Historic New England

Slop pail with drainer inset

Decorated with yellow chysanthemum like flowers, edge striping. Gadroon molded exterior, rattan hoop handle.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 256450

Accession Number: 1999.521.3a,b

Chamber set

Chamber set includes basin, pitcher, small pitcher, mug, and chamber pot with lid.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 256452

Accession Number: 1999.529

Basin

Decorated with blue transfer print, over-all decoartion with scrolls and flower roundels

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 256453

Accession Number: 1999.529.1

Pitcher

Decorated with blue transfer print, over-all decoartion with scrolls and flower roundels

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 256454

Accession Number: 1999.529.2

Small pitcher

Decorated with blue transfer print, over-all decoartion with scrolls and flower roundels

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 256455

Accession Number: 1999.529.3

Mug

Decorated with blue transfer print, over-all decoartion with scrolls and flower roundels.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 256456

Accession Number: 1999.529.4

Chamberpot with lid

Decorated with blue transfer print, over-all decoartion with scrolls and flower roundels.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 256457

Accession Number: 1999.529.5a,b

Chamber set

Chamber set includes, pitcher, basin, small pitcher, mug, soap dish with drainer and cover, waste pail with drain insert, chamber pot with lid.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: Minton's

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 256458

Accession Number: 1999.542

Pitcher

Green transfer printed decoration, floral banding, and scene of buildings around lake. Pattern named Genevese.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 256459

Accession Number: 1999.542.1

Basin

Green transfer printed decoration, floral banding, and scene of buildings around lake. Pattern named Genevese.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 256460

Accession Number: 1999.542.2

Small pitcher

Green transfer printed decoration, floral banding, and scene of buildings around lake. Pattern named Genevese.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 256461

Accession Number: 1999.542.3

Mug

Green transfer printed decoration, floral banding, and scene of buildings around lake. Pattern named Genevese.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 256462

Accession Number: 1999.542.4

Soap dish with drainer and cover.

Green transfer printed decoration, floral banding, and scene of buildings around lake. Pattern named Genevese.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 256463

Accession Number: 1999.542.5a,b,c

Waste pail with drain inset

Green transfer printed decoration, floral banding, and scene of buildings around lake. Pattern named Genevese.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 256464

Accession Number: 1999.542.6a,b

Chamber pot with lid

Green transfer printed decoration, floral banding, and scene of buildings around lake. Pattern named Genevese.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 256465

Accession Number: 1999.542.7a,b

Chamber set

Chamber set includes: toothbrush vase and stand, mug, soap dish with drainer and cover.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: Copeland

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 256466

Accession Number: 1999.540

Toothbrush vase and stand

Cream under glaze, decorated with band of triangles and ellipses in orange, red with gilt accents.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 256467

Accession Number: 1999.540.1a,b

Mug

Cream under glaze, decorated with band of triangles and ellipses in orange, red with gilt accents.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 256468

Accession Number: 1999.540.2

Soap dish with drainer and cover

Cream under glaze, all pieces decorated with band of triangles and ellipses in orange, red with gilt accents. Soap dish marked with diamond dating mark.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 256469

Accession Number: 1999.540.3a,b,c

Lamp

Electrified pressed glass oil lamp with clear font.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 256470

Accession Number: 1999.537

Clock

Mantel clock wooden works

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 256471

Accession Number: 1999.520

Lamp

Electrified pressed glass oil lamp with clear font.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 256472

Accession Number: 1999.553

Clock

Modified banjo clock

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 256473

Accession Number: 1999.519

Fork

Three large tines with paired scroll on both sides of center tine. Flat bar shaft with horned decoration protruding from waist. Scrolled end.

Date: 1890-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy)

GUSN: 256474

Accession Number: 1999.583

Urn shaped candle socket on bulbous topped shaft. Rounded spool-like shaft base set on raised conical center of round shouldered convex circular foot. Adjustable push-up rod at center on underside of foot.

Date: 1830-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: pewter (tin alloy), britannia metal

GUSN: 256475

Accession Number: 1999.584

Candlestand

Standing double branch candle holder. Turned candle armature adjusts on dowel shaft by removal of wedge. Base of shaft is octagonal, dowels through 2 piece crossed with arched feet. Painted black, evidence of red undercoat.

Date: 1780-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood), pine (wood)

GUSN: 256476

Accession Number: 1999.585

Anti-macassar

Crocheted white thread approximately square form with zig-zag border. Circular central design of 3 cherubs.

Date: 1890-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 256503

Accession Number: 1999.586

Book

Titled "Effie Gray and Other Stories", illustrated by A.C. Warren, published by Nichols and Noyes, printed by H.O. Houghton and Co., Cambridge. Published for the Church of the New Jerusalem (Swedenborgian). Textured brown binding with gilt tooled spine.

Date: 1866

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), cloth

GUSN: 256504

Accession Number: 1999.587

Spear

Hawaiian long spear, or ihe laumake. Wooden spear has a head consisting of five triple-barbed tiers and a slender, uncarved shaft. The surface is polished. The spear would have been thrust or thrown.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 269742

Accession Number: 2006.44.3608

Club (Patu onewa)

Maori (New Zealand/Aotearoa) short club or patu onewa, hand-held club made of grey-green stone. Club has a spatula-shaped blade polished to an edge. There are three parallel lines carved at the base of the handle with a hole above that would have originally had a flax or dogskin loop that wrapped ar...

