Historic New England

Fur Cape

Brown mink fur short cape with a patterened beige silk lining.

Maker: unknown

Material: fur, silk (fiber)

GUSN: 333906

Accession Number: 1969.6698

Sweater

Cream-colored wool knitted sweater with flared sleeves.

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (hair)

GUSN: 333907

Accession Number: 1969.7131

Fur Collar

Brown fur collar made of several different animals, with a maroon silk lining.

Maker: unknown

Material: fur, silk (fiber)

GUSN: 333908

Accession Number: 1969.5980

Black-and-white image of a woman (Marion Willard, New York gallerist) and dog. The woman depicted holds up a rectangular frame before her face and the dog. The stucco wall behind her is painted with abstract designs.

Date: 1943

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 333915

Accession Number: 1984.58.42

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Card with inscription on front and black-and-white images on both sides of interior. Images show the faces of a man and a woman and an aerial view of a white structure and foliage.

Date: 1943

Maker: Wagner, Martin, 1885-1957 (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), ink, photographic paper, adhesive

GUSN: 333916

Accession Number: 1984.58.3

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Collage of sheet music, raised images of flowers, and the number 60 cut out of black-and-white images of nude women with painted blue backgrounds. Collage is mounted on white paper.

Date: 1943

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), adhesive, paint (coating)

GUSN: 333917

Accession Number: 1984.58.44

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Typed lines of text in blue ink affixed to a blue card.

Date: 1943

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink, adhesive

GUSN: 333918

Accession Number: 1984.58.45

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Black-and-white photographs of a woman and child and a pilot sitting in an airplane affixed to a white and green background on top of gold paper. Three star stickers, two silver and one red, border the white and green section. Signatures of the artists are written on sections of green and red paper.

Date: 1943

Maker: Noyes, Eliot (Artist) Noyes, Mary Duncan Weed, 1915-2010 (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), photographic paper, ink, stickers

GUSN: 333919

Accession Number: 1984.58.46

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Collage on top of gold paper of an illustration of a long-legged bird, possibly a crane, with a black-and-white photograph of a woman's face positioned as if the bird is holding it in its mouth. Lower right corner of the illustration bears the artist's signature.

Date: 1943

Maker: Bayer, Joella Syrara Haweis, 1907-2004 (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), ink, photographic paper

GUSN: 333920

Accession Number: 1984.58.47

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Image of yellow lilies affixed to a yellow card. Two paper tags bearing the artists' signatures are tied around the stem of the flower image with white string and are also adhered to the card.

Date: 1943

Maker: Forbes, Edward Waldo, 1873-1969 Forbes, Margaret Laighton, 1907-1966 (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), string (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 333922

Accession Number: 1984.58.30

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Black-and-white image of a weaving loom and shuttle affixed to a yellow card. Image bears the artist's signature in its lower right corner.

Date: 1943

Maker: Ehrman, Marli, 1904-1982 (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), ink, adhesive

GUSN: 333923

Accession Number: 1984.58.32

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

An image of a matador that has been recolored and embroidered with gold thread, gold beads, and pink sequins, affixed to a gold card, with a different man's face adhered over the head of the matador. A small handwritten inscription is located to the right of the matador's calf. A label with an inscr...

Date: 1943

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), thread, beads (pierced objects), sequins (spangles), ink, adhesive

GUSN: 333924

Accession Number: 1984.58.33

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Black and white image of a man placing a white chair in a dollhouse, mounted on yellow card.

Date: 1943

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), adhesive

GUSN: 333925

Accession Number: 1984.58.34

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Image of two linked rings, one red and one blue, affixed to gray card. Each ring bears a distinct signature.

Date: 1943

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 333926

Accession Number: 1984.58.35

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Islamic miniature-style painting with Arabic script in upper right corner, possibly in gouache, affixed to gold paper. Painting depicts a man with a stringed instrument and a woman behind him cupping his face affectionately.

Date: 1943

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), paint (coating), adhesive

GUSN: 333927

Accession Number: 1984.58.37

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Blue and white paper, mounted on red card, bearing inscription in pink colored pencil.

Date: 1943

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), colored pencils, adhesive

GUSN: 333928

Accession Number: 1984.58.38

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Black-and-white image of a work of art by Kandinsky mounted on light mauve paper, mounted on gold paper. Inscription in black ink identifies the image and artist of the birthday card.

