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1. (TR)1965.073.153.b - Plate, Decorative

   This salad plate has a scalloped edge with an orange trim, a feminine profile in the center, and light purple flowers with green fern-life plants in the background. The figure wears a laurel wreath on their head and a red garment. There is no manufacturer date on the bottom of the plate, but the numbers 5827 are written in the underglaze. (TR)1965.073.153.b and c have the same decoration. This plate may be by Egisto Fantechi in the Libert...

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2. (TR)1965.073.153.c - Plate, Decorative

   This salad plate has a scalloped edge with an orange trim, a feminine profile in the center, and light purple flowers with green fern-life plants are in the background. The figure wears a laurel wreath on their head and a red garment. There is no manufacturer date on the bottom of the plate, but the numbers 5827 are written in the underglaze. (TR)1965.073.153.b and c have the same decoration. This plate may be by Egisto Fantechi in the Li...

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3. (TR)1965.073.153.d - Plate, Decorative

   This salad plate has an orange trim with a feminine profile in the center. Behind the figurine are red and blue flowers. The figure holds a goblet and is extending one finger. There is no manufacturer date on the bottom of the plate but the numbers 5825 are written in the underglaze. (TR)1965.073.153.d and e have the same decoration. This plate may be by Egisto Fantechi in the Liberty Style, an Italian variant of Art Nouveau, but there ar...

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4. (TR)1965.073.153.e - Plate, Decorative

   This salad plate has an orange trim with a feminine profile in the center. Behind the figurine are red and blue flowers. The figure holds a goblet and is extending one finger. There is no manufacturer date on the bottom of the plate, but the numbers 5825 are written in the underglaze. (TR)1965.073.153.d and e have the same decoration, but the figure's dress is notably darker on e. This plate may be by Egisto Fantechi in the Liberty Style,...

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5. (TR)1965.073.161 - Robe

   This garment may be an Edwardian wrapper, robe, or an over layer for a gown. It is sheer cotton candy pink silk with wide flounced white lace around the collar, cuffs, and thin floral lace inserted into the skirt. The robe closes at the bust with buttons in the cotton underlayer and the silk skirt splits down the middle to reveal the under garments, likely a tea gown, dress, or decorated petticoat.

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6. (TR)1965.081 - Statue

   This is a plaster cast reproduction of a bronze Greek horse sculpture from the Hellenistic period. The horse is rendered as if walking. It has blocks instead of hooves to represent losses in the original sculpture. The plaster has a dark patina or has been painted to look like antique bronze. The sculpture is mounted on a rectangular base. The original bronze sculpture is housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.

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7. (TR)1965.098 - Gauge, Marking

   This marking gauge was once used for making heads and bottoms for kegs and buckets. Its function was described in the Reece Museum's original "Tennessee Frontier Exhibit" catalog as follows: "A marking gauge was a tool used to gauge the uniform lines from edges and surfaces."

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8. (TR)1965.1000 - Doll

   This is a Japanese musume (unmarried woman) doll wearing a red furisode kimono. The face is painted with the eyes glancing to the right. The body is made of stuffed fabric. The kimono is made of a silk crepe and decorated with pink and blue flowers and polychrome butterflies. She holds a pink folding hand fan in her right hand. A pearl necklace hangs around the neck. There are no shoes, but the feet are clothed in two-toed tabi socks. The hai...

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9. (TR)1965.1001 - Doll

   This is a Japanese Yaegaki-Hime (Princess Yaegaki) doll. Yaegaki-Hime is the heroine the drama Honcho Nijushiko, and this doll depicts her holding the blessed war helmet (Suwa Hossho no kabuto) that would protects the holder from danger and allows her to save her betrothed, Katsuyori Takeda. The fabric face is painted with eyes glancing to the right. The lips are painted red. The doll's nihongami-styled hair is decorated with kanzashi accesso...

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10. (TR)1965.1031 - Negative, Glass Plate

    This is a glass plate negative of a seated feminine child looking from the side. The figure wears a light short-sleeved dress with multiple ruffles. The figure sits with her legs facing the right while looking towards the camera. This negative is very similar to (TR)1965.1032.

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11. (TR)1965.1032 - Negative, Glass Plate

    This is a glass plate negative of a seated feminine child looking from the side. The figure wears a light short-sleeved dress with multiple ruffles. The figure sits facing towards the camera. This negative is very similar to (TR)1965.1031.

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12. (TR)1965.1035 - Cockade

    This cocade, or rosette, is made of red, white, and blue ribbons folded and attached together into a star shape pattern. These serve as decorations on regalia.

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13. (TR)1965.1041 - Pants

    These white or gray woven linen short pants were likely for a child. Each side on the top has a button and the legs have two buttons on each side. There are no pockets.

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14. (TR)1965.1042 - Dress

    This child's white dress features a full skirt. The skirt is gathered at the waist and is scalloped at the edge. The edge is decorated with broderie anglaise (whitework needlework) and embroidery in diamond patterns and four small pleats. The back closes with two buttons.