Maker: unknown

Material: stone (rock), string (fiber product)

GUSN: 269743

Accession Number: 2006.44.3609

Sword

Wooden sword edged with shark teeth from the Gilbert Islands of Kiribati. The Gilbert Islands are known for making a wide range of shark-toothed weapons for use in ritual combat. This sword would have been used to stab and cut during hand-to-hand combat.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), tooth

GUSN: 269744

Accession Number: 2006.44.3610

Club

A heavy wooden club - or bovai - with incised carvings over entire body, likely from Fiji. The club is slightly curved from the base of the handle to the head. The club is probably from Fiji, although there are similiar examples from Samoa and Tonga as well. The club would have been used in hand-to-...

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 269745

Accession Number: 2006.44.3611

Drum

Small wooden slit or gong drum, probably of Pacific Island origin. The body of the drum is carved from a single piece of wood and polished, but the ends are unfinished.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 269746

Accession Number: 2006.44.3612

Bowl

Double-pointed wooden kava bowl likely from Vanuatu, in an elongated oblong shape with pointed ends. The bowl is serrated along the pointed ends and the serrations run about a quarter of the way down each side of the bowl. The drinking of kava has important religous, ceremonial and cultural signific...

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 269747

Accession Number: 2006.44.3613

Club

Wooden club with large bird-head shape (porowa ra aru), from New Caledonia. The club head has a large, beak-like projection on one end and a small hooded projection off the other. These clubs, most likely ceremonial, were visual symbols of rank and wealth, and were owned by men of the chiefly class...

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 269748

Accession Number: 2006.44.3614

Paddle

Intricately carved small paddle fron the Austral Islands. Incised carving covers the entire paddle, including characteristic Austral Island "starburst" designs. The base of the handle is encircled with stylized human figures. This paddle was most likely made for trade with early visitors to the isla...

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 269749

Accession Number: 2006.44.3615

Bowl with Handle

Carved and polished wooden bowl with doweled handle extending from just below the rim of the bowl. The bowl has a flat edge. Likely from the Pacific Islands.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 269760

Accession Number: 2006.44.3616

Kava Bowl

Carved wooden kava bowl in an elongated oblong shape tapering to two pointed ends. Probably from Vanuatu. Kava is a drink used throughout the Pacific Islands for sacred, ceremonial and social purposes.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 269761

Accession Number: 2006.44.3617

Lei

Hawaiian multi-colored feather lei with yellow silk ribbons at either end. The feathers on this lei lay flat and tight along the horizontal, with yellow, red and green bands of feathers. Tradtionally, the lei would have been worn by high-status - or ali'i - women.

Maker: unknown

Material: feather (material)

GUSN: 269762

Accession Number: 2006.44.3618

Lei

A yellow feather lei from Hawaii with yellow silk ribbons at either end. The feathers lie flat and tight along the horizontal. Traditionally, feathered leis would have been worn by women of high status, known as ali'i.

Maker: unknown

Material: feather (material), silk (textile), yarn

GUSN: 269763

Accession Number: 2006.44.3619

Lei

Hawaiian feather lei made of fluffy yellow feathers and a yellow ribbon at either end. Traditionally, feather leis would have been worn only by women of the noble class, known as the ali'i. Purchased in 1922 by Stephen W. Phillips.

Maker: unknown

Material: feather (material), silk (textile), yarn

GUSN: 269764

Accession Number: 2006.44.3620

Bowl

Carved wooden bowl from the Marquesan Islands, exterior covered with typical Marquesan designs of triangles, concentric squares, six-petaled flower. Interior of bowl is unadorned. The bowl would have been used in everyday life.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 269765

Accession Number: 2006.44.3621

Bowl

Carved wooden bowl with footed base, from the Marquesan Islands. Bowl is extensively carved with both traditional and non-traditional design motifs, concentric arches, triangles, and ovals. Interior is unadorned. Most likely made for the tourist trade.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 269766

Accession Number: 2006.44.3622

Dish

Boat-shaped carved dish or kava bowl, front has bands of carved edges and the back has a bracket with two holes for hanging. Carved from a solid piece of wood. From Fiji, Samoa or Tonga, used to hold kava. Kava is a drink used for sacred, ceremonial and social purposes throughout the Pacific Island...

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 269767

Accession Number: 2006.44.3623

Pair of Bookends

Pair of Maori (from New Zealand/ Aotearoa) carved wooden figures with shell eyes.The two figures are crudely carved but incorporate Maori design motifs of a three-fingered hand, protruding tongue, and shell eyes. These figures were made for the tourist trade and may have been bookends.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 269768

Accession Number: 2006.44.3624

Necklace

Long necklace of tiny white shells ('ei pupu) from the Cook Islands. 'Ei pupu are made from the yellow or brown shells of a snail, with the shells frequently boiled or soaked to bleach white. These necklaces are given as gifts and are not widely available outside of the Cook Islands.

Maker: unknown

Material: shell (animal material)

GUSN: 269771

Accession Number: 2006.44.3625

Seed Necklace

Necklace of red brown disk shaped seeds.

Maker: unknown

Material: seed

GUSN: 269772

Accession Number: 2006.44.3626

Necklace

Necklace of strung gray, white and brown seeds known as "Job's Tears." Job's Tears are native to Asia but have spread widely across the world. There are examples of objects incorporating the seeds in many different cultures, including the Pacific Islands.

Maker: unknown

Material: seed

GUSN: 269773

Accession Number: 2006.44.3627

Portrait of Jane Watson Pepperrell (1701-1765)

Portrait of Jane Watson Pepperrell. Three-quarter length portrait of a woman with dark brown hair and eyes wearing a brown printed dress with white lace collar and cuffs. Sitter has on gold drop earrings and is holding a piece of fruit. Wood frame.

Date: 1707-1713

Maker: unknown

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 270127

Accession Number: 1966.241

Desk and bookcase

Blockfront desk and bookcase.

Date: 1745-1760

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), eastern white pine (wood)

GUSN: 270129

Accession Number: 1983.114

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