Historic New England

Basket with Cover

Small ash splint storage basket (a) with square base, vertical sides, circular opening and snug fitting cover (b). Checker and wicker weave. Circular cover with radial weave. Alternating standard splints are swabbed yellow. Wide weavers swabbed green and red. Narrow weavers swabbed blue. Native Amer...

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood)

GUSN: 67249

Accession Number: 1918.872AB

Storage Basket with Cover

"Half peck" wood splint basket with cover. Basket has a square base, vertical sides, round rim and is woven in a checkered pattern of narrow splints alternating with single wide splint. The cover is slightly domed and woven in a radiating checker pattern with alternating red and black standards over...

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), weaving

GUSN: 67250

Accession Number: 1918.1623AB

Basket

Shallow ovoid form with woven bottom, reeded sides, and open diamond work lip. Arch shaped wicker covered handle.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wicker, weaving

GUSN: 67251

Accession Number: 1942.373.1

Basket

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 67252

Accession Number: 1930.569

Basket

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 67253

Accession Number: 1926.54

Basket

Round ash splint basket [a] with balloon waist, single ash-wrapped handle and cover [b]. Made from ash splints woven in a wicker-weave pattern. Indigo weft bands decorate the mid shoulder and lower sections of the body and the cover. The round base exhibits a deep interior "kick." The basket rim is...

Date: 1850-1920

Maker: Attributed to Wabanaki peoples (Maker)

Material: ash (wood)

GUSN: 67254

Accession Number: 1927.2200

Basket

Rectangular tray made from ash splint and sweetgrass. The base is ash splint in a checker or plain weave. The sides are braided sweetgrass weavers and ash splint standards. The rim is made from bunched sweetgrass on the exterior and a splint interior, held in place by a single lash of ash splint.

Date: 1850-1920

Maker: Wabanaki peoples (Maker)

Material: ash (wood), sweetgrass (material), weaving

GUSN: 67255

Accession Number: 1927.2167

Basket

Round, open small basket with carved wooden handles made from ash splint and sweetgrass. The basket body is woven alternating wide and narrow splints. The exterior rim is bundled sweetgrass held in place with a single ash splint lash.

Date: 1850-1927

Maker: Attributed to Wabanaki peoples

GUSN: 67256

Accession Number: 1927.2170

Trinket basket

Circular trinket basket with inset lid. Made of delicate splints and grass. Protruding spiral twill weave on sides and lid. Probably Algonquin Indian.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: splints (lighting devices), reed (grass, material)

GUSN: 67257

Accession Number: 1927.2183AB

Pedestal

Wood and wicker table base or pedestal. Wooden oval base, wicker with open circular patterning.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wicker, wood and wood products

GUSN: 67258

Accession Number: 1927.2184

Basket

Rectangular crosshatch weave. 2 small handles at each end. Possibly Algonquin Indian made.

Date: 1830-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood), weaving, stamp-decorated

GUSN: 67259

Accession Number: 1927.2188

Berry basket

Six-penny strawberry basket. Square base, circular canted sides and checker work weave.

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: hickory (wood), splints (lighting devices)

GUSN: 67260

Accession Number: 1927.2176

Berry basket

Six penny strawberry basket. Square base with circular rim, checker work weave and broken splint handle.

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: hickory (wood), splints (lighting devices)

GUSN: 67261

Accession Number: 1927.2175

Gathering basket

Square bottom basket with rounded canted sides. Crosshatch weave. Two wood flat squared handles.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: hickory (wood), splints (lighting devices)

GUSN: 67262

Accession Number: 1927.2140

Gathering basket

Rectangular basket with straight sides. Crosshatch splint weave. Handle broken off.

Date: 1825-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: hickory (wood), splints (lighting devices)

GUSN: 67263

Accession Number: 1927.2144

Gathering basket

Half-bushel size basket with crosshatch weave on circular body with canted sides. Solid strap handles.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: hickory (wood), splints (lighting devices)

GUSN: 67264

Accession Number: 1927.2145

Berry basket

Small basket with circular form and checkerboard weave.

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: hickory (wood), splints (lighting devices)

GUSN: 67265

Accession Number: 1927.2177

Berry basket

Small square basket with tall, vertical sides and round rim. Tightly woven ash splints in alternating checker and wicker weave. Weavers stamped red and black geometric flowers. Native American made.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood), weaving, stamping (marking)

GUSN: 67266

Accession Number: 1927.2189

Gathering Basket

Small, ash splint gathering basket with carved handle. Square bottom, vertical sides, and round rim. Ash splint wicker weave with a checker weave base. The inner rim is carved wood with an outer, splint rim held in place with a single ash splint lash.

Date: 1840-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood), weaving, carving (processes)

GUSN: 67267

Accession Number: 1927.2201

Basket

Shallow, square hickery splint basket. Carved wood rim. Undecorated, checker weave.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: hickory (wood), weaving

GUSN: 67268

Accession Number: 1927.2182

Fruit basket

Reed fruit basket with scalloped, open weave sides that flare out from round, radiating weave base.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wicker, reed (grass, material)

GUSN: 67269

Accession Number: 1927.2162

Fruit basket

Large, round basket with flat radiating wicker weave base, open diamond pattern sides that flare outward from base, and scalloped rim.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: wicker, weaving

GUSN: 67270

Accession Number: 1927.2163

Basket

Bowl-shaped, splint basket with square bottom and round rim. Carved wood rim has opposing, attached handles. Checker weave of undecorated ash splints. Probably Algonquin (American Indian).

