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Brisbane / Schiefner Family Papers

Number of sheets: 1 Brisbane and Schiefner family register pages from a Bible belonging to Ida Schiefner Brisbane; The register includes a record of marriages, births and deaths in the Brisbane family beginning with the grandmother, Christina Schiefner.

Bustle

Material: metal, textile. Size: 4" W. x 11" L. Description: blue-black tempered steel wire mesh - crescent shaped, hip-fitting appliance - 1" W. x 36 1/2" L. white cotton muslin bands extend from both ends and center - front closure with clasp buckle.

Bonnet

Black Cotton Head Covering with Ties. Material: textile. Size: 8 1/2" W. x 12" L. Description: black cotton cap, pleats on the back held in place by a black silk bow; black silk band gathered to cap, 4" W. black silk edge turned to the inside; black silk floral design on crown; inside band of cotton crepe and long tie on each side.

Bowl, chopping

Wooden Chopping Bowl. Material: wood. Size: 14" diameter x 3 1/2" H. Description: natural wood with some white paint on outside, uneven rim with a slight ridge on outside edge; one nail broken off inside; chop marks and cracks inside bowl.

Box, Coffee

Material: wood. Size: 4 1/2" W. x 6 1/4" L. x 4" H. Description: natural darkened wood - oval shaped and lidded - laced with bark - tiny wood burned star design throughout.

Marker, Stone

Stone Surveying Marker. Material: stone. Size: 8" W. x 13 1/2" L. x 1 3/4" deep. Description: limestone slab with carved message on front side: NE COR SEC 1 . T106 N R23 W

Antlers

Mounted Deer Antlers. Material: wood and antler. Size: 8" x 16" x 1/2". Description: natural antler material displaying four and five prongs, attached to a framed and varnished wooden panel.

Plate

Material: ceramic. Size: 9 5/8" diameter. Description: white pottery - raised edge perimeter - royal blue glazed and ridged outer rim.

Razor

Material: metal. Size: 5/8" W. x 9 1/2" L. x 1/4" D. Description: steel blade and tang - hinged - hunter with gun and dog and female figures stamped on both sides of handle - stamped on blade: "Bengali".

Quilt

Pioneer. Immigration. Material: textile. Size: 57" W. x 66" L. Description: multicolored cotton and other fabrics - various textures and weaves - colors: reds, gold, brown, beige, blue, orange and purple - thirty squares of reds, gold, brown, beige, blue, orange and purple - featherstitched plus variety of other stitching techniques represented - blue and gold wool flannel backing - gold yarn ties.

Bedspread

Material: textile. Size: 42" W. x 91 1/2" L. Description: navy blue and white patterned wool - handwoven - geometric pattern - reversible.

Photograph, Tintype

Elizabeth Standish Grant. Material: metal. Size: 2 1/2" x 3 3/4". Description: tintype of a woman in a studio portrait from the waist up; she is wearing a dark long sleeved waist, light stand up collar with scallops, light bow with long ties and brooch in center, her center parted hair is pulled back into a braided bun; identified as Elizabeth (Standish) Grant

Photograph, Tintype

Wellington Luther Grant Tintype. Material: metal. Size: 2 3/8" x 3 1/2". Description: tintype portrait of a man in a studio portrait wearing a dark suit coat, dark vest, dark bow tie, white shirt; his hair is dark and side-parted; he has a white beard and mustache; identified as Wellington Luther Grant

Rug

PLACEHOLDER Material: textile. Size: 30 1/2" W. x 46 1/2" L. Description: light and dark varying shades of red bands of braided wool remnants - oval-shaped.

Farthingale

Material: textile and metal. Size: 14" W. diameter at waistline and 19" W. diameter at bottom x 25" L. Description: nine fabric wrapped full circle wire hoops from hipline to hemline and six half hoops around the hipline to waistline are stapled onto 5 vertical rows of 1" W. white muslin - back is open for bustle placement - white muslin waistband with buckle closure.

Organ

Pump Organ. Material: wood, metal, textile, ivory. Size: 49" W. x 26 1/2" deep x 49" H. Description: dark finished wood, two pump pedals, keyboard, ornate legs, red velvet backing shows through ornate front carving.

Masher, potato

Material: wood. Size: 2 1/2" W. x 11 1/2" L. Description: natural wood - narrow shaft with knob on one end flares at working end.

Book

Material: paper, leather. Size: 9 3/4" W. x 13" L. x 3 3/4" D. Description: leather cover - gold cover inscription - white paper pages - Biblical text written in the German language.

Knife

Material: wood and metal. Size: 3/4" W. x 5 1/4" L. Description: mottled wooden handle - metal tip in handle holds blade - blade curves to a point. Immigration.

Spoon

Hand Crafted Wooden Spoon. Material: wood. Size: 2 3/4" W. x 7 1/2" L. Description: reddish brown finished natural wood, large round spoon end, short, narrow cylindrical handle, unique 7-faceted point on end of handle.

Hammer, Claw

Material: wood, metal. Size: 4 3/4" W. x 12 1/2" L. Description: black steel hammer head with claw - natural wooden handle driven into underside of head.

Lamp, Oil

Cut Glass Oil Lamp. Material: glass. Size: 4" W. x 4" x 9" H. Description: clear, cut glass, six-sided base tapers upward to a narrow cylinder; ornate cut glass oil well extends upward from cylinder; domed cup contains a 1" diameter top opening.

Basket

Wicker Basket. Material: wicker. Size: 12" W. x 17 1/2" L. x 11 1/2" H. Description: brown wicker basket with wide bands woven to form basket; lid fits snugly down over basket rim.

Key

Organ Key. Material: metal. Size: 2" L. Description: silver metal key.

Booklet

Census of Minnesota Territory, 1849. Material: paper, metal. Size: 9" x 11 1/2". Description: blue card stock cover with black binding; white cover label: Census of Minnesota Territory, 1849; contents: photocopy pages numbered from 197 to 241 taken from the Journal of the House of Representatives, First Session, 1850; census of Minnesota Territory by precinct, county and village; House of Representatives reports.