Small, three-tined fork with slender baluster stem fitted into a slightly flared, rectangular ivory handle chamfered at edges and rounded-over at end that is engraved lengthwise on front “GOOD GIRLS REWARD” in a scrolled banner, colored black; no bolster. No marks. From a two-piece child's or youth's flatware set (knife and fork), 1986.0531.084-.085.
Mounted photograph of a primary school class seated on the steps of a building. The children and their female teacher are lined in five rows and seated on the steps of what appears to be their school. The boys are dressed in suits and ties and the girls are wearing dresses and cloaks. The print is mounted on a dark green board. A hexagonal sticker in the middle of the verso is printed with "Duplicate of this picture can be procured of the Manufacturers. Concord Photo Co., W. W. Brown, Manager."
A sewing bird is a type of needlework table clamp that supports a bird on its top. The lower body of the bird is stationary while the upper body is hinged, and there is a spring in the tail. When the upper and lower tail ends are squeezed together, the beak opens, allowing the edge of a fabric to be placed in it. When the tail is released, the beak closes on the fabric, holding it securely while the sewer pulls it taut for stitching a hem or seam. This particular type of sewing bird, credited to Charles Waterman of Meridian Connecticut, dates from the 1850s and was used for plain sewing rather than fancy needlework. The daguerreotype itself also dates from the mid-19th century, although the maker and subjects are unknown.