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Electric metal iron with wood handle and iron, brass, and copper components manufactured by Triankle Lektrik, Detroit, Michigan. Used in Luke family dry cleaner business. No power cord.

Cylindrical metal can (brass?) with two holes in the top and a long, conical handle attached on the top. Used in Luke family dry cleaner business.

Storage basket, ratan (?)

Chinese embroidered silk robe with horseshoe cuffs circa 1910 (?) or sometime between 1860 and 1910. Purchased in North America by donor's father/grandfather. Blue background with 8 gold-colored dragons with four claws, eternal knots, bats, and…

Half of a diptych sculpture by Cheryll Leo-Gwin Steel, porcelain enamel, and plywood depicting from top to bottom: A leg wearing a high heal with eight five-pointed stars A reproduction of a black-and-white photograph of the artist's father's family.…

Part two of a diptych sculpture by Cheryll Leo-Gwin. Wood with acrylic fauch finish paint "from a spray can" (personal communication, May 28, 2016). The two pieces should be installed together, meeting in the middle to form a V. The artist also…

2016.024.001a Oval, glazed ceramic serving dish from Hing Loon Seafood Restaurant, 628 Weller St. White glaze with red border and two seagulls flying over waves. Makers mark shows RED Chinese characters and "MADE IN CHINA" in a diamond. 2016.024.001b…

2016.024.002a Large, oval, glazed serving dish from Hing Loon Seafood Restaurant, 628 S. Weller St., Seattle. White glaze with blue borders around rim and center oval. Glaze scratched and worn through in center. Stylized flowers inside the outlined…

2016.024.003a Single-serving rice bowl from Hing Loon Seafood Restaurant, 628 S. Weller St., Seattle. Interior glazed plain white. Exterior shows blue, red, and yellow repeating "thunder" line motif. Underneath are a red dragon, a pheonix, and red,…

2016.024.004a Smaller, oval serving dishes from Hing Loon Seafood Restaurant, 628 S. Weller St. White glaze with dark blue outlines. Inside outlined areas has stylized blue flowers. Maker's mark on bottom reads "DURABLE CHINA TATUNG IN GLAZE TAIWAN".…