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CAS 0389-1900A,B | |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Knife with sheath | |
| Culture | Italian, probably, or possibly Greek | |
| Global Region | Europe | |
| Country | Italy, probably, or possibly Greece | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Mediterranean | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | 1700s, probably | |
| Collection Name | Rietz Collection of Food Technology | |
| Materials | Metal: Steel; Leather; Wood; Silver; Horn; Iron | |
| Description | A: Knife; B: Sheath; From BRL 1982: “Small Mediterranean dagger and scabbard, Italy (or possibly Greece); Knife: Grooved horn handle with engraved iron cap and ferrule; Inscription in Greek (?) (sic) scratched on handle; Triangular blade with fancy forged bolster; Sharp false edge; Scabbard: leather over wood with engraved iron throat and tip; Probably 18th century (or early 19th).†| |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = A=2.4; B=3.0, Thickness = A=2.2; B=1.1, Length = A=24.5; B=14.0 | |
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CAS 0389-1968A,B |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork; Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Knife with sheath | |
| Culture | Italian, probably, or possibly Spanish | |
| Global Region | Europe | |
| Country | Italy, probably, or possibly Spain | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
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| Other Geographic Data | Mediterranean | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | late 1700s, probably | |
| Collection Name | Rietz Collection of Food Technology | |
| Materials | Metal: Steel; Horn; Silver; Wood; Leather (missing) | |
| Description | A: Knife; B: Sheath; From BRL 1982: “Mediterranean dagger with scabbard, Italy, probably, or Spain, probably late 18th century; Grooved horn handle with inlaid silver (plated?) (sic) decorations, cap and ferrule; Laminated triangular blade with fancy bolster; Blade re-ground; Scabbard: silver (?) (sic) plate (?) (sic) over wood, leather center missing.†| |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = A=2.5; B=4.0, Thickness = A=2.2; B=2.1, Length = A=30.7; B=20.0 | |
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CAS 0389-2116 |  |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Knife | |
| Culture | Italian, probably, or possibly Spanish | |
| Global Region | Europe | |
| Country | Italy, probably, or possibly Spain | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Mediterranean | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | 1700s, probably | |
| Collection Name | Rietz Collection of Food Technology | |
| Materials | Metal: Steel; Brass; Velvet | |
| Description | From BRL 1982: “Miniature Mediterranean dagger, probably Italy (or Spain), probably 18th century; Forged steel; The red velvet handle and brass rivets are replacements - should be pearl or ivory; Relic condition.†| |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 1.2, Thickness = 0.5, Length = 10.5 | |
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CAS 0389-1997 |  |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Knife | |
| Culture | Italian, probably, or possibly Spanish or French | |
| Global Region | Europe | |
| Country | Italy, probably, or possibly Spain or France | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Mediterranean | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | 1700s, probably | |
| Collection Name | Rietz Collection of Food Technology | |
| Materials | Metal: Steel; Horn; Silver | |
| Description | From BRL 1982: “Mediterranean dagger, Italian (or Spanish or French), probably 18th century; Horn handle; Applied silver decorations and engraved wrapped tang; Triangular steel blade, forged bolster; Concave back, notch at base; Probably made by same maker as CAS 0389-1667.†| |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 2.7, Thickness = 1.8, Length = 29.9 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0389-1667 |  |
| Category | Weaponry | |
| Object Name | Knife | |
| Culture | Italian, probably, or possibly Spanish or French | |
| Global Region | Europe | |
| Country | Italy, probably, or possibly Spain or France | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Mediterranean | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | 1700s, probably | |
| Collection Name | Rietz Collection of Food Technology | |
| Materials | Metal: Steel; Horn; Silver | |
| Description | From BRL 1982: “Large Mediterranean dagger, Italian (or Spanish or French), probably 18th century; Horn handle with applied silver or plated decorations and repoussé wrapped tang; Triangular steel blade with fancy bolster, grooved back and sharp false edge; Probably made by same maker as CAS 0389-1997.†| |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 3.2, Thickness = 1.9, Length = 35.9 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0389-1215 |  |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Pestle | |
| Culture | Jewish | |
| Global Region | Europe | |
| Country | Austria / Hungary | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Austro-Hungarian Empire | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | Rietz Collection of Food Technology | |
| Materials | Metal: Brass | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 6.9, Length = 27.0 |
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CAS 0216-0099A-E |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork; Lamps | |
| Object Name | Lamp | |
| Culture | Jewish | |
| Global Region | Europe | |
| Country | Germany | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
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| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Allen Collection of Lamps | |
| Materials | Metal: Brass | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 92.0, Max Diam = 27.0 | |
