Old Sturbridge Village

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Experience early 19th-century rural New England life at this dynamic living history museum in Sturbridge, MA. Main Website: www.osv.org Collection: collections.osv.org Shop: shop.osv.org

A small plaid fabric pouch and assortment of colorful marbles in small and large sizes
Woman's straw bonnet in simple style with elaborate decorations of feathers, flowers, and figured moire ribbon. Brim is lined with silk; covered wire around edge.
Seven lambs and a couple of adult sheep running together on a dirt road
A painted portrait of a young child wearing a blue dress holding the leash on a fluffy dog with bugged out eyes
An assortment of 19th-century painted portraits of men and women in varying styles and sizes
A large beige pocket intricately embroidered with flowers in varying shapes and shades of blue.
A small rectangular tin with cursive writing on it describing that Albert and Caroline Cooley were married in Weston on May 23, 1854. "This box contains some of their wedding cake. It was opened and sealed again on their 25th anniversary. It probably would not be safe to taste it."
A small house surrounded by trees and a split-rail fence, covered in snow.