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![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.
![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.
![Painting of man wearing a suit, holding a top hat in his right hand with other hand on his hip, standing in front of shelves displaying rows of top hats.](/sites/default/files/styles/search_thumbnail/public/2021-05/2016-25-102.jpg.webp?itok=86EbXYUc)
Object Story: Portrait of Hatter John Mays of Schaefferstown
Portrait of the hatter John Mays around 1830.
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.
![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.
Overview: Prosperity for All?
America was founded on the principles of equality, freedom, liberty, and respect for individual rights. But these ideals have not always applied to everyone, and many Americans have fought since the founding of this country to broaden those values so that they apply to all Americans.
![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.