200@200

Portrait
2001.1.1
Portraits by Horace Rockwell
Torso portrait of young man wearing dark jacket, necktie; bushy hair; left arm over back of red chair (only post is visible). Oil on canvas, relined. OG-style wood frame, dark stained, varnished. Jesse Vermilyea (1809-1846) portrait attributed t... View Full Record
Window, Leaded
2002.29.2
Hanna Homestead Stained Glass Window
Section of stained glass, background pieces are pink and amber blended together. At the top there are two floral sections with green leaves and sections of amber & white blended, near the middle are more green leaves. According to the donor,... View Full Record
Medal
HE 42
Medal with Case
Bronze colored medal suspended from two bronze bars and red ribbon. In brown leather case. Presented to Charles Nestel by Queen Victoria. Inscribed: "By command appearance of her most gracious Majesty the Queen and 40 members of the Royal Fa... View Full Record
Dollhouse
HTY 75 A
Carnahan Family Dollhouse
Furnished in the period of 1886. Wood. Divided into 6 rooms; entrance hall center with stairway to second floor. Kitchen on right, dining room on left. Upper hall center with parlor on the left and bedrooms on right. Aldrich family, father, moth... View Full Record
Drum, Snare
2008.19.1 A
Neighborhood Band Snare Drum
Metal body and rim edge; black band over heads; 10 metal lugs; tension control screw; tension strings on bottom; bottom head torn (when received from donor); triangular bracket attached to side. Maker label reads in part "Lyon & Healy Musical Instr... View Full Record
Plate, Spinning
83.106.7
Ruth Budd Spinning Plates
Shiny chrome spinning plate used by Ruth Budd in her aerial act; center of plate has slight conical shape where rod would be placed in middle, 1 5/8" H x 9" dia.... View Full Record
Grille, Window
93.43.1
Majestic Theatre Ticket Window Grille
Grille, brass; scrollwork designs; 7 finials at top; slot at bottom for exchanging money and tickets. Ticket window grille from Majestic Theatre.... View Full Record
Block, Printing
83.31.28
Esther Freese Woodcut Printing Block
From old card: 1 block which was cut by Esther Freese. The picture is of two birds which are black. It is attached to a very light wood. It is nailed down. The birds are carved out. This block was cut at the first art school in Fort Wayne. Informatio... View Full Record
Charter
2016.0.3 A
Civic Symphony Orchestra
Original charter (14-1/4" x 16-1/2") signed by 171 charter members of the Fort Wayne Civic Symphony Orchestra Society, many of them prominent persons in the community. It reads: "We, the undersigned, recognizing the vital importance of a symphony or... View Full Record
Register
INV 4540
Allen County Fort Wayne Historical Society Register
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Slipper, Ballet
64.151.3 A, B
Child's Satin Pointe Slippers
From old card: Child's ballet shoes of light pink satin, badly worn; dirty pink tie bow on front of shoes; thin, narrow sole marked "9 C."... View Full Record
Jacket
2014.7.1 A
Engineer John Costume
Heavy blue & white striped cotton; bottom hem falls to mid thigh; 4-button front; brass buttons with 4-leaf clover design and "Oshkosk B Gosh" lettering. Four front pockets, one with cloth "Oshkosh B' Gosh" label. Part of outfit worn by John Sieme... View Full Record
Guitar
83.76.4
Joe Taylor Guitar
Wood body, 6-string; red plastic panel below strings. Pearl diamond and "M" inlay decorationl. Label "John Miller Guitars-------Banjos. In brown leather case with purple velvet lining; storage box w/lid inside. Made in Fort Wayne by John Mas... View Full Record
Poster
2010.17.2
Fine Arts Festival Poster
Heavy stock paper with ink or painted design. Four concentric blue circles surrounding " World of Arts;" two Art Nouveau style women flanking " 1972 Fine Arts Festival" in blue lettering; blue border surrounds women and lettering; date of May 25-29 a... View Full Record
Montage
2011.5.13
Cafe Johnelle Shadowbox Advertisement
Wood box with a gold-color frame attached to front; brass light fixture at top. Contains a 3-D image of restaurant interior with picture of painting of Nicke Spillson, wall decorations, flowers & wine on back wall; table setting in foreground with f... View Full Record
Bust
84.21.1
Little Turtle Bust
Sculptured head of Little Turtle. Head of cold poured bronze alloy. Formed in the mold originally created by Hector Garcia for the ten foot sculpture of Little Turtle commissioned by the Fort Wayne Am. Rev. Bicentennial Commission, 1975-1976.... View Full Record
Record, Phonograph
85.16.1
"In Concert at the Embassy" Record
"In Concert at the Embassy. Dick Clark." Recorded live at the Embassy Theatre's second Dick Clark Benefit Concert for the Arts on May 12, 1984, by Sweetwater Sounds, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Jazz music performed by instrumentalists Dick Clark (Greater... View Full Record