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Seneca Village Tour

The Landscape of Seneca Village This tour focuses on the landscape of Seneca Village and was developed by the Central Park Conservancy as part of our work researching Seneca Village and uncovering its presence in Central Park today.  Just as the archives of various libraries and [...]

Seneca Village Tour2021-10-07T16:32:05+00:00

July 8, 2020: Cynthia Copeland’s “Whose Story” Workshop

Marta Davila-Lomas I really enjoyed the enlightening workshop with Cynthia Copeland. I found her presentation particularly absorbing because she really demonstrated the importance of engaging with the past since it directly affects the future. I deeply agree with the revelation that all of the issues that marginalized peoples [...]

July 8, 2020: Cynthia Copeland’s “Whose Story” Workshop2021-01-11T18:46:09+00:00

Girdle buckle

Girdle buckle My artifact from Seneca Village is half of the buckle of a girdle. Girdles were narrow ribbon belts worn around the waist on gowns. It was fashionable for women to wear them beginning in the late 1730s. Girdle buckles were often made in two [...]

Girdle buckle2021-01-13T21:16:40+00:00

Shoe fragments

Shoe fragments Shoes are perhaps one of the most common possessions in the world; they are something that you often wear when you travel anywhere beyond your house—and some even wear them at home.  Leather shoes were a common possession of the average American family in [...]

Shoe fragments2021-01-13T21:39:04+00:00

Comb

Comb This artifact is a comb made from gutta percha, though at first glance it looks like it is made from wood, rubber, or plastic. Gutta percha is a liquid substance that comes from Malaysian trees. The liquid is extracted by crushing the tree's leaves under [...]

Comb2021-01-13T20:44:17+00:00

Button

Button Buttons are an essential part of the clothes we wear, but are often overlooked, as we tend to focus more on the fabric and the value of the clothing we buy. However, this brass shank button, excavated from Seneca Village, allows for more exploration into [...]

Button2021-01-13T20:26:50+00:00

Saucer

Saucer Tea was a popular beverage in America throughout the nineteenth century, becoming even more popular as it became cheaper and more accessible (Roth 1961). American "tea" (the event/social ritual), was adopted from Dutch and English roots and consisted of a social gathering that provided the opportunity [...]

Saucer2021-01-13T19:00:46+00:00

Spoon

Spoon Today, there are many ways one can interact with spoons. They are used for art, music, food, and tea. When you drink tea, you probably get a small teaspoon to stir your tea, possibly to add in some sugar or honey, and nineteenth-century teaspoons were [...]

Spoon2021-01-13T19:27:28+00:00

Teacup

Teacup Drinking tea has been an important part of Chinese culture for thousands of years; their ancient myths allude to emperors drinking boiling water with a tea leaf. Tea continued spreading throughout Asia, but it hadn’t spread to Europe until Portuguese and Dutch traders brought tea to [...]

Teacup2021-01-13T19:53:06+00:00

Teapot

Teapot Tea’s introduction to the West occurred through trade with China in the seventeenth century (Roth 1961, 61). Chinese people had been drinking tea and producing teapots–a pot with a handle, spout, and lid, in which tea is brewed and from which it is poured–for hundreds of [...]

Teapot2021-01-13T20:08:48+00:00
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