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CAS 0216-0100A,B |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork; Lamps | |
| Object Name | Lamp (menorah) | |
| Culture | Jewish | |
| Global Region | Europe | |
| Country | unknown | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
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| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | 1800s | |
| Collection Name | Allen Collection of Lamps | |
| Materials | Metal: brass | |
| Description | Hanging brass, oil burning menorah or chanukiah, a ceremonial lamp lit during Chanukah ceremonies, consisting of a row of 8 small oil reservoirs (each with a wick spout) set into rectangular drip pan and held in place with pins; Upright openwork back panel of lamp is in shape of a stylized temple or architectural feature and includes two hinged side flaps that can be latched with small hooks; Back panel also includes a 9th oil reservoir, the shamash ("helper" or "servant" - the light from which the others are lit), which is suspended on the back panel with a small toggle and secured with pin. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 23.5, Width = 6.5, Length = 29.9 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0216-0105 |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork; Lamps | |
| Object Name | Lamp (menorah) | |
| Culture | Jewish | |
| Global Region | Europe | |
| Country | unknown | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1800s | |
| Collection Name | Allen Collection of Lamps | |
| Materials | Metal: brass | |
| Description | Brass, oil burning menorah or chanukiah, a ceremonial lamp lit during Chanukah ceremonies, consisting of row of 8 small oil reservoirs (each with a wick spout) supported on four legs; Lamp can either stand or be hung; Openwork back plate is triangular in shape and includes small hole near top from which a 9th oil reservoir, the shamash ("helper" or "servant" - the light from which the others are lit) would be suspended. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 13.5, Width = 3.8, Length = 19.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0216-0267 |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork; Lamps | |
| Object Name | Lamp (menorah) | |
| Culture | Jewish | |
| Global Region | Europe | |
| Country | unknown | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Allen Collection of Lamps | |
| Materials | Metal: brass | |
| Description | Brass, oil burning menorah or chanukiah, a ceremonial lamp lit during Chanukah ceremonies, consisting of a row of 8 small oil reservoirs (each with a wick spout) supported on three legs, two on either end of the oil reservoirs and one in the center of the back plate; Lamp has a flat, unadorned back, as if to be hung, but the candle holder at the top of the lamp is in the round and protrudes beyond the flat back; This candle holder would be the shamash ("helper" or "servant" - the light from which the others are lit); Back plate of menorah is separate from the oil reservoirs and secured to them with two brass pins; Back plate is decorated with a lion in profile framed in a crown-shaped design; Below the lion are the words “להדליק × ×¨ ×—× ×•×›×”â€ [written in Hebrew, a font not supported by our online database] (“lehadliq ner Chanukah†meaning "to light a Chanukah candle"), which is the final phrase of the prayer sung before each Chanukah light is lit. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 16.0, Width = 15.5, Length = 4.0 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0389-1219 |  |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Pestle | |
| Culture | Jewish, probably | |
| Global Region | Europe | |
| Country | Austria / Hungary, probably | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Austro-Hungarian Empire, probably | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | early 1900s, probably | |
| Collection Name | Rietz Collection of Food Technology | |
| Materials | Metal: Brass | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 4.7, Length = 21.6 |
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CAS 2007-0001-0034 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Blanket | |
| Culture | Navajo and English | |
| Global Region | North America (Europe) | |
| Country | USA (England / Great Britain) | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona (England) | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Navajo Indian Reservation area (Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire) | |
| Maker's Name | Anthony L. Shuffrey | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1985-1986 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Warp: Commercial English wool belting yarn; Weft: Commercial English Craftsman’s Mark wool yarn; Indigo dye | |
| Description | 1st-Phase Navajo-style Chief’s blanket, woven in tapestry weave, with an overall pattern of alternating plain white and natural dark brown/black bands; Three exceptions to the design are the top and bottom bands, both of which are natural dark brown/black but which also contain two narrower dark blue bands, and the middle band which is the width of approx. three of the other bands and which contains four of the dark blue bands on the natural dark brown/black background; Twining and selvage cords are woven of matching and contrasting dark blue yarns, respectively. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 186.0, Length = 141.5 | |
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CAS 2007-0001-0035 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Blanket | |
| Culture | Navajo and English | |
| Global Region | North America (Europe) | |
| Country | USA (England / Great Britain) | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona (England) | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Navajo Indian Reservation area (Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire) | |
