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Pewter Candlesticks

Pair of pewter candlesticks; William and Mary style cylindrical candle cup attaches to turned shaft with one large knop and three smaller knops; decorated with incised lbands; bell-shaped base of stem attaches to curvi-linear octagonal base with short steep sides; reproduction.

Date: 1876-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin alloy, turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 250472

Accession Number: 1949.709.1-2

Mantel Clock

Eight-day mantel clock; rectangular rosewood-veneered case; platform base; two-paneled door, with glass panes; silver-colored metal mushroom knob; lower panel covers works; eglomise and reverse painting on glass image of a bird on a branch painted on lower panel; glass pane above exposes clock face ...

Date: ca. 1860

Maker: Thomas, Seth

Material: wood (plant material), rosewood (wood), walnut (wood), veneer, glass (material), verre églomisé, reverse painting on glass (image-making)

GUSN: 250473

Accession Number: 1949.712

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Hasty Pudding Spoon

Shaped wooden paddle; rectangular handle with rounded edges; swells into thinner ovoid paddle at the end; hole for hanging at the end of the handle.

Date: 1876-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), carving and carving techniques

GUSN: 250475

Accession Number: 1949.714

Chopping Bowl

Turned treen bowl; widely dished; flat base; flat lip with chamfered edge.

Date: 1876-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 250477

Accession Number: 1949.715

Chopping Bowl

Treen; circular body with incised band around the outer rim; flat lip; flat base.

Date: 1876-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 250480

Accession Number: 1949.716

Brass and Iron Ladle

Rectangular cast iron handle painted black; end forms hook for hanging; handle tapers to lobed drop; brass bowl is dished; slightly ovoid; reproduction.

Date: 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), cast iron

GUSN: 250483

Accession Number: 1949.719

Candle Lantern

Black-painted; rectangular forn with flat square base and rectangular sides, two with glass panels; front has glazed, hinged door; fourthside is tin with applied C-shpaed handle at center; surmounted by pierced conical top with ring handle; metal wire attached at center ofsphere for hanging; interio...

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal), glass (material), paint (coating)

GUSN: 250484

Accession Number: 1949.724

Griddle

Flat griddle with slightly raised outer edge; two knobs which hold a bail handle.

Date: 18th century

Maker: unknown

Material: cast iron

GUSN: 250485

Accession Number: 1949.725

"Braid-Aid" Boxed Set

"Braid-Aid" boxed set with original instructions.

Date: 1950s

Maker: Braid-Aid Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 250532

Accession Number: 1999.65

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"Braid-Aid" Box

"Braid-Aid" rectangular box with top and bottom, buff colored

Date: 1950s

Maker: Braid-Aid Company (Manufacturer)

Material: cardboard

GUSN: 250534

Accession Number: 1999.65.1ab

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"Braid-Aid" rug braiding tools

"Braid-Aid Vari-Folder" rug braiding tools, set of three, adjustable for use with a range of fabric widths and thicknesses.

Date: 1950s

Maker: Braid-Aid Company (Manufacturer)

Material: steel (alloy)

GUSN: 250543

Accession Number: 1999.65.2a-c

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"Braid-Aid" instruction pamphlet

"Braid-Aid Vari-Folder" instruction pamphlet, 4 pages.

Date: 1950s

Maker: Braid-Aid Company (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 250546

Accession Number: 1999.65.3

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Rug braiding tool

Oblong metal tool with small hole at one end [bodkin for lacing braided rugs?] found in box with "Braid-Aid" set.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 250548

Accession Number: 1999.65.4

Serving Cart

Serving cart No. 45. Rectangular wood cart with four swiveling castors. Top tray is removable and reversible.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: Wegner, Hans J. , 1914-2007 (Designer) Andreas Tuck (Manufacturer)

Material: teak (wood), oak (wood)

GUSN: 250626

Accession Number: 2011.4.1AB

Linen fragment, "Pinwheel" pattern, Linen, Belgium, 1950s-1960s

Imported Belgian linen fragment with a handprinted "Pinwheel" patten. Fabric is unused remnant from some pillow upholstery used at the Elizabeth Mills Brown House, a modern house in Guilford, Connecticut designed and built by E. Carleton Granbery, between 1950-1956.

