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![Two embroidered fabric pockets in the shape of small sacks with multicolored flame-like patterns stitched neatly in combinations of red, green, blue and yellow.](/sites/default/files/styles/search_thumbnail/public/2021-07/L2015-41-64v3.jpg.webp?itok=pf-fnGTD)
Object Story: Pair of Pockets
Pair of needlework pockets for women.
![Large wooden spinning wheel with spokes attached to one end of a simple bench-like structure with a pulley device attached to the other end.](/sites/default/files/styles/search_thumbnail/public/2021-05/33890.jpeg.webp?itok=e4HUt48p)
Object Story: Spinning Wheel
A "great wheel" for spinning wool into thread.
![Brass lamp that resembles a large candlestick with a reservoir and two wick holders at the top in the shape of a V.](/sites/default/files/styles/search_thumbnail/public/2021-07/33801.jpeg.webp?itok=TI-w81_3)
Object Story: Lamp
A brass lamp with two burners made for burning oil.
![Design embroidered on cloth, with the alphabet repeated in four different fonts and a verse underneath, completed at the bottom with the maker's name, age, and location.](/sites/default/files/styles/search_thumbnail/public/2021-07/L2015-41-67v3_1.jpg.webp?itok=MKEYmNpk)
Object Story: Mary Craig Hamlen's Sampler
A needlework sampler from 1802 by Mary Craig Hamlen, age 9.
![A green painted high back Windsor writing arm chair with a wooden paddle surface attached to the left arm of the chair as a writing surface; possibly by Ebenezer Tracy, Sr., Lisbon Township, New London County, Connecticut.](/sites/default/files/styles/search_thumbnail/public/2021-05/35789.jpeg.webp?itok=bh2hkOij)
Object Story: High-back Windsor Armchair with Writing Arm
A popular and well-known style of chair in early American life.
![A large wooden armchair with original red stain, turned decoration on the chair back and arms, and a straw-colored, fibrous woven seat.](/sites/default/files/styles/search_thumbnail/public/2021-05/36016.jpeg.webp?itok=llSCsQIU)
Object Story: Carver Chair
A carved chair made in 1690 named after John Carver, a Mayflower passenger and early governor of Plymouth Colony.
Climbing the Ladder of Success through Education
In America, there is a strong belief in the value of education as way to help individuals advance in society.
A Seat at the Table
In the earliest days of the American colonies, it was common for a household to own only one chair, and use of the chair was reserved for the man of the house while women and c