufacturer
Vermont Cheese Products, Inc.
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Tin
Entry/Object ID
1983.13.1a-b
Cannonball
Name/Title
Cannonball
Lexicon
Description
Round iron cannonball. A typed card accompanying the cannonball reads, "Oak and cannon ball from the Royal Savage, Benedict Arnold's flagship, on Lake Champlain in the Revolution."
Acquisition
Accession
1960.57
Relationships
Related Events
American Revolutionary War
Event
Related Person or Organization
Arnold, Benedict (1741-1801), Howes, Phillip Sheridan (1875-1941)
Related Places
Place
Lake Champlain
Lake
Burlington
City
Chittenden County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Iron
Entry/Object ID
1960.57.4b
Context
Taken from the Royal Savage, Benedict Arnold's flagship, in Lake Champlain.
Canoe
Name/Title
Canoe
Lexicon
Description
Miniature milk glass canoe. The top edge is molded in a twist or braid shape. One side is painted with pink flowers, green leaves, and the words, "SOUVENIR OF BARRE, VT."
Acquisition
Accession
2007.41
Relationships
Related Places
Place
Barre City
City
Washington County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Made/Created
Date made
1920-1940
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Glass
Entry/Object ID
2007.41
Canoe Cup
Name/Title
Canoe Cup
Lexicon
Description
Round cup carved from a single maple burl. Pierced handle with leather thong.
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural Conservancy
Ethnography
Made/Created
Artist Information
Hakey, Ned
Artist
Date made
1956-1957
Materials
Material
Wood
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.119
Context
This maple burl canoe cup was carved 1n 1956 or 1957 by Ned Hakey who lived on River Lane in Swanton. It represented the loon if turned upside down. The bowl was hollowed out by drilling then carving with a crooked knife.
Canoe Paddle
Name/Title
Canoe Paddle
Lexicon
Description
Long, wooden canoe paddle. Painted dark grey.
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural Conservancy
Ethnography
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1880
Materials
Material
Wood
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.186
Canoe Paddle
Name/Title
Canoe Paddle
Lexicon
Description
Wooden canoe paddle, painted grey.
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural Conservancy
Ethnography
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1910
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Wood
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.180
Canoe Paddle
Name/Title
Canoe Paddle
Lexicon
Description
Wooden canoe paddle with long, straight blade. Painted red.
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural Conservancy
Ethnography
Made/Created
Date made
1900-1920
Materials
Material
Wood
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.182
Context
Straight Blade, Southern Quebec Native style Canoe Paddle. This paddle was made by a Stanstead Quebec Abenaki Man. It has the Wabanaki blade-ridge to strengthen the paddle, a detail found on Maine Native paddles, but the pommel and the blade are unlike those more common eastern Wabanaki paddles.
Canoe Paddle
Name/Title
Canoe Paddle
Lexicon
Description
Butternut canoe paddle, varnished
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural Conservancy
Ethnography
Made/Created
Date made
1900-1920
Materials
Material
Butternut
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.184
Context
This butternut paddle is from Western Maine and retains a bit of the classic “Long lead” of more easterly Penobscot and Passamaquoddy paddles. It has the distinct sharp ridge on the upper blade to add strength to the paddle.
Canoe Paddle
Name/Title
Canoe Paddle
Lexicon
Description
Ash canoe paddle
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural Conservancy
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1920
Materials
Material
Ash
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.185
Canoe Paddle
Name/Title
Canoe Paddle
Lexicon
Description
Wooden canoe paddle with red paint
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural Conservancy
Ethnography
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1880
Materials
Material
Wood
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.181
Context
This is very important as the only example that we have of a mid-19th century “long-lead” Wabanaki style paddle with a good Abenaki provenance. It once had a nice red ochre paint job, mostly worn away now. Rounded pommel, damaged blade
Canoe Paddle
Name/Title
Canoe Paddle
Lexicon
Description
Wooden canoe paddle with worn, red paint
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural Conservancy
Ethnography
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1880
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Wood
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.179
Canoe Paddle
Name/Title
Canoe Paddle
Lexicon
Description
Unpainted, wooden canoe paddle
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural Conservancy
Ethnography
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1880
Materials
Material
Wood
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.183
Context
This is very important as the only example that we have of a later -19th century “short-lead” paddle with a good Abenaki provenance from Northern New Hampshire. It has the distinctive Abenaki thin, parallel-sided blade seen years later from southern Quebec and the northern Lake Champlain region. It has the distinct sharp ridge on the upper blade to add strength to the paddle. It is entirely hand carved, without sanding, probably with a crooked knife and has no finish. The date is a guess.
Canteen
Name/Title
Canteen
Lexicon
Description
Round, tin canteen with a pouring/drinking spout at the center top. There is no textile cover. The label, "Walter CoE. 15 Regt. Vt. Vol Fifer" is scratched into the neck of the spout. There is a cork stopper with a metal ring. The cork is attached to a side bracket with a chain. Three side brackets hold a long, woven strap around the seam of the canteen.
Acquisition
Accession
1982.37
Relationships
Related Events
Civil War
Event
Related Person or Organization
Walker, True Blake (1841-1863)
Person or Organization
Related Places
Place
Burke
Town
Caledonia County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Made/Created
Date made
1861-1865
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Tin, Cotton
Entry/Object ID
1982.37.17
Context
Owned by True Blake Walter during the Civil War. Walter served as a musician in Company E, 15th Regiment Vermont.
Canvas Patch
Name/Title
Canvas Patch
Lexicon
Description
Crimson canvas patch. The canvas is a rectangular crimson patch with yellow detailing and has frayed edges. A slanted yellow rectangle is in the center that reads “EMMA / MULVANEY-STANAK” in crimson print from negative space. The words “for MAYOR” are below the slanted rectangle in yellow print.
Acquisition
Accession
2024.33
Made/Created
Artist Information
Britt Langdon
Artist
Dimensions
Entry/Object ID
2024.33.1
Context
Donated by Emma Mulvaney-Stanak, first female and openly LGBT person to serve as Mayor of Burlington.
Cap
Name/Title
Cap
Lexicon
Description
Black felted wool cap with a leather brim (detached). The crown is unstiffened. The base of the crown is decorated with a silver ribbon, and a red velvet cross is appliqued to the center front. The interior is lined with leather, and there is a label that reads, "J.R. Pettis & Co., Troy, N.Y."
Acquisition
Accession
1976.43
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Kent, LeRoy Abdiel (1843-1911), Knights Templar
Related Places
Place
Calais
Town
Washington County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Leather, Wool
Entry/Object ID
1976.43.111c
Context
Worn by LeRoy A. Kent of Calais, Vermont, as a member of the Knights Templar.
Cap
Name/Title
Cap
Lexicon
Description
Tan baseball cap with rows of stitching on visor and stitched above visor in green and blue: "CELEBRATE/ CHAMPLAIN". On back of cap is a tab and buckle for adjusting size, and above this, stitched in green: "The Lake, The Land, The People" The cap is lined with blue netting and a blue band round edge. Tag inside reads: "100% Cotton/ Made in China"
Acquisition
Accession
2013.3
Relationships
Related Events
400 Years of the Champlain Valley
Event
Related Places
Place
Lake Champlain
Lake
Burlington
City
Chittenden County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Made/Created
Date made
2009
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Cotton, Metal
Entry/Object ID
2013.3.2
Cap
Name/Title
Cap
Lexicon
Description
This red silk cap is adorned with a Buddha applique on the front. On each side of the cap, there is an embroidered flower. Additionally, the cap features stuffed animal ears that protrude from the crown. The interior of the cap is lined with a blue and green floral fabric. Lastly, there is a single-thread loop situated at the crown.
Acquisition
Accession
1999.50
Relationships
Related Events
World War II
Event
Related Person or Organization
Coutts, Flora (1897-1983), American Red Cross
Related Places
,
Made/Created
Date made
1920-1935
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Silk
Entry/Object ID
1999.50.8
Context
Collected by Flora Coutts of Hardwick, Vermont. Coutts worked as a teacher in Korea, and volunteered with the Red Cross in China.
Cap
Name/Title
Cap
Lexicon
Use
by Russell D. Miller
Acquisition
Accession
2012.30
Relationships
Related Events
Korean War
Event
Made/Created
Date made
1950-1953
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Wool, Silk, Buttons
Entry/Object ID
2012.30.8d
Context
From the uniform of Russell D. Miller, who served in the Army in the Korean War.
The ribbons in this bar mean the following:
The red and yellow ribbon is for the National Defense service.
The blue ribbon with a single white stripe in the middle is a United Nations Korean Service ribbon.
The blue and white striped ribbons signifies service in Korea.
Russell Dean Miller was born in 1930, the son of Guy B. Miller and Elnora McCarty. His father died the following year; his mother died in 1980. He was a veteran of the Korean war.
He was married to Iona A. Hodges, who died in 2012. He was also survived by a sister Gloria Cote. He was predeceased by three brothers, W. Royce Sr. in 1987, Lawrence in 1947, and Roswell in 1982; a sister Gwyneth Miller in 2003; and his nephew W. Royce Jr. in 2004.
He was interred with military honors.
The ribbons in this bar mean the following:
The red and yellow ribbon is for the National Defense service.
The blue ribbon with a single white stripe in the middle is a United Nations Korean Service ribbon.
The blue and white striped ribbons signifies service in Korea.
Russell Dean Miller was born in 1930, the son of Guy B. Miller and Elnora McCarty. His father died the following year; his mother died in 1980. He was a veteran of the Korean war.
He was married to Iona A. Hodges, who died in 2012. He was also survived by a sister Gloria Cote. He was predeceased by three brothers, W. Royce Sr. in 1987, Lawrence in 1947, and Roswell in 1982; a sister Gwyneth Miller in 2003; and his nephew W. Royce Jr. in 2004.
He was interred with military honors.
Cap
Name/Title
Cap
Lexicon
Description
A brown velvet women's traditional cap with pink, blue and gold embroidery. A paper tag sewn inside says, "Bonnet Breton du Finistere." A card pin inside says, "Mr. et MMme Marcel Hamet, Guingamp."
Acquisition
Accession
1964.63
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Merci Train
Person or Organization
Related Places
Place
France
Country
Europe
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Silk, Floss, Embroidery
Entry/Object ID
1964.63.107
Context
Given to the people of Vermont from the people of France as part of the Merci Train after World War II.
Cap
Name/Title
Cap
Lexicon
Description
A child's bonnet of dusty rose and purple brocade, purple edging and lace around the face.
a rose ribbon ties under the chin and a fancy brocade ribbon is tied in a bow in back with trailing ties.
a rose ribbon ties under the chin and a fancy brocade ribbon is tied in a bow in back with trailing ties.
Acquisition
Accession
1964.63
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Merci Train
Person or Organization
Related Places
Place
France
Country
Europe
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Silk, Cotton
Entry/Object ID
1964.63.110
Context
Given to the people of Vermont from the people of France as part of the Merci Train after World War II.
Cap
Name/Title
Cap
Lexicon
Description
Baseball-type cap of camouflage cotton fabric. Embroidered on front above visor: "Central Vermont/ Public Service" with logo and "2011" in orange, and in blue, "Irene" with outline of state of Vermont replacing the letter "I" Attached to top of cap is a cardboard label for "MOSSY OAK', (brand name). Inside visor is paper label with bar code and order or serial numbers. Printed along inside band is maker "PORT AUTHORITY" with fabric content, etc. At back is a band with velcro tabs for expansion.
Acquisition
Accession
2014.51
Relationships
Related Events
Hurricane Irene
Event
Made/Created
Date made
2011
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Cotton, Polyester, Paper
Entry/Object ID
2014.51.6
Cap
Name/Title
Cap
Lexicon
Description
Vermont Lake Monsters baseball cap, blue crown with a red visor and red button in center of crown. Logo on front of crown has a red "V" and Champ. Inside band has two labels, one the insignia of "Professional Baseball/ The Minor Leagues" and the other, "DeLong/ Made in U.S.A." and size Med-Lg.
Acquisition
Accession
2011.1
Made/Created
Date made
2011
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Cotton
Entry/Object ID
2011.1.92
Cap, Bottle
Name/Title
Cap, Bottle
Lexicon
Description
Winnisquam Farms cardboard bottle cap for pasteurized light cream.
Acquisition
Accession
2011.37
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Cardboard, Paperboard
Entry/Object ID
2011.37.19
Cap, Bottle
Name/Title
Cap, Bottle
Lexicon
Description
Cardboard cap for bottle of pasteurized light cream from Walter L. Carr, Barre, VT.
Acquisition
Accession
2011.37
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Cardboard, Paperboard
Entry/Object ID
2011.37.20
Cap, Bottle
Name/Title
Cap, Bottle
Lexicon
Description
Red plastic bottle cap with cardboard insert. Chittenden's Cider Mill/ SWEET CIDER/ 1600 Dorset Street/So. Burlington. VT.
Acquisition
Accession
2011.37
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Plastic, Cardboard, Paperboard
Entry/Object ID
2011.37.21
Cap, Bottle
Name/Title
Cap, Bottle
Lexicon
Description
White plastic cap for a bottle of Chittenden's Cider Mill Sweet Cider/ 1600 Dorset Street, So. Burlington, VT .
Acquisition
Accession
2011.37
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Plastic, Paperboard, Cardboard
Entry/Object ID
2011.37.22
Cap, Bottle
Name/Title
Cap, Bottle
Lexicon
Description
Waxed paper cap for a bottle of pasteurized milk from Jackson Dairy, Barre, VT.
Acquisition
Accession
2011.37
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Paper
Entry/Object ID
2011.37.23
Carcass Hook
Name/Title
Carcass Hook
Description
Meat hooks
Acquisition
Accession
1966.15
Entry/Object ID
1966.15.12a
Card Game
Name/Title
Card Game
Lexicon
Description
Boxed card game, "Game of Authors". The box is printed with an illustration of a young boy reading a book to a young girl and an elderly man in front of a large fireplace. The game consists of 31 playing cards, each printed with a portrait of a famous author and the titles of 3 of their works.
Acquisition
Accession
2003.12
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Balham, Jean Louise Goodall (1925-2016)
Person or Organization
Related Places
Place
Montpelier
City
Washington County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1935
Manufacturer
Russell Manufacturing Company
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall (boxed)
Materials
Material
Paperboard
Entry/Object ID
2003.12.18a-gg
Context
Owned by Jean Louise Goodall Balham in Montpelier, Vermont
Card Game
Name/Title
Card Game
Lexicon
Acquisition
Accession
1985.39
Dimensions
Entry/Object ID
1985.39.1
Carton
Name/Title
Carton
Lexicon
Description
A square ("quart" size) juice carton. The graphics include a branch of an apple tree with two apples on it. A stemmed glass containing a yellow liquid is superimposed in the lower right area of apples. The carton is entirely in Japanese. It was translated by the film crew: "49 kcal/ MITSUKAN (COMPANY)/VERMONT/ STRAIGHT/ EASY TO DRINK APPLE CIDER BEVERAGE/ CALCIUM PALATABLY/ AIDS ENERGY REFUELING/ &/ GOOD FOR MAINTAINING A HEALTHY BODY/ MADE FROM 10% APPLE JUICE/ 1000 ml" There is a white screw-type opening.
bright lime green/red/brown/yellow/black
bright lime green/red/brown/yellow/black
Acquisition
Accession
1999.2
Made/Created
Date made
1998
Manufacturer
Mitsukan Company
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Waxed Paperboard, Plastic
Entry/Object ID
1999.2
Carton
Name/Title
Carton
Lexicon
Description
Pint size, round ice cream carton. "BEN & JERRY'S/ Smooth/ICE CREAM/White Russian" "ONE PINT (473mL)" "VERMONT'S/FINEST.ALL/NATURAL!" Back has "Nutritional Facts...Serving Size 1/2 cup (107g)/Servings Per Container 4/... (also) ingredients, bar code and history of "White Russian"...celebrates our joint venture ice cream shop and factory in Karelia, Russia..."
deep red/black/tan/yellow
deep red/black/tan/yellow
Acquisition
Accession
1999.26
Made/Created
Date made
1997
Manufacturer
Ben & Jerry's Homemade Holdings, Inc.
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Waxed Paperboard
Entry/Object ID
1999.26.1a-b
Carton
Name/Title
Carton
Lexicon
Description
Pint size, round ice cream carton. "BEN & JERRY'S/ ICE CREAM/ VERMONT'S FINEST ALL NATURAL ICE CREAM." Lid is blue and reads: "BEN & JERRY'S/ FRENCH VANILLA /ICE CREAM/ 1 PINT" Side panel reads: "SAVE/FAMILY/ FARMS! BGH (within a circle that is crossed out) CALL BEN & JERRY/ 802.BGH-FARM."
deep red/black/white/slate blue
deep red/black/white/slate blue
Acquisition
Accession
1999.26
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Ben & Jerry's Homemade Holdings, Inc.
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Waxed Paperboard
Entry/Object ID
1999.26.2a-b
Carton
Name/Title
Carton
Lexicon
Description
Pint size, round ice cream carton. "All Natural/ BEN & JERRY'S/ VERMONT'S FINEST/ Chocolate/ Cherry Garcia/FROZEN YOGURT/ Chocolate Frozen Yogurt with Sweet Dark/ Cherries & White Fudge Flakes." Nutrition facts on side as well as ingredients "message" from Ben & Jerry.
Royal blue with chocolate brown and cherry red
Royal blue with chocolate brown and cherry red
Acquisition
Accession
1999.26
Made/Created
Date made
1998
Manufacturer
Ben & Jerry's Homemade Holdings, Inc.
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Waxed Paperboard
Entry/Object ID
1999.26.3a-b
Carton
Name/Title
Carton
Lexicon
Description
Light brown boxboard 4-pack carton for Switchel, a Vermont-made energy drink. The paper label is glued-on, has a white backround, some white lettering, with orange and brown highlights and lettering. The carton is to hold 4-12 fluid ounce bottles of the all-natural drink, made mainly with apple cider vinegar, ginger, and pure maple syrup. A boxboard handle is built-in to the carton. The carton shows that the drink is made by the Vermont Switchel Company in Cabot, VT.
Acquisition
Accession
2017.30
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Paperboard, Paper
Entry/Object ID
2017.30
Carton
Name/Title
Carton
Lexicon
Description
Pint ice cream carton for Ben & Jerry's Rainforest Crunch (never used). Lid is separate; colors on the carton are maroon, black, white and green. A picture of Ben & Jerry is on the top of the lid; a lot of text on the entire carton, with a drawing of Ben making ice cream by hand on the side.
Acquisition
Accession
1992.78
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Ben & Jerry's Homemade Holdings, Inc.
Person or Organization
Related Places
Place
Burlington
City
Chittenden County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Waxed Paperboard
Entry/Object ID
1992.78.1a-b
Carton
Name/Title
Carton
Lexicon
Description
Foodland ice cream carton.
Acquisition
Accession
1983.9
Made/Created
Dimensions
Entry/Object ID
1983.9.1
Carton
Name/Title
Carton
Lexicon
Description
Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream carton Cherry Garcia
Acquisition
Accession
1999.10
Made/Created
Date made
1993
Manufacturer
Ben & Jerry's Homemade Holdings, Inc.
