Historic New England

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 - 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

Scrimshaw

Tooth with scrimshaw decoration depicting a horse and a floral basket.

Maker: unknown

Material: dentin

GUSN: 171409

Accession Number: 2006.44.1455

Basket

Small woven wire basket with a handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 171410

Accession Number: 2006.44.2114

Pendant

Ivory pendant from a Hawaiian "lei niho palaoa" necklace. Pendant usually suspended from multiple thin braids of human hair. Worn only by men and woment of the elite class - or ali'i - lei niho palaoa were potent symbols of status and sacred power.

Date: 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 171411

Accession Number: 2006.44.1454

Basket

Small Native American basket with a withe pearl stripe on the top.

Maker: unknown

Material: grass (plant material)

GUSN: 171412

Accession Number: 2006.44.2112

Comb

Decorated hair comb, or faa, from the Solomon Islands. The body and teeth are made from split sections of the tree fern, and the top and mid-section are intricately decorated with plaited black, natural and red plant fibers. A red resin covers portions of the comb. Faa are worn only by men.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), plant fiber, resin (organic material)

GUSN: 171413

Accession Number: 2006.44.1456

Needlecase

Needle case wth a cover embroidered with a woman holding a red umbrella.

Date: ca. 1920

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 173398

Accession Number: 1993.844

Lantern

Brass lantern with bulbous glass globe and pierced star motif on collar and base. "C.T. Fayerweather" etched in glass.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), glass (material)

GUSN: 173401

Accession Number: 1993.846

Bowl

Porcelain bowl with famille verte enamel decoration with a central scene of a tree with flowers and nesting birds, surrounded by a border of sprays of flowers and bells and an other border with flowers over a green ground with reserves enclosing grasshoppers and moths.

Date: 1700-1750

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173404

Accession Number: 2006.44.1936

Dress

Sleeveless linen dress with rounded neck. Off-white central panel is surrounded by dark gray, large-scale scalloped borders on four sides. Front and back are identical.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 173407

Accession Number: 1993.156.1

Pair of Ballet Slippers

Pair of black leather ballet slippers lined with cream-colored twill fabric. Each tied with black ribbon through four eyelets. Cork reinforced bottom. Small size.

Date: 1940-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, cotton (textile), machine sewing (technique), cork (bark)

GUSN: 173412

Accession Number: 1993.168AB

Pumpkin Costume

One piece pumpkin costume made of yellow-orange synthetic fabric. Short sleeves, gathered elastic collar, no waist, short legs, and gathered elastic ankles. Excessive fabric through torso. Green synthetic fabric trim at collar, cut in triangles to resemble leaves. Back closure (no buttons or snaps).

Date: 1940-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: synthetic fiber, machine sewing (technique)

GUSN: 173414

Accession Number: 1993.157.1

Pumpkin Costume Hat

Pumpkin costume hat made of green synthetic (?) fabric. Fits snuggly around head with wide upturned edge and excessive fabric at top gathered into a point with two rubber bands. Point resembles pumpkin stalk.

Date: 1940-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: synthetic fiber, rubber (material), machine sewing (technique)

GUSN: 173415

Accession Number: 1993.157.2

Curlers

Metal curlers covered with faded green cotton. Curlers are bent and packaged in cylindrical cardboard tube with inscription.

Date: 1940-1970

Maker: S & S Leather Co. (Maker)

GUSN: 173416

Accession Number: 1993.171

Dessert plate

Porcelain blue and white Canton dessert plate with central landscape scene and cloud and rain border.

Date: 1800-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173418

Accession Number: 2006.44.2932

Dessert plate

Porcelain dessert plate in a blue and white Canton design with a central landscape scene and rain and cloud border.

Date: 1800-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173419

Accession Number: 2006.44.2930

Dessert plate

Porcelain dessert plate in blue and white Canton design with a central landscape scene and rain and cloud border.

Date: 1800-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173420

Accession Number: 2006.44.2929

Dessert plate

Porcelain dessert plate in a blue and white Canton design with a central landscape scene and a rain and cloud border.

Date: 1800-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173421

Accession Number: 2006.44.2931

Dessert plate

Porcelain dessert plate in a blue and white Canton design with a central landscape scene and a rain and cloud border.

Date: 1800-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173422

Accession Number: 2006.44.2938

Dessert plate

Porcelain dessert plate in a blue and white Canton design with a central landscape scene and a rain and cloud pattern border.

Date: 1800-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173423

Accession Number: 2006.44.2933

Dessert plate

Porcelain dessert plate in a blue and white Canton design with a central landscape scene and a rain and cloud pattern border.

Date: 1800-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173424

Accession Number: 2006.44.2937

Dessert plate

Porcelain dessert plate in a blue and white Canton design with a central landscape scene and a rain and cloud pattern border.

Date: 1800-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173425

Accession Number: 2006.44.2934

Dessert plate

Porcelain dessert plate in a blue and white Canton design with a central landscape scene and a rain and cloud pattern border.

Date: 1800-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173426

Accession Number: 2006.44.2935

Dessert plate

Porcelain dessert plate in a blue and white Canton design with a central landscape scene and a rain and cloud pattern border.

Date: 1800-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173427

Accession Number: 2006.44.2939

Dessert plate

Porcelain dessert plate in a blue and white Canton design with a central landscape scene and line and star pattern borders.

Date: 1800-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173428

Accession Number: 2006.44.2936

Dinner plate

Porcelain dinner plate with a blue and white Canton design with a central landscape scene and a rain and cloud pattern border.

Date: 1800-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173429

Accession Number: 2006.44.2925

Dinner plate

Porcelain dinner plate in a blue and white Canton design with a central landscape scene and rain and cloud pattern border.

Date: 1800-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173430

Accession Number: 2006.44.2928

Dinner plate

Porcelain dinner plate in a blue and white Canton design with a central landscape scene and rain and cloud pattern border.

Date: 1800-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173431

Accession Number: 2006.44.2923

Dinner plate

Porcelain dinner plate in a blue and white Canton design with a central landscape scene and a rain and cloud pattern border.

Date: 1800-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173432

Accession Number: 2006.44.2927

Dinner plate

Porcelain dinner plate in a blue and white Canton design with a central landscape scene and a rain and cloud pattern border.

Date: 1800-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173433

Accession Number: 2006.44.2922

Dinner plate

Porcelain dinner plate in a blue and white Canton design with a central landscape scene and a rain and cloud pattern border.

Date: 1800-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173434

Accession Number: 2006.44.2926

Dinner plate

Porcelain dinner plate in a blue and white Canton design with a central landscape scene and a rain and cloud pattern border.

Date: 1800-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173435

Accession Number: 2006.44.2921

Dinner plate

Porcelain dinner plate in a blue and white Canton design with a central landscape scene and a rain and cloud pattern border.

Date: 1800-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173436

Accession Number: 2006.44.2924

Saucer

Porcelain saucer in a blue and white Canton design with a central landscape scene and a line pattern border.

Date: After 1891

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173437

Accession Number: 2006.44.2961

Platter

Porcelain octagonal platter in a blue and white Canton design with a central landscape scene and a rain and cloud pattern border.

Date: 1800-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173438

Accession Number: 2006.44.2920

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