The Age of Homespun: Objects and Stories in the Creation of an American Myth

Introduction: The Age of Homespun - Litchfield, Connecticut, 1851

1 - An Indian Basket: Providence, Rhode Island, 1676

2 - Two Spinning Wheels in an Old Log House: Dover, New Hampshire, Date Unknown

3 - Hannah Barnard’s Cupboard: Hadley, Massachusetts, 1715

4 - A Chimneypiece: Boston, Massachusetts, 1753

5 - Willie-Nillie, Niddy-Noddy: Newburyport, Massachusetts, and New England, 1769

6 - A Bed Rug and a Silk Embroidery: Colchester and Preston, Connecticut, 1775

7 - Molly Ocket’s Pocketbook: Bethel, Maine, 1785

8 - A Linen Tablecloth: New England in the Early Republic