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Cardboard
Entry/Object ID
1999.10.9a-b
Carton
Name/Title
Carton
Lexicon
Description
Elmwood Dairy ice cream carton.
Acquisition
Accession
1989.52
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Elmwood Dairy
Dimensions
Entry/Object ID
1989.52.1
Carton
Name/Title
Carton
Lexicon
Description
White plastic yogurt container(a) with lid (b). The container has two labels; the front one identifies this as Green Mountain Yogurt, Grade A/Pasteurized/Keep Refrigerated/5 Live Acidophilus & Bifudus Cultures/ 6 oz./ Plain;an oval with the picture of two cows identifies them as Clover & Blossom. The back label has a description of the family farm in West Newbury, VT, a list of ingredients, and the nutrition facts. The lid has a small round label identifying Green Mountain Yogurt/ Plain.
Acquisition
Accession
2014.52
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Plastic
Entry/Object ID
2014.52.2a-b
Carving
Name/Title
Carving
Lexicon
Description
Small wooden carving of a man laying on his side with a fishing pole held between his legs. The man is wearing long pants, shoes, and a button down shirt. He appears to have a bears. A long fishing pole made from a narrow dowel juts out at an angle from the man's knees, and a round wooden ball hangs from the end of the pole by a string.
Acquisition
Accession
2015.26
Artwork Details
Medium
Wood
Subject
Fisherman
Made/Created
Artist Information
Warren, William W. (1910-1989)
Artist
Date made
1945-1955
Dimensions
Entry/Object ID
2015.26.7
Context
Made by William W. Warren in Windsor, Vermont
Carving
Name/Title
Carving
Lexicon
Description
Small wooden carving of a man about to cast a fishing pole. The man is wearing long pants, a button down shirt, and a brimmed hat. He is standing with bent knees holding a fishing rod vertically. In his other hand he holds a wire that is attached to a small wooden stick. A fish hook is embedded into the back of the small rectangular base.
Acquisition
Accession
2015.26
Artwork Details
Medium
Wood
Subject
Fisherman
Made/Created
Artist Information
Warren, William W. (1910-1989)
Artist
Date made
1945-1955
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Entry/Object ID
2015.26.8
Context
Made by William W. Warren in Windsor, Vermont
Carving
Name/Title
Carving
Lexicon
Description
Carved wooden scene consisting of a cow, woman, and cat in a barn stall. The cow has a brown head and white body, with white horns. The woman is wearing a blue dress and sitting on a stool milking the cow. The cat is grey and seating on the ground beside the woman. There is a feeding trough in front of the cow.
Acquisition
Accession
1964.35
Made/Created
Artist Information
Johnson, Erik John (1853-1938)
Artist
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Wood
Entry/Object ID
1964.35.2
Context
Made by Erik Johnson in Proctor, Vermont
Carving
Name/Title
Carving
Lexicon
Description
Cedar bird tail carving on an uncarved base. This carving is made from one piece of cedar, which is then fanned out to form the tail. A small bag of unattached carved pieces accompanies the carving.
Acquisition
Accession
2012.23
Made/Created
Artist Information
Nutting, Chester (1900-1975)
Artist
Date made
1975
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Wood
Entry/Object ID
2012.23.14a-b
Context
Made by Chester Nutting in West Danville, VT
Carving Pattern
Name/Title
Carving Pattern
Lexicon
Description
Wooden board with decorative ivy designs cut from paper pasted onto one side. One design is a symmetrical medallion that appears to have been cut from a letter. Portions of the design have been cut into the board. The other design is a border element cut from wallpaper.
Use
Likely an unfinished pattern for carving tombstones.
Acquisition
Accession
1966.15
Made/Created
Materials
Material
Wood
Entry/Object ID
1966.15.57
Context
Made in Northfield, Vermont
Case
Name/Title
Case
Lexicon
Description
This black leather camera case has two interior compartments for storing a camera and 6 glass negative plates. The case has both a long strap, connecting with metal latches onto the sides, and a permanently attached short strap, connecting to the top. The top secures with two metal latches. The inside is lined in plain woven cotton over cardboard.
Acquisition
Accession
2020.4
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Bosworth, George Ranney (1868-1915)
Person or Organization
Related Places
Place
Berlin
Town
Washington County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Made/Created
Date made
1890-1915
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Leather, Metal, Cardboard, Cotton
Entry/Object ID
2020.4.1
Context
Used by George Ranney Bosworth in Berlin, Vermont
Case, Instrument
Name/Title
Case, Instrument
Lexicon
Description
Cornet case for 2010.26.1.1. Leather exterior with metal lock and side reinforcements for keeping the case closed. Metal frame extending around edges and leather-covered metal handle. Interior is purple velveteen in two sections. Interior of top section is deep and padded. The bottom section has a cover, the top of which has a form with leather strap and heavy snap to support the cornet and hold it in place. There are two indentations along top side for extra valves ? (empty) and small silver pivoting tabs to hold them in place. There are also two more pivoting tabs attached to the leather case to hold this cover in place. Along bottom edge are four holes for holding mouthpieces. Area below this cover is also deep and lined with purple velveteen. A piece of wood has been attached to the area beneath the lock, probably for reinforcement.
Acquisition
Accession
2010.26
Made/Created
Date made
1900-1940
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Leather, Suede, Metal, Wood
Entry/Object ID
2010.26.1.2
Casting
Name/Title
Casting
Lexicon
Description
Cast of a human hand on a rectangular base. The hand is cut off at the wrist, and the flat wrist portion is inscribed, "THE ORIGON CAPTAIN C.E. CLARK U.S.N. MARCH 29, 1902 / to WHITTEMORE FROM KELLY". There is a small loop inserted in the side for hanging.
Acquisition
Accession
1902.2
Relationships
Related Events
Spanish-American War
Event
Related Places
Place
Bradford
Town
Orange County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Artwork Details
Medium
Plaster
Subject Person
Clark, Charles E. (1843-1922)
Made/Created
Artist Information
Kelly, J. E.
Artist
Date made
Mar 29, 1902
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Entry/Object ID
1902.2
Ceremonial Mace
Name/Title
Ceremonial Mace
Lexicon
Description
Green-painted ceremonial mace. The staff has gold braid and gold sheer grosgrain ribbon twisted around it, a gold-painted knob on the top, and two gold tassels just above the ribbon.
This staff was used in the graduation processionals for the Austine School.
This staff was used in the graduation processionals for the Austine School.
Acquisition
Accession
2024.16
Dimensions
Entry/Object ID
2024.16.29
Context
Austine School for the Deaf Brattleboro, VT
Champlain
Name/Title
Champlain
Lexicon
Description
"Samuel de Champlain explores the southern reaches of the Lake with his Algonquin and Huron allies 1609"
Black ink on off-white paper. Middle foreground is a canoe with three men, the one in fron represents Champlain with two men rowing behind him. Two additional canoes in image, one to seft with two Huron's in it and one in back with two Huron's in it. Rolling hills/mountains in background. Flock of birds in left sky area. Compass points in right sky area. Superimposed at the far right over scene is a cartargaphers view of "Lac Champlain" At the lower right is a small (1.63" dia) bust of Champlain. Text as written above is below the artwork. In pencil between art and text is "Champlain 6/40 M. Simpson"
Black ink on off-white paper. Middle foreground is a canoe with three men, the one in fron represents Champlain with two men rowing behind him. Two additional canoes in image, one to seft with two Huron's in it and one in back with two Huron's in it. Rolling hills/mountains in background. Flock of birds in left sky area. Compass points in right sky area. Superimposed at the far right over scene is a cartargaphers view of "Lac Champlain" At the lower right is a small (1.63" dia) bust of Champlain. Text as written above is below the artwork. In pencil between art and text is "Champlain 6/40 M. Simpson"
Acquisition
Accession
2009.2
Artwork Details
Subject Person
Champlain, Samuel de (1580-1635)
Subject
Champlain's exploration of Vermont
Made/Created
Artist Information
Simpson, Mary Gorham (b.1945)
Artist
Date made
2009
Dimensions
Entry/Object ID
2009.2.6
Context
Currently residing in Lyndonville, Mary Gorham Simpson was born in northern Vermont and raised on a working dairy farm in Burke. After graduating from Lyndon State College, she and her husband, Wilder Simpson, taught school in the area for several years, then moved west. They lived for seven years in Wyoming and 14 years in Alaska, returning to Vermont in 1992.
While raising her three children, Simpson took art classes and worked on her own in various media - drawing, calligraphy, and painting. In Alaska, she worked as a graphic artist for the Imaginarium Science Center in Anchorage and as a scenic artist for the Alaska Festival Theater and Anchorage Civic Opera. She did scrimshaw for two shops and exhibit calligraphy for three years for the Anchorage Museum of History and Art.
Now back in Vermont, she mostly works as a printmaker with subjects reflecting memories of Vermont agriculture.
While raising her three children, Simpson took art classes and worked on her own in various media - drawing, calligraphy, and painting. In Alaska, she worked as a graphic artist for the Imaginarium Science Center in Anchorage and as a scenic artist for the Alaska Festival Theater and Anchorage Civic Opera. She did scrimshaw for two shops and exhibit calligraphy for three years for the Anchorage Museum of History and Art.
Now back in Vermont, she mostly works as a printmaker with subjects reflecting memories of Vermont agriculture.
Child's Bow
Name/Title
Child's Bow
Lexicon
Description
Child's size ash bow with bowstring through the bowstave
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural Conservancy
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1900
Materials
Material
Ash
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.98
Child's Folding Chair
Name/Title
Child's Folding Chair
Furniture Details
Furniture Type
Chair - Folding
Lexicon
Description
Wooden child's Folding chair with woven seat and back. The chair has a carved and turned maple frame with ring-turned decorative knobs on the top and an arched crestrail. The sides have pinned bent maple elbow rests and the seat is supported by a hinged X-frame base. The stretchers at front and back are ring- and vase-turned.
The seat and back of the chair are both tapestry woven wool with a red floral spray at the center and a darkened cream-colored floral wreath around it. Both fabric sections have a plain brown textured ground and are pinned into the frame with brass furniture tacks.
This chair was used by Edith Wurm during Sunday School at the First Unitarian Church in Burlington, Vermont.
The seat and back of the chair are both tapestry woven wool with a red floral spray at the center and a darkened cream-colored floral wreath around it. Both fabric sections have a plain brown textured ground and are pinned into the frame with brass furniture tacks.
This chair was used by Edith Wurm during Sunday School at the First Unitarian Church in Burlington, Vermont.
Acquisition
Accession
2024.23
Made/Created
Date made
1875-1885
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Maple, Wool
Entry/Object ID
2024.23.2
Context
Donated by Edith Jensen
Child's Moccasins
Name/Title
Child's Moccasins
Lexicon
Clothing/Dress/Costume Details
Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume
Moccasins
Size
Child
Description
Small, buff moccasins with blue vamps and cuffs. Beaded thistle motif on vamps. Zig-zag border on cuffs.
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural Conservancy
Ethnography
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1850
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.146a-b
Child's Table
Name/Title
Child's Table
Lexicon
Description
Paint-decorated, drop leaf, oak, child's table. Top edge of the table has black stencil or stamp decorative border with three starbursts in center and one at center of each edge with black geometric squares in between. Includes single center drawer with turned wooden knob. Drawer has nail construction. Table rests on four ring-turned legs
This table was used by Edith Samson Wurm as a child in Burlington, VT
This table was used by Edith Samson Wurm as a child in Burlington, VT
Acquisition
Accession
2024.23
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall dimensions including leaves extended
Materials
Material
Oak
Entry/Object ID
2024.23.1
Context
Donated by Edith Jensen
Chisel
Name/Title
Chisel
Lexicon
Description
Hand chisel from the granite industry. One side is stamped with numbers/letters (possibly 10CO??).
Acquisition
Accession
2011.37
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Bianchi, Remo J. (1903-1974)
Person or Organization
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Iron
Entry/Object ID
2011.37.51
Chocolate Cup
Name/Title
Chocolate Cup
Lexicon
Description
White ceramic chocolate cup printed all over with bright colors. The main design is separated into three cartouches, each showing a building, and a banner that reads, "Souvenir of MONTPELLIER. VT." The images are labeled "PAVILION HOTEL", "POST OFFICE", and "NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE BUILDING". Between the cartouches the pitcher is decorated with pink, yellow, and blue scrollwork.
Acquisition
Accession
2009.26
Relationships
Related Places
,
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Porcelain
Entry/Object ID
2009.26.8
Civil War Officer
Interpretative Labels
Name/Title
Civil War Officer
Type of Painting
Lexicon
Description
Portrait showing a naval officer wearing a double-breasted uniform coat. The coat has a standing collar decorated in light blue edged with gold. He is wearing gold, braided epaulets. Addition gold braid decorates his sleeves. He is wearing white gloves and holding a sword in both of his hands. The piece is prominently signed in lower left in red: "T. W. Wood."
Acquisition
Accession
2011.13
Relationships
Related Events
Civil War
Event
Artwork Details
Medium
Oil
Subject
Military officer
Made/Created
Artist Information
Wood, Thomas Waterman (1823-1903)
Artist
Date made
1902
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall (unframed)
Entry/Object ID
2011.13.1
Context
The name of this naval officer has been lost to time, but the portrait is a fine example of Thomas Waterman Wood's artwork.
The son of a cabinetmaker, Thomas Waterman Wood was born in Montpelier, Vermont in 1823. He showed an early aptitude for painting and was apprenticed to Boston portrait artist Chester Harding.
In 1850 he married and built a carpenter gothic summer home in Montpelier. For much of the ensuing decade he traveled throughout the U.S., Canada, and Europe while supporting himself through portrait painting.
Wood set up a permanent studio in New York City with a specialty on figure drawing. During and after the Civil War he started creating genre paintings which brought him national recognition. He was ultimately accepted in the National Academy of Design and served as its vice-president and president.
He continued to spend summers in Montpelier and considered Vermont his home. His portraits are very common throughout central Vermont with many held by the Vermont Historical Society. Upon his death he left funds to create the T.W. Wood Gallery in Montpelier. He chose to be buried in Montpelier's Green Mount Cemetery.
The son of a cabinetmaker, Thomas Waterman Wood was born in Montpelier, Vermont in 1823. He showed an early aptitude for painting and was apprenticed to Boston portrait artist Chester Harding.
In 1850 he married and built a carpenter gothic summer home in Montpelier. For much of the ensuing decade he traveled throughout the U.S., Canada, and Europe while supporting himself through portrait painting.
Wood set up a permanent studio in New York City with a specialty on figure drawing. During and after the Civil War he started creating genre paintings which brought him national recognition. He was ultimately accepted in the National Academy of Design and served as its vice-president and president.
He continued to spend summers in Montpelier and considered Vermont his home. His portraits are very common throughout central Vermont with many held by the Vermont Historical Society. Upon his death he left funds to create the T.W. Wood Gallery in Montpelier. He chose to be buried in Montpelier's Green Mount Cemetery.
Civil War Sketch
Name/Title
Civil War Sketch
Lexicon
Description
Landscape. 2 men in uniform, sitting, one stump in foreground holding pipe, other on table with feet on box. horses eating hay in lean-to structure behind seated figures, tent among trees in background, saddle, right edge ceter.
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Unknown
Relationships
Related Events
Civil War
Event
Related Person or Organization
3rd Vermont Infantry
Person or Organization
Artwork Details
Medium
Pencil
Subject
Civil War camp life
Made/Created
Artist Information
Scott, Julian A. (1846-1901)
Artist
Date made
1871
Dimensions
Entry/Object ID
VHS-A-166
Type of Drawing
Context
Julian A. Scott (February 14, 1846 – July 4, 1901), was born in Johnson, Vermont, and served as a Union Army drummer during the American Civil War, where he received America's highest military decoration the Medal of Honor for his actions at the Battle of Lee's Mills. He was also an American painter and Civil War artist.
Civil War Sketch
Name/Title
Civil War Sketch
Lexicon
Description
Landscape. Large tree in center, 2 men in uniform seated in front, one man reading newspaper, camp with white tents and people in background. Branch on ground lower right corner.
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Unknown
Relationships
Related Events
Civil War
Event
Related Person or Organization
3rd Vermont Infantry
Person or Organization
Artwork Details
Medium
Pencil, Chalk
Subject
Civil War Camp Life
Made/Created
Artist Information
Scott, Julian A. (1846-1901)
Artist
Date made
1871
Dimensions
Entry/Object ID
VHS-A-165
Type of Drawing
Context
Julian A. Scott (February 14, 1846 – July 4, 1901), was born in Johnson, Vermont, and served as a Union Army drummer during the American Civil War, where he received America's highest military decoration the Medal of Honor for his actions at the Battle of Lee's Mills. He was also an American painter and Civil War artist.
Clarinet
Name/Title
Clarinet
Lexicon
Description
19th century rosewood and boxwood clarinet. The mouthpiece (a) is made of rosewood with a metal tip, likely with a lead repair due to wear. The bottom edge is inset to fit into the next section (b) and is wrapped with thread. The next section is slightly pear-shaped, with ivory bands at the top and bottom edges. This section is imprinted "MARSH & CHASE" very faintly from an original wood burning stamp. The top fingering section (c) has three tone holes and spring-loaded brass levers to control two additional keys. Also branded into this section is "MARSH & CHASE / CALAIS, VT" with an image of an eagle in the center. The second fingering section (d) has four tone holes down the front and three additional brass levers covering key holes. There is a missing ivory band on the top edge of this piece. It is also imprinted with "MARSH & CHASE." The bell (e) has a polished surface, ivory bands at the top and bottom, and is imprinted with the same worn trademark as section c.
All sections have carved threading where they connect to adjoining pieces, but the threading has worn somewhat.
a= Rosewood mouthpiece, possible lead repair
b= Section next to mouth piece has ivory bands at each end. Barely legible printing on front: "MARSH & CHASE"
c= Next section has three tone holes and brass levers on front and back to control two other keys. Also printed on this piece but barely legible: "MARSH & CHASE/ CALAIS, VT." with an image of an eagle in center.
d= Next section has four tone holes down front, with two more brass levers and keys. An ivory band between (c) & (d) is missing. Also imprinted with "MARSH & CHASE"
e= The bottom end section is horn-shaped and is trimmed with ivory where it connects with (d) and around bottom edge. Imprinted with same trademark as on (c) but almost worn away.
All sections have carved threading where they connect to adjoining pieces, but the threading has worn somewhat.
a= Rosewood mouthpiece, possible lead repair
b= Section next to mouth piece has ivory bands at each end. Barely legible printing on front: "MARSH & CHASE"
c= Next section has three tone holes and brass levers on front and back to control two other keys. Also printed on this piece but barely legible: "MARSH & CHASE/ CALAIS, VT." with an image of an eagle in center.
d= Next section has four tone holes down front, with two more brass levers and keys. An ivory band between (c) & (d) is missing. Also imprinted with "MARSH & CHASE"
e= The bottom end section is horn-shaped and is trimmed with ivory where it connects with (d) and around bottom edge. Imprinted with same trademark as on (c) but almost worn away.
