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| Catalog Number | CAS 2007-0001-0026 | |
| 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 | 1984 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Warp: commercial Egyptian cotton yarn; Weft: commercial American wool yarns from Burnham’s Trading Post, hand-dyed by Navajo weavers and commercial English Shetland and Craftsman’s Mark wool yarns | |
| Description | Very finely woven Burntwater Navajo-style rug, woven in tapestry weave, with central design of double series of concentric, terraced diamonds, in colors of mauve, gold, pale green, and medium brown; Within each series of concentric diamonds are four smaller diamonds in colors of pink, rose, and light gray; Central designs are framed on either side by geometric units in colors of pink, light gray, medium brown, and a slightly lighter shade of brown, all on a tan background; Tan “spirit line†is located in upper left corner (all other rugs woven by Margaret and Tony Shuffrey have the “spirit line†in the upper right corner); Rug is bordered along all edges by triple border; Innermost border is mauve colored and is terraced along sides by straight edged along both ends; Center pale green border and outermost medium brown border are straight-edged along all sides; Twining and selvage cords are woven in tan colored yarns that match background color; NOTE: This is the same design as that of CAS 2007-0001-0027 and clearly shows the relationship between Two Grey Hills and Burntwater style Navajo rugs. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 51.4, Length = 75.0 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 2007-0001-0027 |  |
| 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 | 1984 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Warp: commercial Egyptian cotton yarn; Weft: commercial American wool yarns from Burnham’s Trading Post; Twining and selvage cords: commercial English wool rug yarn | |
| Description | Very finely woven Two Grey Hills Navajo-style rug, woven in tapestry weave, with central design of double series of concentric, terraced diamonds, in colors of light gray, black, and white; Within each series of concentric diamonds are four smaller diamonds in medium brown and medium gray; Central designs are framed on either side by geometric units in colors of white, medium brown, tan, and black, all on a medium gray background; Medium gray “spirit line†is located in upper right corner; Rug is bordered along all edges by triple border; Innermost border is medium brown colored and is terraced along sides but straight edged along both ends; Center white border and outermost black border are straight-edged along all sides; Twining and selvage cords are woven in contrasting cream-colored yarns; NOTE: This is the same design as that of CAS 2007-0001-0026 and clearly shows the relationship between Two Grey Hills and Burntwater style Navajo rugs. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 51.3, Length = 76.0 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 2007-0001-0028 |  |
| 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 | 1996 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Warp: commercial Egyptian cotton or English high twist plied wool yarn; Weft: commercial English Cheviot wool yarns and commercial American wool yarn from Burnham’s Trading Post; Twining and selvage cords: commercial English wool rug yarn | |
| Description | Very finely woven Two Grey Hills Navajo-style rug, woven in tapestry weave, with central design of single series of four stacked and interconnected concentric and terraced diamonds in colors of white, medium gray, and light and dark brown, all on a light gray background; Central design is flanked on either side by other geometric units in same colors and addition of dark gray; Light gray “spirit line†is located in upper right corner; Rug is framed along all four edges by very complex double border; Inner border consists of inner terraced white zigzag line and outer band of small paired terraced triangles in medium brown, all on light gray background; Outer straight-edged border is plain black; Twining and selvage cords are woven of contrasting white yarns. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 56.0, Length = 84.2 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 2007-0001-0029 |  |
| 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 | 1981 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Warp: commercial cotton yarn; Weft and twining and selvage: commercial English Harris wool yarns | |
| Description | Two Grey Hills Navajo-style rug, woven in tapestry weave with a bold simple design of a single large series of concentric and terraced diamonds in colors of light gray, medium brown, white, and black, all on a light gray background; Pair of large gold terraced triangles outlined in black flank the central design at top and bottom; Light gray “spirit line†is located in upper right corner; Rug is bordered along all four edges with triple straight-edged border, in colors of medium brown, white, and black; Twining and selvage cords are woven in matching black yarns; This was first Navajo-style rug woven by Tony Shuffrey. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 34.3, Length = 60.5 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 2007-0001-0030 |  |
| 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 | 1984 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Warp, weft, and twining and selvage: English handspun wool yarns (handspun by Vera Langley, friend of Margaret and Tony Shuffrey) | |
| Description | Finely woven Two Grey Hills Navajo-style rug, woven in tapestry weave, with a complex design including two series of concentric terraced diamonds in colors of white, and light, medium, and dark brown, all on a medium gray background; Central designs are flanked on either side by geometric units in light and medium brown and edged along inside by band of very small white terraced triangles; White “spirit line†is located in upper right corner; Rug is framed along all four edges by four borders of varying widths; Two very narrow straight-edged borders in dark and medium brown are innermost, followed by a wider white border that carries a band of small paired terraced triangles in medium brown; Outermost border is plain dark brown; Twining and selvage cords are woven in contrasting light brown yarns. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 36.5, Length = 52.6 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 2007-0001-0031 |  |
