Historic New England

Embroidery Pattern

Embroidery pattern; ribbon and bow pattern with two groupings of three stalks of wheat; pencil marks on front; needle marks throughout; possible border pattern.

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), graphite (mineral)

GUSN: 264846

Accession Number: 2002.32.167

Embroidery Pattern

Embroidery pattern; portion of a scroll and circle pattern; circular-shaped with pencil and needle marks on lower half of pattern.

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), graphite (mineral)

GUSN: 264847

Accession Number: 2002.32.168

Embroidery Pattern

Embroidery pattern; leaf and vine pattern (one image, non-repeating) with two flowers; pencil marks and black residue on front; needle marks throughout.

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 264848

Accession Number: 2002.32.169

Tall Case Clock

Tall case clock, inscribed "J.Pope, London". Mahogany case, brass and silver clock face with eight day moon and calendar phase, three ball and spike finials.

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 264862

Accession Number: 1965.164

Hand towel

white terry cloth hand towel

Date: 1937-1983

Maker: Cannon Mills, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: cotton (textile), terry, machine sewing (technique)

GUSN: 264888

Accession Number: 1984.1205

Embroidery Pattern

Embroidery pattern; flower, scroll and small circle pattern; long and narrow; looks like an uncut stomacher piece; pencil marks on left front side; needle marks throughout; black residue on reverse.

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), graphite (mineral)

GUSN: 264907

Accession Number: 2002.32.170

Embroidery Pattern

Embroidery pattern; portion of a scallop border pattern (pattern repeats six times); needle marks throughout; second pattern from left heavily outlined with pencil.

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), graphite (mineral)

GUSN: 264908

Accession Number: 2002.32.171

Embroidery Pattern

Embroidery pattern; geometric pattern with eight horizontal lines and vertical lines interspersed throughout; pencil marks on front; needle marks throughout (forming maze-like pattern).

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), graphite (mineral)

GUSN: 264909

Accession Number: 2002.32.172

Embroidery Pattern

Embroidery pattern; possible border pattern of leaves and circles; pencil marks on front; needle marks throughout.

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), graphite (mineral)

GUSN: 264910

Accession Number: 2002.32.173

Embroidery Pattern

Embroidery pattern; flower and leaf pattern (single, non-repeating); outlined in pencil on the front; needle marks throughout; black residue on reverse.

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), graphite (mineral)

GUSN: 264911

Accession Number: 2002.32.174

Embroidery Pattern

Embroidery pattern; scroll and curly-cue pattern; left front side outlined in pencil; needle marks throughout.

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), graphite (mineral)

GUSN: 264912

Accession Number: 2002.32.175

Embroidery Pattern

Embroidery pattern; small flower and leaf pattern; left front side outlined in pencil; needle marks throughout.

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), graphite (mineral)

GUSN: 264913

Accession Number: 2002.32.176

Embroidery Pattern

Embroidery pattern; two stems with leaves; black residue on front; needle marks throughout.

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 264914

Accession Number: 2002.32.177

Embroidery Pattern

Embroidery pattern; possible border pattern of leaves and circles; outlined in pencil on front; needle marks throughout; pin marks along left and right sides.

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), graphite (mineral)

GUSN: 264915

Accession Number: 2002.32.178

Embroidery Pattern

Embroidery pattern; flower, leaf, and circle pattern (single, non-repeating); black residue on front side; needle marks throughout; paper is "T"-shaped.

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 264916

Accession Number: 2002.32.179

Embroidery Pattern

Embroidery pattern; geometric pattern with six horizontal lines and vertical lines interspersed throughout; pencil marks on front; neeedle marks throughout (forming maze-like pattern).

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), graphite (mineral)

GUSN: 264917

Accession Number: 2002.32.180

Embroidery Pattern

Embroidery pattern; scroll pattern with teardrop in center (single, non-repeating); light pencil markings on front; needle marks throughout.

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), graphite (mineral)

GUSN: 264918

Accession Number: 2002.32.181

Embroidery Pattern

Embroidery pattern; two sprigs of stems with leaves (single pattern); needle marks throughout; black residue front and back sides.

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 264919

Accession Number: 2002.32.182

Embroidery pattern; abstracted leaf and circle pattern; pattern repeats in two horizontal lines with bottom line the reverse of the top line; outline in pencil on front; black residue on back of pattern; needle marks throughout.

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), graphite (mineral)

GUSN: 264920

Accession Number: 2002.32.183

Embroidery Pattern

Embroidery pattern; abstracted leaf and circle pattern (larger version of 2002.32.183); pattern is in a single horizontal line; black residue front and back; needle marks throughout; pin marks on left and right sides.

