Our Family Record: Objects in Context


Abigail Babson theorem purse, ca. 1820

Abigail Babson theorem purse, ca. 1820
Item 26536   info
Maine Historical Society

Some of these items were made as school assignments by children learning stitching, drawing, or painting.

Others were made as wedding gifts, to mark particular anniversaries, or as a gift to a friend.

Some items are memorials to a deceased family member.

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