Historic New England

Throw Blanket

Red and white horizontal stripe blanket with a varied pattern including black highlights; three vertical panels.

Date: 1939-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 62182

Accession Number: 1984.332.1

Throw Rug

Small black rectangular throw rug with rounded corners. Short cut pile on cream backing.

Date: 1937-1939

Maker: Callaway Mills (Manufacturer)

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 62183

Accession Number: 1984.369

Pillow

White ribbed chenille pillow with zippers on side.

Date: 1937-1983

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 62184

Accession Number: 1984.395.1

Side Chair

Chair one piece bent tubular steel frame; D-shaped seat and back black with caning

Date: 1950-1970

Maker: Breuer, Marcel, 1902-1981 (Designer)

Material: chromium, pine (wood), plating (metal coating), steel (alloy)

GUSN: 62185

Accession Number: 1984.495

Vase

Wide, deep, straight sides; flat bottom; colorless; polishd. edges

Date: 1938-1940

Maker: Aalto, Alvar (Finnish architect and designer, 1898-1976) (Designer) Possibly Kosta Boda (Manufacturer)

Material: glassblowing, glass (material)

GUSN: 62186

Accession Number: 1984.505

Box

Oval box with flaring sides; hinged lid; basketweave; clasp; yellow. liner

Date: 1960-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), straw (plant material)

GUSN: 62187

Accession Number: 1984.645

Box

Circular; machine stitched with straight sides; removeable top

Date: 1960-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 62188

Accession Number: 1984.646

Purse

Rectangular with hinged lid; black; strap handle with comb; red lining

Date: 1950-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), cardboard, pine (wood), vinyl

GUSN: 62189

Accession Number: 1984.647

Pillow Cover

Rectangular; handwoven; with zipper on one side; horizontal stripes alternating black and gray.

Date: 1930-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 62190

Accession Number: 1984.648

Shawl

Rectangular black coarse weave shawl with horizontal white cotton threads; eight pink and green tassels.

Date: 1950-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), wool (textile)

GUSN: 62191

Accession Number: 1984.649

Table Runner

Gold; black fringed edges; hemmed ends

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 62192

Accession Number: 1984.650

Box

Rectangular with top; black & wh printed marbleized covering; case blue

Date: 1960-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: balsa (wood), cardboard, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 62193

Accession Number: 1984.652

Ironing Board

Folding; with metal support rods; padded top yellow print

Date: 1937

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 62194

Accession Number: 1984.750

Iron

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 62195

Accession Number: 1984.788

Wastebasket

Yellow; braids stitched together in horiz. bands; multicolr. ext

Date: 1960-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: straw (plant material)

GUSN: 62196

Accession Number: 1984.138

Shower Curtain

Silver gray; vertical embossed ribs; wh. metal grommets; machine stiitching.

Date: 1950

Maker: Sears, Roebuck and Company (Vendor) Possibly Harmony House (Manufacturer)

Material: plastic (organic material)

GUSN: 62197

Accession Number: 1984.301

Stool

Circular wh. plastic top; 4 legs with black rubber feet

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: chromium, plastic (organic material), plating (metal coating), rubber (material), steel (alloy)

GUSN: 62198

Accession Number: 1984.337

Sculpture

Crimped irreg. metal shaving on threaded shaft; wood block bs.

Date: 1950-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood), tin (metal)

GUSN: 62200

Accession Number: 1984.202

Bed

2 invrtd. l-shape pieces with strips & coils; 4 legs; horshair cover

Date: 1925

Maker: Breuer, Marcel, 1902-1981 (Designer) Bauhaus Furniture Workshop (Manufacturer)

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

GUSN: 62201

Accession Number: 1984.381.1

Night Table

Rectangular; gray; 3 sections; black & orng. front; hinged door; chamber pot

Date: 1925

Maker: Breuer, Marcel, 1902-1981 (Designer) Bauhaus Furniture Workshop (Manufacturer)

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

GUSN: 62202

Accession Number: 1984.382.1

Tissue Holder

2 part black rectangular box; lid; braided straw in rows; slit top; black

Date: 1960-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: straw (plant material)

GUSN: 62203

Accession Number: 1984.385

Photograph

Black and white picture of a buddha statue with arm to chin and a circular sculpture behind.

Date: 1960-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard

GUSN: 62204

Accession Number: 1984.390

Rug

Brown twill rug with chainstitch embroidery in red, purple, blue, black, white, green, and orange.

Date: 1960-1969

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 62205

Accession Number: 1984.392

Sculpture

Aluminum sculpture with a "W" shape in cross-section; two metal supports; angular cutouts; oxidized

Date: 1945-1947

Maker: Filipowski, Richard E., 1923-2008 (Artist)

Material: aluminum (metal), metal

GUSN: 62307

Accession Number: 1984.784

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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