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![A small colorful box with a lid is decorated with lengths of porcupine quills forming a geometric design on the lid and chevron patterns on sides.](/sites/default/files/styles/search_thumbnail/public/2021-07/35416.jpeg.webp?itok=sxuJ1K9o)
Object Story: Quillwork box
A Quillwork box created by a Mi'kmaq artisan, a Native American tribe that live in eastern Maine and the Atlantic provinces of Canada.
![Oil painting of the profile of a steamship on the water in front of green hills; the boat is flying an American flag and towing a sloop with a tall mast, the sloop's back half cut off from view by the edge of the canvas.](/sites/default/files/styles/search_thumbnail/public/2021-06/L2015-41-175v2%20-%20frame%20cropped%20out%20to%20use%20as%20Object%20%282%29.jpg.webp?itok=Cr8zwggO)
Object Story: The Steamboat "Peter Crary"
A highly-detailed “ship portrait” of a steamboat pulling another vessel.
![Tall grandfather-style clock in a wooden case painted to resemble different types of wood grains.](/sites/default/files/styles/search_thumbnail/public/2021-07/L2015-41-23v2.jpg.webp?itok=vIfYx1rr)
Object Story: Federal Tall Case Clock
A seven-foot tall grandfather clock from around 1820 with inner gears and clockworks made of wood.
![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.](/sites/default/files/styles/search_thumbnail/public/2021-05/32045.jpeg.webp?itok=G90BlPqg)
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.
![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.
![Quilt with overall checkerboard pattern, alternating between cream and red-toned squares; each square consists of many skinny strips of varying colors.](/sites/default/files/styles/search_thumbnail/public/2021-05/36827.jpeg.webp?itok=rMZGtSBg)
Object Story: Log Cabin, Light and Dark Quilt
A Log Cabin pattern quilt made by an unrecorded artist in the late nineteenth century.
![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.
![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.