Historic New England

Adze Head

Adze - the thick body made of dark stone with a carved groove for securing the head to a handle. Cutting edge is sharpened in a crescent shape. The top of the adze is rounded, There are clear wear marks along the groove where the adze would have been straped to a handle, and along the cutting edge. ...

Maker: unknown

Material: stone (rock)

GUSN: 171395

Accession Number: 2006.44.1453

Gourd Bottle

Gourd bottle with stopper. Stopper attached by rope tied around the neck. Possibly Hawaiian in origin.

Maker: unknown

Material: gourd

GUSN: 171396

Accession Number: 2006.44.1451

Bowl

Yellow marble bowl.

Maker: unknown

Material: marble (rock)

GUSN: 171397

Accession Number: 2006.44.2117

Pitcher

Carved black stone pitcher.

Maker: unknown

Material: stone (rock)

GUSN: 171398

Accession Number: 2006.44.1452

Display stand

Black wooden stand with four feet.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 171399

Accession Number: 2006.44.2120

Spinning top

Carved ivory spinning top with eleven black and red numbers.

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 171402

Accession Number: 2006.44.2119

Needlework picture

Embroidered silk with an elephant and people encased in a gold painted wood frame.

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber), wood (plant material), embroidery (visual works)

GUSN: 171403

Accession Number: 2006.44.1448

Case

Brown leather cylindric case with lid.

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 171404

Accession Number: 2006.44.2118AB

Rubbing Tablet

Board made to imprint a pattern rubbed onto bark cloth. Likely from Samoa, Fiji or Tonga. Elongated triangle shape made by sewing coconut and bamboo strips onto pandanus leaves, creating a raised pattern. The barkcloth (siapo in Samoa, masi in Fiji and ngatu in Tonga) is rubbed over the form and co...

Maker: unknown

Material: leaf (plant material), coconut (fruit), coir

GUSN: 171405

Accession Number: 2006.44.1450

Fan

Painted peaock feather fan.

Maker: unknown

Material: feather (material), ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 171406

Accession Number: 2006.44.1449

Bowl with handle

Bowl with handle, carved out of a coconut. Probably from the Pacific Islands. The bowl is thin-walled and light, and has wavy lines along the edge of the bowl and both sides of the handle. The outer surface of the bowl and handle is highly polished and shiny. The inner surface is unfinished. Likely ...

Maker: unknown

Material: coconut (fruit)

GUSN: 171407

Accession Number: 2006.44.2116

Scrimshaw

Tooth with scrimshaw decoration depicting a horse and a floral basket.

Maker: unknown

Material: dentin

GUSN: 171409

Accession Number: 2006.44.1455

Basket

Small woven wire basket with a handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 171410

Accession Number: 2006.44.2114

Pendant

Ivory pendant from a Hawaiian "lei niho palaoa" necklace. Pendant usually suspended from multiple thin braids of human hair. Worn only by men and woment of the elite class - or ali'i - lei niho palaoa were potent symbols of status and sacred power.

Date: 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 171411

Accession Number: 2006.44.1454

Basket

Small Native American basket with a withe pearl stripe on the top.

Maker: unknown

Material: grass (plant material)

GUSN: 171412

Accession Number: 2006.44.2112

Comb

Decorated hair comb, or faa, from the Solomon Islands. The body and teeth are made from split sections of the tree fern, and the top and mid-section are intricately decorated with plaited black, natural and red plant fibers. A red resin covers portions of the comb. Faa are worn only by men.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), plant fiber, resin (organic material)

GUSN: 171413

Accession Number: 2006.44.1456

Textile

Round black embroidered textile.

Maker: unknown

Material: fiber

GUSN: 171418

Accession Number: 2006.44.1457

Figurine

Stone figure of a woman on wood stand.

Maker: unknown

Material: stone (rock)

GUSN: 171419

Accession Number: 2006.44.1458

Figurine

Plaster statue of classical female.

Maker: unknown

Material: plaster

GUSN: 171420

Accession Number: 2006.44.1459

Reeds

Bundle of lontar (palmyra) palm, pierced near one end and tied together with a cord that is then wrapped around them, making a book. Each piece is covered with an incised fine handwriting, unidentified (most closely resembles Arabic or Indonesian?).

Maker: unknown

Material: reed (grass, material)

GUSN: 171421

Accession Number: 2006.44.1460

Box

Wood box with a carved lid of a house landscape.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 171422

Accession Number: 2006.44.1461AB

Box

Red carved box with a heron on the lid.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 171423

Accession Number: 2006.44.2113AB

Figurine

Stone figurine of a cherub.

