The Seward House is now a museum as well. It is filled with the original furnishings and objects belonging to William H. Seward and his family. Due to the fragile nature of these objects and furnishings, visitors are not allowed to make photographs of them. However the museum staff kindly allowed me to have photographic access to everything in the house. I spent an entire day working in the house and also gave a special tutorial on historical photography during my stay. One of the poignant objects I photographed was a crib in the home’s nursery. Four generations of the family lived in this house, and this crib most likely held either children or grandchildren of William H. Seward. The interplay of light and shadow on the crib, the window, as well as on the adjoining chair, creates a rainbow of color to express the nature of a 19th century nursery.