Acquisition
Accession
1991.35
Made/Created
Date made
1819-1836
Manufacturer
Marsh & Chase
Materials
Material
Rosewood, Ivory, Boxwood, Tin
Entry/Object ID
1991.35.1a-e
Context
Cousins Perry Marsh and Nelson Chase made fifes, clarinets, and pianos in Calais from 1819 until 1836.
Clip
Name/Title
Clip
Lexicon
Description
Red plastic bag clip. The plastic clip is inside clear plastic packaging and has gold writing and detailing in the center. Two small gold stars are on either side of the first and fourth line of text which reads “VOTE / SHELLEY D. PALMER / for GRAND ISLE COUNTY SHERIFF / It’s time for a real change” in gold lettering and with "real" underlined.
Acquisition
Accession
2002.33
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Palmer, Shelley D.
Person or Organization
Related Places
Place
Grand Isle
Town
Grand Isle County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Dimensions
Entry/Object ID
2002.33.2
Clips
Name/Title
Clips
Lexicon
Description
Blue plastic bag clip. The plastic clip is inside clear plastic packaging and has gold writing and detailing in the center. Two small gold stars are on either side of the first and fourth line of text which reads “VOTE / SHELLEY D. PALMER / for GRAND ISLE COUNTY SHERIFF / It’s time for a real change” in gold lettering and with “real” underlined.
Acquisition
Accession
2002.33
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Palmer, Shelley D.
Person or Organization
Related Places
Place
Grand Isle
Town
Grand Isle County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Dimensions
Entry/Object ID
2002.33.3
Clock
Interpretative Labels
Label
Clock
France
Gift of the State of Vermont, 1964.63.125
In 1949, the French people shipped 49 boxcars filled with tokens of gratitude for the trainloads of food, clothing, and medicine that the United States had sent in 1947 to assist France's recovery following World War II. The "Merci Train," a response to the "American Friendship Train," arrived in February.
There was an antique boxcar full of gifts and messages for each of the 48 states, plus one for Hawaii and the District of Columbia to share. Vermont's boxcar arrived in the state aboard a flatbed car on February 9. It made short stops in Brattleboro, Bellows Falls, and White River Junction on its way to Montpelier. The official welcoming ceremony took place on February 10, and included Governor Ernest W. Gibson Jr. and Count Max de Montalembert, the French vice-consul in Boston.
Vermont's boxcar contained hundreds of items--dolls, toys, paintings, crafts, pencil boxes, embroidered collars, wooden puppets, ornamental fans, paintings, vases, trinkets, books, cards, and letters. Some of the artwork was given to the Fleming Museum at the University of Vermont in Burlington, some French books to Middlebury College, and individual items were sent via legislators to towns and libraries throughout the state. The remainder--nearly 200 items--has been in the custody of and stored at the Vermont Historical Society.
Pieces from the collection have been displayed twice since they arrived in that boxcar 70 years ago--in the 1950s and in 1988.
Name/Title
Clock
Lexicon
Description
Wooden clock with ornately carved front. The front panel features floral carvings and inserted turnings. A round clock face is attached to the center. The front opens to reveal a space on the inside with a label indicating that it was given to the Merci Train.
Acquisition
Accession
1964.63
Relationships
Related Events
World War II
Event
Related Person or Organization
Merci Train
Person or Organization
Related Places
Place
France
Country
Europe
Made/Created
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Wood, Glass, Metal
Entry/Object ID
1964.63.125
Context
Given to the people of Vermont from the people of France as part of the Merci Train after World War II.
Clothespins
Name/Title
Clothespins
Lexicon
Description
Package of two rows of clothespins wrapped in plastic film. The pins are made of wood with a wire spring hinge in the middle. Within the package, the two rows of pins are oriented opposite each other. The retail packaging consists of plastic film and two cardboard inserts that wrap around the handle side of one row of pins and is clamped between the pin side of the other row, causing the label to be upright on both sides. The cardboard is labeled on the side, "National KLOS-KLIPS "the kind the hold tight" / 18 SPRING CLOTHES PINS NATIONAL CLOTHES PIN CO., MONTPELIER, VT. 05602". The ends of the cardboard are printed with a line drawing of a clothespin and the words, "KLOS-KLIPS MADE IN U.S.A."
Acquisition
Accession
1979.2
Made/Created
Date made
1976
Manufacturer
National Clothespin Company
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Wood, Metal, Cardboard, Plastic
Entry/Object ID
1979.2
Context
Made by the National Clothes Pin Company in Montpelier, Vermont
Club
Name/Title
Club
Lexicon
Description
Club made from a tree root. Painted green with a rattan handle. Floral and geometric designs etched into paint on handle.
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural Conservancy
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Gravel, Benjamin Frederick (1895-1988)
Person or Organization
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1910
Materials
Material
Wood
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.71
Context
This aggressive looking green painted root club once belonged to Swanton Historian Ben Gravel and reappeared many years after his death at the 2010 Abenaki “Heritage Days” Powwow in Swanton, where Frederick Wiseman was able to purchase it.
Club
Name/Title
Club
Lexicon
Description
Carved root club in form of man with antlers and extended tongue.
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural Conservancy
Ethnography
Made/Created
Artist Information
York, Aaron (b. 1973)
Artist
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.168
Club
Name/Title
Club
Lexicon
Description
Club made from a tree root carved as a bird beak.
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural Conservancy
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1900
Materials
Material
Wood
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.70
Context
Oral history evidence exists of a root club of this “bird-beak” style being used by a Nulhegan Abenaki family as a healing wand to keep away disease in the sickroom. We were lucky to find this larger, stylistically identical example in nearby Northern New Hampshire (provenance says Essex?).
Coaster
Name/Title
Coaster
Lexicon
Description
Catamount Brewing Company beer coaster. Printed in color on off-white heavy, absorbent paper; the back is blank; shows a cougar (catamount) in the center of a red circle, with green hills behind; circle shows CATAMOUNT written at the top and "Pride of the North Country" in the circle bottom. Above the top of the circle is written "Strictly Fresh - Finest Ingredients" ; along the bottom of the circle is written "Brewed & Bottled by Catamount Brewing Company, White River Junction., Vermont."
Acquisition
Accession
2017.31
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Paper
Entry/Object ID
2017.31.1.1
Coaster
Name/Title
Coaster
Lexicon
Description
Catamount Brewing Company beer coaster. Printed in color on off-white heavy, absorbent paper; the back is blank; shows a cougar (catamount) in the center of a red circle, with green hills behind; circle shows CATAMOUNT written at the top and "Pride of the North Country" in the circle bottom. Above the top of the circle is written "Strictly Fresh - Finest Ingredients" ; along the bottom of the circle is written "Brewed & Bottled by Catamount Brewing Company, White River Junction., Vermont."
Acquisition
Accession
2017.31
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Paper
Entry/Object ID
2017.31.1.2
Coffee Mill
Name/Title
Coffee Mill
Lexicon
Description
Coffee mill consisting of a cast iron grinder on a wooden box. The grinder is a round bowl with a central pillar. A metal grinder is inside the pillar and turns with the use of a curved, horizontal handle. A vertical wooden handle that attached to the end of the handle is now missing. The grinder sits on a hollow, square wooden base with a drawer. There is a round wooden knob at the center of the drawer face.
Acquisition
Accession
1960.115
Made/Created
Date made
1890-1910
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Wood, Iron
Entry/Object ID
1960.115
Coffeepot
Name/Title
Coffeepot
Lexicon
Description
Tin coffeepot with metal handle. Simple design with an upper and lower band of beading. Dome lid with black (medal?) knob. Handle is a simple design with flourishes at the top. The back part of the handle is missing. 'Drip' of solder on the seam of the spout.
Acquisition
Accession
2004.38
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Simmons, George W. (1803-1861)
Person or Organization
Made/Created
Artist Information
Simmons, George W. (1803-1861)
Artist
Date made
1845-1860
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Tin
Entry/Object ID
2004.38.9a-b
Context
Made by George W. Simmons in North Bennington, Vermont
Coffin Plate
Name/Title
Coffin Plate
Lexicon
Description
Silver casket plate. Inscribed onto the center of the plate are the words "Ira R. Kent / Died Oct. 9th 1875 / Aged 42 years." The top edge of the plate is rolled with fringe on either side creating the illusion of a scroll. The plate has an engraved vine border on the side and bottom edges. The plate is mildly tarnished with four ballpoint pen size holes in each corner.
Acquisition
Accession
1985.20
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Kent, Ira Richardson (1833-1875)
Person or Organization
Related Places
Place
Calais
Town
Washington County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Made/Created
Date made
1875
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Metal
Entry/Object ID
1985.20.1
Coffin Plate
Name/Title
Coffin Plate
Lexicon
Description
Oval casket plate. Possibly quadraplate. "Inez R.A. Kent / Died June 8th 1874 / Aged 32 years" Her name is engraved to follow the angle of the oval. Subtle floral border.
Acquisition
Accession
1985.20
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Kent, Inez R. Aiken (1842-1874)
Person or Organization
Related Places
Place
Calais
Town
Washington County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Made/Created
Date made
1874
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Silverplate
Entry/Object ID
1985.20.2
Coin
Name/Title
Coin
Lexicon
Description
Copper coin with a radiating eye on one side and a pictorial scene on the other. The eye side shows a detailed human eye with 13 rays emitting from it in every direction. Between each ray is a 6-petaled flower (13 in total). The words, "STELLA QUARTA DECIMA" ring the edge. The reverse shows a scene of a plow in a field with a line of hills and trees on the horizon. A sun with two eyes and a prominent nose peeks over the horizon. The words "VERMONTENSIUM RES PUBLICA" ring the edge.
Acquisition
Accession
1985.35
Mintage
Date made
1786
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Composition
Material
Copper
Entry/Object ID
1985.35.1
Context
Produced in Rupert, VT in 1786.
Coin
Name/Title
Coin
Lexicon
Description
Obverse: "VERMONTENSIUM. RES. PUBLICA." The sun is risingin the background. The foreground is a rural scene described fully on the worksheet. Reverse: "STELLA. QUARTA. DECIMA." A small circle with an eye in its center is surrounded by 13 single pointed rays.
Acquisition
Accession
1986.29
Mintage
Date made
1786
Dimensions
Entry/Object ID
1986.29.1
Coin
Name/Title
Coin
Lexicon
Description
Copper coin with a radiating eye on one side and a pictorial scene on the other. The eye side shows a detailed human eye with 13 rays emitting from it in every direction. Between each ray is a 6-petaled flower (13 in total). The words, "STELLA QUARTA DECIMA" ring the edge. The reverse shows a scene of a plow in a field with a line of hills and trees on the horizon. A sun with two eyes and a prominent nose peeks over the horizon. The words "VERMONTS RES PUBLICA" ring the edge.
Acquisition
Accession
1991.14
Mintage
Date made
1785
Composition
Material
Copper
Entry/Object ID
1991.14.1
Context
Produced in Rupert, Vermont in 1785.
Coin
Name/Title
Coin
Lexicon
Description
Copper coin with a radiating eye on one side and a pictorial scene on the other. The eye side shows a detailed human eye with 13 rays emitting from it in every direction. Between each ray is a 6-petaled flower (13 in total). The words, "STELLA QUARTA DECIMA" ring the edge. The reverse shows a scene of a plow in a field with a line of hills and trees on the horizon. A sun with two eyes and a prominent nose peeks over the horizon. The words "VERMONTIS RES PUBLICA 1785" ring the edge.
Acquisition
Accession
1991.14
Mintage
Date made
1785
Composition
Material
Copper
Entry/Object ID
1991.14.2
Context
Produced in Rupert, Vermontin 1785.
Coin
Name/Title
Coin
Lexicon
Description
Copper coin with a radiating eye on one side and a pictorial scene on the other. The eye side shows a detailed human eye with 13 rays emitting from it in every direction. Between each ray is a 6-petaled flower (13 in total). The words, "STELLA QUARTA DECIMA" ring the edge. The reverse shows a scene of a plow in a field with a line of hills and trees on the horizon. A sun with two eyes and a prominent nose peeks over the horizon. The words "VERMONTENSIUM RES PUBLICA 1786" ring the edge.
Acquisition
Accession
1991.14
Mintage
Date made
1786
Composition
Material
Copper
Entry/Object ID
1991.14.3
Context
Produced in Rupert, Vermont in 1786
Coin
Name/Title
Coin
Lexicon
Description
Copper coin with a radiating eye on one side and a pictorial scene on the other. The eye side shows a detailed human eye with 13 rays emitting from it in every direction. Between each ray is a 6-petaled flower (13 in total). The words, "STELLA QUARTA DECIMA" ring the edge. The reverse shows a scene of a plow in a field with a line of hills and trees on the horizon. A sun with two eyes and a prominent knows peeks over the horizon. The words "VERMONTENSIUM RES PUBLICA 1786" ring the edge.
Acquisition
Accession
1991.14
Mintage
Date made
1786
Composition
Material
Copper
Entry/Object ID
1991.14.4
Context
Produced in Rupert, Vermont in 1786
Coin
Name/Title
Coin
Lexicon
Description
Copper coin with a radiating eye on one side and a pictorial scene on the other. The eye side shows a detailed human eye with 13 rays emitting from it in every direction. Between each ray is a 6-petaled flower (13 in total). The words, "STELLA QUARTA DECIMA" ring the edge. The reverse shows a scene of a plow in a field with a line of hills and trees on the horizon. A sun with two eyes and a prominent nose peeks over the horizon. The words "VERMONTENSIUM RES PUBLICA 1786" ring the edge.
Acquisition
Accession
1991.14
Mintage
Date made
1786
Composition
Material
Copper
Entry/Object ID
1991.14.5
Context
Produced in Rupert, Vermont in 1786.
Coin
Name/Title
Coin
Lexicon
Description
Copper coin with a bust on one side and the allegorical figure, Columbia, on the other. The face side shows a left-facing bust of a Roman figure resembling George II of England, wearing a laurel wreath on his head, tied with a ribbon at the nape of his neck, and military armor. The words "VERMON AUCTORI" ring the edge. On the reverse, Columbia is shown swathed in loose fabric, seated next to a shield bearing the Union flag. She is holding a staff with a liberty cap in her left hand, and a small branch in her right hand. The date 1786 is at the bottom center.
Acquisition
Accession
1991.14
Mintage
Date made
1786
Composition
Material
Copper
Entry/Object ID
1991.14.6
Context
Produced in Rupert, Vermont in 1786.
Coin
Name/Title
Coin
Lexicon
Description
1786 Vermont Bust Left, R/R-11 or Bressett 9-H.
Obverse: Bust facing left. VERMON: AUCTORI
Reverse: Female (Liberty) seated, staff in her left hand and olive (?) branch in the right; straight line over the top of the date. INDE: :: ETLIB: 1786
Obverse: Bust facing left. VERMON: AUCTORI
Reverse: Female (Liberty) seated, staff in her left hand and olive (?) branch in the right; straight line over the top of the date. INDE: :: ETLIB: 1786
Acquisition
Accession
1991.14
Mintage
Date made
1786
Composition
Material
Copper
Entry/Object ID
1991.14.7
Coin
Name/Title
Coin
Lexicon
Description
Copper coin with a bust on one side and the allegorical figure, Columbia, on the other. The face side shows a right-facing bust of a Roman figure, wearing a laurel wreath on his head, tied with a ribbon at the nape of his neck, and military armor. The words "VERMON AUCTORI" ring the edge. On the reverse, Britannia is shown swathed in loose fabric, seated next to a shield bearing the Union flag. She is holding a staff with a liberty cap in her left hand, and a small branch in her right hand. The words "BRITANNIA" rings the edge.
Acquisition
Accession
1991.14
Mintage
Date made
1787
Composition
Material
Copper
Entry/Object ID
1991.14.8
Context
Produced in Rupert, Vermont in 1787.
Coin
Name/Title
Coin
Lexicon
Description
Copper coin with a bust on one side and the allegorical figure, Columbia, on the other. The face side shows a right-facing bust of a Roman figure, wearing a laurel wreath on his head, tied with a ribbon at the nape of his neck, and military armor. The words "VERMON AUCTORI" ring the edge. On the reverse, Columbia is shown swathed in loose fabric, seated next to a shield bearing the Union flag. She is holding a staff with a liberty cap in her left hand, and a small branch in her right hand. The words "INDE ET LIB 1787" ring the edge.
Acquisition
Accession
1991.14
Mintage
Date made
1787
Composition
Material
Copper
Entry/Object ID
1991.14.9
Context
Produced in Rupert, Vermont in 1787.
Coin
Name/Title
Coin
Lexicon
Description
Copper coin with a bust on one side and the allegorical figure, Columbia, on the other. The face side shows a right-facing bust of a Roman figure, wearing a laurel wreath on his head, tied with a ribbon at the nape of his neck, and military armor. The words "VERMON AUCTORI" ring the edge. On the reverse, Columbia is shown swathed in loose fabric, seated next to a shield bearing the Union flag. She is holding a staff with a liberty cap in her left hand, and a small branch in her right hand. The words "INDE ET LIB 1788" ring the edge.
Acquisition
Accession
1991.14
Mintage
Date made
1788
Composition
Material
Copper
Entry/Object ID
1991.14.10
Context
Produced in Rupert, Vermont in 1788
Coin
Name/Title
Coin
Lexicon
Description
Copper coin with a bust on one side and the allegorical figure, Columbia, on the other. The face side shows a right-facing bust of a Roman figure, wearing a laurel wreath on his head, tied with a ribbon at the nape of his neck, and military armor. The words "VERMON AUCTORI GIV" ring the edge. On the reverse, Columbia is shown swathed in loose fabric, seated next to a shield bearing the Union flag. She is holding a staff with a liberty cap in her left hand, and a small branch in her right hand. The words "INDE ET LIB 88" ring the edge. The coin is overstruck onto another coin, with portions of the previous striking visible on the lower face and lower reverse. The inscription and the center image are very misaligned on the reverse.
Acquisition
Accession
1991.14
Mintage
Date made
1788
Composition
Material
Copper
Entry/Object ID
1991.14.11
Context
Produced in Newburgh, NY for use in Vermont, 1788
Coin
Name/Title
Coin
Lexicon
Description
Copper coin with a bust on one side and the allegorical figure, Columbia, on the other. The face side shows a right-facing bust of a Roman figure, wearing a laurel wreath on his head, tied with a ribbon at the nape of his neck, and military armor. The words "VERMON AUCTORI" ring the edge. On the reverse, Columbia is shown swathed in loose fabric, seated next to a shield bearing the Union flag. She is holding a staff with a liberty cap in her left hand, and a small branch in her right hand. The words "INDE ET LIB 1788" ring the edge.
Acquisition
Accession
1991.14
Mintage
Date made
1788
Composition
Material
Copper
Entry/Object ID
1991.14.12
Context
Produced in Rupert, Vermont in 1788
Coin
Name/Title
Coin
Lexicon
Description
Copper coin with a bust on one side and the allegorical figure, Columbia, on the other. The face side shows a right-facing bust of a Roman figure, wearing a laurel wreath on his head, tied with a ribbon at the nape of his neck, and military armor. The words "VERMON AUCTORI" ring the edge. On the reverse, Columbia is shown swathed in loose fabric, seated next to a shield bearing the Union flag. She is holding a staff with a liberty cap in her left hand, and a small branch in her right hand. The words "INDE ET LIB 1788" ring the edge.
