Historic New England

Easel

Simple stand for book or picture; flat sheet plexi v-shaped

Date: 1970-1980

Maker: unknown

Material: Plexiglas (TM)

GUSN: 62234

Accession Number: 1984.203

Typewriter

Pale olive green; manual with black keys & white characters

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: Olivetti (Manufacturer)

Material: plastic (organic material), metal

GUSN: 62235

Accession Number: 1984.228

This earring stand is composed of a flat metal ribbon arranged in a vertical spiral that rotates around a central rod. The rod is mounted at one end on three small splayed legs which each end in a soft white tip to protect furniture from scratches. The entire stand is enameled black.

Date: 1960-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy), enamel (fused coating)

GUSN: 62236

Accession Number: 1984.280

Tray

Red; circular, flat; straight sides, slightly canted inward

Date: 1950-1970

Maker: Vedel, K. (Designer) Orskov, T. (Maker)

Material: plastic (organic material)

GUSN: 62237

Accession Number: 1984.281

Gazelle?

Boldly striped; dark brown glaze or paint; modeled eyes; long legs

Date: 1920-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 62238

Accession Number: 1984.284

Wig Stand

Head & bust of young girl; bl. bonnet, yellow dress with floral motf

Date: 1950

Maker: Possibly Taccogna, Gemma (Maker)

Material: enameling, gesso, papier mâché

GUSN: 62239

Accession Number: 1984.289

Throw Rug

White, rectangular; rounded corners & low cut pile; rubberized backing

Date: 1950-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), rubber (material)

GUSN: 62240

Accession Number: 1984.298

Throw Rug

Small, oval; white, deep shag pile; machine stitched in rows

Date: 1960-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: acrylic (plastic)

GUSN: 62241

Accession Number: 1984.299

Collage

Rectangularangles of foil & paper glued to plywd; nat. forms glued in

Date: 1970

Maker: unknown

Material: collage (technique), laminating, paper (fiber product), algae (protists), shell (animal material), stone (rock), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 62242

Accession Number: 1984.306

Dressing Table

4 drawrs; mountd to wall; black top with rounded cornr; bl. drw. frnts

Date: 1937-1939

Maker: Possibly Jenney, Caspar (Maker)

Material: pine (wood), steel (alloy)

GUSN: 62243

Accession Number: 1984.339

Mirror

Bolted horizontal mirror to glass partition between 208 & 207

Date: 1939

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), metal

GUSN: 62244

Accession Number: 1984.340A

Picture

Drawing mounted on olive green silk; backing for mirror. 340a.

Date: 1939

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 62245

Accession Number: 1984.340B

Wall Mirror

Simple welded molding of chromed steel; frame plain & flat

Date: 1945

Maker: Charles Parker Company (Manufacturer)

Material: chromium, glass (material), plating (metal coating), steel (alloy), metal

GUSN: 62246

Accession Number: 1984.341

Ceiling Lamp

Domed base plate; plain rod extends to socket; disc-shp. shade

Date: 1939

Maker: unknown

Material: chromium, fiberglass, plating (metal coating), steel (alloy)

GUSN: 62247

Accession Number: 1984.342.1

Ceiling Lamp

Domed base plate; plain rod extends to socket; disc-shp. shade

Date: 1939

Maker: unknown

Material: fiberglass

GUSN: 62248

Accession Number: 1984.342.2

Painting

Persian painting of nine men and one woman in a throne room.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), ivory (tooth component), oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 62249

Accession Number: 1984.346

Throw Rug

Sm, white, rectangular; tightly woven; rounded corners; diag. lattice pattn

Date: 1939-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 62250

Accession Number: 1984.300

Box

Black rectangular lacquer box with low sides; loose fit lid; embossed label

Date: 1950-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: lacquering, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 62251

Accession Number: 1984.347

Box

Black lacquer box with straight sides, flat bottom and removable top

Date: 1940-1960

Maker: unknown

Material: lacquering, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 62252

Accession Number: 1984.350

Animal Group

Five animals:bull, donkey, goat, dog, chicken; atop eachother; bright colors

Date: 1950-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 62253

Accession Number: 1984.355

Wastebasket

Woven; black; square base with canted sides; horiz. rows of open circles

Date: 1950-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), straw (plant material)

GUSN: 62254

Accession Number: 1984.357

Headdress

Shaped curved petals; layers bolted at crown; dec. tape loops.

Date: 1925

Maker: unknown

Material: aluminum (metal)

GUSN: 62255

Accession Number: 1984.360

Rug

Diagonal pattern of dark and lightt. diamonds; dark border

Date: 1960

Maker: unknown

Material: sheepskin

GUSN: 62256

Accession Number: 1984.366

Rug

Cream colored; leopard acrylic pile in defined rows

Date: 1976

Maker: unknown

Material: acrylic (plastic), jute (fiber)

GUSN: 62257

Accession Number: 1984.367

Sofa

Black and white abstract floral print; lace on slipcoverr; two person size

Date: 1940

Maker: Marimekko (Manufacturer)

