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Date Created1900

DescriptionMaria Botto used heavy flatirons to iron clothes on the kitchen table. The irons were heated on her stove and alternated as they cooled. On Mondays, after the laundry had dried on the clothesline,...

Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)

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TitlePackage of dried Rosemary from the garden of the Botto House

Date Created1908

DescriptionThe Bottos grew rosemary, sage and mint in their garden. Herbs were used for personal hygiene and health purposes as well as for cooking. For example, Piedmontese immigrants used rosemary as a...

Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)

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TitleCloth bag for fine table salt, Italian Union Co-Operative

Date Created1910

DescriptionWorking families of the city of Paterson, the streetcar suburb of Haledon and environs acquired some staples, like table salt, from worker-owned and operated co-operatives. This cotton bag held 10...

Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)

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TitleEpsom Salt, English Mustard, and Pastigle Leone Dissetanti tins

Date Created1908

DescriptionCompanies began producing medicinal remedies for minor health problems. Epsom salt, according to the label, could serve as a laxative. English mustard mixed with water made a good poultice. ...

Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)

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TitleBotto family crocheted nightgown collar

Date Created1905

DescriptionThis collar was made by Maria Botto or one of her daughters. When completed, the collar was attached to a linen gown. When the gown grew old and worn, the collar was cut away and sewn to a new gown....

Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)

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TitleDining room period room from the home of Pietro and Maria Botto

Date Created2006

DescriptionThe dining room was another work area for the family. Here the family and the boarders were fed, also in this room, Maria picked silk on a frame, examining the bolts of broad silk brought from the...

Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)

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TitlePeriod garden view of the root cellar from the home of Pietro and Maria Botto

Date Created2006

DescriptionThe Bottos were able to create a very self-sufficient lifestyle on the small piece of ground that they owned. A hen house was built to protect 15-20 chickens that supplied the family with eggs. A...

Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)

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TitleKitchen period room view of stove and cabinet from the home of Pietro and Maria Botto

Date Created2006

DescriptionEven with the convenience of indoor plumbing and the gas range, the kitchen was the scene of virtual non-stop labor for Maria Botto and her daughters. In addition to meals prepared for the family,...

Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)

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TitlePeriod garden with view of grape arbor from the home of Pietro and Maria Botto

Date Created2006

DescriptionThe grounds of the Botto House reflect the ethnic origin of this family of silk workers from the Piedmonte (Biella) area of Italy and the development of housing in early streetcar suburbs. Pietro,...

Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)

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TitleKitchen period room with view of dining room from the home of Pietro and Maria Botto

Date Created2006

DescriptionSome of the artifacts placed around the kitchen are the copper pot used to cook polenta, meat grinder, fish scaler, coffee grinder, rug beater, mousetrap, and wall calendars, which were used by...

Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)