Acquisition
Accession
1991.14
Mintage
Date made
1788
Composition
Material
Copper
Entry/Object ID
1991.14.13
Context
Produced in Rupert, Vermont in 1788.
Coin
Name/Title
Coin
Lexicon
Description
Copper coin with a bust on one side and the allegorical figure, Columbia, on the other. The face side shows a right-facing bust of a Roman figure, wearing a laurel wreath on his head, tied with a ribbon at the nape of his neck, and military armor. The words "VERMON AUCTORI" ring the edge. On the reverse, Columbia is shown swathed in loose fabric, seated next to a shield bearing the Union flag. She is holding a staff with a liberty cap in her left hand, and a small branch in her right hand. The words "INDE ET LIB 1788" ring the edge.
Acquisition
Accession
1991.14
Mintage
Date made
1788
Composition
Material
Copper
Entry/Object ID
1991.14.14
Context
Produced in Rupert, Vermont in 1788.
Coin
Name/Title
Coin
Lexicon
Description
Copper coin with a bust on one side and the allegorical figure, Columbia, on the other. The face side shows a right-facing bust of a Roman figure, wearing a laurel wreath on his head, tied with a ribbon at the nape of his neck, and military armor. The words "VERMON AUCTORI" ring the edge. On the reverse, Columbia is shown swathed in loose fabric, seated next to a shield bearing the Union flag. She is holding a staff with a liberty cap in her left hand, and a small branch in her right hand. The words "INDE ET LIB 1788" ring the edge.
Acquisition
Accession
1991.14
Mintage
Date made
1788
Composition
Material
Copper
Entry/Object ID
1991.14.15
Context
Produced in Rupert, Vermont in 1788.
Coin
Name/Title
Coin
Lexicon
Description
Copper coin with a bust on one side and the allegorical figure, Columbia, on the other. The face side shows a right-facing bust of a Roman figure, wearing a laurel wreath on his head, tied with a ribbon at the nape of his neck, and military armor. The words "VERMON AUCTORI" ring the edge. On the reverse, Columbia is shown swathed in loose fabric, seated next to a shield bearing the Union flag. She is holding a staff with a liberty cap in her left hand, and a small branch in her right hand. The words "INDE ET LIB 1788" ring the edge.
Acquisition
Accession
1991.14
Mintage
Date made
1788
Composition
Material
Copper
Entry/Object ID
1991.14.16
Context
Produced in Rupert, Vermont in 1788.
Coin
Name/Title
Coin
Lexicon
Description
Copper coin with a bust on one side and the allegorical figure, Columbia, on the other. The face side shows a right-facing bust of a Roman figure, wearing a laurel wreath on his head, tied with a ribbon at the nape of his neck, and military armor. The words "VERMON AUCTORI" ring the edge. On the reverse, Columbia is shown swathed in loose fabric, seated next to a shield bearing the Union flag. She is holding a staff with a liberty cap in her left hand, and a small branch in her right hand. The words "INDE ET LIB 1788" ring the edge.
Acquisition
Accession
1991.14
Mintage
Date made
1788
Composition
Material
Copper
Entry/Object ID
1991.14.17
Context
Produced in Rupert, Vermont in 1788.
Coin
Name/Title
Coin
Lexicon
Description
Copper coin with a bust on one side and the allegorical figure, Columbia, on the other. The face side shows a right-facing bust of a Roman figure, wearing a laurel wreath on his head, tied with a ribbon at the nape of his neck, and military armor. The words "VERMON AUCTORI" ring the edge. On the reverse, Columbia is shown swathed in loose fabric, seated next to a shield bearing the Union flag. She is holding a staff with a liberty cap in her left hand, and a small branch in her right hand. The words "INDE ET LIB 1788" ring the edge.
Acquisition
Accession
1991.14
Mintage
Date made
1788
Composition
Material
Copper
Entry/Object ID
1991.14.18
Context
Produced in Rupert, Vermont in 1788
Coin
Name/Title
Coin
Lexicon
Description
Copper coin with a bust on one side and the allegorical figure, Columbia, on the other. The face side shows a right-facing bust of a Roman figure, wearing a laurel wreath on his head, tied with a ribbon at the nape of his neck, and military armor. The words "VERMON AUCTORI" ring the edge. On the reverse, Columbia is shown swathed in loose fabric, seated next to a shield bearing the Union flag. She is holding a staff with a liberty cap in her left hand, and a small branch in her right hand. The words "INDE ET LIB 1788" ring the edge.
Acquisition
Accession
1991.14
Mintage
Date made
1788
Composition
Material
Copper
Entry/Object ID
1991.14.19
Context
Produced in Rupert, Vermont in 1788
Coin
Name/Title
Coin
Lexicon
Description
Copper coin with a bust on one side and the allegorical figure, Columbia, on the other. The face side shows a right-facing bust of a Roman figure, wearing a laurel wreath on his head, tied with a ribbon at the nape of his neck, and military armor. The words "VERMON AUCTORI" ring the edge. On the reverse, Columbia is shown swathed in loose fabric, seated next to a shield bearing the Union flag. She is holding a staff with a liberty cap in her left hand, and a small branch in her right hand. The words "INDE ET LIB 1788" ring the edge.
Acquisition
Accession
1991.14
Mintage
Date made
1788
Composition
Material
Copper
Entry/Object ID
1991.14.20
Context
Produced in Rupert, Vermont in 1788.
Coin
Name/Title
Coin
Lexicon
Description
Copper coin with a bust on one side and the allegorical figure, Columbia, on the other. The face side shows a right-facing bust of a Roman figure, wearing a laurel wreath on his head, tied with a ribbon at the nape of his neck, and military armor. The words "VERMON AUCTORI" ring the edge. On the reverse, Columbia is shown swathed in loose fabric, seated next to a shield bearing the Union flag. She is holding a staff with a liberty cap in her left hand, and a small branch in her right hand. The words "INDE ET LIB 1788" ring the edge.
Acquisition
Accession
1991.14
Mintage
Date made
1788
Composition
Material
Copper
Entry/Object ID
1991.14.21
Context
Produced in Rupert, Vermont in 1788
Coin
Name/Title
Coin
Lexicon
Description
Copper coin with a radiating eye on one side and a pictorial scene on the other. The eye side shows a detailed human eye with 13 rays emitting from it in every direction. Between each ray is a 6-petaled flower (13 in total). The words, "STELLA QUARTA DECIMA" ring the edge. The reverse shows a scene of a plow in a field with a line of hills and trees on the horizon. A sun with two eyes and a prominent nose peeks over the horizon. The words "VERMONTIS RES PUBLICA" ring the edge.
Acquisition
Accession
1987.36
Mintage
Date made
1785
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Composition
Material
Copper
Entry/Object ID
1987.36.1
Context
Produced in Rupert, Vermont in in 1785
Coin
Name/Title
Coin
Lexicon
Description
Copper coin with a bust on one side and the allegorical figure, Columbia, on the other. The face side shows a right-facing bust of a Roman figure, wearing a laurel wreath on his head, tied with a ribbon at the nape of his neck, and military armor. The words "VERMONT AUCTORI" ring the edge. On the reverse, Columbia is shown swathed in loose fabric, seated next to a shield bearing the Union flag. She is holding a staff with a liberty cap in her left hand, and a small branch in her right hand. The words, "INDE ET LIB" ring the edge. The year 1788 is at the center bottom.
Acquisition
Accession
1987.36
Mintage
Date made
1788
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Composition
Material
Copper
Entry/Object ID
1987.36.2
Context
Produced in Rupert, Vermont in 1788.
Coin
Name/Title
Coin
Lexicon
Description
Copper coin with a bust on one side and the allegorical figure, Columbia, on the other. The face side shows a right-facing bust of a Roman figure, wearing a laurel wreath on his head, tied with a ribbon at the nape of his neck, and military armor. The words "GEORGIVS III REX" ring the edge. On the reverse, Columbia is shown swathed in loose fabric, seated next to a shield bearing the Union flag. She is holding a staff with a liberty cap in her left hand, and a small branch in her right hand. The words, "INDE ET LIB" ring the edge. The figure is rubbed nearly smooth.
Acquisition
Accession
1987.36
Mintage
Date made
1788
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Composition
Material
Copper
Entry/Object ID
1987.36.3
Context
Produced in Newburgh, NY in 1788
Coin
Name/Title
Coin
Lexicon
Description
Copper coin with a bust on one side and the allegorical figure, Columbia, on the other. The face side shows a left-facing bust of a Roman figure, wearing a laurel wreath on his head, tied with a ribbon at the nape of his neck, and military armor. The words "VERMONT AUCTORI" ring the edge. On the reverse, Columbia is shown swathed in loose fabric, seated next to a shield bearing the Union flag. She is holding a staff with a liberty cap in her left hand, and a small branch in her right hand. The words, "INDE ET LIB" ring the edge.
Acquisition
Accession
1989.73
Mintage
Date made
1787
Composition
Material
Copper
Entry/Object ID
1989.73.1
Context
Produced in Rupert, Vermont in 1787.
Coin
Name/Title
Coin
Lexicon
Description
Copper coin with a bust on one side and the allegorical figure, Columbia, on the other. The face side shows a right-facing bust of a Roman figure, wearing a laurel wreath on his head, tied with a ribbon at the nape of his neck, and military armor. The words "VERMONT AUCTORI" ring the edge. A flaw in the coin makes it appear as if the bust is wearing a sweatband or blindfold. On the reverse, Columbia is shown swathed in loose fabric, seated next to a shield bearing the Union flag. She is holding a staff with a liberty cap in her left hand, and a small branch in her right hand. The words, "INDE ET LIB" ring the edge. The date 1787 is at the center bottom.
Acquisition
Accession
1989.73
Mintage
Date made
1787
Composition
Material
Copper
Entry/Object ID
1989.73.2
Context
Produced in Rupert, Vermont in 1787.
Coin
Name/Title
Coin
Lexicon
Description
Copper coin with a bust on one side and the allegorical figure, Columbia, on the other. The face side shows a right-facing bust of a Roman figure, wearing a laurel wreath on his head, tied with a ribbon at the nape of his neck, and military armor. The words "VERMONT AUCTORI" ring the edge. A flaw in the coin mast it appear as if the bust is wearing a sweatband or blindfold. On the reverse, Columbia is shown swathed in loose fabric, seated next to a shield bearing the Union flag. She is holding a staff with a liberty cap in her left hand, and a small branch in her right hand. The words, "INDE ET LIB GEORGIVS" ring the edge.
Acquisition
Accession
1989.73
Mintage
Date made
1788
Composition
Material
Copper
Entry/Object ID
1989.73.3
Context
Produced in Rupert, Vermont in 1788
Coin
Name/Title
Coin
Lexicon
Description
Copper coin with a bust on one side and the allegorical figure, Columbia, on the other. The face side shows a right-facing bust of a Roman figure, wearing a laurel wreath on his head, tied with a ribbon at the nape of his neck, and military armor. The words "VERMON AUCTORI" ring the edge. The coin is struck very off center. On the reverse, Columbia is shown swathed in loose fabric, standing near a pedestal or frame. She is holding a balance scale in her left hand, has a large bow across her torso, and has a pike or flag pole with a liberty cap on the top. The words, "IMMUNE COLUMBIA" ring the edge. The date 1785 is at the bottom center.
Acquisition
Accession
1990.22
Mintage
Date made
1785
Composition
Material
Copper
Entry/Object ID
1990.22.1
Context
Produced in Newburgh, NY in 1785. This coin is considered a numismatic mule since the face and reverse are not a set.
Coin
Name/Title
Coin
Lexicon
Description
Copper coin with a bust on one side and the allegorical figure, Columbia, on the other. The face side shows a right-facing bust of a Roman figure, wearing a laurel wreath on his head, tied with a ribbon at the nape of his neck, and military armor. The words "VERMON AUCTORI" ring the edge. On the reverse, Columbia is shown swathed in loose fabric, seated next to a shield. She is holding a staff with a liberty cap in her left hand, and a small branch in her right hand. The date 1786 is at the bottom center.
Acquisition
Accession
1990.22
Mintage
Designer or Engraver Information
Harmon, Reuben
Designer or Engraver
Date made
1786
Composition
Material
Copper
Entry/Object ID
1990.22.2
Context
Produced in Rupert, Vermont in 1786.
Coin
Name/Title
Coin
Lexicon
Description
Copper coin with a bust on one side and the allegorical figure, Columbia, on the other. The face side shows a right-facing bust of a Roman figure, wearing a laurel wreath on his head, tied with a ribbon at the nape of his neck, and military armor. The words "VERMON AUCTORI" ring the edge. On the reverse, Columbia is shown swathed in loose fabric, seated next to a shield bearing the union flag. She is holding a staff with a liberty cap in her left hand, and a small branch in her right hand. The date 1788 is at the bottom center.
Acquisition
Accession
1990.22
Mintage
Date made
1788
Composition
Material
Copper
Entry/Object ID
1990.22.3
Context
Produced in Newburgh, NY for use in Vermont in 1788.
Coin
Name/Title
Coin
Lexicon
Description
Copper coin with a bust on one side and the allegorical figure, Columbia, on the other. The face side shows a right-facing bust of a Roman figure, wearing a laurel wreath on his head, tied with a ribbon at the nape of his neck, and military armor. The words "VERMON AUCTORI" ring the edge. On the reverse, Columbia is shown swathed in loose fabric, seated next to a shield bearing the union flag. She is holding a staff with a liberty cap in her left hand, and a small branch in her right hand. The upper half of the date 1787 is at the bottom center.
Acquisition
Accession
1990.22
Mintage
Date made
1787
Composition
Material
Copper
Entry/Object ID
1990.22.4
Context
Produced in Rupert, Vermont in 1787
Coin
Name/Title
Coin
Lexicon
Description
Copper coin with a bust on one side and the allegorical figure, Columbia, on the other. The face side shows a right-facing bust of a Roman figure, wearing a laurel wreath on his head, tied with a ribbon at the nape of his neck, and military armor. The words "VERMON AUCTORI" ring the edge. On the reverse, Columbia is shown swathed in loose fabric, seated next to a shield bearing the union flag. She is holding a staff with a liberty cap in her left hand, and a small branch in her right hand. The date 1788 is at the center bottom.
Acquisition
Accession
1990.22
Mintage
Date made
1788
Composition
Material
Copper
Entry/Object ID
1990.22.5
Context
Produced in Rupert, Vermont in 1788.
Coin
Name/Title
Coin
Lexicon
Description
Copper coin with a bust on one side and the allegorical figure, Columbia, on the other. The face side shows a right-facing bust of a Roman figure, wearing a laurel wreath on his head, tied with a ribbon at the nape of his neck, and military armor. The words "VERMONT AUCTORI" ring the edge. On the reverse, Columbia is shown swathed in loose fabric, seated next to a shield bearing the Union flag. She is holding a staff with a liberty cap in her left hand, and a small branch in her right hand. The words, "INDE ET LIB" ring the edge. The face side has rubbed smooth, losing fine detail, and the reverse has rubbed almost completely smooth, with only the vague outline of Columbia left.
Acquisition
Accession
1902.1
Mintage
Date made
1787
Composition
Material
Copper
Entry/Object ID
1902.1.1a
Context
Produced in Rupert, Vermont in 1787.
Web Links and URLs
Coin
Name/Title
Coin
Lexicon
Description
Copper coin with a bust on one side and the allegorical figure, Columbia, on the other. The face side shows a right-facing bust of a Roman figure, wearing a laurel wreath on his head, tied with a ribbon at the nape of his neck, and military armor. The words "VERMON AUCTORI" ring the edge. On the reverse, Columbia is shown swathed in loose fabric, seated next to a shield bearing the Union flag. She is holding a staff with a liberty cap in her left hand, and a small branch in her right hand. The design is completely rubbed smooth. The date 1787 is at the center bottom.
The coin is over struck on an Irish halfpenny, which is still clearly visible through the Vermont pattern. The face was struck over a design of a harp beneath a crown.
The coin is over struck on an Irish halfpenny, which is still clearly visible through the Vermont pattern. The face was struck over a design of a harp beneath a crown.
Acquisition
Accession
1902.1
Mintage
Date made
1788
Composition
Material
Copper
Entry/Object ID
1902.1.1aa
Context
Made in Rupert, Vermont in 1788.
Web Links and URLs
Coin
Name/Title
Coin
Lexicon
Description
Copper coin with a radiating eye on one side and a pictorial scene on the other. The eye side shows a detailed human eye with 13 rays emitting from it in every direction. Between each ray is a 6-petaled flower (13 in total). The words, "STELLA QUARTA DECIMA" ring the edge. The reverse shows a scene of a plow in a field with a line of hills and trees on the horizon. A sun with two eyes and a prominent nose peeks over the horizon. The words "VERMONTIS RES PUBLICA" ring the edge.
Acquisition
Accession
1902.1
Mintage
Date made
1785
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Composition
Material
Copper
Entry/Object ID
1902.1.1b
Context
Produced in Rupert, Vermont in 1785.
Coin
Name/Title
Coin
Lexicon
Description
Copper coin with a bust on one side and the allegorical figure, Columbia, on the other. The face side shows a right-facing bust of a Roman figure, wearing a laurel wreath on his head, tied with a ribbon at the nape of his neck, and military armor. The words "VERMON AUCTORI" ring the edge. On the reverse, Columbia is shown swathed in loose fabric, seated next to a shield bearing the Union flag. She is holding a staff with a liberty cap in her left hand, and a small branch in her right hand. The date 1787 is at the bottom center.
Acquisition
Accession
1902.1
Mintage
Date made
1787
Composition
Material
Copper
Entry/Object ID
1902.1.1c
Context
Produced in Rupert, Vermont in in 1787.
Coin
Name/Title
Coin
Lexicon
Description
Copper coin with a radiating eye on one side and a pictorial scene on the other. The eye side shows a detailed human eye with 13 rays emitting from it in every direction. Between each ray is a 6-petaled flower (13 in total). The words, "STELLA QUARTA DECIMA" ring the edge. The reverse shows a scene of a plow in a field with a line of hills and trees on the horizon. A sun with two eyes and a prominent nose peeks over the horizon. The words "VERMONTENSIUM RES PUBLICA 1786" ring the edge.
Acquisition
Accession
1902.1
Mintage
Date made
1786
Composition
Material
Copper
Entry/Object ID
1902.1.1cc
Context
Produced in Rupert, Vermont in 1786.
Coin
Name/Title
Coin
Lexicon
Description
Copper coin with a bust on one side and the allegorical figure, Columbia, on the other. The face side shows a right-facing bust of a Roman figure, wearing a laurel wreath on his head, tied with a ribbon at the nape of his neck, and military armor. The face has childlike features, but has been rubbed so smooth, only the outline is visible. The words "VERMONT AUCTORI" ring the edge. On the reverse, Columbia is shown swathed in loose fabric, seated next to a shield bearing the Union flag. She is holding a staff with a liberty cap in her left hand, and a small branch in her right hand. The Columbia side of the coin has been rubbed almost completely smooth.