Date: 1950s-1960s

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), weaving

GUSN: 250627

Accession Number: 2011.4.2

Curtain fragment

Wool fabric fragment in a "Canton" pattern produced by Arc-Com Fabrics, New York. Fragment is unused remnant from some curtains used at the Elizabeth Mills Brown House, a modern house in Guilford, Connecticut designed and built by E. Carleton Granbery, between 1950-1956

Date: 1950s-1960s

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), weaving

GUSN: 250628

Accession Number: 2011.4.3

Wooden Souvenir Dish

Wooden souvenier dish; pagoda carved on surface.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), carving (processes)

GUSN: 250632

Accession Number: 1949.736

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Splay-legged Stool

Windsor stool; wooden with turned splay legs; stretchers; incised.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), turning (shaping process), incising

GUSN: 250636

Accession Number: 1949.737

Wash Trough

Free-standing washing trough; wood; arched legs; painted maroon.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), arched, paint (coating)

GUSN: 250641

Accession Number: 1949.739

Trasnferware Cup and Saucer

Pink transferware; earthenware over-sized cup with handle composed of circular piece over an attached curved piece; matching saucer; rural scene with cows in the foreground.

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing, creamware

GUSN: 250646

Accession Number: 1949.742

Decorated Papier Mache Tray

Circular; papier mache; black on red decoration.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper by production method

GUSN: 250654

Accession Number: 1949.745

Mustard Pot

Salt-glazed; stoneware; straight sides with reeding at top; protruding ear-like handles on either side; dome-like lid, flattened at the top with a cookie-like knob on top; floral/foliate pattern in glaze on body.

Maker: unknown

Material: stoneware (pottery), salt glaze

GUSN: 250658

Accession Number: 1949.746

Pair of Chalkware Cows

Pair of chalkware cows; painted with spots; hoves, eyes and ears also painted.

Maker: unknown

Material: slip casting, gypsum, painting and painting techniques

GUSN: 250664

Accession Number: 1949.750.1-2

Fireplace Shovel

Ovoid brass finial with waisted stem; wrought iron cylindrical shaft with bulbous top just below finial; modified bell-shaped shovel.

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought iron (iron alloy), brass (alloy), casting (process)

GUSN: 250667

Accession Number: 1949.755

Nesting Alphabet Blocks

Square box-shape with one open end for nesting graduated-sized blocks; pine carcasses covbered with white printed paper depicting children at play and verses in polychrome, on the sides of each box; letters of the alphabet printed in red on a gold ground are on the tops of each: .1 - A, .2 - B, .3 -...

Date: 1885

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood), paper (fiber product), printing (process)

GUSN: 250669

Accession Number: 1949.757.1-8

Ship Model

Ship model, French Man-of-War; two-masts, string rigging; French flag flying at stern; rectangular wooden platform painted blue; ship held in place with screws.

Date: late 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), string (fiber product), cloth

GUSN: 250672

Accession Number: 1949.758

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Collage of black and white photographic prints, typed text, blue paper, and oil pastel with a handwritten message

Date: 1953

Maker: Mitscherlich, Immeke Alexandra Schollman, 1899-1985 (Artist)

Material: oil pastels, photographic prints, paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 247130

Accession Number: 1984.54.22

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

A birthday card composed of two photographic prints with an inscription.

Date: 1953

Maker: Rauh, G. (Artist)

Material: black-and-white prints (photographs), ink

GUSN: 247132

Accession Number: 1984.54.23

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Collage of black and white photograph and architectural drawings of a "gastehaus" (guesthouse), business card, and black and white photograph of a man mounted on a red-brown mat. Cut pieces of text indicate date and recipient. Small cut image of flowers is affixed above the photograph of a man in th...

Date: 1953

Maker: Singer, Franz, 1896-1954 (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 247134

Accession Number: 1984.54.24

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Collage of black and white photographs and business card from the Royal College of Art. Handwritten inscription on card and in lower right corner of collage. Photographs depict metal objects and a man working at a workstation.

Date: 1953

Maker: Slutzky, Naum J., 1894-1965 (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 247135

Accession Number: 1984.54.25

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

A collage composed of four layers: a woven textile on top, black and white photograph, a handwritten letter with photograph, and a drawing.

Date: 1953

Maker: Maass, Luise Leonore, 1888-1954 (Artist)

Material: wool (textile), photographic prints, ink, pencils (drawing and writing equipment), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 247136

Accession Number: 1984.54.26

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Collage with painting with handwritten message on cream paper matted on black paper background.

