Historic New England

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Assortment of black and white photographs mounted on off-white mat with handwritten captions. Business card for Alcar Rudelt affixed to upper right hand corner of obverse.

Date: 1953

Maker: Rudelt, Alcar (Artist)

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

GUSN: 247201

Accession Number: 1984.54.96

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Painting in a paper frame with a handwritten inscription

Date: 1953

Maker: Borchers, Heinz, 1898-1972 (Artist)

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

GUSN: 247202

Accession Number: 1984.54.97

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

A drawing of boats and a city.

Date: 1953

Maker: Watenphul, Max Peiffer , 1896-1976 (Artist)

Material: ink, ink washes, pencils (drawing and writing equipment)

GUSN: 247203

Accession Number: 1984.54.100

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Black and white photographic print mounted on black mat. Print depicts man in a suit in front of a building with typed text in lower right hand corner.

Date: 1953

Maker: Bormann, pat2Heinrich-Siegfried, 1909-1982 (Artist)

Material: photographic paper, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 247204

Accession Number: 1984.54.101

Painting (possibly gouache or watercolor) depicting a stylized man with an oversized mustache holding an unknown object, possibly a flute or magic wand. Attached note at left border is inscribed in German.

Date: 1953

Maker: Hess, Christel (Artist)

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

GUSN: 247205

Accession Number: 1984.54.103

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Woven image made of yarn in maroon, dark green, dark gray, white, and tints of yellow. Depicts a hand holding a flower by the stem with a message woven in white yarn.

Date: 1953

Maker: Reichardt, Margaretha, 1907-1984 (Artist)

Material: yarn

GUSN: 247206

Accession Number: 1984.54.104

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Painting of a face with a handwritten message

Date: 1953

Maker: Citroen, Roelof Paul, 1896-1983 (Artist)

Material: drawing paper, paintings (visual works), paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 247207

Accession Number: 1984.54.107

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Abstract image in black, red, and white paint on paper with pencil inscription. Mounted on off-white mat.

Date: 1953

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 247208

Accession Number: 1984.54.108

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Pencil drawing of a woman holding or massaging her foot, mounted on off-white mat. Pencil inscription in lower left corner of drawing.

Date: 1953

Maker: Marcks, Gerhard (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), graphite pencils

GUSN: 247209

Accession Number: 1984.54.109

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Woodcut print in black ink on white paper, mounted on gray mat. Print depicts a stylized cow. Inscription in pencil on border of paper below image.

Date: 1953

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink, graphite pencils

GUSN: 247211

Accession Number: 1984.54.112

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Drawing, possibly of a landscape, in black marker on paper. Inscription along top edge of paper.

Date: 1953

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 247212

Accession Number: 1984.54.113

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Woven textile with birds and letters mounted on solid textile background.

Date: 1953

Maker: Stolzl, Gunta, 1897-1983 (Artist)

Material: textile materials, cloth

GUSN: 247213

Accession Number: 1984.54.114

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Collage with two photographic prints, a handwritten signature, and a paper strip on the right side of yellow and white diagonal stripes.

Date: 1953

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 247214

Accession Number: 1984.54.115

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Pastel drawing mounted in off-white mat. Drawing depicts abstract geometric and organic shapes and patterns. Pencil inscription on lower right border of mat.

Date: 1953

Maker: Kerkovius, Ida, 1879-1970 (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), oil pastels, graphite pencils

GUSN: 247215

Accession Number: 1984.54.116

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

A picture of a black and white partial cube on a blue wash background with a handwritten message.

Date: 1953

Maker: Feininger, T. Lux, 1910-2011 (Artist)

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

GUSN: 247216

Accession Number: 1984.54.117

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

An abstract painting mounted on cream paper with a handwritten message.

Date: 1953

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 247217

Accession Number: 1984.54.118

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Black and white photograph mounted on white mat. Photograph depicts a group of men and women in suits and dresses.

Date: 1953

Maker: Scheper, Hinnerk, 1897-1957 (Artist)

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

GUSN: 247218

Accession Number: 1984.54.119

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Patterned fabric with black wavy lines mounted on off-white mat. Possible brown discoloration due to adhesive. Handwritten inscription from artist to Walter Gropius in black ink between lines of design.

Date: 1953

Maker: Albers, Anni

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

GUSN: 247219

Accession Number: 1984.54.120

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Pencil drawings on paper with inscriptions. Drawings depict a stylized bull and a building.

Date: 1953

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), graphite pencils

GUSN: 247220

Accession Number: 1984.54.121

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

13 pages of annotated transcript in German, each mounted on off-white paper. 1 page mounted on same off-white paper with an attached black-and-white photograph of Oskar Schlemmer, typed inscription, and signature of Tut Schlemmer.