Acquisition
Accession
1902.1
Mintage
Date made
1786
Composition
Material
Copper
Entry/Object ID
1902.1.1d
Context
Produced in Rupert, Vermont in 1788.
Coin
Name/Title
Coin
Lexicon
Description
Copper coin with a bust on one side and the allegorical figure, Columbia, on the other. The face side shows a right-facing bust of a Roman figure, wearing a laurel wreath on his head, tied with a ribbon at the nape of his neck, and military armor. The words "VERMON AUCTORI" ring the edge. On the reverse, Columbia is shown swathed in loose fabric, seated next to a shield bearing the Union flag. She is holding a staff with a liberty cap in her left hand, and a small branch in her right hand. The date 1788 is at the bottom center.
Acquisition
Accession
1902.1
Mintage
Date made
1788
Composition
Material
Copper
Entry/Object ID
1902.1.1dd
Context
Produced in Rupert, Vermont in 1788.
Coin
Name/Title
Coin
Lexicon
Description
Copper coin with a bust on one side and the allegorical figure, Columbia, on the other. The face side shows a right-facing bust of a Roman figure, wearing a laurel wreath on his head, tied with a ribbon at the nape of his neck, and military armor. The bust is so rubbed smooth that it is hardly visible. The words "VERMON AUCTORI" ring the edge. The O in "Vermon" is mis-struck, overlapping the M slightly. On the reverse, Columbia is shown swathed in loose fabric, seated next to a shield bearing the Union flag. She is holding a staff with a liberty cap in her left hand, and a small branch in her right hand.
Acquisition
Accession
1902.1
Mintage
Date made
1788
Composition
Material
Copper
Entry/Object ID
1902.1.1e
Context
Produced in Rupert, Vermont in 1788.
Coin
Name/Title
Coin
Lexicon
Description
Copper coin with a bust on one side and the allegorical figure, Columbia, on the other. The face side shows a right-facing bust of a Roman figure, wearing a laurel wreath on his head, tied with a ribbon at the nape of his neck, and military armor. The words "VERMON AUCTORI" ring the edge. On the reverse, Columbia is shown swathed in loose fabric, seated next to a shield bearing the Union flag. She is holding a staff with a liberty cap in her left hand, and a small branch in her right hand.
Acquisition
Accession
1902.1
Mintage
Date made
1788
Composition
Material
Copper
Entry/Object ID
1902.1.1g
Context
Produced in Rupert, Vermont in 1788.
Coin
Name/Title
Coin
Lexicon
Description
Copper coin with a bust on one side and the allegorical figure, Columbia, on the other. The face side shows a right-facing bust of a Roman figure, wearing a laurel wreath on his head, tied with a ribbon at the nape of his neck, and military armor. The words "VERMON AUCTORI" ring the edge. A line runs down the center of the coin where the striking die had broken. On the reverse, Columbia is shown swathed in loose fabric, seated next to a shield bearing the Union flag. She is holding a staff with a liberty cap in her left hand, and a small branch in her right hand.
Acquisition
Accession
1902.1
Mintage
Date made
1788
Composition
Material
Copper
Entry/Object ID
1902.1.1gg
Context
Produced in Rupert, Vermont in 1788.
Coin
Name/Title
Coin
Lexicon
Description
Copper coin with a bust on one side and the allegorical figure, Columbia, on the other. The face side shows a right-facing bust of a Roman figure, wearing a laurel wreath on his head, tied with a ribbon at the nape of his neck, and military armor. The words "VERMON AUCTORI" ring the edge. On the reverse, Columbia is shown swathed in loose fabric, seated next to a shield bearing the Union flag. She is holding a staff with a liberty cap in her left hand, and a small branch in her right hand. It is rubbed almost completely smooth, and Columbia is only visible because of a color change.
Acquisition
Accession
1902.1
Mintage
Date made
1787
Composition
Material
Copper
Entry/Object ID
1902.1.1h
Context
Produced in Rupert, Vermont in 1787.
Coin
Name/Title
Coin
Lexicon
Description
Copper coin with a bust on one side and the allegorical figure, Columbia, on the other. The face side shows a right-facing bust of a Roman figure, wearing a laurel wreath on his head, tied with a ribbon at the nape of his neck, and military armor. The words "VERMON AUCTORI" ring the edge. The face is nearly rubbed smooth, but the lettering is very crisp. On the reverse, Columbia is shown swathed in loose fabric, seated next to a shield bearing the Union flag. She is holding a staff with a liberty cap in her left hand, and a small branch in her right hand. The center is pocked and rubbed nearly smooth, but the lettering remains crisp. The date 1788 is at the bottom center.
Acquisition
Accession
1902.1
Mintage
Date made
1788
Composition
Material
Copper
Entry/Object ID
1902.1.1hh
Context
Produced in Rupert, Vermont in 1788.
Coin
Name/Title
Coin
Lexicon
Description
Copper coin with a bust on one side and the allegorical figure, Columbia, on the other. The face side shows a right-facing bust of a Roman figure, wearing a laurel wreath on his head, tied with a ribbon at the nape of his neck, and military armor. The words "VERMON AUCTORI" ring the edge. On the reverse, Columbia is shown swathed in loose fabric, seated next to a shield bearing the Union flag. She is holding a staff with a liberty cap in her left hand, and a small branch in her right hand. The surface of the coin is unusual, indicating that it may be cast, overstruck, or doublestruck.
Acquisition
Accession
1902.1
Mintage
Date made
1787
Composition
Material
Copper
Entry/Object ID
1902.1.1i
Context
Produced in Rupert, Vermont in 1787.
Coin
Name/Title
Coin
Lexicon
Description
Copper coin with a bust on one side and the allegorical figure, Columbia, on the other. The face side shows a right-facing bust of a Roman figure, wearing a laurel wreath on his head, tied with a ribbon at the nape of his neck, and military armor. The words "VERMON AUCTORI" ring the edge. On the reverse, Columbia is shown swathed in loose fabric, seated next to a shield bearing the Union flag. She is holding a staff with a liberty cap in her left hand, and a small branch in her right hand. The date 1787 is at the center bottom. The coin is overstruck on a 1785 Nova Constallatio coin, making it appear as if there is a strap over the bust's mouth and an eye on Columbia's stomach.
Acquisition
Accession
1902.1
Mintage
Date made
1787
Composition
Material
Copper
Entry/Object ID
1902.1.1jj
Context
Made in Rupert, Vermont in 1785, and remade in Rupert, Vermont in 1787.
Coin
Name/Title
Coin
Lexicon
Description
Copper coin with a bust on one side and the allegorical figure, Columbia, on the other. The face side shows a right-facing bust of a Roman figure, wearing a laurel wreath on his head, tied with a ribbon at the nape of his neck, and military armor. The words "VERMON AUCTORI" ring the edge. The coin is struck very off center. On the reverse, Columbia is shown swathed in loose fabric, standing near a pedestal or frame. She is holding a balance scale in her left hand, has a large bow across her torso, and has a pike or flag pole with a liberty cap on the top. The words, "IMMUNE COLUMBIA" ring the edge. The date 1785 is at the bottom center.
Acquisition
Accession
1902.1
Mintage
Date made
1785
Composition
Material
Copper
Entry/Object ID
1902.1.1k
Context
Produced in Rupert, Vermont in 1785.
Coin
Name/Title
Coin
Lexicon
Description
Copper coin with a bust on one side and the allegorical figure, Columbia, on the other. The face side shows a right-facing bust of a Roman figure, wearing a laurel wreath on his head, tied with a ribbon at the nape of his neck, and military armor. The words "VERMON AUCTORI" ring the edge. On the reverse, Columbia is shown swathed in loose fabric, seated next to a shield bearing the Union flag. She is holding a staff with a liberty cap in her left hand, and a small branch in her right hand. The date 1788 is at center bottom. Both sides are rubbed nearly smooth.
Acquisition
Accession
1902.1
Mintage
Date made
1788
Composition
Material
Copper
Entry/Object ID
1902.1.1kk
Context
Made in Rupert, Vermont in 1788
Coin
Name/Title
Coin
Lexicon
Description
Copper coin with a radiating eye on one side and a pictorial scene on the other. The eye side shows a detailed human eye with 13 rays emitting from it in every direction. Between each ray is a 6-petaled flower (13 in total). The words, "STELLA QUARTA DECIMA" ring the edge. The reverse shows a scene of a plow in a field with a line of hills and trees on the horizon. A sun with two eyes and a prominent nose peeks over the horizon. The words "VERMONTIS RES PUBLICA" ring the edge. Both sides are extremely mottled.
Acquisition
Accession
1902.1
Mintage
Date made
1785
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Composition
Material
Copper
Entry/Object ID
1902.1.1nn
Context
Produced in Rupert, Vermont in 1785.
Coin
Name/Title
Coin
Lexicon
Description
Copper coin with a radiating eye on one side and a pictorial scene on the other. The eye side shows a detailed human eye with 13 rays emitting from it in every direction. Between each ray is a 6-petaled flower (13 in total). The words, "STELLA QUARTA DECIMA" ring the edge. The reverse shows a scene of a plow in a field with a line of hills and trees on the horizon. A sun with two eyes and a prominent nose peeks over the horizon. The words "VERMONTENSIUM RES PUBLICA" ring the edge.
Acquisition
Accession
1902.1
Mintage
Date made
1786
Composition
Material
Copper
Entry/Object ID
1902.1.1q
Context
Produced in Rupert, Vermont in 1786.
Coin
Name/Title
Coin
Lexicon
Description
Copper coin with a bust on one side and the allegorical figure, Columbia, on the other. The face side shows a right-facing bust of a Roman figure, wearing a laurel wreath on his head, tied with a ribbon at the nape of his neck, and military armor. The words "VERMON AUCTORI" ring the edge. On the reverse, Columbia is shown swathed in loose fabric, seated next to a shield bearing the Union flag. She is holding a staff with a liberty cap in her left hand, and a small branch in her right hand. The design has been overstruck on a Nova Constallatio coin and has a hole in the center.
Acquisition
Accession
1902.1
Mintage
Date made
1787
Composition
Material
Copper
Entry/Object ID
1902.1.1u
Context
Produced in Rupert, Vermont in 1787.
Coin
Name/Title
Coin
Lexicon
Description
Copper coin with a bust on one side and the allegorical figure, Columbia, on the other. The face side shows a right-facing bust of a Roman figure, wearing a laurel wreath on his head, tied with a ribbon at the nape of his neck, and military armor. The words "VERMON AUCTORI" ring the edge. On the reverse, Columbia is shown swathed in loose fabric, seated next to a shield bearing the Union flag. She is holding a staff with a liberty cap in her left hand, and a small branch in her right hand. Both sides are rubbed almost completely smooth.
Acquisition
Accession
1902.1
Mintage
Date made
1788
Composition
Material
Copper
Entry/Object ID
1902.1.1v
Context
Produced in Rupert, Vermont in 1788.
Coin
Name/Title
Coin
Lexicon
Description
Copper coin with a bust on one side and the allegorical figure, Columbia, on the other. The face side shows a right-facing bust of a Roman figure, wearing a laurel wreath on his head, tied with a ribbon at the nape of his neck, and military armor. The words "VERMON AUCTORI" ring the edge. On the reverse, Columbia is shown swathed in loose fabric, seated next to a shield bearing the Union flag. She is holding a staff with a liberty cap in her left hand, and a small branch in her right hand. The date 1788 is at the center bottom.
Acquisition
Accession
1902.1
Mintage
Date made
1788
Composition
Material
Copper
Entry/Object ID
1902.1.1x
Context
Produced in Rupert, Vermont in 1788.
Coin
Name/Title
Coin
Lexicon
Description
Copper coin with a bust on one side and the allegorical figure, Columbia, on the other. The face side shows a right-facing bust of a Roman figure, wearing a laurel wreath on his head, tied with a ribbon at the nape of his neck, and military armor. The words "VERMON AUCTORI" ring the edge. On the reverse, Columbia is shown swathed in loose fabric, seated next to a shield bearing the Union flag. She is holding a staff with a liberty cap in her left hand, and a small branch in her right hand. The date 1788 is at the bottom center.
Acquisition
Accession
1902.1
Mintage
Date made
1788
Composition
Material
Copper
Entry/Object ID
1902.1.1y
Context
Produced in Rupert, Vermont in 1788.
Coin
Name/Title
Coin
Lexicon
Description
Copper coin with a radiating eye on one side and a pictorial scene on the other. The eye side shows a detailed human eye with 13 rays emitting from it in every direction. Between each ray is a 6-petaled flower (13 in total). The words, "STELLA QUARTA DECIMA" ring the edge. The reverse shows a scene of a plow in a field with a line of hills and trees on the horizon. A sun with two eyes and a prominent nose peeks over the horizon. The words "VERMONTS RES PUBLICA 1785" ring the edge.
Acquisition
Accession
1991.14
Mintage
Date made
1785
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Composition
Material
Copper
Entry/Object ID
1991.14.22
Context
Produced in Rupert, Vermont in 1785
Coin
Name/Title
Coin
Lexicon
Description
Copper coin with a bust on one side and the allegorical figure, Columbia, on the other. The face side shows a right-facing bust of a Roman figure, wearing a laurel wreath on his head, tied with a ribbon at the nape of his neck, and military armor. The words "VERMONT AUCTORI" ring the edge. On the reverse, Columbia is shown swathed in loose fabric, seated next to a shield bearing the Union flag. She is holding a staff with a liberty cap in her left hand, and a small branch in her right hand. The words, "INDE ET LIB" ring the edge. The year 1787 is a the bottom center.
Acquisition
Accession
1971.1
Mintage
Date made
1787
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Composition
Material
Copper
Entry/Object ID
1971.1.1
Context
Produced in Rupert, VT in 1787
Collage "Abenaque Indians"
Name/Title
Collage "Abenaque Indians"
Lexicon
Description
Framed collage with three colorized photographs of an individual in native costume with a long gun. Work is titled, "Abenaque Indians" and subtitled, "Sebago Lake Maine." Costume includes large, red bag and feathered headdress. Background of large rocks, pine trees and water. (L-R) First photo shows person in profile holding gun at waist level and captioned "Um~Ha." Second photo shows person bent at waist in three-quarter view aiming gun over left wrist with caption, "Caramb~Ha." Third photo shows person facing to the left and looking at the camera, holding gun upright and captioned, "Lung~Ha."
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural Conservancy
Artwork Details
Medium
Paper
Made/Created
Date made
1910-1930
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.154
Context
This strange, (perhaps thought whimsical) framed collage is important for an early use of the “Abenaki” term in the hand drawn script designating a modern people. During the 18th can 19th centuries, “Abenaki” seemed to have only referred to historical peoples or as map designations. In Vermont, “Indian” and “St. Francis Indian” were the terms used for living regional indigenous people.
The three hand tinted photos illustrate a man with a muzzleloading firearm in three poses wearing a feather headdress and fragment of probably original cut cloth fringe clothing over a white shirt and trousers. Below the photos are constructed pseudo-Abenaki words.
The three hand tinted photos illustrate a man with a muzzleloading firearm in three poses wearing a feather headdress and fragment of probably original cut cloth fringe clothing over a white shirt and trousers. Below the photos are constructed pseudo-Abenaki words.
Collar
Name/Title
Collar
Lexicon
Description
Two light blue attachable collars, with rounded edges in front. One has embroidered rabbits and a card that says it was made by Christiane Gamblin. The other features snails and doesn't have a card.
Acquisition
Accession
1964.63
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Merci Train
Person or Organization
Related Places
Place
France
Country
Europe
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Metal, Yarn
Entry/Object ID
1964.63.54
Context
Given to the people of Vermont from the people of France as part of the Merci Train after World War II.
Collar
Name/Title
Collar
Lexicon
Description
Net-beaded collar
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural Conservancy
Ethnography
Made/Created
Date made
1900-1920
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.129
Commemorative Button
Name/Title
Commemorative Button
Lexicon
Description
Round button printed with a black-and-white photograph showing a flooded area taken from the inside of a covered bridge. The inscription "IRENE 2011" rings the edge.
Acquisition
Accession
2012.58
Relationships
Related Events
Hurricane Irene
Event
Related Places
Place
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Made/Created
Date made
2011
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Metal, Plastic
Entry/Object ID
2012.58.44
Context
Printed with an image of flooding damage during Hurricane Irene, 2011.
Commemorative Button
Name/Title
Commemorative Button
Lexicon
Description
Round light blue metal button printed in black with an image of a person in a small kaya and the words, "I SURVIVED THE MONTPELIER FLOOD March 11, 1992".
Acquisition
Accession
2013.9
Relationships
Related Events
1992 Flood
Event
Related Places
Place
Montpelier
City
Washington County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Made/Created
Date made
1992
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Metal
Entry/Object ID
2013.9.17
Context
The downtown area of Montpelier, Vermont, flooded in 1992 after an ice jam blocked the already high Winooski River during a spring thaw.
Commemorative Button
Name/Title
Commemorative Button
Lexicon
Description
Round metal button. The front is printed with a blue ground and an image of an amoeba with the words, "MARCH FOR SCIENCE / APRIL 22 2017 / VERMONT."
Acquisition
Accession
2023.13
Made/Created
Date made
2017
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Metal
Entry/Object ID
2023.13.4
Context
Distributed to participants in the 2017 March for Science, Vermont, which was organized to protest the U.S. President Donald Trump administration's views on climate change and science.
Commemorative Button
Name/Title
Commemorative Button
Description
Photo of Barbara Snelling, given out at her memorial service on Nov. 13, 2015.
Acquisition
Accession
2015.47
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Snelling, Barbara W. (1928-2015)
Person or Organization
Made/Created
Date made
2015
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Metal
Entry/Object ID
2015.47.28
Context
This pin was given out at the Memorial Service for Barbara W. Snelling on November 13, 2015, at the State House.
From her obituary in https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/burlingtonfreepress/name/barbara-snelling-obituary?pid=176339872
"Barbara W. Snelling, a Vermont icon, died peacefully on November 2, 2015 at her home in So. Burlington surrounded by her family. Barbara Tuttle Weil was born in Fall River, Massachusetts on March 22, 1928 to the Reverend F. Taylor and Hazel (Russell) Weil. Barbara was the former Lt. Governor of Vermont and was the wife of former Governor Richard A. Snelling."
She was also a state senator.
From her obituary in https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/burlingtonfreepress/name/barbara-snelling-obituary?pid=176339872
"Barbara W. Snelling, a Vermont icon, died peacefully on November 2, 2015 at her home in So. Burlington surrounded by her family. Barbara Tuttle Weil was born in Fall River, Massachusetts on March 22, 1928 to the Reverend F. Taylor and Hazel (Russell) Weil. Barbara was the former Lt. Governor of Vermont and was the wife of former Governor Richard A. Snelling."
She was also a state senator.
Commemorative Plate
Name/Title
Commemorative Plate
Lexicon
Description
Square, decorative plate printed with a full-color portrait of Admiral George Dewey. He is shown in a blue, double-breasted military coat with rectangular epaulets. Each corner of the plate is printed with a blue-linework design of United States flags crossed behind a ship's wheel.