Date: 1943

Maker: Possibly Mierendorff, Carl, 1897-1943 (Assembler) Kandinsky, Wassily Wassilyevich, 1866-1944 (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), ink, adhesive

GUSN: 333929

Accession Number: 1984.58.39

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Silhouette of a bulding with a smoking chimney cut out of white paper, possibly Stubbins's letterhead, with artist's name and business printed in red ink. Silhouette bears artists' signatures and is affixed to a blue card.

Date: 1943

Maker: Stubbins, Hugh, 1912-2006 (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), ink, adhesive

GUSN: 333930

Accession Number: 1984.58.20

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Collage of pieces of maps of California and Massachusetts affixed to white card. A photographic slide depicting a man and a woman is taped to the front of the card. Two labels bearing the names of the artists are affixed to the back of the card.

Date: 1943

Maker: Wurster, William Wilson, 1895-1973 (Artist) Wurster, Catherine Krouse Bauer, 1905-1964 (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), slides (photographs), adhesive, ink

GUSN: 333931

Accession Number: 1984.58.21

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Card with images on front cover and interior. Front: Black-and-white image of a person in profile, affixed to blue card, with artist's signature written in white ink. Inside left: Illustration of a woman standing in front of a red and yellow house affixed to silver card. Inside right: Black-and-whit...

Date: 1943

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink, adhesive

GUSN: 333932

Accession Number: 1984.58.22

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Black and white photographs of a man and mountains affixed to an illustration of pork hanging in a cold storage room. Inscriptions identify the illustration and offer a birthday message from the artist.

Date: 1943

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), photographic paper, ink, adhesive

GUSN: 333933

Accession Number: 1984.58.23

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Four black-and-white images affixed to a pink card. Two depict the same man, two depict the same woman.

Date: 1943

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), adhesive

GUSN: 333934

Accession Number: 1984.58.24

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Black-and-white image of buildings set in a landscape affixed to a black card. The lower edge of the image bears two signatures and a caption identifying the landscape.

Date: 1943

Maker: Conant, Kenneth John, 1894-1984 (Artist) Conant, Maria S. (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), ink, adhesive

GUSN: 333935

Accession Number: 1984.58.25

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Handwritten message on paper affixed to red-and-white striped card. Gold star stickers are affixed to the message at each corner of the piece of paper.

Date: 1943

Maker: Johnson, Philip, 1906-2005 (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), ink, stickers, adhesive

GUSN: 333936

Accession Number: 1984.58.26

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Collage of an image of a metal structure, an image of a man standing over a blueprint, and a piece of brown paper bearing the artist's signature, all affixed to a white card.

Date: 1943

Maker: Wachsmann, Konrad, 1901-1980 (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), ink, adhesive

GUSN: 333937

Accession Number: 1984.58.27

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Handwritten message in black ink on white paper affixed to a blue card.

Date: 1943

Maker: Perry, Ralph Barton, 1876-1957 (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), ink, adhesive

GUSN: 333938

Accession Number: 1984.58.28

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Black-and-white image of the artist, bearing the artist's signature, mounted on a white card with a decorative border made out of red tape.

Date: 1943

Maker: Mumford, Lewis, 1895-1990 (Artist)

Material: photographic paper, paper (fiber product), tape (materials), ink, adhesive

GUSN: 333939

Accession Number: 1984.58.10

Wooden Stand

An oval wooden stand.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 371518

Accession Number: 2016.188.1314

Cross-stitched Sign

A cross stitched sign.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 371519

Accession Number: 2016.188.1315

Ceramic Egg

A ceramic egg with floral polychrome decoration.

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 371520

Accession Number: 2016.188.1316

Small Vase

A small blue Nailsea style vase.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 371521

Accession Number: 2016.188.1317

Cross-stitched Textile

A cross stitched textile fragment showing a floral arrangement shaped like a lute.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 371522

Accession Number: 2016.188.1318

Paperweight

A Perthshire paper weight with a central figure of St. Joseph and a millifiore border in a faceted body.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 371523

Accession Number: 2016.188.1319

Paperweight

A vintage rectangular glass paperweight with a photograph of Dresden church.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 371524

Accession Number: 2016.188.1320

Rug

An antique Serapi oriental rug with a large central ivory medallion and an inner blue medallion in shades of coral with a primary dark blue border, with a stylized floral design and an inner and outer ivory border.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 371525

Accession Number: 2016.188.1321

Pair of Electric Lamps

A pair of nineteenth century celadon vases with blue bird and floral decoration converted to table lamps with wooden bases and black paper shades. A decorative glass polychrome finial showing the bust of a man is affixed to the top.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material), wood and wood products, metal, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 371526

Accession Number: 2016.188.1322AB

Candle Stand

A Queen Anne mahogany candle stand with a shaped square top and an urn turned shaft on a tripod base with snake feet.

