Historic New England

Toy Soldier's Horse

Black horse figurine with a blue and yellow saddle; one of four horses

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), lead (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 64889

Accession Number: 1970.961.2

Toy Soldier's Horse

Black horse figurine with a blue and yellow saddle; one of four horses

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), lead (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 64890

Accession Number: 1970.961.3

Toy Soldier's Horse

Black horse figurine with a blue and yellow saddle; one of four horses

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), lead (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 64891

Accession Number: 1970.961.4

Toy Soldier's Horse

Black horse figurine with a red saddle

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), lead (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 64892

Accession Number: 1970.961.5

Toy Soldier's Horse

White horse with blue & yellow saddle

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), lead (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 64893

Accession Number: 1970.961.6

Toy Soldier

British cavalry officer/horseman; red uniform

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), lead (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 64894

Accession Number: 1970.961.7

Toy Soldier

British cavalry officer/horseman; red uniform

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), lead (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 64895

Accession Number: 1970.961.8

Toy Soldier

British cavalry officer/horseman; red uniform

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), lead (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 64896

Accession Number: 1970.961.9

Toy Soldier

British cavalry officer/horseman; red uniform

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), lead (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 64897

Accession Number: 1970.961.10

Toy Soldier

British cavalry officer/horseman; red uniform

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), lead (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 64898

Accession Number: 1970.961.11

Toy Soldier

Highlanders; red jackets & green kilts; kneeling with rigles

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), lead (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 64899

Accession Number: 1970.961.12

Toy Soldier

Highlanders; red jackets & green kilts; kneeling with rigles

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), lead (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 64900

Accession Number: 1970.961.13

Toy Soldier

British infantryman; red coat, blue pants; carries rifle

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), lead (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 64901

Accession Number: 1970.961.14

Toy Soldier

British infantryman; red coat, blue pants; carries rifle

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), lead (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 64902

Accession Number: 1970.961.15

Toy Soldier

British infantryman; red coat, blue pants; carries rifle

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), lead (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 64903

Accession Number: 1970.961.16

Toy Soldier

British infantryman; red coat, blue pants; carries rifle

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), lead (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 64904

Accession Number: 1970.961.17

Toy Soldier

British infantryman; red coat, blue pants; carries rifle

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), lead (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 64905

Accession Number: 1970.961.18

Toy Soldier

British infantryman; red coat, blue pants; carries rifle

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), lead (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 64906

Accession Number: 1970.961.19

Toy Soldier

British infantryman; red coat, blue pants; carries rifle

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), lead (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 64907

Accession Number: 1970.961.20

Toy Soldier

British infantryman; red coat, blue pants; carries rifle

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), lead (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 64908

Accession Number: 1970.961.21

Toy Soldier

British infantryman; red coat, blue pants; carries rifle

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), lead (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 64909

Accession Number: 1970.961.22

Toy Soldier

British infantryman; red coat, blue pants; carries rifle

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), lead (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 64910

Accession Number: 1970.961.23

Toy Soldier

British infantryman; red coat, blue pants; carries rifle

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), lead (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 64911

Accession Number: 1970.961.24

Toy Soldier

British infantryman; red coat, blue pants; carries rifle

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), lead (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 64912

Accession Number: 1970.961.25

Toy Soldier

British infantryman; red coat, blue pants; carries rifle

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), lead (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 64913

Accession Number: 1970.961.26

Toy Soldier

Marching fusilier; white pants, bl. coat, red cuffs; hat; rifle

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), lead (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 64914

Accession Number: 1970.961.27

Small Basket with Cover

Small, cylindrical basket with tight fitting cover. Made of natural and red-colored splints and braided sweatgrass. Northeast Native American made for tourist trade.

Date: December 1930

Maker: unknown

Material: reed (grass, material), sweetgrass (material), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 37500

Accession Number: 1934.2986AB

Square lidded "fancy" box made from ash splint and sweetgrass. The body of the box is plain-woven ash splint in alternating wide and narrow weavers, embellished with overlaid flat "diamond" curlicues dyed pink (now faded). The lid is plain-weave with rows of diamond curls. The rims of lid and box ar...

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: Wabanaki peoples (Maker)

Material: ash (wood), grass (plant material)

GUSN: 37501

Accession Number: 1934.2987AB

Basket

Small, square-bottomed basket with round cover. Green and natural colored splints.

Maker: unknown

Material: reed (grass, material), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 37502

Accession Number: 1934.2988AB

Basket

Square-based basket that tapers toward rim. Base is hexagonally woven reed. Sides are woven in diamond pattern with reeds, possibly palm, inserted into the diamond pattern to form a vertical chevron pattern. Basket appears to have been treated with oil or varnish.

Maker: unknown

Material: palm fiber, reed (grass, material), bamboo (material)

GUSN: 37503

Accession Number: 1934.2990

Fancy Basket

An ash splint "fancy basket" with plain, checkerweave lid and wrapped, crossed hoop handles attached at the center of the body rather than the ends. The basket body is embellished with a fancy curlicue "wart" weave over most of its surface. The rim has an elaborate lace edge that stands nearly an in...