Acquisition
Accession
1969.28
Relationships
Related Events
Spanish-American War
Event
Related Person or Organization
Dewey, George (1837-1917)
Person or Organization
Related Places
Place
Montpelier
City
Washington County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Ceramic
Entry/Object ID
1969.28.43
Commemorative Ribbon
Name/Title
Commemorative Ribbon
Lexicon
Description
Commemorative ribbon pin consisting of three ribbons and button. The satin-woven ribbons are red, white, and blue. There are formed into three rosettes or cockades, and three tails hang below. At the center of the three rosettes is a round ceramic button printed with an image of a man with a large mustache (Admiral Dewey) and surrounded in gold tinsel trim.
Acquisition
Accession
1960.81
Relationships
Related Events
Spanish-American War, Dewey Day
Related Person or Organization
Dewey, George (1837-1917)
Person or Organization
Related Places
Place
Montpelier
City
Washington County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Made/Created
Date made
1899
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Silk, Ceramic
Entry/Object ID
1960.81.1h
Context
Made for Dewey Day, a large celebration in Montpelier, Vermont, welcoming war hero Admiral George Dewey, home from the Spanish-American War.
Commemorative Ribbon
Name/Title
Commemorative Ribbon
Lexicon
Description
Commemorative medal consisting of a bar, a ribbon, and a medallion. The bar is copper and is molded with the word, "SOUVENIR." The grosgrain ribbon is striped yellow (center) and blue (edges) and is printed in gold with the words, "RECEPTION Admiral Dewey 1899." The medallion hangs from an eye ring looped through a larger eye ring looped through the ribbon. It shows the bust of Admiral Dewey and another man surrounded by the words, "MANILA BAY MAY 1. SANTIAGO JULY 3. 1898." The back of the medallion shows the inscription, "YOU CAN COMMENCE FIRING AS SOON AS YOU ARE READY / MAY 1. 1898. / THERE IS GLORY ENOUGH FOR ALL / JULY 3. 1898." within a square frame over a laurel wreath.
Acquisition
Accession
1960.81
Relationships
Related Events
Dewey Day
Event
Related Person or Organization
Prouty, Edward H. (1871-1966), Dewey, George (1837-1917)
Related Places
Place
Montpelier
City
Washington County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Made/Created
Date made
1899
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Metal, Silk
Entry/Object ID
1960.81.3c
Context
Likely worn by Edward H. Prouty to Dewey Day in Montpelier, Vermont, 1899
Communion Plate
Name/Title
Communion Plate
Lexicon
Description
Silver plated communion plate. The plate has an ornate, raised rim with beaded molding around the edge.
Acquisition
Accession
1960.177
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
First Congregational Church
Person or Organization
Related Places
Place
Winooski
City
Chittenden County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Silverplate
Entry/Object ID
1960.177.2
Context
Used at the first Congregational Church of Winooski, Vermont
Communion Set
Name/Title
Communion Set
Lexicon
Description
5-piece pewter communion set consisting of a flagon (pitcher), 2 chalices, and 2 plates. The bottoms are marked, "SHELDON & FELTMAN ALBANY"
Acquisition
Accession
1943.20
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Methodist Episcopal Church of Benson
Person or Organization
Related Places
Place
Benson
Town
Rutland County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Made/Created
Date made
1847-1848
Manufacturer
Sheldon & Feltman
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Flagon dimensions below. Chalice dimension is 8-1/4 in. high x 4-1/4 in. diameter. Plate dimension is 10-3/4 in. diameter.
Materials
Material
Pewter
Entry/Object ID
1943.20a-e
Context
Used at the Methodist Episcopal Church in Benson, Vermont
Compass Case
Name/Title
Compass Case
Lexicon
Description
Leather compass case with beadwork. The light brown suede leather is camel color while the fabric lining is cream color with pink stripes (much like pillow ticking). The beaded pattern is different on the front and back.
The beadwork motif on one side depicts a green flower cradling a silver ball or bud. Below the flower are two white branches surmounted by silver buds. The branches extend from a white stem that emerges from a light purple, figure-eight form. Below the purple form are four clear and silver leaves or pods.
The other side has a similar green flower, but without the silver ball. The flower sits atop a pink quatrefoil design. Two white branches emerge from either side of the quatrefoil and are surmounted by light purple and silver buds. A white stem descends from the base of the quatrefoil along with two white stems that curve outward. These stems are surmounted by light blue trefoil designs. Two clear circles flank the central motif.
Open edges are lined with clear beads. Closed seam is lined with light blue beads.
The beadwork motif on one side depicts a green flower cradling a silver ball or bud. Below the flower are two white branches surmounted by silver buds. The branches extend from a white stem that emerges from a light purple, figure-eight form. Below the purple form are four clear and silver leaves or pods.
The other side has a similar green flower, but without the silver ball. The flower sits atop a pink quatrefoil design. Two white branches emerge from either side of the quatrefoil and are surmounted by light purple and silver buds. A white stem descends from the base of the quatrefoil along with two white stems that curve outward. These stems are surmounted by light blue trefoil designs. Two clear circles flank the central motif.
Open edges are lined with clear beads. Closed seam is lined with light blue beads.
Acquisition
Accession
1989.10
Ethnography
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Westcot, Mary C. Wilbur
Person or Organization
Related Places
Place
Waterville
Town
Lamoille County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Related Publications
Log Cabin Days of Coit's Gore and Waterville
Publication
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1836
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Leather, Beads, Linen
Entry/Object ID
1989.10.3
Context
According to Isaac Merrick's daughter, Esther Merrick Wilbur, this compass case was made for him in 1836 by Abenaki Indians living in the area of what is now Waterville, Vermont. Isaac Huse Merrick (1796-1864) was born in Bedford, New Hampshire to parents who had recently settled after leaving Newbury, Massachusetts. His family was part of the second wave of settlers who moved first from the eastern shores of Massachusetts to New Hampshire and then on to northern Vermont.
Isaac Merrick is first recorded as living in Coit's Gore, the precursor to Waterville, Vermont (est. 1824) in the 1820 census. Family history, as published in a small volume by his granddaughter Mary Wilbur Westcot, place him in the area as early as 1807. There are many fanciful tales of Isaac that seem to blend fact with a healthy dose of fiction. Like any frontier settler of this time, his life would certainly have been daring and adventurous.
Isaac purchased 300 acres on a hillside above the Kelley River (now known as the north branch of the Lamoille). Family records state that his farm overlooked an "Indian settlement" of "wigwams" in the river valley. Isaac farmed the land and made a name for himself as a trader/smuggler. During this time, Britain enacted fairly stiff tariffs on goods crossing the Canadian border and many enterprising Vermonters took the risk of smuggling through the mountains for potential fortune. The family stories mention Isaac's partnership with Indians in these cross-border trading endeavors.
This small beaded case bears witness to this partnership with a beautiful Abenaki work of art designed to hold a European navigation device. The provenance of this item helps document an Abenaki community in the Waterville area in the first half of the 19th century as well as providing an example of stylistically distinct beadwork motifs.
Isaac Merrick is first recorded as living in Coit's Gore, the precursor to Waterville, Vermont (est. 1824) in the 1820 census. Family history, as published in a small volume by his granddaughter Mary Wilbur Westcot, place him in the area as early as 1807. There are many fanciful tales of Isaac that seem to blend fact with a healthy dose of fiction. Like any frontier settler of this time, his life would certainly have been daring and adventurous.
Isaac purchased 300 acres on a hillside above the Kelley River (now known as the north branch of the Lamoille). Family records state that his farm overlooked an "Indian settlement" of "wigwams" in the river valley. Isaac farmed the land and made a name for himself as a trader/smuggler. During this time, Britain enacted fairly stiff tariffs on goods crossing the Canadian border and many enterprising Vermonters took the risk of smuggling through the mountains for potential fortune. The family stories mention Isaac's partnership with Indians in these cross-border trading endeavors.
This small beaded case bears witness to this partnership with a beautiful Abenaki work of art designed to hold a European navigation device. The provenance of this item helps document an Abenaki community in the Waterville area in the first half of the 19th century as well as providing an example of stylistically distinct beadwork motifs.
Container
Name/Title
Container
Lexicon
Description
Round birchbark container with square foot. Bent wood rim with spruce root binding. Incised floral and pendant toothed-triangles arranged in three rings around the outside of the vessel.
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural Conservancy
Ethnography
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1840
Materials
Material
Birch
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.66
Context
This small crudely constructed and etched birch bark basket from Cambridge, Lamoille County, Vermont has pendant toothed designs on the side shown in the photo, as well as floral designs on the other side, a rarity anywhere in the Wabanaki area. It has very significant patination and use wear, including spruce root lashing loss. This basket is from an area that had documentation of having been a place of bark container manufacture: ... as late as 1840, a number of families (of) St. Francis Indians came into the town (Cambridge, VT) and encamped and made ... bark dishes for a while (vermontgenealogy.com/lamoille/Indians).
Cookie Mold
Name/Title
Cookie Mold
Lexicon
Description
A parallelogram, 7 5/8" x 12 7/8" x 2 1/2" thick. The figure on the wood has been hand carved and resembles a gingerbread man. Made in the Wolcott, Vt. area, early 20th C.
Acquisition
Accession
1981.30
Made/Created
Dimensions
Entry/Object ID
1981.30
Corn Cutter
Name/Title
Corn Cutter
Lexicon
Description
A kitchen tool to remove corn from cob. Wooden handle with steel (?) blade. Curved to the contour of the cob with a (1/4"?) pointed center that may go between the rows of kernels and keep the tool headed in a straight line. [.1.1= the cleaver .1.2=block of wood .1.3a=box cover .1.3b=box bottom]
light brown, gray
light brown, gray
Acquisition
Accession
1997.34
Made/Created
Artist Information
Hunter, Clyde
Artist
Manufacturer
E. W. Hunter & Son
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Dimensions of box that holds the tool
Materials
Material
Paperboard
Entry/Object ID
1997.34.1.1-.3a-b
Corn Husker
Name/Title
Corn Husker
Lexicon
Description
Corn husking tool used by C.C. Fuller. Tool is made up of a metal pick with a leather loop around it. The end is not sharp, but is relatively pointed. The pick has 3 grooves in it to hold the leather strip in place.
Acquisition
Accession
1996.49
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Fuller, Clayton Charles (1891-1925)
Person or Organization
Related Places
Place
Rutland
City
Rutland County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Metal, Leather
Entry/Object ID
1996.49.17
Context
Used by Clayton Charles Fuller of Rutland, Vermont.
Corn Knife
Name/Title
Corn Knife
Lexicon
Description
Metal and wooden corn knife. The metal blade of the corn knife is curved and inserted into a wooden handle with metal plates and two screws fixed into either side. The natural wooden handle is rounded at the ends and is wrapped with a black band in the lower middle section.
Use
Used to cut corn in the field.
Acquisition
Accession
1977.31
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Stone, William Chester (1889-1972), Stone, Ada Hopkins Willard (1887-1974)
Related Places
Place
Springfield
Town
Windsor County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1900
Dimensions
Entry/Object ID
1977.31.2
Context
Used by William and Ada Stone in Springfield, Vermont.
Corn Mortar
Name/Title
Corn Mortar
Lexicon
Description
Tree-trunk with concave "bowl" at one end.
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural Conservancy
Ethnography
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1750
Materials
Material
Wood
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.172
Context
This very well preserved “corn pounder” mortar was found in a barn in Vergennes, Vermont. The antique dealer who Frederick Wiseman bought it from had cleaned and put a preservative finish on it. The original owner had no information on it other than it had set in the barn as long as he had lived on the property, which would put living memory back to the 1940’s. It is the only documented example of an hourglass style Native American mortar from the entire Northern New England area.
Corn Mortar and Pestle
Name/Title
Corn Mortar and Pestle
Lexicon
Description
a. Portion of tree trunk with concave bowl carved into one end.
b. Wooden pestle
b. Wooden pestle
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural Conservancy
Ethnography
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1800
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.174a-b
Corn Pestle
Name/Title
Corn Pestle
Lexicon
Description
Wooden pestle
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural Conservancy
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1820
Materials
Material
Wood
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.176
Corn Pestle
Name/Title
Corn Pestle
Lexicon
Description
Red-stained pestle
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural Conservancy
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1780
Materials
Material
Wood
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.173
Corn Popper
Name/Title
Corn Popper
Lexicon
Description
Popcorn popper
Acquisition
Accession
2000.42
Made/Created
Artist Information
Neill, Herb
Artist
Dimensions
Entry/Object ID
2000.42.20
Context
Made by Herb Neill of Plainfield, Vermont. Neill worked on the grounds crew at Goddard College and was a skilled blacksmith.
Cornet
Name/Title
Cornet
Lexicon
Description
a= Cornet used by George Cook of Corinth, VT. Horn is engraved with a leaf design and in center, in an oval frame, is the maker: "The/ Conqueror/ Made by C. A. CONN/ Elkhart. Ind." The heads of the valves are mother of pearl. There are two mouthpieces, (B) and (C).
b= Mouthpiece - is inscribed with maker "FORSELL MODEL/ The Vega Company/ 155 Columbus Ave, Boston"
c= Mouthpiece - is inscribed with maker "Levi Model CONN"
b= Mouthpiece - is inscribed with maker "FORSELL MODEL/ The Vega Company/ 155 Columbus Ave, Boston"
c= Mouthpiece - is inscribed with maker "Levi Model CONN"
Acquisition
Accession
2010.26
Made/Created
Date made
1900-1940
Materials
Material
Brass, Mother of Pearl
Entry/Object ID
2010.26.1.1a-c
Cornhusk Doll
Name/Title
Cornhusk Doll
Lexicon
Description
Cornhusk “sprite” doll made by Peggy Fullerton of Piermont, NH
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural Conservancy
Ethnography
Made/Created
Artist Information
Fullerton, Peggy
Artist
Date made
circa 2002
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.207
Cornhusk doll
Name/Title
Cornhusk doll
Lexicon
Description
Cornhusk “sprite” doll made by Peggy Fullerton of Piermont, NH
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural Conservancy
Ethnography
Made/Created
Artist Information
Fullerton, Peggy
Artist
Date made
circa 2002
Materials
Material
Cornhusk
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.208
Cousins Dancing Front of the Nickelodeon
Name/Title
Cousins Dancing Front of the Nickelodeon
Lexicon
Description
Crayon illustration showing several people in a domestic room surrounding a large brown wooden nickelodeon. A person playing an organ is visible in a different room through a door on the left. The figures consist of a red-haired girl wearing a pink shirt and blue skirt; a black-haired girl wearing a green dress; a red-haired boy wearing a green shirt (playing the organ); a black-haired girl wearing a blue dress; a brown-haired girl wearing a yellow shirt and red skirt; and a black-haired boy wearing a green striped shirt. The bottom is labeled, "Cousins Dancing Front of the Nickelodeon".
Acquisition
Accession
1974.41
Made/Created
Artist Information
Aiken, Gayleen (1934-2005)
Artist
Date made
1974
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Entry/Object ID
1974.41.1
Type of Drawing
Web Links and URLs
Covenant Chain
Name/Title
Covenant Chain
Lexicon
Description
Metal chain made up of links in the shape of feathers, fleur-de-lys, and seated lions
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural Conservancy
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1660
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.24
Context
This amazing object is tiny but is one of the few known covenant chains surviving and is therefore exceedingly important. It probably dates from the Treaty of Kahnawake and has feather links, a fleur de lys link and seated lion links indicating the Native Nations, the French citizens, and the British Government.
Cowbell
Name/Title
Cowbell
Lexicon
Description
Metal cowbell formed from one sheet of iron, folded into shape and bracketed on the sides. There is a rectangular handle at the top and a metal clapper in the interior. The number 120 is written inside the bottom edge.
Acquisition
Accession
1976.16
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Iron
Entry/Object ID
1976.16.1
Cradleboard
Name/Title
Cradleboard
Lexicon
Description
Wooden board with attached, turned cross-bar, and leather shoulder straps. Incised and painted decoration or Monarch butterfly and white trillium.
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural Conservancy
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1960
Materials
Material
Wood, Leather
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.170
Context
Beautiful and well-made example of a presentation cradleboard from the American Abenaki area of southernmost Quebec. Construction similar to much earlier Mohawk examples, but decoration is very different. Does not appear to have been used.
Cradleboard
Name/Title
Cradleboard
Lexicon
Description
Cradle made from oval basswood base with basswood bark sides bent and stitched. Base has four holes for carrying straps and a starburst of decorative holes near one end.
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural Conservancy
Ethnography
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1840
Materials
Material
Basswood
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.90
Cream Pitcher
Name/Title
Cream Pitcher
Lexicon
Description
Heavy white ceramic cream (or syrup) pitcher with red striping around the top edge. Just below the striping is the logo of the Lake Morey Club, which consists of a small, circular lake scene with tall evergreens and the inscription, "LAKE MOREY CLUB FAIRLEE VERMONT".
Acquisition
Accession
2016.51
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Lake Morey Resort
Person or Organization
Related Places
,
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Ceramic
Entry/Object ID
2016.51.8
Context
Used at the Lake Morey Resort in Fairlee, Vermont
Cream Pitcher
Name/Title
Cream Pitcher
Lexicon
Description
White porcelain cream pitcher. The pitcher is printed with a fully-colored illustration of a cabin with a plinth in the foreground. The roof of the cabin is painted green. The image is labeled, "Birthplace and Memorial of Stephen A. Douglas, Brandon, Vt." The bottom of the pitcher is marked, "Made in Germany for W. D. Nutting, Brandon, Vt."
Acquisition
Accession
2005.21
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Cleveland, Eugene R. (1911-2005), W. D. Nutting, Douglas, Stephen Arnold (1813-1861)
Related Places
Place
Brandon
Town
Rutland County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Made/Created
Date made
1910-1930
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Porcelain
Entry/Object ID
2005.21.25
Context
Sold by W. D. Nutting in Brandon, Vermont
Cream Pitcher
Name/Title
Cream Pitcher
Lexicon
Description
White ceramic cream pitcher with matter pink glaze on the bottom half. One side is printed with a full-color illustration of a building set on a hill amid trees. The image is labeled, "Proctor Public Library, Proctor, Vt." The bottom is marked, "WHEELOCK Made in Germnay for Vermont Marble Co's Store Proctor, Vt."
Acquisition
Accession
2005.21
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Cleveland, Eugene R. (1911-2005), Vermont Marble Company Store
Related Places
Place
Proctor
Town
Rutland County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Made/Created
Date made
1910-1930
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Porcelain
Entry/Object ID
2005.21.109
Context
Sold by Vermont Marble Company's store in Proctor, Vermont
Cream Pitcher
Name/Title
Cream Pitcher
Lexicon
Description
White cream pitcher with a brown and tan Greek key patterned border. The reverse is marked with "England/W.H. GRINDLEY" and the pattern name, "The Corfu."
