A doll's quilt inscribed with a tender lullaby, an ivory trinket carved by a sailor far from home, a portrait of a father and daughter-these and other captivating works of folk and decorative art from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries are featured.  The thematic exhibition, drawn from this important collection of American folk and decorative art, features 39 objects that contain expressions of affection between women and men, parents and childrens, students and teachers, and friends, examining the materials symbols Americans used to express bonds of affection.