| 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 | 1982 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Warp: commercial American wool yarns as used by Navajo weavers; Weft: commercial American Brown’s wool yarns; Twining and selvage: commercial English wool rug yarn | |
| Description | Burntwater Navajo-style rug, woven in tapestry weave, with central column of 3 concentric terraced diamonds in colors of white, blue, light gray, gold, and rust brown, all on light brown background; Central design is flanked on either side by column of concentric and terraced triangles in same colors; Rug is framed along all four edges by multiple borders, including an inner band of small terraced gray triangles and an outer band of paired and opposing terraced light brown triangles, all on a dark brown background; Twining and selvage cords are woven of contrasting light brown yarns. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 40.1, Length = 59.2 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 2007-0001-0032 |  |
| 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 | 1982 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Warp: commercial Egyptian cotton yarn; Weft: commercial English Cheviot wool yarn; Twining and selvage: commercial English wool rug yarn | |
| Description | Extremely finely woven Two Grey Hills Navajo-style rug, woven in tapestry weave, with central design of single series of concentric terraced diamonds in medium and light brown, outlined in black, all on light gray background; Central design is surrounded by filler motifs in the form of depictions of the “Mitten†formations in Monument Valley; The central gray panel is framed along the top and bottom edges by a very narrow straight-edged white line, and the entire rug is framed by a pictorial border of additional representations of the “Mittensâ€, woven in medium brown and outlined in white, all on a black background; White “spirit line†is located in upper right corner; NOTE: This rug was designed by Tony Shuffrey after seeing a rug at Hogback Trading Post with a border that reminded him of the Monument Valley “Mittensâ€; That particular rug was replicated as CAS 2007-0001-0033. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 37.8, Length = 55.7 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 2007-0001-0033 |  |
| 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 | 1981 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Warp: commercial Egyptian cotton yarn; Weft: commercial English Cheviot wool yarns; Twining and selvage: commercial English wool rug yarn | |
| Description | Extremely finely woven Two Grey Hills Navajo-style rug, woven in tapestry weave, with large central design of concentric terraced diamonds in colors of light gray, black, medium brown, and white, all on a light gray background; Narrow white border is straight-edged along top and bottom and forms paired terraced motifs along sides that resemble the “Mitten†formations in Monument Valley (the formations themselves are woven in dark gray, with the white outlining their outer edges), all on a black background; White “spirit line†extends out from narrow white border to edge in upper right corner; Twining and selvage cords are woven in matching black yarns. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 36.0, Length = 55.9 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0389-2114 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Knife | |
| Culture | Northern European | |
| Global Region | Europe | |
| Country | unknown | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Northern Europe | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1600s | |
| Collection Name | Rietz Collection of Food Technology | |
| Materials | Metal; Bone; Brass | |
| Description | From BRL 1982: "Table Knife / Northern European, origin unknown / circa 17th century. Carved and engraved bone handle, was part of a figure but pinned-on end piece is missing. Brass ferrule appears to be an early repair of the crack in the bone." | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 2.1, Thickness = 1.1, Length = 21.7 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0389-1521 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Knife | |
| Culture | Northern European? | |
| Global Region | Europe | |
| Country | unknown | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Northern Europe? | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | mid 1800s | |
| Collection Name | Rietz Collection of Food Technology | |
| Materials | Metal: Steel; Brass; Copper alloy | |
| Description | From BRL 1982: "Knife / unknown origin / possibly Northern European. Blade: Mid-19th century. Blade is in poor condition, but cylindrical bolster suggests mid-19th century factory product. Handle: cast and chased copper alloy handle in form of beast's head. Note: could be pieced together." | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 2.3, Thickness = 1.8, Length = 23.4 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0389-1996 |  |
| Category | Carvings; Culinary Items | |
| Object Name | Spoon | |
| Culture | Norwegian | |
| Global Region | Europe | |
| Country | Norway | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
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| Other Geographic Data | ||
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| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Rietz Collection of Food Technology | |
| Materials | Wood | |
| Description | Carved wood spoon with etched and carved handle; Handle has openwork in its center; Handle is narrow at distal then broadens in center and narrows to a point at its proximal end. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 3.2, Width = 6.8, Length = 35.6 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0216-0281 |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork; Lamps | |
