Household Accessories
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No requestable containers
Scope and Contents
Artifacts originally created to be placed in or around a building for the convenience of people to enhance, complement, or facilitate the maintenance of their environment. This classification includes: small furnishings, such as card receivers; non-furniture artifacts used for storage and display, such as boxes; and objects that protect furniture such as antimacassars. This classification does not include furnishings intended primarily to communicate; they are classified as Art. Nor does this classification include devices used in productive housekeeping activity such as cooking or maintenance. Curtains are included in Window and Door Coverings.
Dates
- Creation: 1800-2010
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access:
Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.
Extent
From the Collection: 25 Linear Feet
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository