Seashells

From the collections of PVMA • Digital image © Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Assoc. • Image use information

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Nineteenth century academies and libraries often included “cabinets of curiosities”- collections of items from around the world, often considered exotic. They were usually collected and donated by travelers and sailors.  Deerfield Academy in Deerfield, Massachusetts, had a cabinet of of curiosities which became the property of the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association when it purchased the building for a museum in 1797.

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TopicLand, Environment, Geography
MaterialAnimal Product
Catalog #M.26
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Seashells. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/m-26/. Accessed on December 3, 2024.

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