Historic New England

Mah-Jongg set

Mah-Jongg set. Includes: wooden box with sliding cover containing five drawers filled with ivory and bamboo game pieces; four wooden tile trays; Carter's Improved Scale and Doubling Score booklets; Mah Jongg Book of Instructions; and Rules for Playing The Chinese Game Mah Jongg. Belonged to Mrs. Ste...

Maker: Phillips, Anna Pingree Wheatland, 1870-1938 (Owner) M.T. Bird & Co. Fine Stationers and Engravers (Retailer)

Material: wood (plant material), brass (alloy), ivory (tooth component), bamboo (material), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 241407

Accession Number: 2006.44.3519

Mah-Jongg case and tiles

Mah-Jongg box, wooden box [a] with sliding cover [b], red finish. Box has decorative brass trim at corners and brass carrying handles. Five interior drawers with brass tab handles. The top four drawers each contain thirty-six rectagular shaped ivory and bamboo tiles decorated with orange, blue, and ...

Maker: Phillips, Anna Pingree Wheatland, 1870-1938 (Owner) M.T. Bird & Co. Fine Stationers and Engravers (Retailer)

Material: wood (plant material), brass (alloy), ivory (tooth component), bamboo (material)

GUSN: 241409

Accession Number: 2006.44.3519.1AB

Tile rack

Wooden tile rack with hinged lid. Painted black with two gold Chinese characters on cover.

Maker: Phillips, Anna Pingree Wheatland, 1870-1938 (Owner)

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 241410

Accession Number: 2006.44.3519.2

Tile rack

Wooden tile rack with hinged lid. Painted black with two gold Chinese characters on cover.

Maker: Phillips, Anna Pingree Wheatland, 1870-1938 (Owner)

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 241411

Accession Number: 2006.44.3519.3

Tile rack

Wooden tile rack with hinged lid. Painted black with two gold Chinese characters on cover.

Maker: Phillips, Anna Pingree Wheatland, 1870-1938 (Owner)

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 241412

Accession Number: 2006.44.3519.4

Tile rack

Wooden tile rack with hinged lid. Painted black with two gold Chinese characters on cover.

Maker: Phillips, Anna Pingree Wheatland, 1870-1938 (Owner)

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 241413

Accession Number: 2006.44.3519.5

Instructions

Envelope containing four cardboard sheets of Carter's Improved Scale and Doubling Score.

Date: 1923

Maker: Phillips, Anna Pingree Wheatland, 1870-1938 (Owner)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 241414

Accession Number: 2006.44.3519.6

Mah Jongg Instructions

Mah Jongg Book of Instructions, brown paper cover. Thirty-four page booklet contains instructions and diagrams on how to play the game.

Maker: Phillips, Anna Pingree Wheatland, 1870-1938 (Owner)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 241415

Accession Number: 2006.44.3519.7

Rules for Playing the Chinese Game Mah Jongg

Rules for Playing The Chinese Game Mah Jongg, white paper cover. Twelve page booklet contains instructions and scoring rules.

Maker: Phillips, Anna Pingree Wheatland, 1870-1938 (Owner) M.T. Bird & Co. Fine Stationers and Engravers (Retailer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 241416

Accession Number: 2006.44.3519.8

Set of Mah-Jongg tile racks

Set of four wooden Mah-Jongg tile racks. Three black painted racks and one red. Mah-Jongg scoring scale chart glued to bottom of each rack.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 241417

Accession Number: 2006.44.3520

Tile rack

Wooden Mah-Jongg tile rack, painted black.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 241418

Accession Number: 2006.44.3520.1

Trunk

Leather trunk with brass tacks around edges and forming decorative pattern on top. Features rosette with ring handle and keyhole lock.

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, brass (alloy)

GUSN: 224891

Accession Number: 2006.44.2610

Carpet

Blue and tan wool Chinese-style carpet. Features central decoration of blue flowers, leaves, and vines on tan and beige background. Border has additional blue flowers, vines, and Asian character motif in corners. Fringed edges on long ends.

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 224892

Accession Number: 2006.44.2525

Half-hull model

Wooden half-hull model. Features larger wood panel with model boat section attached. Model has band of gold around top.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 224894

Accession Number: 2006.44.2542

Plate

Round, pewter plate.

Date: 1825-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 224895

Accession Number: 1993.479

Portrait of a Man

Framed black and white print of man. Subject is an older man dressed in jacket and tie. Illegible signature.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 224896

Accession Number: 2006.44.2553

Alcohol stove

Small alcohol stove with canister section to fold fluid and three arms reaching over base. Handle on side.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 224900

Accession Number: 2006.44.2904.1

Alcohol stove box

Small cardboard box to house alcohol stove. Side features image of product inside and directions for use.

