Object of the Month
Fascinating treasures & unique artifacts
Explore Revolutionary Spaces' Object of the Month and learn more about our collection of objects, documents, maps, books, photographs, and more! Each month, we will highlight a unique object handpicked by Associate Director of Collections Lori Erickson. Discover some of the unique and interesting items from the past 400 years of regional and national history, spanning the seventeenth to the twentieth centuries.
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Read more about the Object of the Month by selecting a month below. Click on the object to view an enlarged image.
January 2023
Benjamin Colman Sermon to Pirates July 10, 1726 VAULT BV...
February 2023
“Thompson the Abolitionist” Broadside 1835 MS0119.DC973.7114 On October 21, 1835,...
March 2023
Sampler made by Lydia Hutchinson 1730 1885.0125 Samplers are works...
April 2023
“Pick Up Sticks” Game Pieces Nineteenth century 1937.0036.001-.038 These tiny...
May 2023
Keystone (Corbel) from the Old State House c. 1713 0005.1959.010...
June 2023
Print, Vue de Boston by Franz Xaver Habermann 1770s 2017.0001.001 This etching,...