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front Woman washing
1857
1994.20.03.35
George Fuller (1822-1884) sought to highlight in his sketches of southern slaves what he called "the expressions of what we call lowly or everyday life."
front Boy's Suit

1957.02
19th century families who could afford to do so dressed boys in skirted outfits until the age of five.
front "Our page, Harry"
1858
1994.20.03.48
George Fuller (1822-1884) of Deerfield, Massachusetts, sketched "Our Page Harry" while working in the Deep South as an itinerant portrait painter in the 1850s.
document Travel passport for Mercy Carter's sons
Jul 5, 1751
L01.003
This handwritten note, dated July 5, 1751, was intended to assure safe passage of two sons of Mercy Carter (captured in 1704 in Deerfield and married to a "Caugnauwaga Indian") from Albany to Norwalk, Connecticut.
front Hoyt family register
1803-1806
1985.0002
This family register was embroidered with silk threads on a linen ground by Nancy Hoyt (1788-1870) about 1804 to record the vital statistics of her immediate family.
front Twin Potty Chair
1854
1964.16
This potty chair, built by a relative for twins, was made in 1854, the year the children were born in Leverett, Massachusetts.
Cover "Learning By Doing At Hampton"
1900
L01.005
Boarding schools like the Hampton Institute sought not merely to educate but also to indoctrinate young Native and African American students in the values and customs of white society.
front Children's boots
c. 1850
1985.0024.110
Boys and men wore boots such as these for riding horses and for farm work.
front Baby in Christening Robe
1890-1900
1970.18.02
This cabinet card is of a young child wearing a christening gown made from Emily Rudman Tripp's wedding gown.
front Christening Dress
1890-1900
1970.18.01
This Christening Dress was originally a wedding gown for Emily Rudman Tripp.

 

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