Date: 1740-1780

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood), carving (processes)

GUSN: 371527

Accession Number: 2016.188.1323

Camel Back Sofa

A federal style camel back sofa with a loose single cushion, green fabric upholstery, scrolled arms outlined with brass tacks, molded mahogany tapered front legs, canted rear legs, and H-shaped stretcher with secondary rear stretcher.

Date: 1755-1780

Maker: unknown

Material: upholstery, mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 371528

Accession Number: 2016.188.1324

Looking Glass

A Chippendale mahogany veneer scroll frame mirror with a gilded cartouche with scrolling foliate design and an inner gilded liner. American or English.

Date: 1760-1790

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), mahogany (wood), gilding

GUSN: 371529

Accession Number: 2016.188.1325

Side Chair

A Queen Anne maple side chair with a vase-shaped splat, a bulbous front stretcher, block and vase turned front legs with Spanish feet, plain side and rear stretchers, raking rear legs.

Date: 1900-1999

Maker: unknown

Material: rush (material), carving (processes), turning (shaping process), maple (wood), varnish

GUSN: 371530

Accession Number: 2016.188.1326

Candle Stand

A mahogany Queen Anne style candle stand with a custom square top inset with nine Delft tiles, on an urn turned shaft and a tripod base with snake feet.

Date: 1950-1990

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), mahogany (wood), ceramic tile

GUSN: 371531

Accession Number: 2016.188.1327

Stool

An eighteenth century English walnut joint stool with a rectangular top and a molded edge, block, ring and vase turned splayed legs and stretchers at the base.

Maker: unknown

Material: walnut (wood), turning (shaping process), carving (processes)

GUSN: 371532

Accession Number: 2016.188.1328

Easy Chair

A Queen Anne style easy chair upholstered in green linen, mahogany cabriole front legs terminating in pad feet, turned vase and ring H-shaped stretchers, and molded splayed rear legs.

Date: 1900-1999

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), upholstery

GUSN: 371533

Accession Number: 2016.188.1329

Side Chair

A Queen Anne mahogany side chair with a vase-shaped splat, a slip seat upholstered in green linen, a scalloped skirt, turned H-shaped stretcher, cabriole legs and pad feet. Probably Boston.

Date: 1735-1755

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), turning (shaping process), mahogany (wood), upholstery

GUSN: 371534

Accession Number: 2016.188.1330

Engraving

A nineteenth century Rowlandson hand colored engraving, "Rum Characters In the Shrubbery" with a gin barrel at the left and a bartender and ladies at the right, in a black and gold frame.

Maker: unknown

Material: ink, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 371535

Accession Number: 2016.188.1331

Barometer and Thermometer

A nineteenth century mahogany mercury stick barometer and thermometer, Frederick Pool, Boston, with a hinged door at the top.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), mercury, brass (alloy)

GUSN: 371536

Accession Number: 2016.188.1333

Foot Stool

An English mahogany Queen Anne foot stool with a rectangular green upholstered top, cabriole legs and pad feet.

Date: 1900-1999

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), upholstery

GUSN: 371537

Accession Number: 2016.188.1334

Tea Table

A mahogany Queen Anne tea table, shaped top with rounded corners, shaped skirt, straight rounded tapering legs, and pad fee in tall discs. Rhode Island.

Date: 1740-1780

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood), stain (coating)

GUSN: 371538

Accession Number: 2016.188.1335

Windsor Bow-back Arm Chair

A bow-back Windsor arm chair, nine rear spindles, carved knuckle arms, turned arm supports, a saddle shaped seat, bulbous turned splayed legs, turned H-shaped stretcher. Traces of green paint under seat.

Date: 1780-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), turning (shaping process), wood and wood products

GUSN: 371539

Accession Number: 2016.188.1336

Windsor Bow-back Arm Chair

A bow-back Windsor arm chair, seven rear spindles, carved knuckle arms, turned arm supports, a saddle shaped seat, bulbous turned splayed legs, turned H-shaped stretcher.

Date: 1780-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), turning (shaping process), wood and wood products

GUSN: 371540

Accession Number: 2016.188.1337

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