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	Shirred Rug depicting the Sheldon House 1842 1918.02.04 Arabella Sheldon (1812-1874) of Deerfield, Massachusetts, designed and made this rug to represent the house where she grew up.
	The Rose 1900-1916 1988.02 Cross-stitched embroidery by the Deerfield Society of Blue and White Needlework.
	Sewing Machine 1860-1870 1958.11 This small sewing machine may have been produced locally by one of the many small area sewing machine companies in the 19th century.
	African-American woman sewing 1856-1858 1994.20.03.54 Like his other drawings of slave and southern plantation life, this interior sketch of slave quarters by George Fuller (1822-1884) of Deerfield, Massachusetts, carefully details the spaces in which slaves worked and lived.
	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.
	"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.
	Wallhanging-Rose Tree 1910-1916 1992.03 This Japanese-inspired hanging depicting a rose tree was produced by the Deerfield Society of Blue and White Needlework and exhibited in arts and crafts shows.
	Sunburst and stars album quilt 1845 2001.07 This commemorative quilt was made for Israel Arms of Brighton, Michigan, by his sisters.
	Indenture of Sarah Green Nov 28, 1797 L01.027 This indenture, or contract, between three citizens of Deerfield, Massachusetts, members of the local Overseers of the Poor, and Ebenezer Hinsdale Williams, also of Deerfield, concerns the future welfare of eight-year-old Sarah Green.
	Excerpts from the Diary of Ellen Louisa Arms (Sheldon) 1859-1860 L01.050 Twelve-year-old Ellen Louisa Arms (1847-1913) began her diary with the notation that an eleven-year-old neighbor boy, John Sheldon (1848-1908), was coming to visit.

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