| Maker's Name | Anthony L. Shuffrey | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1985 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Warp: Commercial cotton yarn; Weft: Commercial English Craftsman’s Mark wool yarns’ Indigo dye; Aniline Turkey Red dye purchased on Navajo Indian Reservation | |
| Description | 3rd-Phase Navajo-style Chief’s blanket, woven in tapestry weave, with a typical 9-spot design layout consisting of a large red terraced diamond with Spider Woman’s cross in the center, and a similar half diamond located at the top and bottom center of the blanket and a quarter diamond in each of the corners; The quarter diamonds differ in that they contain a series of parallel blue lines instead of the cross; All of these design motifs are positioned along wide horizontal bands that, in turn, are composed of alternating natural dark brown/black and dark blue bands, with the latter outlined in bright red; Areas between these design bands are filled with alternating white and natural brown/black bands which actually form the overall background; Twining and selvage cords are woven of matching and contrasting dark blue yarns, respectively; This blanket is copied after an historic blanket in the collection of the Museum of Northern Arizona (catalog # E9282). | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 172.5, Length = 153.0 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 2007-0001-0036 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Dress | |
| Culture | Navajo and English | |
| Global Region | North America (Europe) | |
| Country | USA (England / Great Britain) | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona (England) | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Navajo Indian Reservation area (Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire) | |
| Maker's Name | Margaret Shuffrey | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1985 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Warp: commercial American wool yarn as used by Navajo weavers; Weft: commercial English Craftsman’s Mark wool yarns (blue dyed with indigo and red dyed with commercial dye purchased on Navajo Reservation); Twining and selvage: commercial English Craftsman’s Mark wool yarn | |
| Description | Two-piece Navajo-style woman’s dress, consisting of two identical rectangular panels, each woven in tapestry weave, each dress half divided into three panels, the central being plain dark brown/black with an upper and lower red band with a single dark brown/black band and two narrow blue bands running along the entire width; Upper and lower panels of each dress half are bright red with a band of contiguous open terraced diamonds extending across the center width and framed along top and bottom by band of small contiguous dark brown/black triangles; The two dress halves are whip-stitched together partially along the sides and across the top with bright red yarn to form side and shoulder seams, allowing for arm and neck holes. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 77.0, Length = 119.0 |
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CAS 2007-0001-0037 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Rug | |
| Culture | Navajo and English | |
| Global Region | North America (Europe) | |
| Country | USA (England / Great Britain) | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona (England) | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Navajo Indian Reservation area (Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire) | |
| Maker's Name | Anthony L. Shuffrey | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1996 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Warp: commercial American wool yarn as used by Navajo weavers; Weft: commercial American Brown’s wool yarns; Twining and selvage: commercial English wool rug yarn | |
| Description | Round, Ganado Red Navajo-style rug, woven in tapestry weave, with a small white and light gray concentric and terraced diamond in the center, surrounded by additional white, black, and white terraced triangles that are arranged to form a single large diamond design, all on a deep red background; Perimeter of rug is framed by narrow white inner border and outer black border; Twining and selvage cords are woven in contrasting gray-green rug yarn. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 60.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2007-0001-0001 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Rug | |
| Culture | Navajo and English | |
| Global Region | North America (Europe) | |
| Country | USA (England / Great Britain) | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona (England) | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Navajo Indian Reservation area (Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire) | |
| Maker's Name | Anthony L. Shuffrey | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1989 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Warp: Egyptian cotton; Weft: commercially cleaned and spun wool yarn, hand-dyed with vegetal dyes; Twining and selvage cords: English wool rug yarn | |
| Description | Burntwater Navajo-style rug, woven in tapestry weave; Central design consists of multiple, concentric terraced diamonds in colors of very pale green, rose, dark brown, beige, and gold on a gold background and framed by a multiple borders in pale green, deep gold, white, and dark brown; Gold-colored spirit line is located in upper right corner; Twining and selvage cords are done with a contrasting gold yarn; Rug is woven extremely finely, using weft yarns that were dyed with vegetal dyes by Navajo weavers; A total of 9 colors appear in this rug. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 74.0, Length = 105.2 | |