Date: 1953

Maker: Schlemmer, Helena Tutein, 1889-1987

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 247221

Accession Number: 1984.54.122

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Abstract image in ink and paint, possibly watercolor, with washes of pink, green, taupe, and light brown. Image is mounted on off-white card. Two distinct signatures inscribed below image.

Date: 1953

Maker: Aubock, Carl, 1924-1993 (Artist) Aubock, Mara Utschkunova (Artist)

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

GUSN: 247222

Accession Number: 1984.54.111

Daguerreotype, portrait

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 248333

Accession Number: 1985.102

Daguerreotype Portrait

Dauguerreotype; portrait of a woman; in frame.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 248334

Accession Number: 1985.103

Daguerreotype Portrait

Daguerreotype portrait of a woman wearing a bonnet; in frame

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 248335

Accession Number: 1985.104

Daguerreotype Portrait

Dugerreotype portrait of a woman; in frame.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 248336

Accession Number: 1985.556

Purse

Mother-of-pearl purse, with red leather edging, and a floral design on the front. The inside of the purse is made of pink cotton, and it contains three separate compartments for holding smaller belongings. There is a metal clasp to open and close the purse.

Date: ca. middle 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, cotton (textile), metal, mother of pearl

GUSN: 248338

Accession Number: 2002.29.31

Football

Roundish, rubber football; won by the Oneida Football Club of Boston in 1863.

Date: 1863

Maker: unknown

Material: rubber (material)

GUSN: 246154

Accession Number: 1922.768

Collection of Baseball Related Objects

Collection of baseball related objects including a jersey, hat, uniform pants, socks, and a glove.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 246186

Accession Number: 2002.30.1

Baseball Shirt

Child's cotton/polyester blend green short sleeve baseball shirt. Two button on the front. The word "Athletics" in yellow letters across the front of the shirt. "CRAFTSMEN PIANO REBUILDERS / 9" on the reverse side of the shirt.

Date: ca. 1998

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), polyester

GUSN: 246191

Accession Number: 2002.30.1.1

Baseball Pants

Child's black polyester baseball pants. On the back side, there is a pocket with the word "BIKE" on it. Elastic drawstring waist. Tapered elastic cuffs at the bottom of the legs. Zigzag stitching at the front of each leg, where there is padding inside.

Date: ca. 1998

Maker: unknown

Material: polyester

GUSN: 246195

Accession Number: 2002.30.1.2

Baseball pants

Child's polyester grey baseball pants. Elastic waist, and elastic tapered cuffs at the bottom of each leg. Extra padding sewn into the pants at the knees.

Date: ca. 1998

Maker: unknown

Material: polyester

GUSN: 246197

Accession Number: 2002.30.1.3

Baseball Cap

Child's baseball cap. Green in color, with a yellow brim, and an "A's" logo embroidered on the front. Cotton/polyester blend.

Date: ca. 1998

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), polyester

GUSN: 246203

Accession Number: 2002.30.1.4

Pair of Baseball Stirrup Socks

Pair of green stirrup socks from baseball uniform. Made of elasticized fabric.

Date: ca. 1998

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), polyester

GUSN: 246294

Accession Number: 2002.30.1.5ab

Batting Helmet

Plastic batting helmet. Blue in color, with gray foam cushioning inside, and holes on top for ventilation.

Date: 1998

Maker: unknown

Material: plastic (organic material), foam (material form)

GUSN: 246296

Accession Number: 2002.30.2

Aluminum Baseball Bat

Aluminum baseball bat. Primarily black in color, with gold and silver text. The bat has black leather wrapped around the thin end of the bat to form a grip, and clear plastic on the opposite end.

Date: ca. 1998

Maker: unknown

Material: aluminum (metal), leather, plastic (organic material)

GUSN: 246297

Accession Number: 2002.30.3

Cleats

Pair of baseball cleats. Black shoes with black and white-colored leather stipes across the front of each shoe. Black and red rubber cleats the the bottom of each shoe.

Date: 1998

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, rubber (material)

GUSN: 246302

Accession Number: 2002.30.4AB

Baseball

Baseball. Covered with white leather; red stitching.

Date: 1998

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, stitching

GUSN: 246304

Accession Number: 2002.30.5

Baseball Glove

Brown leather baseball glove for fielding. Not specifically either a catcher's mitt, or a first baseman's glove.

