Historic New England

Plant Stand

Curved, molded triangular plinth; squared S-scroll legs; circular molded top

Date: 1830-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 171481

Accession Number: 1978.29

Swan bowl

Pair of glass bowls in the shape of swans.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 171483

Accession Number: 2006.44.2397

Center table

Scrolled tripod base, turned finial, gardrooned rails, bouquet in wreath painted on top

Date: 1830-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), alabaster (mineral)

GUSN: 171484

Accession Number: 1939.273

Bowl

Glass bowls in the shape of a swan.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 171486

Accession Number: 2006.44.2397.1

Washstand

Turned legs and supports with foliate carving; drawer in base; top has hinged lid and cut out for washbowl

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 171488

Accession Number: 1954.213

Bowl

Glass bowls in the shape of a swan.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 171490

Accession Number: 2006.44.2397.2

Box of jacks

Green "Jack Stone" box containing fourteen jacks.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 171492

Accession Number: 2006.44.2217AB

Table

Round tapered legs with turned feet, round-arched skirt, oval top

Date: 1740-1780

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood), stain (coating)

GUSN: 171493

Accession Number: 1976.238

Dice game

Light colored box that contains four dice and a trump indicator.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 171496

Accession Number: 2006.44.2216AB

Vase

Cylindrical ceramic vase with blue and white Islamic motif decoration.

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material), ceramic glaze

GUSN: 171497

Accession Number: 2006.44.2399.1

Vase

Cylindrical ceramic vase with blue and white Islamic motif decoration.

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material), ceramic glaze

GUSN: 171501

Accession Number: 2006.44.2399.2

Tilt-Top Table

Tilt-top table with thin oval top. Plain tripod base and simple, turned pillar.

Date: 1815-1835

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), birch (wood), maple (wood)

GUSN: 171504

Accession Number: 1933.6161

Jar

Round metal covered jar with floral decoration.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 171507

Accession Number: 2006.44.2396

Figurine

Small metal figure of a warrior with a sword.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 171513

Accession Number: 2006.44.2398

Chest of Drawers

Swell front; four drawers; turned and reeded legs; splash board with applied wooden boss; possible original brasses.

Date: 1820-1835

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), pine (wood)

GUSN: 171524

Accession Number: 1954.198

Encyclopedia Stand

Stanted top over two shelves; turned legs sick and ball ends- possibly had casters, now missing.

Date: 1875-1895

Maker: Reed, Garen (Maker)

Material: oak (wood)

GUSN: 171526

Accession Number: 1953.427

Table

Oblong rectangular Victorian table with turned legs. Heavy, ball-turned legs, plan skirt, open fretwork gallery

Date: 1855-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 171534

Accession Number: 1978.38

Figurine

Paper man wearing yellow robe and four flags. Arms are moveable.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 171552

Accession Number: 2006.44.2400

Swan figurine

Five small red glass swans.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 171553

Accession Number: 2006.44.2404

Swan figurine

Small red glass swan.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 171554

Accession Number: 2006.44.2404.1

Swan figurine

Small red glass swan.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 171555

Accession Number: 2006.44.2404.2

Netsuke

Carved ivory netsuke of a woman walking.

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 171366

Accession Number: 2006.44.2134

Netsuke

Carved ivory netsuke of four figures and a well.

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 171368

Accession Number: 2006.44.2122

Netsuke

Carved ivory netsuke of an old woman.

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (color)

GUSN: 171373

Accession Number: 2006.44.2130

Sphere

Pierced ivory sphere on a stand.

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 171377

Accession Number: 2006.44.1435AB

Netsuke

Carved ivory netsuke of a man sitting and eating.

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 171378

Accession Number: 2006.44.2132

Banjo clock with white face and Roman numerals set in a mahogany case with inset glass panels on neck and gear box with verre eglomise acorn, oak leaf, bow and starburst designs, three dimensional brass eagle finial at top.