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood), weaving

GUSN: 67271

Accession Number: 1927.2157

Storage Basket

Circular wood splint basket with round base, tall sides that flare out from base and then become vertical nearing rim. Rim is reinforced by interior carved wood hoop bound to basket body with single wound splint. One carved wood handle rises upward from rim. A second opposing handle is missing. Alte...

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: Webster, Thomas (Maker)

Material: wood (plant material), weaving

GUSN: 67272

Accession Number: 1930.870

Yarn Ball Basket

Wicker contianer made to hold a small ball of yarn or string. The container has a spherical shape, made up of two half spheres held together by blue ribbon. Open weave around center, tightly woven on bottom and top. Top has hole to extract yarn or string.

Date: 1870-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: wicker, reed (grass, material)

GUSN: 67273

Accession Number: 1920.11

Basket

Rectangular ash splint basket with cover. Checker weave pattern with standards and weavers of differing widths. Some narrow standards swabbed black. Weavers are swabbed black, pink and yellow and stamped with flower heads and dots in yellow, pink and green. New England Native American made.

Date: 1775-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood), weaving, stamp-decorated

GUSN: 67275

Accession Number: 1932.617AB

Basket

Oval wicker weave basket with tall, vertical sides.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: wicker, reed (grass, material)

GUSN: 67276

Accession Number: 1985.607

Fruit Knife

Silver fruit knife with a mother of pearl handle and a pointed blade.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: mother of pearl, silver (metal)

GUSN: 67047

Accession Number: 1974.306

Cheese knife

Silver cheese knife with a spatulate handle and a curved blade.

Date: 1892

Maker: Whiting Manufacturing Co. (Maker)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 67048

Accession Number: 1974.308

Fruit Knife

Silver fruit knife with an oval handle and a pointed blade. Floral design on the handle.

Date: 1860-1875

Maker: Rogers Bros. (Maker)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 67049

Accession Number: 1974.307

Cheese Knife

Silver cheese knife. Trifid handle with an etched geometric design. Notched serpentine blade.

Date: 1868-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: bright cutting, silver (metal)

GUSN: 67050

Accession Number: 1974.309

Grass mat fragment

Rectangular section, straw colored, thin fibers. Woven green three line stripe at one end; red arrow with green and red lines flanking it woven in opposite corner. Cotton thread ties along one end.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: grass (plant material)

GUSN: 67051

Accession Number: 1986.1074.1

Carpet fragment

Triangular piece wool Brussels carpet woven in polychromatic rococco-like leaf S-scroll on cream ground.

Date: 1896-1900

Maker: Whittal's (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile), jute (fiber), weft loop weave, weaving, machine-made, wool (textile)

GUSN: 67052

Accession Number: 1978.185

Carpet fragment

Rectangular section, wool, flatweave; woven with thick earth tone wool yarns; white cotton yarn weft. Stylized star flowers in brown on grey ground; red zig-zag border on brown bands.

Date: ca. 1885

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), flatweaves, wool (textile)

GUSN: 67053

Accession Number: 1986.1095

Ingrain carpet fragment

No description

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: flatweaves, ingrain carpets, weaving, machine-made, wool (textile)

GUSN: 67054

Accession Number: 1986.1076

Ingrain Carpet Fragment

Rectangular strip of wool carpeting with selvage sides woven in a small-scale repeating floral pattern of rows of floral circles alternating with pinwheels on a mottled but cellular patterned ground. Colors predominantly brown, off-white and orange.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: flatweaves, jacquard, wool (textile)

GUSN: 67055

Accession Number: 1987.256

Ingrain carpet fragment

Rectangular with selvage edge woven in isolated polychromatic stemmed floral sprig pattern with iris-like flowers on a mottled ground; shadows of small flowers and leaves. Raw edges. Colors: cream, red, yellow and blue, making the green.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: flatweaves, ingrain carpets, jacquard, weaving, machine-made, wool (textile)

GUSN: 67056

Accession Number: 1986.1078

Souvenir Spoon

Silver souvenir spoon. Twisted handle with a star embellishment. Round bowl adorned with the Arabic language and stars.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 67057

Accession Number: 1974.289

Salt Spoon

Silver salt spoon. Rounded handle with a scroll design. Circular bowl.

Date: 1890-1895

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 67058

Accession Number: 1974.255.1

Souvenir Spoon

Silver souvenir spoon from Nantucket, Massachusetts.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 67059

Accession Number: 1974.284

Souvenir Spoon

Silver souvenir spoon with image of witch and straight pins from Salem Massachusetts. Manufactured by William B. Durgin Company for Daniel Low & Co. of Salem, Massachusetts.

Date: 1891-1920

Maker: Daniel Low & Co. (Retailer)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 67060

Accession Number: 1974.282