Historic New England

Textile

Silk embroidered panel.

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), embroidery (visual works)

GUSN: 171391

Accession Number: 2006.44.1436.1

Textile

Silk embroidered panel.

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidery (visual works)

GUSN: 171392

Accession Number: 2006.44.1436.2

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

Box of jacks

Green "Jack Stone" box containing fourteen jacks.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 171492

Accession Number: 2006.44.2217AB

Table

Round tapered legs with turned feet, round-arched skirt, oval top

Date: 1740-1780

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood), stain (coating)

GUSN: 171493

Accession Number: 1976.238

Dice game

Light colored box that contains four dice and a trump indicator.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 171496

Accession Number: 2006.44.2216AB

Vase

Cylindrical ceramic vase with blue and white Islamic motif decoration.

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material), ceramic glaze

GUSN: 171497

Accession Number: 2006.44.2399.1

Vase

Cylindrical ceramic vase with blue and white Islamic motif decoration.

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material), ceramic glaze

GUSN: 171501

Accession Number: 2006.44.2399.2

Tilt-Top Table

Tilt-top table with thin oval top. Plain tripod base and simple, turned pillar.

Date: 1815-1835

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), birch (wood), maple (wood)

GUSN: 171504

Accession Number: 1933.6161

Jar

Round metal covered jar with floral decoration.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 171507

Accession Number: 2006.44.2396

Figurine

Small metal figure of a warrior with a sword.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 171513

Accession Number: 2006.44.2398

Chest of Drawers

Swell front; four drawers; turned and reeded legs; splash board with applied wooden boss; possible original brasses.

Date: 1820-1835

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), pine (wood)

GUSN: 171524

Accession Number: 1954.198

Encyclopedia Stand

Stanted top over two shelves; turned legs sick and ball ends- possibly had casters, now missing.

Date: 1875-1895

Maker: Reed, Garen (Maker)

Material: oak (wood)

GUSN: 171526

Accession Number: 1953.427

Table

Oblong rectangular Victorian table with turned legs. Heavy, ball-turned legs, plan skirt, open fretwork gallery

Date: 1855-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 171534

Accession Number: 1978.38

Figurine

Paper man wearing yellow robe and four flags. Arms are moveable.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 171552

Accession Number: 2006.44.2400