Acquisition
Accession
1998.5
Relationships
Related Places
Place
Montpelier
City
Washington County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Made/Created
Manufacturer
W. H. Grindley
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Ceramic
Entry/Object ID
1998.5.1.7
Context
Used at the Poor Farm in Montpelier, Vermont
Cream Pitcher
Name/Title
Cream Pitcher
Lexicon
Description
White ceramic cream pitcher printed all over with bright colors. The main design is separated into three cartouches: the sides show buildings, and the center says, "Souvenir of ST. JOHNSBURY VT." The side images are labeled "AVENUE HOUSE" and "MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCE". Between the cartouches the pitcher is decorated with pink, yellow, and blue scrollwork.
Acquisition
Accession
2008.83
Relationships
Related Places
Place
St. Johnsbury
Town
Caledonia County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Made/Created
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Porcelain
Entry/Object ID
2008.83.45
Crock
Name/Title
Crock
Lexicon
Description
Stoneware crock with blue one-sided fern leaves or feathers. Marked "L.W. Fenton/St. Johnsbury/2". The crock is straight-sided with a flared lip. There is a U-shaped handle on either side.
Acquisition
Accession
1945.38
Made/Created
Time Period
19th Century
Manufacturer
L. W. Fenton
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Stoneware
Entry/Object ID
1945.38.2
Context
Made by L. W. Fenton in St. Johnsbury.
Crock
Name/Title
Crock
Lexicon
Description
Stoneware crock with hand-painted design of three flowers. There are U-shaped handles on either side. At the center top is the stamped label, "NORTON & FENTON, East Bennington, Vt. 2".
Acquisition
Accession
1957.1
Made/Created
Time Period
19th Century
Manufacturer
Norton and Fenton
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Stoneware
Entry/Object ID
1957.1.200
Context
Made by Norton & Fenton in Bennington, Vermont
Crock
Name/Title
Crock
Lexicon
Description
Stoneware crock with hand-painted decorate of a bird on a branch. U-shaped handles are applied on either side. At the center top is the stamped label, "J. NORTON 7 CO. / BENNINGTON, VT. / 3."
Acquisition
Accession
1954.36
Made/Created
Time Period
19th Century
Manufacturer
J. Norton & Co.
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Stoneware
Entry/Object ID
1954.36.6
Context
Made by J. Norton & Co. in Bennington, Vermont
Crock
Name/Title
Crock
Lexicon
Description
Hand thrown stoneware crock with blue decoration of bird wings and the stamped mark, "R. & R. FENTON./EAST DORSET." The body of the crock flares outward at the center, then slightly back inward toward the top. There is a U-shaped handle on either side, and an incised line that goes around the top about three inches below the lip.
Acquisition
Accession
1945.38
Made/Created
Time Period
19th Century
Manufacturer
R & C Fenton
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Stoneware
Entry/Object ID
1945.38.1
Context
Made by R. & C. Fenton of East Dorset, Vermont
Crock
Name/Title
Crock
Lexicon
Description
Stoneware crock featuring a painted design of a spotted deer. The large crock flare toward the top, with hand-formed handles and a round, flaring opening. Beneath the rim is the stamped inscription, "J. & F. NORTON/BENNINGTON VT." as well as a partial imprint of a stylized flower. The underglaze painted design shows a stylized, spotted stag between a house and picket fence.
Use
Used for food storage
Acquisition
Accession
1954.17
Made/Created
Time Period
19th Century
Manufacturer
J. & E. Norton
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Stoneware
Entry/Object ID
1954.17.14
Context
Made by J. & E. Norton in Bennington, VT.
Crock
Name/Title
Crock
Lexicon
Description
Vase-shaped stoneware crock with hand-painted decoration of two leaves. There are U-shaped handles on either side. The lip appears to have been molded separately and flares outward dramatically. At the top center is the stamped inscription, "NORTON & FENTON / BENNINGTON VT" in a circle around the number 3.
Acquisition
Accession
1954.17
Made/Created
Time Period
19th Century
Manufacturer
Norton and Fenton
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Stoneware
Entry/Object ID
1954.17.4ab
Context
Made by Norton & Fenton in Bennington, Vermont
Crooked Knife
Name/Title
Crooked Knife
Lexicon
Description
Handle for knife
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural Conservancy
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1930
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.16
Context
Handle only
Crooked Knife
Name/Title
Crooked Knife
Lexicon
Description
Steel blade attached to "crooked" wooden handle and bound with rawhide.
Use
Snowshoe making
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural Conservancy
Ethnography
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1880
Materials
Material
Wood, Steel, Rawhide
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.151
Context
This mid-late 19th century crooked knife is the only one Wiseman has seen in the Abenaki area with a rawhide-wrapped handle. The handle is of softwood. Other than that, it is a typical example of a native-made tool used for making basket handles, snowshoes, axe handles and many other items.
Crooked Knife
Name/Title
Crooked Knife
Lexicon
Description
Crooked Knife with duck carving
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural Conservancy
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1930
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.14
Context
Duck effigy crooked knife
Crooked Knife
Name/Title
Crooked Knife
Lexicon
Description
Crooked Knife with sheath. Image of 1910 "Chief."
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural Conservancy
Made/Created
Date made
1910
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.44a-b
Crooked Knife
Name/Title
Crooked Knife
Lexicon
Description
Crooked knife
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural Conservancy
Made/Created
Date made
1900
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.15
Crooked Knife
Name/Title
Crooked Knife
Lexicon
Description
Steel blade affixed to "crooked" wood handle with pewter fastener
Use
Basket maker
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural Conservancy
Ethnography
Made/Created
Date made
1880-1920
Materials
Material
Wood, Steel, Pewter
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.147
Context
This item is unique in American Abenaki crooked knives in that the blade is held to the crooked wood handle by a cast pewter bolster.
Cross Pendant
Name/Title
Cross Pendant
Item Type
Lexicon
Description
"Jesuit" cross
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural Conservancy
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1650-circa 1720
Materials
Material
Silver
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.38
Cross Pendant
Name/Title
Cross Pendant
Item Type
Lexicon
Description
Silver cross in "Montreal" style with modern beaded chain. Silver cross has two sets of arms, both terminating in two lobes. Top of cross has three lobes with the middle lobe pierced. Foot of cross has a single lobe. Engraved floral design on arms and lower portion near foot.
Use
Used in Central Vermont
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1780
Materials
Material
Silver
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.37
Context
The Montreal cross from a family with Native ancestry was shared with the old Abenaki Research Project as proof of a native lineage. The ancestral line traces to Franklin County, VT. It is a classic example of a silver pendant, believed to represent the dragonfly to some native peoples. This example is beautifully crafted of thick silver sheet with minimal incising on the arms and base. It is unmarked. It is suspended from a coeval string of blue glass tubular beads but has been restrung on artificial sinew.
Cuff
Name/Title
Cuff
Lexicon
Description
Beaded epaulet or coat cuff from men's coat. Brown fabrice with three, trilobate designs, each surrounded by simple scrolls. Zig-zag border.
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural Conservancy
Ethnography
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1830
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.144
Context
This epaulet or coat cuff seems a bit earlier than the other beaded items in the Abenaki Cultural Conservancy collection. It sports a close relative of the coeval double scroll designs to the east; and has the distinctive Wabanaki trilobate design in the center of the arcing pinnate scrolls.
Cuffs
Name/Title
Cuffs
Lexicon
Description
Pair of beaded cuffs, probably from moccasins. The black velveteen fabric is decorated with white, yellow blue, and green beads. The motif features two zig-zag bands, blue on the outer and yellow on inner. Both bands are bordered with white beads. In each corner there is a white flower with green outer leaves or petals. There is evidence of an overcast stitch done in tan around the outside edge. Evidence of paper sandwiched between the two layers of velveteen can be seen on the reverse.
Use
These cuffs probably lined the foot opening of a pair of moccasins, most likely from the same moccasins as 1989.10.6a-b (vamps).
Acquisition
Accession
1989.10
Ethnography
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Wilbur, Moses (1841-1903)
Person or Organization
Related Places
Place
Waterville
Town
Lamoille County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Made/Created
Date made
1841-1903
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Silk, Cotton, Paper, Glass
Entry/Object ID
1989.10.7a-b
Context
These particular pieces came into the Vermont Historical collection as part of a group of items from the Wilbur family. The envelope containing the cuffs, along with vamps 1989.6a-b, had the inscription, "James Wilbur's Beadwork." For a number of years, James Wilbur was listed as the maker with an origin date of 1840. Upon further research and close analysis of the beadwork, it's most likely these date from the 1820s and the inscription on the envelope is that of ownership as opposed to manufacture.
The Wilbur family was one of the early settler families in Waterville. 19th century Waterville written histories as well as recorded oral histories indicate there was a sizeable Abenaki village along the shores of the North Branch of the Lamoille River (called the Kelley River at the time). Wilbur's father-in-law, Isaac Merrick, is known to have partnered with Abenaki in his cross-boarder trade/smuggling in the 1810s and 1820s. A beautiful, Abenaki-produced, compass case belonging to Isaac Merrick is also part of this larger family gift. For more information on this relationship, please see object 1989.10.3.
It's highly likely that these cuffs, and the now-missing moccasins, were produced in the local Abenaki community and gifted or traded to the extended Wilbur family.
The Wilbur family was one of the early settler families in Waterville. 19th century Waterville written histories as well as recorded oral histories indicate there was a sizeable Abenaki village along the shores of the North Branch of the Lamoille River (called the Kelley River at the time). Wilbur's father-in-law, Isaac Merrick, is known to have partnered with Abenaki in his cross-boarder trade/smuggling in the 1810s and 1820s. A beautiful, Abenaki-produced, compass case belonging to Isaac Merrick is also part of this larger family gift. For more information on this relationship, please see object 1989.10.3.
It's highly likely that these cuffs, and the now-missing moccasins, were produced in the local Abenaki community and gifted or traded to the extended Wilbur family.
Cup
Name/Title
Cup
Lexicon
Description
White ceramic tumbler printed with an illustration of two churches labeled, "The Presbyterian Churches, South Ryegate, Vt." The bottom is marked, "Made in Germany for B. L. TERRY South Ryegate, Vt."
Acquisition
Accession
2008.83
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
B. L. Terry
Person or Organization
Related Places
Place
South Ryegate
Village
Ryegate
Town
Caledonia County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Made/Created
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Porcelain
Entry/Object ID
2008.83.48
Context
Sold by B. L. Terry in South Ryegate, Vermont
Cup
Name/Title
Cup
Lexicon
Description
Cup fashioned from gourd with attached wooden handle with low relief carving of beaver.
Use
Designed to fit under a waist sash with the hook, including beaver carving, facing outward.
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural Conservancy
Ethnography
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1840
Materials
Material
Gourd, Wood
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.25
Context
Canoe cups are a distinct art form, usually carved from a single piece of wood that was carried and ready to scoop a cooling cup of water out of the lake or stream. This ladle is important for several reasons. First, it is the only example of gourd art that we have from the region. Second, it is one of only two known canoe cups from the region. Third, it has an important bas-relief beaver carved into the handle.
There is a stylistically unique bas-relief beaver carved into the outside of the handle, reminiscent of the 20th century bas-relief “totem poles,” carved by Canadian Abenaki artists. Although this piece has a fairly good provenance from “a collector of local history in Rochester NH,” it is so distinctive in material and style, Wiseman really cannot say if it was from the region at all. The date is a guess from patination and what can be seen of the tack heads. The date is conservative, but may actually be 18th century.
There is a stylistically unique bas-relief beaver carved into the outside of the handle, reminiscent of the 20th century bas-relief “totem poles,” carved by Canadian Abenaki artists. Although this piece has a fairly good provenance from “a collector of local history in Rochester NH,” it is so distinctive in material and style, Wiseman really cannot say if it was from the region at all. The date is a guess from patination and what can be seen of the tack heads. The date is conservative, but may actually be 18th century.
Cup
Name/Title
Cup
Lexicon
Description
Tin cup with a rolled top lip reinforced with a wire. The bottom is soldered over the sides, and side seam is folded and soldered.
Acquisition
Accession
1982.37
Relationships
Related Events
Civil War
Event
Related Person or Organization
Walker, True Blake (1841-1863)
Person or Organization
Related Places
Place
Burke
Town
Caledonia County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Made/Created
Time Period
19th Century
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Tin
Entry/Object ID
1982.37.13
Context
Owned by True Blake Walter during the Civil War. Walter served as a musician in Company E, 15th Regiment Vermont.
Cup
Name/Title
Cup
Lexicon
Description
Tin cup with straight handle attached just below the rim. The top lip is reinforced with a wire, and the handle is attached with two rivets. The bottom is soldered over the sides, and the side seam is folded and soldered. The top of the handle is scratched with the label, "Fifer Walter/ 15 Regt Vt Vol Co. E."
Acquisition
Accession
1982.37
Relationships
Related Events
Civil War
Event
Related Person or Organization
Walker, True Blake (1841-1863)
Person or Organization
Related Places
Place
Burke
Town
Caledonia County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Made/Created
Time Period
19th Century
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Tin
Entry/Object ID
1982.37.14
Context
Owned by True Blake Walter during the Civil War. Walter served as a musician in Company E, 15th Regiment Vermont.
Cup and Saucer Set
Name/Title
Cup and Saucer Set
Lexicon
Description
White, round teacup and round saucer with a brown and tan Greek key patterned border. The reverse is marked with "England/W.H. GRINDLEY" and the pattern name, "The Corfu."
Acquisition
Accession
1998.5
Relationships
Related Places
Place
Montpelier
City
Washington County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Made/Created
Manufacturer
W. H. Grindley
Dimensions
Dimension Description
cup: 4-5/8" w x 2" h & 3-3/4" diameter, saucer: 5-7/8" diameter
Materials
Material
Ceramic
Entry/Object ID
1998.5.1.6a-b
Context
Used at the Poor Farm in Montpelier, Vermont
Curd Knife
Name/Title
Curd Knife
Lexicon
Description
Four tined curd knife. Marked D.G. Young, Cedarville, Warranted Cast Steel.
Acquisition
Accession
1967.41
Dimensions
Entry/Object ID
1967.41
Curtis and Kent Families Memorial
Name/Title
Curtis and Kent Families Memorial
Lexicon
Description
Curtis and Kent families - memorial. Symbolic landscape with memorials, weeping willows, and rivers with boats. The middleground is dominated by two memorials (out of scale). the memorial on the left contains Kent names. The memorial on the right contains Kent, Curtis, and Chase names. A river flows across the foreground. Calais, VT
Acquisition
Accession
1987.45
Relationships
Related Places
Place
Calais
Town
Washington County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Artwork Details
Medium
Charcoal
Entry/Object ID
1987.45.1
Cutter, Cookie
Name/Title
Cutter, Cookie
Lexicon
Description
Heart shaped handmade cookie cutter. Crudely made and uneven. Edges of the handle are rolled. Possibly made by Strad Gray.
Acquisition
Accession
1986.25
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Gray, Forrest (1884-1987)
Person or Organization
Related Places
Place
Calais
Town
Washington County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Materials
Material
Tin
Entry/Object ID
1986.25.6
Cutter, Doughnut
Name/Title
Cutter, Doughnut
Lexicon
Description
Donut cutter made of tin, likely at the East Calais tin shop.
Acquisition
Accession
1986.25
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Gray, Forrest (1884-1987)
Person or Organization
Related Places
Place
Calais
Town
Washington County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Tin
Entry/Object ID
1986.25.5
Cutting board
Name/Title
Cutting board
Description
A hardwood cutting board made by John McLeod of Wilmington, Vermnont.
Acquisition
Accession
2003.73
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Phipard, Charles Willard (1916-2002)
Person or Organization
Related Places
Place
Royalton
Town
Windsor County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Wood
Entry/Object ID
2003.73.60
Context
Owned by Charles Willard Phipard of Royalton, Vermont
Daniel Pierce Thompson and Eunice Wright Robinson Thompson
Name/Title
Daniel Pierce Thompson and Eunice Wright Robinson Thompson
Type of Painting
Lexicon
Description
Portrait showing a man and woman. The man is wearing a black suit jacket and a white shirt with a pleated cravat. He is holding up a small open book. The woman is wearing a white dress with large, transparent sleeves. Her hair is parted down the center and held in two bow shapes on either side of the part. She is looking at the viewer, and her hand is indicating a passage from the book. The pair is seated in an interior with red drapery behind. The man's arm is around the woman at her shoulder.
Acquisition
Accession
1957.40
Artwork Details
Medium
Oil
Subject Person
Thompson, Daniel Pierce (1795–1868), Thompson, Eunice Wright Robinson (1814-1894)
Made/Created
Artist Information
Mason, Benjamin Franklin (1804-1871)
Artist
Date made
circa 1831
Dimensions
Entry/Object ID
1957.40.1
Context
The portrait shows Daniel Pierce Thompson, the famous Vermont author and one of the founders of the Vermont Historical Society, and Eunice Wright Robinson Thompson. It was painted shortly after their marriage in Montpelier by the itinerant portrait painter, Benjamin Franklin Mason.
Benjamin Franklin Mason was born in Pomfret, Vermont into a large farming family. At the age of nine he suffered paralysis of the lower portion of one of his legs from which he never recovered. The disability prevented him from pursuing farming or other physical professions. Instead he discovered and aptitude for art and became an itinerant portrait painter.
It's probable that he studied with Abraham Tuthill, an urban-trained painter who regularly visited family in Pomfret. He later spent time in Boston where he likely studied with other portrait painters of the day.
Mason spent significant time in Middlebury, Vergennes, Montpelier, and, at the end of his life, Woodstock, Vermont. He travelled widely at the invitation of clients with roots in Vermont. He is known to have painted in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Buffalo, New York.
Hi painted portraits of Vermonters are quite numerous with many in public and private collections throughout the state.
Benjamin Franklin Mason was born in Pomfret, Vermont into a large farming family. At the age of nine he suffered paralysis of the lower portion of one of his legs from which he never recovered. The disability prevented him from pursuing farming or other physical professions. Instead he discovered and aptitude for art and became an itinerant portrait painter.
It's probable that he studied with Abraham Tuthill, an urban-trained painter who regularly visited family in Pomfret. He later spent time in Boston where he likely studied with other portrait painters of the day.
Mason spent significant time in Middlebury, Vergennes, Montpelier, and, at the end of his life, Woodstock, Vermont. He travelled widely at the invitation of clients with roots in Vermont. He is known to have painted in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Buffalo, New York.
Hi painted portraits of Vermonters are quite numerous with many in public and private collections throughout the state.
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Decorative Glass
Name/Title
Decorative Glass
Lexicon
Description
Round glass orb. The orb has a mottle shape with a round nipple at the center top and a prominent pontil mark at the center bottom. Thin webs of glass are stretched through the center of the hollow sphere, with areas of green, purple, and opaque white blended through the webs.
Acquisition
Accession
2022.71
Artwork Details
Medium
Glass
Made/Created
Artist Information
Bramhall, Paedra (b. 1942)
Artist
Date made
May 4, 1998
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Entry/Object ID
2022.71.1
Context
Made by Paedra Bramhall of Bridgewater, Vermont
Decorative Plaque
Name/Title
Decorative Plaque
Lexicon
Description
Round ceramic decorative plaque showing a man with a large mustache in blue military clothing. He is shown wearing a coat with two rectangular epaulets and a double breasted front closure. The label "Dewey" is written in script at the bottom right. The plaque is set into a metal frame molded into a braided pattern.
