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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 of an outdoor setting with pond and trees, populated with characters on horseback and on foot along a path in the foreground and additional figures interspersed in the background.

Object Story: Landscape with Riding and Walking Figures, a River, and a Village (Overmantel)

Painting made to hang over a mantle depicting various people along a pathway.

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.

Object Story: Portrait of Hatter John Mays of Schaefferstown

Portrait of the hatter John Mays around 1830.

Quilting: A Living Tradition

Many museums exist for the purpose of preserving objects, many of which are handmade and not produced anymore.

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.

Icon with a light bulb, star, and shapes above a pencil.

Activity: What Can a Basket Tell Us

Explore different features of Indigenous baskets to understand the lives of people from different times, places, and cultures.

Icon with a light bulb, star, and shapes above a pencil.

Activity: Mi'kmaq Teenagers Today and Cultural Identity

Make a connection to contemporary Mi'kmaq culture through music and poetry.

Oval-shaped woven basket with lid and movable handles, with indigo and red splints interwoven throughout.

Object Story: Basket

An ash splint basket created by a Mohegan artisan, a Native American tribe from the Northeastern woodlands region of North America.

Overview: Out of Many, One?

Americans have long created an identity based on distinct principles and values that define the country. This unit explores the tensions between being an individual and being part of a group or nation and provides insight into what it means to be an individual in America, today and centuries ago.