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard

GUSN: 224902

Accession Number: 2006.44.2904.2

Serving dish

Silver serving dish with cover. Features decorative rim on cover and handle. Bottom is marked with manufacturer's engraving symbol of downward pointing anchor.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 224904

Accession Number: 2006.44.2833AB

Andiron

Chippendale brass andiron featuring ball-and-claw feet and large finial. Medallion design on front block.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 224905

Accession Number: 2006.44.1475.1

Linen tablecloth

Large white linen tablecloth featuring leaf motif. Border features scrolls of leaves and flowers.

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 224906

Accession Number: 2006.44.1550

Andiron

Chippendale brass andiron featuring ball-and-claw feet and large finial. Medallion design on front block.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 224907

Accession Number: 2006.44.1475.2

Shingle

Roof shingle

Date: 1795-1796

Maker: unknown

Material: cedar (wood)

GUSN: 224909

Accession Number: 1930.1164

Shingles

Three shingles (A, B, C) still nailed together with hand-wrought nails; D is apparently a piece of board tied to the chiingles to hold them in place, but may be a clapboard.

Date: ca. 1725

Maker: unknown

Material: softwood

GUSN: 224910

Accession Number: 1928.1138

Brick

Brick. Possibly formed the paved floor of a shed or dependency of the old Foxcroft House.

Date: 1730

Maker: unknown

Material: brick (clay product)

GUSN: 224911

Accession Number: 1961.73

Dish towel

Cotton dish towel with blue stripes at edge. Towel is one continuous piece of material looped together.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 224913

Accession Number: 2006.44.1626

Wood board

Wood board with round indent on end. Board has twelve small punctures around edge and one in center of round indent. Metal wall fastener.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), metal

GUSN: 224914

Accession Number: 2006.44.1640

Serving fork

Large two-pronged serving fork with wooden handle and metal tines.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), metal

GUSN: 224915

Accession Number: 2006.44.1675

Fork

Fork with wooden handle and four metal tines.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), metal

GUSN: 224916

Accession Number: 2006.44.1681.1

Fork

Fork with wooden handle and four metal tines.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), metal

GUSN: 224917

Accession Number: 2006.44.1681.2

Soup spoon

Soup spoon with leaf and vine decoration on handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 224918

Accession Number: 2006.44.1745

Vegetable peeler

Vegetable peeler with stainless steel serrated blade. Handle is red with white stripe and has round opening for hanging.

Maker: unknown

Material: stainless steel

GUSN: 224919

Accession Number: 2006.44.1746

Glass Rolling Pin

Blue glass cylindrical rolling pin with handles at each end. Decorated with a hand painted image of a ship in full sail.

Date: 1854

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), blown glass

GUSN: 224920

Accession Number: 1928.1148

Metal hanger

Metal hanger with spiral decoration and round hook for hanging.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 224921

Accession Number: 2006.44.1757.1

Metal skewer

Metal skewer with rounded end for hanging and pointed tip.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 224922

Accession Number: 2006.44.1757.2

Metal skewer

Metal skewer with rounded end for hanging and pointed tip.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 224923

Accession Number: 2006.44.1757.3

Metal skewer

Metal skewer with rounded end for hanging and pointed tip.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 224924

Accession Number: 2006.44.1757.4

Metal skewer

Metal skewer with rounded end for hanging and pointed tip.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 224925

Accession Number: 2006.44.1757.5

Metal skewer

Metal skewer with rounded end for hanging and pointed tip.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 224926

Accession Number: 2006.44.1757.6

Metal skewer

Metal skewer with rounded end for hanging and pointed tip.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 224927

Accession Number: 2006.44.1757.7

Cream Pitcher

Yellow and salmon colored opaque glass pitcher. Scroll-shaped yellow handle.

Maker: Mount Washington Glass Corporation of New Bedford

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 224928

Accession Number: 1931.1297

Metal skewer

Metal skewer with rounded end for hanging and pointed tip.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 224929

Accession Number: 2006.44.1757.8

Mallet

Wooden mallet with three metal screws in head.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), metal

GUSN: 224930

Accession Number: 2006.44.1747

Socket

Circular metal socket with four arches cut out of sides.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 224932

Accession Number: 2006.44.1756

Tablespoon

Metal tablespoon with simple line design on handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 224933

Accession Number: 2006.44.1795

Metal hanger

Metal hanger with spiral decoration and rounded end for hanging.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 224934

Accession Number: 2006.44.1758.1

Metal skewer

Metal skewer with rounded end for hanging and pointed tip.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 224935

Accession Number: 2006.44.1758.2

Cream Pitcher

Squash-shaped cream pitcher with leaf-like feet; wide spout with curly lip; S-shaped handle with thumbrest and C-shaped connection at base.

Date: 1835-1875

Maker: James Dixon & Sons (Pewterer)

GUSN: 224936

Accession Number: 2009.49

Metal skewer

Metal skewer with rounded end for hanging and pointed tip.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 224937

Accession Number: 2006.44.1758.3

Metal skewer

Metal skewer with rounded end for hanging and pointed tip.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 224938

Accession Number: 2006.44.1758.4

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