Date: 1960

Maker: unknown

Material: cowhide, nylon, stitching

GUSN: 246311

Accession Number: 2002.30.6

Batting Glove

Batting glove for baseball. White ground, with black and blue writing and accents. The glove has an elasticized cuff with Velcro, and holes in both the fingers and the thumb for ventilation.

Date: ca. 1998

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, nylon, Velcro (TM)

GUSN: 246314

Accession Number: 2002.30.7

Mesh Purse

Chain link mesh purse (a) in original box (c-d) and bag (b). Has an elongated design, with floral openwork on the bottom. There is a clasp on top to open and close the purse, and an adjustable handle with a sliding mechanism.

Date: ca. 1920s-1930s

Maker: Whiting & Davis Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: chains (object genres), mesh

GUSN: 246330

Accession Number: 2001.121A-D

Box of Babypads

Cardboard box originally containing 200 white triangular paper pads. The box is white in color, and decorated with peach and white-colored pictures of teddy bears, ribbons, rabbits, pigs, ducks, baby blocks, flowers, bells, and toys. In the bottom center of the box, there is a picture of a baby wear...

Date: ca. 1930s

Maker: Dennison Mfg. Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: cardboard, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 246339

Accession Number: 2001.253

Set of Picnic Spoons

Set of 33 stamped tin picnic spoons in their original cardboard box. The box has printing in green, blue, and white, with a picture of a spoon on the front.

Date: ca. 1930-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal), cardboard

GUSN: 246343

Accession Number: 2001.254A-HH

Pea Huller and Bean Slicer

Pea huller/bean slicer (one tool) in original cardboard box. The huller/slicer is made up of four individual pieces. The box is green and white in color, with a picture of the tool shown.

Date: ca. 1930-1950

Maker: Jordan Marsh Company (Retailer) Vaughan

Material: steel (alloy), cardboard

GUSN: 246344

Accession Number: 2001.256A-F

Hair Dryer

Plastic, bonnet-type hair dryer in original box, with instruction manual and carrying case. The dryer is complete with a hose, a pink-colored blower unit, and an electric cord. There are air intake vents on the top of the blower unti for drying nail polish. The carrying case is round, and white in c...

Date: ca. 1970

Maker: General Electric Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 246345

Accession Number: 2002.2A-C

Jewelry Cleaning Kit

Jewelry cleaning kit. Consists of a box containing a bar of soap; a container of sawdust; a chamois cloth; and a tray. The box itself is made of tin, and is primarily gray in color, with a gold-colored border around the lid. The box has several hooks on each side of the interior. There is a latch cl...

Date: ca. mid-20th century

Maker: Shreve, Crump & Low (Retailer)

Material: tin (metal), sawdust, soap (organic material), chamois (animal material)

GUSN: 246526

Accession Number: 2002.3

Girl's Dress

Girl's dress. Primarily white; sleeveless, with red trim around both the squared neckline and the ruffled arm holes. Three sets of green holly leaves with red berries are appliquéd on the front of the dress, below the neckline. Identical holly clusters are appliquéd along the waist, and just above t...

Date: ca. 1935-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), appliqué (technique), buttons (fasteners)

GUSN: 246528

Accession Number: 2002.4

Girl's Pinafore

Girl's pinafore. White, sleeveless, with ruffled arm holes. The arm holes are decorated with floral eyelet trim. The pinafore has both buttons and a tie on the back for closure.

Date: ca. 1935-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), eyelets (components), buttons (fasteners)

GUSN: 246529

Accession Number: 2002.5

Dartmouth College Pennant

Dark green triangular felt pennant, with the name "Dartmouth" printed in white. The pennant also depicts the official seal of Dartmouth College, which is likewise white in color. There is a white stripe along the left edge of the pennant, to which four white ribbons are attached.

Date: 1930s-1940s

Maker: unknown

Material: felt (textile), ribbon (material)

GUSN: 246530

Accession Number: 2002.6

Boston College Pennant

Maroon-colored triangular felt pennant, with the name "Boston College" printed on the front in gold. The pennant also depicts the official seal of Boston College, which is also gold in color. There are two maroon ribbons hanging from the left edge of the pennant.

Date: ca. 1930s-1940s

Maker: unknown

Material: felt (textile), ribbon (material)

GUSN: 246531

Accession Number: 2002.7

Bowdoin College Pennant

White triangular felt pennant, with the name "BOWDOIN" on the front in black branchlike cloth lettering. There is also a black branch on the left edge of the pennant. Four white ribbons are hanging from the left edge.

Date: ca. 1930s-1940s

Maker: unknown

Material: felt (textile), ribbon (material)

GUSN: 246532

Accession Number: 2002.8

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