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- Sufganiyot Hanukkah Decoration, 2023 -
- 2023
- Collections - Artifact
Sufganiyot Hanukkah Decoration, 2023
- Recipe Booklet, "Armour and Company, Meat Selection, Preparation, and 100 Ways to Serve It," 1934 -
- 1934
- Collections - Artifact
Recipe Booklet, "Armour and Company, Meat Selection, Preparation, and 100 Ways to Serve It," 1934
- Doughnut Made by Sarah Ann Faught in January 1890 - A few days before her 12th child was born in January 1890, 43-year-old farmwife Sarah Faught made a batch of doughnuts for her family. Sarah died five days after childbirth. Her mourning family saved some of Sarah's doughnuts in her memory. Sarah's descendants passed this one--a very personal symbol of a mother's love and of her loss--from generation to generation for 122 years, along with its story.
- January 01, 1890
- Collections - Artifact
Doughnut Made by Sarah Ann Faught in January 1890
A few days before her 12th child was born in January 1890, 43-year-old farmwife Sarah Faught made a batch of doughnuts for her family. Sarah died five days after childbirth. Her mourning family saved some of Sarah's doughnuts in her memory. Sarah's descendants passed this one--a very personal symbol of a mother's love and of her loss--from generation to generation for 122 years, along with its story.
- Halloween Party Cups, 1925-1930 - By the mid-20th century, disposable paper party goods decorated with seasonal images added a convenient, and inexpensive, touch to holiday celebrations--while making cleanup easier.
- 1925-1930
- Collections - Artifact
Halloween Party Cups, 1925-1930
By the mid-20th century, disposable paper party goods decorated with seasonal images added a convenient, and inexpensive, touch to holiday celebrations--while making cleanup easier.
- Hallmark "Midnight Snack" Christmas Ornament, 1988 - Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- 1988
- Collections - Artifact
Hallmark "Midnight Snack" Christmas Ornament, 1988
Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- Dunkin' Donuts Coffee Cup, 2008 -
- 2008
- Collections - Artifact
Dunkin' Donuts Coffee Cup, 2008
- Dutch Boy Donuts Sign, Denver, Colorado, 2004 - In the mid-1970s, John Margolies began to assemble a visual record of America's built roadside landscape. Over the following three decades, he traveled thousands of miles to photograph the overlooked and often quickly vanishing structures that had grown out of American automobile culture and main street commerce. His photographs of hotels, motels, diners, service stations, drive-ins and attractions celebrate and capture a unique chapter of American history.
- 2004
- Collections - Artifact
Dutch Boy Donuts Sign, Denver, Colorado, 2004
In the mid-1970s, John Margolies began to assemble a visual record of America's built roadside landscape. Over the following three decades, he traveled thousands of miles to photograph the overlooked and often quickly vanishing structures that had grown out of American automobile culture and main street commerce. His photographs of hotels, motels, diners, service stations, drive-ins and attractions celebrate and capture a unique chapter of American history.
- Doughnut Cutter, 1870-1890, Used by Sarah Ann Faught - This doughnut cutter is an unusual, very personal memento of a deceased loved one. When Sarah Faught put down this doughnut cutter in January 1890, she would never again pick it up to make this special treat for her children. Sarah died a few days later after the birth of her 12th child. Her mourning family carefully preserved this cutter -- along with the remaining doughnuts -- transforming this simple, utilitarian object into a memorial, a symbol of a mother's love.
- 1870-1890
- Collections - Artifact
Doughnut Cutter, 1870-1890, Used by Sarah Ann Faught
This doughnut cutter is an unusual, very personal memento of a deceased loved one. When Sarah Faught put down this doughnut cutter in January 1890, she would never again pick it up to make this special treat for her children. Sarah died a few days later after the birth of her 12th child. Her mourning family carefully preserved this cutter -- along with the remaining doughnuts -- transforming this simple, utilitarian object into a memorial, a symbol of a mother's love.