Maker: unknown

Material: stone (rock)

GUSN: 171424

Accession Number: 2006.44.1462

Box

Gold paper box.

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard

GUSN: 171425

Accession Number: 2006.44.2115

Autobridge playing board

Autobridge playing board in a box with rules.

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard

GUSN: 171430

Accession Number: 2006.44.2093

Marble ramp

Wooden painted marble ramp toy with four levels and a round base to catch the marbles. Eight marbles are placed in sunken spots in the base.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 171431

Accession Number: 2006.44.2226AB

Framed photographic print

Oval framed photograph portrait of a lady and her baby.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, photographic paper

GUSN: 171432

Accession Number: 2006.44.2111

Halima board game

Wooden "Halma" box with sliding lid. Holds game pieces, board and a "Rules and Problems" brochure. There are thirteen red pieces, nineteen yellow pieces, thirteen green pieces, eighteen black pieces, and five odd miscellaneous objects. Cardboard game board.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 171434

Accession Number: 2006.44.2225A-D

Tall-case clock

Federal mahogany tall-case clock. Flower pattern on the screen. Brass finials.

Date: 1810-1815

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 171436

Accession Number: 2006.44.2388

Garden seat

Chinese export porcelain blue and white barrel-form garden seat with flower pattern.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 171438

Accession Number: 2006.44.2387

Lace Trim Fragment

Black lace trim fragment with leaf pattern along edge.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 171960

Accession Number: 1998.5822c

Trim

Black lace dress fragment with floral design and scalloped edge.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 171964

Accession Number: 1998.5823a

Dress Fragment

Black lace dress fragment with floral design and scalloped edge

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 171965

Accession Number: 1998.5823b

Vandyking Trim

White cotton handsewn trim with jagged edge.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), hand sewing

GUSN: 171966

Accession Number: 1998.5824

Dress Fragment

SEE child records for description. Overall, fragments too small to get a full repeat.

Date: 1750

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 171967

Accession Number: 1998.5825

Cloth fragment

Silk, floral brocade (green ground with red, blue, yellow and green flroal pattern)

Date: 1750

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 171968

Accession Number: 1998.5825 A

Cloth Fragment

Silk, floral brocade (green ground with pink-red, yellow and green floral pattern)

Date: 1750

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 171969

Accession Number: 1998.5825 B

Cloth Fragment

Silk, floral brocade (green ground with light purple/yellow, and blue floral

Date: 1750

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 171970

Accession Number: 1998.5825 C

Cloth Fragment

Silk, floral brocade (green ground, with pink, yellow/gold, blue floral pattern)

Date: 1750

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 171971

Accession Number: 1998.5825 D

No Title

Silk, damask bronze color. Linen strip of fabric attached. Small strip of 1998.5825 sewn to edge of 1998.5826a. Full repeat not evident.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 171973

Accession Number: 1998.8626a

No Title

Silk damask, bronze color

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 171974

Accession Number: 1998.8626b

No Title

Silk damask, bronze color

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 171975

Accession Number: 1998.8626c

Dress Cloth Sample

Two pieces of green and white silk damask cloth from a dress.

Date: 1750-1775

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 171976

Accession Number: 1998.5827AB

Cloth Sample

Silk lampas fragments, one side: lavender ground with white floral pattern; the opposite side is white ground with lavender floral pattern.

Date: 1750-1775

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber), lampas (textile material)

GUSN: 171979

Accession Number: 1998.5828

Tape trim

White silk tape trim (None-so-pretty)

Date: 1750-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 171982

Accession Number: 1998.5829

Cloth fragment

Red and blue plaid woven cotton cloth fragment. Holes pierced in selvages.

Date: 1800-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: hand weaving

GUSN: 171983

Accession Number: 1998.5831

Berlinwork Sample

Berlinwork sample with approximately seven patterns.

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), Berlin woolwork

GUSN: 171984

Accession Number: 1998.5832

Bookmark

Incomplete Bristol board bookmark with blue harp design.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), silk (textile), gold (metal)

GUSN: 171985

Accession Number: 1998.5833

Bookmark

Bristol board bookmark sewn to white ribbon; red flowers in yellow and green urn design.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 171986

Accession Number: 1998.5834

Bookmark

Bristol board bookmark sewn to blue-green ribbon

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), silk (textile)

GUSN: 171987

Accession Number: 1998.5835

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