Material: textiles, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 62308

Accession Number: 1984.786

Table

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 62309

Accession Number: 1984.2406

Box

Rectangular; covered with beige paper; stamped design characters; red & black

Date: 1950-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 62310

Accession Number: 1984.57

Photograph

Color print on white paper; rectangular geom. comp, bl, wh, aqua stripes

Date: 1950-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard

GUSN: 62311

Accession Number: 1984.92

Photograph

Black and white photograph on matte paper; depicting a grassy space with trees, shadows in a split. composition

Date: 1960-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: photomechanical processes, gelatin silver prints, silver (metal)

GUSN: 62312

Accession Number: 1984.108

Photographic Print

View of woman with shoulders up; signed bottom; black & white matte

Date: 1956

Maker: Meitner-Graf, Lotte (Artist)

Material: cardboard, photomechanical processes

GUSN: 62313

Accession Number: 1984.110

Photographic Print

Bauhaus bldngs, dessau germany; trees not grown up; white margin

Date: 1925

Maker: unknown

Material: photomechanical processes

GUSN: 62314

Accession Number: 1984.116

Membership Certificate

Honorary membership; gold & black lettering with gold logo; plastic frame

Date: 1980

Maker: Dax (Maker)

Material: cardboard, paper (fiber product), plastic (organic material)

GUSN: 62315

Accession Number: 1984.134

Postage Stamp

1 sheet uncirculated; American arch. series; leatherette portfolio

Date: 1982

Maker: U.S. Postal Service (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 62316

Accession Number: 1984.174

Print

Silkscreen poster of exhibit; black image of sculpt; r & bl. ground

Date: 1969

Maker: Hadzi, Dmitri (Maker)

Material: cardboard, screen printing, tempera

GUSN: 62317

Accession Number: 1984.177

Photograph of Walter Gropius

Older man from shoulders up; wearing beret & scarf

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: Possibly Gelgisser? (Artist)

Material: cardboard, photomechanical processes

GUSN: 62319

Accession Number: 1984.198

Photograph of Walter Gropius

Portrait of man superimposed on galaxy; black & white matte finish

Date: 1960-1965

Maker: Damora, Robert (Artist)

Material: cardboard, photomechanical processes

GUSN: 62320

Accession Number: 1984.221

Poster

Color; earth as seen from space; reverse, astronauts on moon

Date: 1975

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), photomechanical processes

GUSN: 62321

Accession Number: 1984.224

Greeting Card

Bl. background with abstract images in center; rects. & ovoid form

Date: 1961

Maker: Bayer, Herbert (Artist)

Material: cardboard, photomechanical processes

GUSN: 62322

Accession Number: 1984.230

Christmas Card

Silver, black & white; triangs. &squares with parallel lines; wh. dove

Date: 1960

Maker: Architect's Collaborative, The (Designer)

Material: cardboard, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 62323

Accession Number: 1984.231

Photographic Print

Unframed black and white photo of moon's surface

Date: 1972

Maker: Apollo 17 (Photographer)

Material: photomechanical processes

GUSN: 62324

Accession Number: 1984.233

Magazine Article

From time; on pre-colombian gold; one page pictures, one page text

Date: 1950-1980

Maker: Hughes, Robert (Author) Time Magazine (Publisher)

Material: cardboard, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 62325

Accession Number: 1984.234

Poster

Rectangular; folded into sm. sq; opens to diff. geom. shapes, black, or, white

Date: 1978

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 62326

Accession Number: 1984.235

Phonograph Record

Record in yellow jacket with close-up photo of Gropius

Date: 1975

Maker: Mohn O. G., Reinhard (Maker)

Material: paper (fiber product), vinyl

GUSN: 62327

Accession Number: 1984.237

Drawing

Bird bodies of torn paper glued to paper with tan & pink wash

Date: 1960

Maker: Kepes, Juliet (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 62328

Accession Number: 1984.238

Poster

Abstract comp; young girl with head to rt; photorepro. of watercol

Date: 1970

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), photomechanical processes

GUSN: 62329

Accession Number: 1984.239

Greeting Card

Grey stone wall with white bird; pnk/tan sky; paper on cardboard

Date: 1965

Maker: Kepes, Juliet (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 62330

Accession Number: 1984.240

Photographic Print

Sepia tone photograph of a young girl with long hair; possibly Ati Gropius.

Date: 1920

Maker: Fayer, Atelier (Maker)

Material: cardboard, photomechanical processes

GUSN: 62331

Accession Number: 1984.241

Photographic Print

Black and white photograph of a drawing of japanese shrine

Date: 1964

Maker: Larson, Thomas (Artist)

Material: photomechanical processes

GUSN: 62333

Accession Number: 1984.244

Reproduction Silkscreen

Beige ground with fanciful birds and foliage; browns, greens, blue, red-orange, white

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: Reproduction of Klee, Paul, 1879-1940 (Artist) Modern Classics, Inc. (Maker)

Material: cardboard, paper (fiber product), screen printing

GUSN: 62334

Accession Number: 1984.245

Photographic Print

Circular photo of exhibit: "Walter Gropius 1883-1969"; black folio

Date: 1972

Maker: Damora, Robert (Photographer)

Material: cardboard, photomechanical processes

GUSN: 62335

Accession Number: 1984.247.1

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