Date: ca. 1805

Maker: Willard, Simon, 1753-1848 (Clockmaker)

Material: mahogany (wood), verre églomisé, gilding

GUSN: 171379

Accession Number: 2006.44.737

Netsuke

Carved ivory netsuke of a man sitting near a cupboard with two moving doors.

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 171380

Accession Number: 2006.44.2131

Netsuke

Carved ivory netsuke of a dog.

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 171381

Accession Number: 2006.44.2133

Netsuke

Carved wooden netsuke of a boat.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 171382

Accession Number: 2006.44.2154

Netsuke

Carved wooden netsuke of a man walking.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 171383

Accession Number: 2006.44.2155

Figurine

Carved jade figurine of a woman holding a basket on a wood stand.

Maker: unknown

Material: jade (rock), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 171385

Accession Number: 2006.44.1433

Figurine

Carved jade figurine of a woman with a dog.

Maker: unknown

Material: jade (rock), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 171386

Accession Number: 2006.44.1434

Textile

Round embroidered silk textile.

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidery (visual works), silk (textile)

GUSN: 171387

Accession Number: 2006.44.1443

Textiles

Two silk embroidered panels.

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), embroidery (visual works)

GUSN: 171389

Accession Number: 2006.44.1436

Textile

Silk embroidered panel.

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), embroidery (visual works)

GUSN: 171391

Accession Number: 2006.44.1436.1

Textile

Silk embroidered panel.

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidery (visual works)

GUSN: 171392

Accession Number: 2006.44.1436.2

Adze Head

Adze - the thick body made of dark stone with a carved groove for securing the head to a handle. Cutting edge is sharpened in a crescent shape. The top of the adze is rounded, There are clear wear marks along the groove where the adze would have been straped to a handle, and along the cutting edge. ...

Maker: unknown

Material: stone (rock)

GUSN: 171395

Accession Number: 2006.44.1453

Gourd Bottle

Gourd bottle with stopper. Stopper attached by rope tied around the neck. Possibly Hawaiian in origin.

Maker: unknown

Material: gourd

GUSN: 171396

Accession Number: 2006.44.1451

Bowl

Yellow marble bowl.

Maker: unknown

Material: marble (rock)

GUSN: 171397

Accession Number: 2006.44.2117

Pitcher

Carved black stone pitcher.

Maker: unknown

Material: stone (rock)

GUSN: 171398

Accession Number: 2006.44.1452

Display stand

Black wooden stand with four feet.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 171399

Accession Number: 2006.44.2120

Spinning top

Carved ivory spinning top with eleven black and red numbers.

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 171402

Accession Number: 2006.44.2119

Needlework picture

Embroidered silk with an elephant and people encased in a gold painted wood frame.

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber), wood (plant material), embroidery (visual works)

GUSN: 171403

Accession Number: 2006.44.1448

Case

Brown leather cylindric case with lid.

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 171404

Accession Number: 2006.44.2118AB

Rubbing Tablet

Board made to imprint a pattern rubbed onto bark cloth. Likely from Samoa, Fiji or Tonga. Elongated triangle shape made by sewing coconut and bamboo strips onto pandanus leaves, creating a raised pattern. The barkcloth (siapo in Samoa, masi in Fiji and ngatu in Tonga) is rubbed over the form and co...

Maker: unknown

Material: leaf (plant material), coconut (fruit), coir

GUSN: 171405

Accession Number: 2006.44.1450

Fan

Painted peaock feather fan.

Maker: unknown

Material: feather (material), ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 171406

Accession Number: 2006.44.1449

Bowl with handle

Bowl with handle, carved out of a coconut. Probably from the Pacific Islands. The bowl is thin-walled and light, and has wavy lines along the edge of the bowl and both sides of the handle. The outer surface of the bowl and handle is highly polished and shiny. The inner surface is unfinished. Likely ...

Maker: unknown

Material: coconut (fruit)

GUSN: 171407

Accession Number: 2006.44.2116