Acquisition
Accession
1963.14
Relationships
Related Events
Spanish-American War
Event
Related Person or Organization
Dewey, George (1837-1917)
Person or Organization
Made/Created
Date made
1898-1932
Manufacturer
W. Guerin
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Porcelain, Metal
Entry/Object ID
1963.14
Context
Shows Admiral George Dewey of Montpelier, Vermont
Decorative Plate
Name/Title
Decorative Plate
Lexicon
Description
The item being described is a souvenir plate with a blue-and-white color scheme. The plate features nautical scenes depicted in vignettes, bordered with rococo swirls. Among the scenes on the plate are a ship captain in the center, surrounded by four ferry ships, and a lighthouse positioned at the top center. At the bottom center of the plate, there is an inscription that reads "BEAUTIFUL LAKE CHAMPLAIN" within a banner.
Acquisition
Accession
2007.18
Relationships
Related Places
Place
Lake Champlain
Lake
Burlington
City
Chittenden County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Made/Created
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Ceramic
Entry/Object ID
2007.18.497
Decoy
Name/Title
Decoy
Lexicon
Description
From Arts & Crafts League
Dimensions
Entry/Object ID
T2022.16.26
Decoy
Name/Title
Decoy
Lexicon
Description
Black-and-white hand-painted duck decoy with yellow glass eyes. The bottom is signed “A. G. Fournier” in black paint. The decoy is missing its left eye and the head is loosely connected to the body of the decoy. The decoy is displayed on a wooden stand with two side pieces connected by two thin rods. The two side pieces have a curved divot in the middle in order for the decoy to rest properly.
Acquisition
Accession
2022.28
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Fournier, A. G.
Person or Organization
Related Publications
Decoys of Lake Champlain
Publication
Made/Created
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Wood, Glass, Lead
Entry/Object ID
2022.28.2a-b
Context
Used on Lake Champlain by A. G. Fournier
Decoy
Name/Title
Decoy
Lexicon
Description
a=Cork duck decoy. b=Iron weight. c=head
The duck has a cork body and a pre-made head that is man-made material and has a seam that goes over the head and and around it. The cork body is oval and has a slightly pointed 'tail' end. The cork is attached to a piece of wood (.69" thick) by nails. A screw eye is in the wood 2" from the front. A lead weight has been nailed down the center of the bottom
(5.88"l x 1"w) . The 'lead anchor' is oval with 5/8" finger tips coming off each shoulder of the oval.
The duck has a cork body and a pre-made head that is man-made material and has a seam that goes over the head and and around it. The cork body is oval and has a slightly pointed 'tail' end. The cork is attached to a piece of wood (.69" thick) by nails. A screw eye is in the wood 2" from the front. A lead weight has been nailed down the center of the bottom
(5.88"l x 1"w) . The 'lead anchor' is oval with 5/8" finger tips coming off each shoulder of the oval.
Use
near Sand Bar State Park in Milton
Acquisition
Accession
2011.41
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Lindner, Erwin Schaffer (1915-1980)
Person or Organization
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Lindner, Erwin Schaffer (1915-1980)
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Cork, Lead, Metal, Wood, Plastic
Entry/Object ID
2011.41.3a-c
Decoy
Name/Title
Decoy
Lexicon
Description
Birch twigs bundled in the shape of a bird
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural Conservancy
Ethnography
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1900
Materials
Material
Birch (Wood), Cotton
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.113
Context
These are usually associated with Cree communities in northern Quebec, but this one is made from southerly black birch twigs rather than the more northerly tamarack favored by Cree Artists. There is living memory among Vermont Abenaki of these being used. Groupings of these decoys were placed on fields to attract geese that would see the shadows of the decoys and be lured within reach of the arrow (early) or shotgun (late).
Dessert Plate
Name/Title
Dessert Plate
Lexicon
Description
White, round dessert plate with a brown and tan Greek key patterned border. The reverse is marked with "England/W.H. GRINDLEY" and the pattern name, "The Corfu."
Acquisition
Accession
1998.5
Relationships
Related Places
Place
Montpelier
City
Washington County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Made/Created
Manufacturer
W. H. Grindley
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Ceramic
Entry/Object ID
1998.5.1.4
Context
Used at the Poor Farm in Montpelier, Vermont
Dinner Plate
Name/Title
Dinner Plate
Lexicon
Description
White, round dinner plate with a brown and tan Greek key patterned border. The reverse is marked with "England/W.H. GRINDLEY" and the pattern name, "The Corfu."
Acquisition
Accession
1998.5
Relationships
Related Places
Place
Montpelier
City
Washington County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Made/Created
Manufacturer
W. H. Grindley
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Ceramic
Entry/Object ID
1998.5.1.2
Context
Used at the Poor Farm in Montpelier, Vermont
Dish, Salt
Name/Title
Dish, Salt
Lexicon
Description
Hand-carved wooden salt dish, wooden plug in base, resembles an eggcup.
Acquisition
Accession
1972.28
Relationships
Related Places
,
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Wood
Entry/Object ID
1972.28.18
Doll
Name/Title
Doll
Lexicon
Description
Doll in green wool skirt, white apron and blouse, black velvet hat tied with white ribbon, red hair, eyes that open, paint cracked on arms and legs.
Acquisition
Accession
1964.63
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Merci Train
Person or Organization
Related Places
Place
France
Country
Europe
Dimensions
Entry/Object ID
1964.63.20
Context
Given to the people of Vermont from the people of France as part of the Merci Train after World War II.
Doll
Name/Title
Doll
Lexicon
Description
Doll in black skirt and blue and white striped blouse, tall white lace hat with wire loops, two black clogs, and brown hair. The doll's skin, socks, and facial features are painted.
Acquisition
Accession
1964.63
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Merci Train
Person or Organization
Related Places
Place
France
Country
Europe
Dimensions
Entry/Object ID
1964.63.38
Context
Given to the people of Vermont from the people of France as part of the Merci Train after World War II.
Dollhouse Trunk
Name/Title
Dollhouse Trunk
Lexicon
Description
Miniature wooden travel trunk sized for a dollhouse. The unpainted trunk has a slightly domed top, and the upper corners are decorated with stamped metal accents (two remaining). The front is decorated with two paper stickers: one that reads, "1892 Chicago World's Fair" and one advertising a train route to Florida. The lid of the trunk hinges open. The interior is lined with red cotton printed with yellow flowers, and there is a removable tray insert.
Acquisition
Accession
2010.25
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Isham, Elizabeth Evans (1938-2021)
Person or Organization
Related Places
Place
Burlington
City
Chittenden County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Wood, Cotton, Paper
Entry/Object ID
2010.25.174
Context
Owned by Betsy Evans Isham in Burlington, Vermont
Dominoes
Name/Title
Dominoes
Lexicon
Description
Set of dominoes in a cardboard box. The 28 domino pips are made of painted black bakelite with brightly colored spots. The box is printed in bright colors with triangle printed on the left and right edges reach toward the center, and the word "DOMINOES" in large yellow letters across the top.
Acquisition
Accession
2003.12
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Balham, Jean Louise Goodall (1925-2016)
Person or Organization
Related Places
Place
Montpelier
City
Washington County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1940
Manufacturer
Hal-Sam
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Paperboard, Bakelite
Entry/Object ID
2003.12.15a-dd
Context
Owned by Jean Louise Goodall Balham in Montpelier, Vermont
Dorset Mountains
Name/Title
Dorset Mountains
Lexicon
Description
Vibrant green and blue landscape dominated by a large mountain in the background with a small strip of clouded sky. The foreground depicts a lush, green valley with hints of structures and light green tree in the center. Modern label on the back indicates the title as, "Dorset Mountains."
Acquisition
Accession
2017.12
Artwork Details
Medium
Oil
Made/Created
Artist Information
Connaway, Jay Hall (1893-1970)
Artist
Date made
1965-1969
Entry/Object ID
2017.12.3
Context
Jay Connaway was born in Liberty, Indiana, November 27, 1893, the son of Cass Connaway, a lawyer and collector of Chinese art, and his wife May. Jay Connaway graduated from Emmerich Manual High School and undertook his first art training from William Forsyth, known for coastal Oregon views, at John Herron School of Art in Indianapolis in 1910 and 1911. Connaway left home to tour the California and Oregon coasts, working his way across the country and then back to the East Coast as a stoker on engines for the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad.
In New York, Connaway enrolled at the National Academy of Design school in 1912. From 1912 to 1914 he attended the Art Student's League at New York City, where he studied with George Bridgman and with William Merritt Chase. Another influence was Robert Henri, a New York Social Realist and leader of the Ashcan School, whom Connaway had met while attending night classes at the National Academy.
In 1917 he enlisted and shipped out to Contrexeville, France. After suffering a shoulder wound, he worked as a cartographer. Then he was assigned to what he called "the most wonderful work of my life"—making detailed watercolor drawings of lesions caused by mustard gas. This brought him to the attention of Lafayette Page, a physician who was so impressed with Connaway's draftsmanship that, at the close of the war, he sponsored his studies at the Académie Julian (1919–20) under Jean Paul Laurens and at the École des Beaux-Arts (1921) in Paris.
With backing from collectors and gallery owners, Connaway, "seeking to paint the lonely sea" found his way to uninhabited Head Harbor Island off the coast of Jonesport, Maine where he lived as an artistic hermit. He later worked dories with a Grand Banks fishing fleet, was also a cook for a lumber camp in Maine, and he enlisted in the Coast Guard.
In 1928 Connaway married Louise Boehle. During the depression, Connaway moved to Monhegan Island to paint and start the Connaway Art School.
The Connaways remained on Monhegan until 1947, when they moved to Vermont, residing in Dorset until 1953, then North Rupert. Connaway painted rural landscapes of the Vermont countryside and operated a summer art school, until 1966.
In 1962, Connaway merged his school with the Southern Vermont Arts Center and became the school's first director. During the 1960s, in addition to managing the art school Connaway painted in Portugal, Spain, California, and Arizona. In the last year of his life, troubled with poor eyesight and failing health, Connaway was no longer able to paint.
In New York, Connaway enrolled at the National Academy of Design school in 1912. From 1912 to 1914 he attended the Art Student's League at New York City, where he studied with George Bridgman and with William Merritt Chase. Another influence was Robert Henri, a New York Social Realist and leader of the Ashcan School, whom Connaway had met while attending night classes at the National Academy.
In 1917 he enlisted and shipped out to Contrexeville, France. After suffering a shoulder wound, he worked as a cartographer. Then he was assigned to what he called "the most wonderful work of my life"—making detailed watercolor drawings of lesions caused by mustard gas. This brought him to the attention of Lafayette Page, a physician who was so impressed with Connaway's draftsmanship that, at the close of the war, he sponsored his studies at the Académie Julian (1919–20) under Jean Paul Laurens and at the École des Beaux-Arts (1921) in Paris.
With backing from collectors and gallery owners, Connaway, "seeking to paint the lonely sea" found his way to uninhabited Head Harbor Island off the coast of Jonesport, Maine where he lived as an artistic hermit. He later worked dories with a Grand Banks fishing fleet, was also a cook for a lumber camp in Maine, and he enlisted in the Coast Guard.
In 1928 Connaway married Louise Boehle. During the depression, Connaway moved to Monhegan Island to paint and start the Connaway Art School.
The Connaways remained on Monhegan until 1947, when they moved to Vermont, residing in Dorset until 1953, then North Rupert. Connaway painted rural landscapes of the Vermont countryside and operated a summer art school, until 1966.
In 1962, Connaway merged his school with the Southern Vermont Arts Center and became the school's first director. During the 1960s, in addition to managing the art school Connaway painted in Portugal, Spain, California, and Arizona. In the last year of his life, troubled with poor eyesight and failing health, Connaway was no longer able to paint.
Dr. B.J. Kendall and his Spavin Cure Manufactory
Name/Title
Dr. B.J. Kendall and his Spavin Cure Manufactory
Lexicon
Description
This artwork is a linocut print featuring a central focus on a large building with three stories, a three story, square wing coming out the right hand side, a mansard roof, and a prominent sign that reads "KENDALL'S / 1880 / SPAVIN CURE" in white stick lettering on an arched top sign at the front face of the central tower. Positioned in front of the building are three teams of horses and either buggies or small wagons each facing diagonally towards the left, and each carrying two individuals. In the upper right corner of the print, there are three interlocking circles arranged horizontally. On the left side, there is a profile of a man with groomed hair, coat, and tie facing towards the central circle and the text "DR. KENDALL" below it. Towards the center, there is another, smaller, wooden building with a multisided roof and two side wings with windows, and the text "1st LABORATORY" below it. To the right of the central building, there is a bust of a horse's head also facing towards the central circle with the text "1876 TRADEMARK" below it. The title of the print is located below the image, "DR. B.J. KENDALL" in tall serifed letters with, "and his Spavin Cure Manufactory" underneath in slightly diminuated, serifed lettering. On the right hand side of the title, breaking into the image itself (creating a three dimensional allusion in the exterior blank, white border is another image of a rounded bottle with a thin neck and small, round cap with a label in front, and in front and to the right a box with the front face bearing legible label, "KENDALL'S/SPAVIN CURE" in black boxy lettering with an image of the left facing horse's head in profile within another circular border. Additionally, there are pencil notations on the print, including "10/40," "2006," and "M. Simpson." The print is mounted on light beige paper.
Acquisition
Accession
2009.2
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Kendall, Burney James (1845-1922), Dr. B. J. Kendall Company
Related Places
Place
Enosburg Falls
Village
Enosburg
Town
Franklin County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Artwork Details
Subject Person
Kendall, Burney James (1845-1922)
Made/Created
Artist Information
Simpson, Mary Gorham (b.1945)
Artist
Date made
2006
Dimensions
Entry/Object ID
2009.2.2
Context
Burney James Kendall grew up in Enosburgh Falls, Vermont and graduated from the Burlington Medical College in 1865. He moved to Minnesota and apprenticed at the practice of Dr. J. C. Mayo. He returned to Enosburgh Falls in 1870 and opened a medical practice and drug store.
He expanded his products to veterinary practice with the introduction of his Spavin Cure for horses. The cure included a healthy dose of opium and did serve to alleviate the pane of swelling of the hocks. Soon he was selling to cure for human consumption as well. The company grew exponentially and a large factory was built in town. His "cures" were marketed and sold throughout the country.
The food and drug act of 1906 put an end to the opium component of the cure, but various versions were sold into the 1920s. Kendall himself became an addict, left the company in the 1880s, and died in 1922.
Currently residing in Lyndonville, Mary Gorham Simpson was born in northern Vermont and raised on a working dairy farm in Burke. After graduating from Lyndon State College, she and her husband, Wilder Simpson, taught school in the area for several years, then moved west. They lived for seven years in Wyoming and 14 years in Alaska, returning to Vermont in 1992.
While raising her three children, Simpson took art classes and worked on her own in various media - drawing, calligraphy, and painting. In Alaska, she worked as a graphic artist for the Imaginarium Science Center in Anchorage and as a scenic artist for the Alaska Festival Theater and Anchorage Civic Opera. She did scrimshaw for two shops and exhibit calligraphy for three years for the Anchorage Museum of History and Art.
Now back in Vermont, she mostly works as a printmaker with subjects reflecting memories of Vermont agriculture.
He expanded his products to veterinary practice with the introduction of his Spavin Cure for horses. The cure included a healthy dose of opium and did serve to alleviate the pane of swelling of the hocks. Soon he was selling to cure for human consumption as well. The company grew exponentially and a large factory was built in town. His "cures" were marketed and sold throughout the country.
The food and drug act of 1906 put an end to the opium component of the cure, but various versions were sold into the 1920s. Kendall himself became an addict, left the company in the 1880s, and died in 1922.
Currently residing in Lyndonville, Mary Gorham Simpson was born in northern Vermont and raised on a working dairy farm in Burke. After graduating from Lyndon State College, she and her husband, Wilder Simpson, taught school in the area for several years, then moved west. They lived for seven years in Wyoming and 14 years in Alaska, returning to Vermont in 1992.
While raising her three children, Simpson took art classes and worked on her own in various media - drawing, calligraphy, and painting. In Alaska, she worked as a graphic artist for the Imaginarium Science Center in Anchorage and as a scenic artist for the Alaska Festival Theater and Anchorage Civic Opera. She did scrimshaw for two shops and exhibit calligraphy for three years for the Anchorage Museum of History and Art.
Now back in Vermont, she mostly works as a printmaker with subjects reflecting memories of Vermont agriculture.
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Dutch Duelff Bead
Name/Title
Dutch Duelff Bead
Lexicon
Description
Dutch Duelff pattern bead
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural Conservancy
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Gravel, Benjamin Frederick (1895-1988)
Person or Organization
Made/Created
Date made
1725-1800
Materials
Material
Glass
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.197
Context
This was an amazing discovery; these beads are very distinct with a trail of molten blue glass making a design on a heated white bead background. Bead collectors that I have talked to told me that most went to Africa and Asia, almost never here. So this is an interesting geographic anomaly.
Earbob
Name/Title
Earbob
Item Type
Lexicon
Description
pair of ball and cone earings
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural Conservancy
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Gravel, Benjamin Frederick (1895-1988)
Person or Organization
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1780
Materials
Material
Silver
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.9a-b
Context
These little silver “ball and cone” earbobs were ubiquitous in Native America in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. There is one other published ball and cone earbob set from Vermont, so they are not unique. Also, earbob fragments from pairs like these have been found before in burial contexts in Vermont. Ex Ben Gravel Collection. I distinctly remember him once telling me that they style was “Probably from Central New Hampshire,” but elsewhere he said they were from Vermont. Both Vermont and New Hampshire are American Abenaki territory, so the ambiguity is annoying but not politically significant.
Earmuffs
Name/Title
Earmuffs
Lexicon
Description
This wool earwarmer is predominantly red, white, gray, and black in color. It is machine-knit and features the words "SKI" and "ATOMIC" knitted into the piece all around. The words are staggered, creating a visually appealing design. Width-wise, there are three rows allocated for each word.
Acquisition
Accession
1999.35
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Park, Elaine M. (b. 1940)
Person or Organization
Related Places
Place
Jericho
Town
Chittenden County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Steffner
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Wool
Entry/Object ID
1999.35.2
Context
Likely worn by Elaine Park of Jericho, Vermont.
Earring
Name/Title
Earring
Item Type
Lexicon
Description
Ear or nose bob
Use
Ear or nose decoration
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural Conservancy
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1780
Materials
Material
Silver
Entry/Object ID
L2024.3.28
Context
This tiny ear or nose bob has a flattened split ring to engage the flesh, so it was probably not designed be worn with a piercing
Earring and Pendant Set
Name/Title
Earring and Pendant Set
Lexicon
Description
Earring and pendant set made from fluorite and other semi-precious stones. Pendant is rectangular in shape with a large white/beige stone in the center surrounded by alternating stones in red, blue, pink, and black. Pendant is suspended on a double cord of pink and black. Earrings are columnar in shape and consist of alternating bands of stone in red, blue, pink, yellow, and black. The set includes a velvet bag and original box.
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)