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![Long piece of parchment with written text and a dark crease down the middle.](/sites/default/files/styles/search_thumbnail/public/2022-05/treaty.JPG.webp?itok=zGN22pTq)
Jessamy Gloor
Third Treaty of Prairie Du Chien between the U.S. and the Winnebago Tribe
![Black velvet cap in the shape of a pointed oval, with beadwork in blue, white, green, yellow, and red forming flowers and stems all over; made by a Haudenosaunee woman.](/sites/default/files/styles/search_thumbnail/public/2021-05/36622_0.jpeg.webp?itok=W67P6sVB)
Object Story: Niagara Beadwork Hat
This hat was created by a Haudenosaunee craftsperson in the mid-nineteenth century.
![Large, oval, pine and maple box, smooth and plain with six fingers forming a side seam and a chrome yellow finish.](/sites/default/files/styles/search_thumbnail/public/2021-05/35355.jpeg.webp?itok=nBCMoT0e)
Object Story: Oval Shaker Box
This large oval box was made at the Shaker community in New Lebanon, New York.
![Elaborate fabric quilt featuring an arrangement of five star shapes in the center, surrounded by a border of smaller star shapes and an outermost border of appliqued fabric in a floral pattern.](/sites/default/files/styles/search_thumbnail/public/2021-07/37848.jpeg.webp?itok=-BQS4Niv)
Object Story: "Lone Star" Appliqued Chintz and Pieced Quilt
Quilt made by Mary Seeds Moon around 1840 in the popular Lone Star pattern.
Connecting to People through Portraits
Like a photograph, a portrait represents a picture of a person.
![Painting of white woman in voluminous grey dress with white sash and large locket around her neck seated before a window holding a prayer book and looking at the viewer.](/sites/default/files/styles/search_thumbnail/public/2021-05/32038.jpeg.webp?itok=51NwzDS_)
Object Story: Portrait of Elizabeth Stone Coffin
Portrait of Elizabeth Stone Coffin painted by John Brewster Jr. in 1801.
Everybody Collects
The kinds of objects, artifacts, and artworks that people collect communicate different ideas. They can be a record of events that happened in society.
Folk Art, Vernacular Art, or Naïve Art?
Many of the objects in the Fielding Collection such as Still Life with a Basket of Fruit, Flowers, and Cornucopia attributed to Joseph Proctor are often considered “folk art.” Some people prefer to use related terms like “naïve,” “vernacular,” or “nonacademic” instead of “folk.” All of these terms describe work by artists who may not have had extensive, formal training or decided not to follow the teachings and ideas of traditional art instruction.
![Icon with a light bulb, star, and shapes above a pencil.](/sites/default/files/styles/search_thumbnail/public/2021-06/noun_creative_2713097.png.webp?itok=ToUd_4vR)
Activity: Portrait Investigations
Investigate the person in a portrait using clues and information from primary sources, images, and through research.