| Object Name | Lamp | |
| Culture | Norwegian | |
| Global Region | Europe | |
| Country | Norway | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
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| Other Geographic Data | Town: Molde | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1600s or 1700s | |
| Collection Name | Allen Collection of Lamps | |
| Materials | Metal: Iron | |
| Description | "Slot" or "Crusie" style lamp constructed from a single piece of iron; Shallow, open, teardrop shaped oil reservoir tapers at front to form a single wick channel; Back of reservoir extends up as long metal strip, with large hook attached to end for hanging lamp. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 33.5, Width = 9.1, Length = 14.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0216-0072 |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork; Lamps | |
| Object Name | Lamp | |
| Culture | Polish | |
| Global Region | Europe | |
| Country | Poland | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
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| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Allen Collection of Lamps | |
| Materials | Metal: Brass | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 23.5, Width = 4.6, Length = 16.1 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0429-0033 |  |
| Category | Carvings; Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Scrimshaw (whale tooth) | |
| Culture | Portuguese | |
| Global Region | Europe | |
| Country | Portugal | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Azore or Madeira Islands | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Ivory: sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) tooth; Ink | |
| Description | Sperm whale tooth scrimshawed on one side with scene of sail boat on water in front of mountain; "Boas Festas" (Portuguese for "good parties," an expression used to wish one well) is inscribed in the top left. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 6.9, Thickness = 4.1, Length = 14.6 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2000-0009-0001 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Pottery | |
| Object Name | Egg cup | |
| Culture | Portuguese | |
| Global Region | Europe | |
| Country | Portugal | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Agueda | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1950s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Clay; Glaze | |
| Description | White porcelain egg cup with hand painted red and blue rooster and green and red vine design; Base has one red and one black band; Base of cup banded in red; Just below rim banded in black; Stamp on base reads "Qu____ Agueda Portugal hand painted." Additional markings on bottom. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 6.3, Max Diam = 5.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0389-1676 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Cleaver | |
| Culture | Roman | |
| Global Region | Europe | |
| Country | England / Great Britain | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | England | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | The Great Orme | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Rietz Collection of Food Technology | |
| Materials | Metal: bronze | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 5.6, Thickness = 1.5, Length = 23.4 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0389-1632 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Spoon | |
| Culture | Roman | |
| Global Region | Europe | |
| Country | England / Great Britain | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | England | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Rietz Collection of Food Technology | |
| Materials | Metal: bronze | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 4.5, Thickness = 0.6, Length = 15.1 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0389-0526 |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork; Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Medicine (apothecary) ladle | |
| Culture | Roman | |
| Global Region | Europe | |
| Country | Italy | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
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| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Rietz Collection of Food Technology | |
| Materials | Metal: bronze | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 2.1, Width = 8.0, Length = 8.6 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0216-0203 |  |
| Category | Lamps; Pottery | |
| Object Name | Lamp | |
| Culture | Roman | |
| Global Region | Europe | |
| Country | Italy | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Sicily | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | City: Syracuse | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Allen Collection of Lamps | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 5.7, Width = 8.5, Length = 14.1 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0216-0184 |  |
| Category | Lamps; Pottery | |
| Object Name | Lamp | |
| Culture | Roman | |
| Global Region | Europe | |
| Country | Italy | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
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| Other Geographic Data | City: Rome | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | 5th-4th century BCE | |
| Collection Name | Allen Collection of Lamps | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Ceramic lamp in the shape of a fish; Left side of fish is decorated with letters Greek "Chi Ro" ("Christ"), with Chi as a cross; Right side of fish shows the same "Chi Ro" ("Christ"), with Chi as a cross flanked by Alpha and Omega; Hole by which to fill the oil reservoir is in the tail; Wick placed in fish’s mouth; Two holes go through the lamp, one in the dorsal fin, the other in the tail, presumably to suspend the lamp, although the bottom of the lamp is flat and supports the lamp standing upright. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 6.2, Width = 3.0, Length = 15.1 | |
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