Date: 1953

Maker: Graeff, Werner, 1901-1978 (Artist)

Material: paint (coating), pencils (drawing and writing equipment), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 247137

Accession Number: 1984.54.27

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Collage with photographs embellished with paint and a handwritten and printed messages

Date: 1953

Maker: Muller, Hermann and Gerda (Artist)

Material: photographic prints, ink, pencils (drawing and writing equipment), paint (coating)

GUSN: 247138

Accession Number: 1984.54.29

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

A collage on blue paper with a teal, white, and black patterned textile at top, paper and textile shapes on strings drawn in ink, and a handwritten message in a pink paper frame.

Date: 1953

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink, textiles

GUSN: 247140

Accession Number: 1984.54.30

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Collage with a print and handwritten message.

Date: 1953

Maker: Herzger, Walter, 1901-1985 (Artist)

Material: ink, prints (visual works), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 247141

Accession Number: 1984.54.31

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Photographic print of leaves with handwritten message

Date: 1953

Maker: Dearstyne, Howard, 1903-1979 (Artist)

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

GUSN: 247143

Accession Number: 1984.54.32

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Black and white photograph of ceramic vessels mounted on black mat. Typed message on white card affixed to reverse of mat.

Date: 1953

Maker: Zogler, Render (Artist)

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

GUSN: 247144

Accession Number: 1984.54.33

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Black and white printed image depicting a book titled "Physical Planning in Israel" by author Arieh Sharon lying on top of a photograph of a building. Handwritten inscription to Walter Gropius from artist located in gray border to the left of image.

Date: 1953

Maker: Sharon, Arieh, 1900-1984 (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 247145

Accession Number: 1984.54.34

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Black and white printed image, with abstract geometric shapes and text, mounted on off-white mat. Inscription handwritten on mat below image and along left edge of mat.

Date: 1953

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 247146

Accession Number: 1984.54.35

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Black-and-white photographic print of artwork featuring a dynamic human stick figure with a handwritten message on the bottom of the print.

Date: 1953

Maker: Itten, Johannes, 1888-1967 (Artist)

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

GUSN: 247148

Accession Number: 1984.54.36

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Collage with a photographic print, an abstract drawing, and a handwritten message

Date: 1953

Maker: Reichle, Paul (Artist)

Material: photographic prints, drawings (visual works), ink, paper (fiber product), pencils (drawing and writing equipment), charcoal (plant material)

GUSN: 247149

Accession Number: 1984.54.37

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Abstract oil pastel drawing with artist's signature

Date: 1953

Maker: unknown

Material: pastels (visual works), pencils (drawing and writing equipment)

GUSN: 247150

Accession Number: 1984.54.38

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

A collage with a photographic print of a man layered on top of a photographic print of a model of complex of buildings, a handwritten signature, and a strip of red and white striped paper.

Date: 1953

Maker: Hassenpflug, Gustav, 1907-1977 (Artist)

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

GUSN: 247151

Accession Number: 1984.54.39

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Collage of black and white photographic prints with a business card in top left corner

Date: 1953

Maker: Barthelmess, Claus, 1900- (Artist)

Material: photographic prints, business cards, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 247152

Accession Number: 1984.54.40

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

A drawing of a building with a tree and a handwritten inscription.

Date: 1953

Maker: Rossmann, Nelly (Artist)

Material: drawings (visual works), ink, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 247154

Accession Number: 1984.54.41

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Black and white photograph mounted on black card with inscription. Photograph depicts people, building, walkway, and tree overlooking a body of water.

Date: 1953

Maker: Blomeier, Hermann, 1907-1982 (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 247155

Accession Number: 1984.54.42

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Abstract painting, possibly in gouache, affixed to off-white mat. Pencil inscriptions written to the right of painting. Painting is by Lotte Konnerth, who dies in 1950. The inscription is by Hermann Konnerth.

Date: 1953

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), paint (coating), graphite pencils

GUSN: 247156

Accession Number: 1984.54.43

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

The collage is on the inside of a paper folder. The right side of the collage displays a handwritten inscription, business card, and a print mounted on brown paper on a background of cream paper. The left side of the collage has a map of Turkey, three layers of color prints each with two images of ...

Date: 1953

Maker: Moholy-Nagy, Lucia (Artist)

Material: prints (visual works), paper (fiber product), ink, photographic prints

GUSN: 247157

Accession Number: 1984.54.44

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Black and white photograph affixed to grey card with a handwritten inscription. Photograph depicts a topographical/architectural model.

Date: 1953

Maker: Forbat, Alfred, 1897-1972 (Artist)

Material: photographic paper, ink

GUSN: 247158

Accession Number: 1984.54.45

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Black and white photograph mounted on white mat with inscriptions in black and blue ink.

Date: 1953

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 247159

Accession Number: 1984.54.46