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  • Pair of stars and stripes slippers attributed to Elizabeth Keckley

    Attributed to
    Keckley, Elizabeth Hobbs, American, 1818 - 1907
    Owned by
    Welles, Gideon, American, 1802 - 1878
    Date
    ca. 1865
    Medium
    fiber , leather and thread
    Dimensions
    L x W: 10 1/4 × 3 in. (26 × 7.6 cm)
    Description
    A pair of men's boudoir slippers in a stars and stripes design attributed to Elizabeth Keckley. The slippers were likely commissioned by Mrs. Gideon Welles to be presented to her husband, Hon. Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy under President Lincoln. The slippers are crocheted in stripes of red and white from the toe to the heel. Across the top of the vamp is a blue band embroidered with scattered white stars. The throat of the slippers is edged in a twisted blue and red cord. The slippers have a flat, leather sole and a squarish toe.
    Place made
    United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Clothing-Historical
    Type
    slippers
    Topic
    Business
    Clothing and dress
    Craftsmanship
    Free communities of color
    Politics
    Slavery
    U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2018.35.2.1ab
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd524340fb0-0fd6-43e0-8608-eca7c9b11a26
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    Cabinet card of Gideon Welles

    Photograph by
    Brady, Mathew, American, 1822 - 1896
    Subject of
    Welles, Gideon, American, 1802 - 1878
    Date
    1860-1878
    Medium
    albumen and silver on photographic paper on cardboard
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 4 1/2 × 3 7/16 in. (11.5 × 8.8 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 6 5/16 × 4 1/8 in. (16.1 × 10.5 cm)
    Description
    This cabinet card depicts Gideon Welles on a Mathew Brady mount. Shown from the waist up, he wears a black frock coat and waistcoat over a white shirt. A pocket watch chain T-bar is visible in one buttonhole. There is text at the bottom left corner of the card mount that reads "Brady, Photo, New York." The reverse of the card mount has text that reads "Imperial Carte de Visite, / by/ BRADY/ NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY/ No. 785 Broadway, / New York, / 627 Pennsylvania Avenue, / Washington, / D. C."
    Place made
    United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    cartes-de-visite
    portraits
    Topic
    Government
    Military
    Politics
    U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2018.35.2.4
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58c1213ed-08a6-47ae-a636-d5954dcfda44
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    Letter from Secretary Gideon Welles to his son Thomas

    Written by
    Welles, Gideon, American, 1802 - 1878
    Received by
    Welles, Thomas Gideon, American, 1845 - 1892
    Date
    March 5, 1865
    Medium
    ink on paper (fiber product)
    Dimensions
    H x W (Open): 7 × 8 15/16 in. (17.8 × 22.7 cm)
    H x W (Closed): 7 × 4 7/16 in. (17.8 × 11.2 cm)
    Description
    This is a personal letter from Gideon Welles to his son Thomas. This is a bifolio letter written in dark ink on off-white colored paper. The letter is dated at the top right:[Washington / 5th March 1865] and begins [My Dear Tom]. The letter's text fills the front page, both inside pages and half the back page. The letter congratulates Thomas on his recent military promotion and recounts the recent inauguration of President Lincoln: [The inauguration passed off pleasantly and well. There was a great crowd, exceeding any previous one I have ever witnessed at an inauguration].
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Place made
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials
    Type
    letters (correspondence)
    Topic
    Correspondence
    Families
    Fatherhood
    U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2018.35.2.6
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55b0e358b-b105-4a2b-9662-31f93c7b17f4
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    Letter from Mary Jane Hale Welles to Gideon Welles

    Written by
    Welles, Mary Jane Hale, American, 1817 - 1886
    Received by
    Welles, Gideon, American, 1802 - 1878
    Date
    August 15, 1863
    Medium
    ink on paper (fiber product)
    Dimensions
    H x W (Open): 7 15/16 × 10 in. (20.2 × 25.4 cm)
    H x W (Closed): 7 15/16 × 4 15/16 in. (20.2 × 12.6 cm)
    Description
    This is a personal letter from Mary Jane Hale Welles to her husband Gideon Welles. The bifolio letter has a narrow black border around the front page. The letter is dated at the top [Bellfonte 15 Aug.] and begins [My dear Husband / This is Saturday / very warm for this region, but pleasantly cool enough nights]. The writing on the front and second page is oriented vertically, with the writing on the third and last page oriented horizontally. The writing on the last page runs vertically. Mary Welles wrote the letter from Bellefonte, Pennsylvania. The content of the letter covers the stay in Bellefonte, the couple's children and acquaintances, an upcoming journey to Philipsburg, Pennsylvania, a possible vacation to Glastonbury, and the recent Civil War draft lottery. On the third page, Welles writes, [There is great excitement here about the draft. Some of their worst copperheads are drafted but suddenly many of them are half lame]. The letter is signed [Truly your affectionate wife M.J.W.]. Another hand has added the date [1863] to the top right corner of the first page as well as [M. J. Welles / Aug '63] to the top center of the last page.
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Place made
    Bellefonte, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials
    Type
    letters (correspondence)
    Topic
    Correspondence
    Families
    Parenthood
    U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2018.35.2.5
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5583eb572-9d3b-4720-9095-d49bf57d993b
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