Historic New England

Stencil

Paper stencil for decorating furniture and walls; flower and leaves.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), stencil paper, stencils (tools)

GUSN: 259684

Accession Number: 2002.32.29B

Stencil

Paper stencil for decorating furniture and walls; large flower.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), stencil paper, stencils (tools)

GUSN: 259685

Accession Number: 2002.32.29C

Stencil

Paper stencil for decorating furniture and walls; scalloped border.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), stencil paper, stencils (tools)

GUSN: 259686

Accession Number: 2002.32.29D

Stencil

Paper stencil for decorating furniture and walls; decorative border.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), stencil paper, stencils (tools)

GUSN: 259687

Accession Number: 2002.32.29E

Stencil

Paper stencil for decorating furniture and walls; elaborate leaf.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), stencil paper, stencils (tools)

GUSN: 259688

Accession Number: 2002.32.29F

Stencil

Paper stencil for decorating furniture and walls; leaf veining; pencil marks.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), stencil paper, stencils (tools), graphite (mineral)

GUSN: 259689

Accession Number: 2002.32.29G

Stencil

Paper stencil for decorating furniture and walls; abstracted leaf.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), stencil paper, stencils (tools)

GUSN: 259690

Accession Number: 2002.32.29H

Stencil

Paper stencil for decorating furniture and walls; leaf border with geometric tip; faint pencil marks.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 259691

Accession Number: 2002.32.29I

Envelope

Paper envelope; front painted black; stencilled in gold; leaf and scroll.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), stenciling, paint (coating)

GUSN: 259692

Accession Number: 2002.32.30A

Stencil

Paper stencil for decorating furniture and walls; leaf and fruit.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), stencil paper, stencils (tools)

GUSN: 259693

Accession Number: 2002.32.30B

Stencil

Paper stencil for decorating furniture and walls; scrollwork; inscription.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), stencil paper, stencils (tools)

GUSN: 259694

Accession Number: 2002.32.30C

Envelope

Paper envelope; front painted black; stencilled in gold; flower and leaf.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), paint (coating), stenciling

GUSN: 259695

Accession Number: 2002.32.31A

Stencil

Paper stencil for decorating furniture and walls; half floral and leaf; half dove and wreath; gold paint.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), paint (coating), stencil paper

GUSN: 259696

Accession Number: 2002.32.31B

Envelope

Paper envelope; front painted black; stencilled in gold; two flowers and four leaves.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), paint (coating), stenciling

GUSN: 259697

Accession Number: 2002.32.32A

Stencil

Paper stencil for decorating furniture and walls; leaves and tulip.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), stencil paper, stencils (tools)

GUSN: 259698

Accession Number: 2002.32.32B

Stencil

Paper stencil for decorating furniture and walls; three leaves; pencil marks.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), stencil paper, stencils (tools)

GUSN: 259699

Accession Number: 2002.32.32C

Stencil

Paper stencil for decorating furniture and walls; flower and small leaves; pencilled numbers opn back.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), stencil paper, stencils (tools)

GUSN: 259701

Accession Number: 2002.32.32D

Stencil

Paper stencil for decorating furniture and walls; floral center.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), stencil paper, stencils (tools)

GUSN: 259702

Accession Number: 2002.32.32E

Stencil

Paper stencil for decorating furniture and walls; leaf with veining.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), stencil paper, stencils (tools)

GUSN: 259703

Accession Number: 2002.32.32F

Stencil

Paper stencil for decorating furniture and walls; leaf with veining.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), stencil paper, stencils (tools)

GUSN: 259704

Accession Number: 2002.32.32G

Stencil

Paper stencil for decorating furniture and walls; leaf with veining.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), stencil paper, stencils (tools)

GUSN: 259705

Accession Number: 2002.32.32H

Stencil

Paper stencil for decorating furniture and walls; leaf with veining.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), stencil paper, stencils (tools)

GUSN: 259706

Accession Number: 2002.32.32I

Envelope

Paper envelope; front painted black; weathervane stencils.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), paint (coating), stenciling

GUSN: 259707

Accession Number: 2002.32.33A

Stencil

Paper stencil for decorating furniture and walls; weathervane with rooster; on gridded paper.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), stencils (tools)

GUSN: 259708

Accession Number: 2002.32.33B

Stencil

Paper stencil for decorating furniture and walls; lined paper; weathervane with horse.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), stencils (tools)

GUSN: 259709

Accession Number: 2002.32.33C

Stencil

Paper stencil for decorating furniture and walls; horse and child; numbers on left and right.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), stencils (tools)

GUSN: 259710

Accession Number: 2002.32.33D

Envelope

Paper envelope; front painted black; stencilled in gold; floral pattern.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), paint (coating), stenciling

GUSN: 259711

Accession Number: 2002.32.34A

Stencil

Paper stencil for decorating furniture and walls; four images; flowers and leaves.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), stencil paper, stencils (tools)

GUSN: 259712

Accession Number: 2002.32.34B

Stencil

Paper stencil for decorating furniture and walls; floral border; handwriting on back.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), stencil paper, stencils (tools)

GUSN: 259713

Accession Number: 2002.32.34C

Stencil

Paper stencil for decorating furniture and walls; leaf veining.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), stencil paper, stencils (tools)

GUSN: 259714

Accession Number: 2002.32.34D

Stencil

Paper stencil for decorating furniture and walls; one flower; pencil marks on back.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), stencil paper, stencils (tools)

GUSN: 259715

Accession Number: 2002.32.34E

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