From: "Pfotenhauer, Emily K - WHS" <Emily.Pfotenhauer@wisconsinhistory.org> Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 11:48:18 -0500 Subject: Wisconsin Decorative Arts Database adds 800th entry Message-ID: <488E289A5C909049B0E55F6B651B5B35F90EBC8254@MEWMAD0PC01G02.accounts.wistate.us>
Wisconsin Decorative Arts Database
A digital archive of Wisconsin objects
http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/decorativearts
800 catalog entries from 30 Wisconsin historic sites and museums are now on
line in the Wisconsin Decorative Arts Database!
Visit the database (http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/decorativearts) to
browse and search examples of furniture, pottery, textiles, metalwork, bead
work, basketry, and other artifacts made by early Wisconsin craftspeople. E
xplore the treasures held by museums and historical societies throughout th
e state. Discover the stories of the diverse range of people who made and u
sed these objects. Find sources for books, articles and other websites to l
earn more about each item.
The Wisconsin Decorative Arts Database is an ongoing collaborative project
of the Wisconsin Historical Society, the Chipstone Foundation, and the Mate
rial Culture Program of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Since fall 200
6, we have photographed and researched decorative arts objects in the colle
ctions of 30 content contributors across the state (see full list below).
The search continues, and you can participate! Are there examples of early
Wisconsin furniture, ceramics, metalwork, or other crafts in the collection
s of your local historical society or museum? If so, the Wisconsin Decorati
ve Arts Database would love to hear from you. To learn more, contact Projec
t Coordinator Emily Pfotenhauer at Emily.Pfotenhauer@wisconsinhistory.org<m
ailto:Emily.Pfotenhauer@wisconsinhistory.org> or 608-264-6526.
Content Contributors
Brown County Historical Society, Green Bay
Captain Frederick Pabst Mansion, Milwaukee
Chippewa Valley Museum, Eau Claire
Dodge County Historical Society, Beaver Dam
Douglas County Historical Society, Superior
Dunn County Historical Society, Menomonie
Elmbrook Historical Society, Brookfield (forthcoming)
Fort Winnebago Surgeons' Quarters, Portage
Green Bay-De Pere Antiquarian Society, Green Bay
History Museum at the Castle, Appleton
Kenosha Public Museum, Kenosha
Marathon County Historical Society, Wausau
Mayville Historical Society, Mayville
Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee
Milwaukee County Historical Society, Milwaukee
Milwaukee Public Museum, Milwaukee
Mineral Point Historical Society, Mineral Point
Mt. Horeb Area Historical Society, Mount Horeb
Neville Public Museum of Brown County, Green Bay
New Holstein Historical Society, New Holstein
Oconto County Historical Society, Oconto
Pendarvis State Historic Site, Mineral Point
Peshtigo Fire Museum, Peshtigo
Rock County Historical Society, Janesville
Rusk County Historical Society, Ladysmith
Sauk County Historical Society, Baraboo
Sheboygan County Historical Society, Sheboygan
Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum, Decorah, Iowa
Villa Louis State Historic Site, Prairie du Chien
Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum, Milwaukee
Wisconsin Historical Museum, Madison
Wrightstown Historical Society, Wrightstown
Emily Pfotenhauer
Project Coordinator, Wisconsin Decorative Arts Database
Charles Hummel Fellow, Chipstone Foundation
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Wisconsin Historical Society
816 State Street, Room 229
Madison, WI 53706
(608) 264-6526
Emily.Pfotenhauer@wisconsinhistory.org<mailto:<mailto:Emily.Pfotenhauer@wisconsinhi
story.org>
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Wisconsin Decorative Arts Database
http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/decorativearts
Collecting, Sharing and Preserving Stories Since 1846