Ipswich Massachusetts, 17th century
galvanizing tribal and European alliances and internal
change within Native American country, with regrettably,
tragic result. As a collective, they were hardly benign,
hardly tempered in their desire for change and autonomy.
Their architecture, artisanal work, costumes, and
eventually the art of their descendants would be unique.
From 18th century American highboys, Pennsylvania
Dutch chests, quilts, Shaker and slave furniture, Native
American jewelry to hooked rugs, the Franklin stove and
sober Puritan attire, unique aesthetic statements would
characterize their sway. Eventually this sovereign artistic
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