Friends of Jonathan Clark House Artifact Sponsorships
Your sponsorship will help us tell the fascinating story of life in mid-19th century Wisconsin.
Our mission at the Jonathan Clark House Museum is to collect, preserve and share the history of the Jonathan Clark House and the early settlers of Mequon and Thiensville.
We interpret that history, in part, through the display and use of our expanding collection of period-appropriate historic household furnishings and artifacts. Please consider furthering our mission by sponsoring one or more of these items.
To sponsor one or more artifacts, contact co-curators Fred Derr & Nina Look via email at jchmuseum@gmail.com or phone 262-618-2051. And for more information on joining the Friends of the Jonathan Clark House, please see our Donate/Suppport Us page.
Keeping Room
Keeping Room
Keeping Room
Blacksmith made whirling broiler – for hearth cooking. $175
Pantry
Keeping Room
Keeping Room
Birds-eye maple Bowl – Used for food preparation in the pantry. $75
Pantry
Keeping Room
Pantry
Handmade corn broom – Made in the Canterbury Shaker Village $50
Pantry
Volunteer Wardrobe
Pantry
Storage jug with handle – For storing food for the long winter. $125
Parlour
Volunteer Wardrobe
Volunteer Wardrobe
Contemporary cotton table runner – used on drop-leaf parlour tables. $15
Volunteer Wardrobe
Volunteer Wardrobe
Volunteer Wardrobe
Woolen shawls – Let’s keep our volunteers warm. Several shawls are available, $35 each
Volunteer Wardrobe
Volunteer Wardrobe
Volunteer Wardrobe
Conner Prairie cotton dresses, costumes for our young historians - 4 available, $75 each
Keeping Room
Volunteer Wardrobe
Volunteer Wardrobe
Hand-forged ash shovel/peel – An essential tool in hearth cooking. $75
Pantry
Volunteer Wardrobe
Museum Entrance
1850 gathering basket – Used at fall harvest time. $75
Museum Entrance
Hired Man's Room
Museum Entrance
Museum roadside sign – look for the sign on Cedarburg Road. $500
Parlour
Hired Man's Room
Hired Man's Room
Contemporary cotton table runner – used on drop-leaf parlour tables. $15
Hired Man's Room
Hired Man's Room
Hired Man's Room
Quilt on hired man’s bed – warm contemporary craftsmanship. $150
Keeping Room
Keeping Room
Keeping Room
Box iron with hot block compartment – a well-used tool for Mary's laundry chores. $40
Parlour
Keeping Room
Keeping Room
Small tea leaf serving dish – a nice addition to our parlour set. 25
Pantry
Keeping Room
HIred Man's Room
Bennington yellow ware pie plate – Ready for one of Mary’s fruit pies. $40
HIred Man's Room
HIred Man's Room
HIred Man's Room
Hired man’s chamber pot – conveniently located under his rope bed. $75
Keeping Room
HIred Man's Room
Keeping Room
1800s Pot/caldron – with cowhorn ears and 3 triangular legs. $150
This item has been sponsored! Thank you, Ed and Laverne Foster!
Keeping Room
HIred Man's Room
Keeping Room
Hand forged iron rack for hearth tools with traditional heart shaped ends. $50
Would you like to sponsor an artifact?
Would you like to sponsor one of these items? Do you have a period-appropriate historic item to donate? Contact co-curators Fred Derr & Nina Look via email at jchmuseum@gmail.com or phone 262-618-2051.for information.
Artifact sponsorship availablity changes frequently.
This list is current as of October 15, 2024.