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A fabric swatch of cream colored burlap.

A set of two custom stamps in a blue box. A note with the item reads: Bentley: positive/negative. An additional note reads: Bentley--1980?--�.7.90, US $3.95.

Spools of thread in a range of colors.

A melamine dinner plate decorated by Cathy Manson and gifted her grandparents, Helen and Fred Bentley for Christmas.

A decorated Easter egg in a multicoloured pattern of white, orange, yellow and black.

A sample of white yarn.

A small zippered purse with a design of flowers in red and black. A note with the item reads: This yellow wool purse was designed by Vera D. Petersen, my [Helen Petersen Bentley's] sister (1930's).

A metal canister with designs on the sides and lid. A note with the item reads: Cambodia 1967.

A round Kashmiri paper mach� box with lid. A note with the item reads: Triangular configuration design.

A pair of white soup bowls. A note with the item reads: Russel Wright by Steubenville. If I recall, Mom [Helen Petersen Bentley] mentions selecting this set of dishes in one of her letters from U. Minn. These are classic Russel Wright which are in…

A wooden trivet, one of a pair. A note with the item reads: Trivets from Denmark? Sweden?

A stainless steel fork, knife, and teaspoon setting. A note with the item reads: Stainless steel cutlery Mom [Helen Petersen Bentley] bought for daily use in the 1950s.

An example of various stitches on a blue woven fabric.

A doll resembling a First Nations girl, wearing a beaded leather dress and moccasins.

An unfinished stitching project in a pattern of several colours of tapestry wool on a fabric swatch of unbleached material.

A candle holder fashioned of amber glass. A note with the item reads: Dear Ann, Happy, happy birthday 1997! Thank you for all you do for Dad and me!! The two pieces here are from the family home in Dike, [Iowa]. The candle holder was used as long as…

A doll wearing a knit white dress and matching hat embellished with sequins.

A rag doll is dressed in a blue dress, similar to traditional Danish styles.

A framed print entitled Peterdepicting a young boy. A note with the item reads: The pictures/sayings wrapped in newspaper were in Mom's and Aunt Vera's bedroom in Dike, then her dorm rooms, and then my childhood bedroom.

An assortment of beads.

Assorted yarns and tapestry wools of different gauges of natural, undyed wool.

A dish made of milk glass. The bottom of the dish is styled as a nest and the lid styled as a chicken. A note with the item reads: Easter Monday this hen sat on jelly beans.

A doll in a papoose.

An assortment of Wonder Beads, made in Taiwan in five colours: natural wood, blue, green, ocher.

A hand made star shaped tree ornament made with beads.

An assortment of small, colored tiles used in Shisha embroidery.

Bookplates in various designs.

A necklace made of various sizes of wooden beads.

United States Air Force pilot wings. A note included with the item reads: U.S. airforce, Mother's wings, Marie Petersen.

A reversible doll featuring a black girl on one end and a white girl the other end, with a removable hat.

A decorated Easter egg in a multicoloured pattern of red, yellow, green, white and black.

A woven napkin ring with a design in blue, purple and green. A note with the item reads: Item may be from India or Ceylon.

A set of three nestable aluminum cookie cutters.

A doll wearing a purple gown. The doll's eyes close when supine.

A pewter vase with a stamp on the bottom that reads Royal Holland Pewter.

A wooden spoon featuring an animal carved on the handle.

A water glass (one of a pair). A note with the item reads: [These glasses] were Mom's [Helen Petersen Bentley's], ""good"" glasses which were used on Sundays and when we had company. They are in the magazine article…

A set of stainless steel salt and pepper shakers, made in Denmark by Georg Jensen Design.

A fabric swatch of a cotton-like material.

Black fabric, possibly a cotton blend.