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CAS 2007-0001-0002 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Rug | |
| Culture | Navajo and English | |
| Global Region | North America (Europe) | |
| Country | USA (England / Great Britain) | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona (England) | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Navajo Indian Reservation area (Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire) | |
| Maker's Name | Anthony L. Shuffrey | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1995 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Warp: Egyptian cotton; Weft: commercially processed Navajo wool: Twining and selvage cords: English wool rug yarn | |
| Description | Two Grey Hills Navajo-style rug, woven in tapestry weave; Central design consists of a single series of concentric terraced diamonds in colors of white, dark gray, medium and light brown, and black, all on light gray background, and framed by a border of small paired terraced black triangles and a straight-edged double border in white and black; Light gray spirit line is located in upper right corner; Twining and selvage cords are done with light gray wool yarns. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 75.2, Length = 99.7 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 2007-0001-0003 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Rug | |
| Culture | Navajo and English | |
| Global Region | North America (Europe) | |
| Country | USA (England / Great Britain) | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona (England) | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Navajo Indian Reservation area (Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire) | |
| Maker's Name | Anthony L. Shuffrey | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1996 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Warp: commercially spun wool, as used by Navajo weavers: Weft: Plied commercial wool, as used by Navajo weavers and specially dyed for them; Twining and selvage cords: Plied commercial wool yarns, as used by Navajo weavers; Aniline dyes | |
| Description | Eye-dazzler Navajo-style rug, woven entirely in tapestry weave with an all-over network design of concentric serrated diamonds, each of which is formed from smaller triangles in contrasting colors, with the larger diamonds arranged in horizontal bands; Colors include black, white, maroon, dark green, pale yellow, gray-green, rust brown, beige, red, and gold; Sides of rug are bordered by row of alternating black and white triangles, and ends are bordered by row of rectangular blocks, each divided diagonally in colors of black, white, or rust brown; Twining and end cords are woven with contrasting blue wool yarns; This rug is a reproduction (with some design and color modifications) of an historic rug published as Plate 88 in Navaho Weaving: Its Technic and Its History (sic), by Charles Amsden (1934, Santa Ana, CA: The Fine Arts Press). | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 86.3, Length = 131.8 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 2007-0001-0004 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Rug | |
| Culture | Navajo and English | |
| Global Region | North America (Europe) | |
| Country | USA (England / Great Britain) | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona (England) | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Navajo Indian Reservation area (Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire) | |
| Maker's Name | Anthony L. Shuffrey | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1985 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Warp: English commercial belting wool yarn; Weft: English commercial wool yarn; Twining and selvage cords: English commercial wool yarn | |
| Description | Ganado Red Navajo-style rug, woven entirely in tapestry weave; Bold central design consists of single series of concentric, terraced diamonds in white, black, and light gray, all on deep red background, and framed on all four sides by a double straight-edged border in light gray and black; Deep red spirit line is located in upper right corner; Twining and selvage cords are woven with contrasting white yarns. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 91.0, Length = 142.5 |
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CAS 2007-0001-0005 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Rug | |
| Culture | Navajo and English | |
| Global Region | North America (Europe) | |
| Country | USA (England / Great Britain) | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona (England) | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Navajo Indian Reservation area (Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire) | |
| Maker's Name | Margaret Shuffrey | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1985 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Warp: commercial wool yarn as used by Navajo weavers; Weft: Brown’s commercially cleaned and spun wool as used by Navajo weavers (blue dyed with blue clay and light brown with tree bark by Navajo weaver, Mae Jim); Twining and selvage cords: English commercial wool yarns | |
| Description | Burntwater Navajo-style rug, woven entirely in tapestry weave; Central design consists of a pair of conjoined concentric, terraced diamonds in colors of rust brown, white, light gray, dark and medium brown, and blue, all on rust brown background; Remainder of design field is filled with terraced and straight-edged triangles in same colors; Rust brown spirit line is located in upper right corner; Rug is framed by wide border of chain of positive and negative black diamonds on pinkish-brown background; Twining and selvage cords are woven with contrasting gray-green wool yarns. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 88.0, Length = 116.7 | |
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