Mystic Seaport Collections and Research Department: Online Resources
Information on vessels, people, objects, photos...
Staff Pick
Selected items from the collections
Figurehead of full length woman from unidentified vessel. (Referred to as "woman with beads".) Her brown hair is parted in the middle, with 2 knee-length braids hanging down her back. She wears a blue dress, with gold border and belt, white ruffled collar, red shoulder and elbow adornment, gold fleur-de-lis below breast. She wears gold earrings, and her right hand clasps a gold necklace. Her left hand is down at her left side.