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15. (TR)1965.1043 - Dress

    This woven linen child dress features an almost A-line shape without a waist seam. It is ruched in the front center and closes in the back with a small white button. The strap sleeves are made of lace featuring waffle-pattern embroidery and zig-zag edges. The bottom of the dress features six small horizontal pintucks and whitework embroidered lace featuring floral cutwork and scalloping. The embroidery appears to be hand-done on the dress rather ...

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16. (TR)1965.1045 - Blouse

    This child's white longsleeve blouse is woven and sheer. A pattern is created by intersecting lines of thicker thread in a horizontal and vertical grid pattern. Around the thicker threads, more thread is wrapped around to create bundles that look like tiny spools. The cuffs and collar are made of a plain weave. There is lace around the bottom of the sleeves and the edge of the collar. On the back, the collar is round. There is no tag.

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17. (TR)1965.1046 - Blouse

    This child-sized blouse is made in white cotton with lace insertion and floral broderie anglaise cutwork in evenly spaced intervals all over the blouse. The front closes with mother of pearl buttons and has embroidered eyelets for buttonholes. The bottom edge is rugged, as if torn.

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18. (TR)1965.1048 - Pants

    These child-sized white shorts are likely undergarments. There are six embroidered eyelets, one in the center back and front and one of each side. The bottom edge of the legs display scalloped cutwork lace.

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19. (TR)1965.1049 - Shoe

    This pair of pink satin shoes (a & b) have 2.5 inch (7cm) French heels. The toe is decorated with a ruffled arrangement of netting, pink satin ribbon with white pearls. Inside the lining is written "225 15011."

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20. (TR)1965.1064 - Needlework

    This small needlework features the words "The Union Forever" embroidered on a card with the hand-written note "for pappa" at the bottom. Half of the "h" in "The" and the entire "e" are missing. The lower half of the "f" is also missing. The lettering appears to be a dark gray or purple, and it is surrounded by red dots. The border is light gray and red angled stripes. ...

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21. (TR)1965.1067 - Shoe

    This pair of satin ladies shoes (a & b) feature decorative fabric rosettes on the toes. The shoes are cream or yellow and have low French heels.

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22. (TR)1965.1068 - Shoe

    These dark brown fabric shoes (a & b) feature silver brocade and a silver strap across the front with a jewel studded button.

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23. (TR)1965.1076 - Dress

    This is a purple velvet dress with a dropped waist. There is ruching at the intersection of the V-shaped neckline. The dress is sleeveless and is loose toward the top and more fitted at the hips. The drop waist has gathers on the right side and an open slit on the left side, revealing tiers of pleated satin silk in the same purple. The ruching on each hip causes a draping of the velvet on the upper thighs. The skirt ends below the knees. There...

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24. (TR)1965.1101 - Mitten

    This is a pair of Japanese military anti-mosquito gloves or mittens from World War II (WWII). The gloves are a lightweight canvas for hot, tropical areas. There are slits in the finger and thumb pockets to allow the wearer to poke fingers out for finer dexterity. There are worn Japanese characters stamped on the outside and inside of the gloves. The issuing information is stamped on the inside with the date "Showa 14" (1939). The gloves are khaki...

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25. (TR)1965.1108 - Bullet

    This is a Civil War period minié ball bullet. Bullets of this nature are typically a hollow cylinder with three grooves. Grease is applied to the grooves prior to use in order to improve accuracy and velocity.

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26. (TR)1965.1112 - Jar

    This is a wheel-thrown salt-glazed stoneware pot with a circular bottom and slightly flared sides. The rim flares out horizontally and is incised. There is an incised line encircling the pot below the rim. A tight sine wave decorates the middle with a looser wave along the bottom. This piece is possibly Cain pottery from Sullivan County, Tennessee. There are parts of the rim and side missing, and one crack has been repaired. There are no make...

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27. (TR)1965.116.017.a/b - Pitcher

    This ceramic white pitcher (a) with green and yellow accents has a lid (b) that covers the spout as well as the opening. The lid has a small handle, and the body has one larger handle. The bottom is stamped with "Semi Vitreous / Edwin M. Knowles / China Co."

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28. (TR)1965.1201 - Jar

    This is a large spun jar that functioned as an advertising piece for Keystone Pottery. The jar is salt-glazed with cobalt decoration. One side is stamped with the following: "MADE BY C.F. DECKER / PROPRIETER OF KEYSTONE POTTERY / CHUCKY VALLEY / WASHINGTON CO. TENN / SEPT. 16, 1884." Large floral decorations surround the stamp, including a small tulip underneath. A cobalt wavy line with dots circles the top of the vessel. Two twisted rope-style h...

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29. (TR)1965.136 - Trap, Animal

    Large bear trap handmade by John Beals, from Embreeville, Tennessee. It is said that thirty-nine bears were caught in this trap.

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30. (TR)1965.158 - Button

    This is a set of two brass buttons (a & b). The buttons depict hunt scenes on the front. One button includes an image of a dog running, while the other button depicts a bird standing. Both buttons offer floral, Rococo-esque designs that encircle the central images. Rococo, when used as an adjective, describes architecture and/or art that is characterized by an elaborately ornamental Late Baroque style of decoration. Rococo stylings were most p...

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