Date: 1900

Maker: Attributed to Wabanaki peoples (Maker)

Material: ash (wood)

GUSN: 37504

Accession Number: 1934.2992AB

Knit Basket

Soft-sided basket knitted or crocheted from cotton string.

Maker: unknown

Material: string (fiber product), crocheting

GUSN: 37505

Accession Number: 1934.2993

Demijohn

Greewn glass bottle covered in woven wicker. Twisted wicker handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: wicker, glass (material)

GUSN: 37506

Accession Number: 1934.2999

Basket

Boat-shaped grass basket with reed standards and handle. Wicker weave body, ends in a diamond pattern.

Maker: unknown

Material: reed (grass, material), grass (plant material), weaving

GUSN: 37507

Accession Number: 1934.2995

Clutch

Woven wicker clutch with plaid ribbon.

Maker: unknown

Material: wicker, wickerwork

GUSN: 37508

Accession Number: 1934.2996

Fancy Basket with Cover

Covered, cylindrical "fancy" basket of woven ash splint and sweetgrass. Body of basket (a) is woven from ash splints in alternating thick and thin weavers with overlaid "diamond" curlicues swabbed pink. Cover (b) is ash splint plain and curlicue weave with a sweetgrass rim.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: Attributed to Wabanaki peoples (Basket maker)

Material: ash (wood), grass (plant material), weaving

GUSN: 37509

Accession Number: 1934.2997AB

Miniature Pack Basket Purse

Miniature pack basket purse with a rectangular base narrowing to a smaller neck apeture made from ash splints. A single arched handle made from splint and wrapped with splint is attached at either short side of the purse body. The basket is woven from alternating bands of thick and thin weavers with...

Date: 1890-1930

Maker: Attributed to Penobscot people (Basket maker)

Material: ash (wood), weaving

GUSN: 37510

Accession Number: 1934.2998

Basket

Cylindrical, soft-sided grass basket with two opposing braided handles. Wrapped twining weave with red and green dyed weavers woven among mostly natural colored grass. Rim formed from folded over standards woven in place.

Maker: unknown

Material: reed (grass, material), weaving, braiding

GUSN: 37511

Accession Number: 1934.3000

Basket

Square lidded "fancy" box made from ash splint and sweetgrass. Body and lid of box are woven from thin ash splints alternating with "diamond" curlicues and sections of braided sweetgrass wefts. The lid and box have bundled sweetgrass rims held in place with single ash splint lashing. The box body fr...

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: Wabanaki peoples (Maker)

Material: ash (wood), grass (plant material)

GUSN: 37512

Accession Number: 1934.3001AB

Handbag

Twined rush handbag with loop handles.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: palm fiber

GUSN: 37513

Accession Number: 1934.3002

Storage Basket

A round ash splint basket (a) with ear-shaped loop handles, round base and cover (b). The body of the basket is woven from groups of alternating thick and thin weavers. The center weaver is swabbed blue-green, while alternating thin weavers and spoke standards are swabbed with indigo. The loop handl...

Date: 1840

Maker: Attributed to Penobscot people (Basket maker)

Material: ash (wood), weaving

GUSN: 37514

Accession Number: 1934.3003AB

Basket

Covered basket with a pair of crossed, hoop handles. Made from ash splints woven in a wicker-weave pattern on the upper body and lid, with thicker weavers on the lower body. Handles are splint-wrapped alternating indigo and brown-colored splints. Alternating lid weavers are dyed indigo while the bod...

Date: 1890-1940

Maker: Attributed to Wabanaki peoples (Maker)

Material: ash (wood)

GUSN: 37515

Accession Number: 1934.3004AB

Basket

A basket with an oval rim and rectangular base made from ash splints. The body of the basket is made from thin wefts in a "wicker" weave, with thicker weft bands near the lip and base. The basket was dyed pink but has now faded. The rim is made from ash splint, held in place with a single ash splint...

Date: 1880-1930

Maker: Wabanaki peoples (Basket maker) Possibly Abenaki people (Basket maker) Possibly Penobscot people (Basket maker)

Material: ash (wood), weaving

GUSN: 37516

Accession Number: 1934.3005

Candlesnuffer

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 37517

Accession Number: 1934.3006

Sewing Case

Wooden sewing box on small feet with "Ouvage" inlaid on hinged lid. Box interior contains a removeable tray lined with red velvet with pincushion and cut-in areas holding scissors, pin case, small bottle and thread winders. Under the tray, the box is lined with light blue paper and contains, a comb,...

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 37518

Accession Number: 1934.3007

Bowl

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 37519

Accession Number: 1934.3008

Tongs

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 37520

Accession Number: 1934.3009.1

Tongs

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 37521

Accession Number: 1934.3009.2

Match Holder

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 37522

Accession Number: 1934.3010.1

Match Holder

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 37523

Accession Number: 1934.3010.2

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