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Long piece of parchment with written text and a dark crease down the middle.

Jessamy Gloor

Third Treaty of Prairie Du Chien between the U.S. and the Winnebago Tribe

Photograph of flower fields in Los Angeles-Hollywood with a group of individuals standing amongst the flowers.

Jacklyn Chi

Arthur Ito Papers

Zoomed in image of a hand written diary.

Cynthia Kapteyn

William S. McBride diary

Inside book cover with orange, blue, white and pink swirls with a designed inscription at the top.

Austin Plann Curley

Speculum vitae humanae

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.

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.

Object Story: Oval Shaker Box

This large oval box was made at the Shaker community in New Lebanon, New York.

Painting with spray of flowers in a vase at the center top above a watermelon and basket, with various fruit like grapes and peaches spread around the bottom.

Object Story: Still Life with a Basket of Fruit, Flowers, and Cornucopia

Still life painting with a basket of fruit, vase of flowers center, a large watermelon on a plate and cornucopia attributed to the artist Joseph Proctor.

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.

Object Story: "Lone Star" Appliqued Chintz and Pieced Quilt

Quilt made by Mary Seeds Moon around 1840 in the popular Lone Star pattern.

Understanding Context: Different Ways to Make Sense of an Object

Connecting to People through Portraits

Like a photograph, a portrait represents a picture of a person.