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 264921

Accession Number: 2002.32.184

Embroidery Pattern

Embroidery pattern; portion of a scallop pattern (possible border); pencil marks on front; needle marks throughout; paper is a half-circle in shape.

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), graphite (mineral)

GUSN: 264922

Accession Number: 2002.32.185

Embroidery Pattern

Embroidery pattern; small flower and leaf pattern; light pencil markings on front; black residue on front; needle marks throughout.

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), graphite (mineral)

GUSN: 264923

Accession Number: 2002.32.186

Embroidery Pattern

Embroidery pattern; portion of a scroll/curly-cue pattern; outlined in pencil on front; needle marks throughout; half-circle shape cut out of left side; triangle shape cut out of bottom; pin marks along sides and bottom of pattern.

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), graphite (mineral)

GUSN: 264924

Accession Number: 2002.32.187

Embroidery Pattern

Embroidery pattern; small portion of a flower and leaf pattern; needle marks throughout; pattern is in the center of a larger piece of paper.

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 264925

Accession Number: 2002.32.188

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Black and white picture mounted on off-white mat. Picture depicts sculptural relief with text above three human figures above stylized flames. Handwritten inscriptions on mat in black ink from artist to Walter Gropius.

Date: 1953

Maker: Peretti, Fritz, 1895-1978 (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 333333

Accession Number: 1984.54.76

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

A collage composed of a print framed in cream paper with an inscription on front and a drawing in pencil on the back.

Date: 1953

Maker: unknown

Material: prints (visual works), ink, pencils (drawing and writing equipment), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 333334

Accession Number: 1984.54.57

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Black and white photograph of woven textile mounted on brown mat with handwritten inscription (A) and separate sheet of paper with handwritten inscriptions (B).

Date: 1953

Maker: Ribbentrop-Leudesdorff, Hortense Lore, 1902-1986 (Artist)

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

GUSN: 333335

Accession Number: 1984.54.20AB

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Two architectural drawings mounted on white mat with handwritten inscription.

Date: 1953

Maker: Batz, K. (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 333336

Accession Number: 1984.54.99

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Two black and white photographs mounted on white mat with handwritten captions. Larger, leftmost photograph depicts wooden sculpture; smaller photograph depicts head of a man (possibly artist). Decorative border of blue and white striped paper on right edge of mat.

Date: 1953

Maker: Eggers, Alf (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 333337

Accession Number: 1984.54.47

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Black and white photograph and typed letter mounted on white board. Photograph depicts a man in profile reading.

Date: 1953

Maker: Noesselt, Mirka (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 333338

Accession Number: 1984.54.110

Fur Muff

Brown fur hand muff.

Maker: unknown

Material: fur

GUSN: 333436

Accession Number: 1969.5646

Fur Cuff

Fur cuff with light brown shearling and black silk lining, hook and eye closure.

Maker: unknown

Material: fur, silk (fiber)

GUSN: 333437

Accession Number: 1969.5647

Fur Cuff

Unlined fur cuff.

Maker: unknown

Material: fur

GUSN: 333438

Accession Number: 1969.5648

Fur Collar

Fur collar.

Maker: unknown

Material: fur

GUSN: 333439

Accession Number: 1969.5649

Fur Headband

Brown fur headband.

Maker: unknown

Material: fur

GUSN: 333440

Accession Number: 1969.5650

Fur Cuff

Unlined fur cuff.

Maker: unknown

Material: fur

GUSN: 333441

Accession Number: 1969.5651

Print of a Ship

Print of a painting of a ship. Mounted on board. Hangs by a ribbon. Printed backing paper states: "Homeward Bound" by Bernard Gribble, printed by Raphael Tuck and Sons, London England.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 333444

Accession Number: 1931.801

Chest

Six panel chest with straight feet and unusual carving on the front panels and the top rail, the front legs and rails are molded. "WW" is carved on the front panel.

Date: 1660-1710

Maker: unknown

Material: oak (wood)

GUSN: 333446

Accession Number: 2018.46.1

Carved Bed

Twin bed frame of carved wood. Headboard has two rounded posts with carved decoration of three panels with carved curtains bracketed by a row of connected circles with a four-spoke design. The footboard has similar rounded posts with etched vertical lines and an arched pattern in the slat between ...

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), metal

GUSN: 333450

Accession Number: 2018.47.1A-D

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

A collage composed of a grey paper strip on the right and fabric with sections cut out to frame a photographic print of a woman, a picture, and typed inscription.

Date: 1953

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

Material: cloth, ink, photographic prints, paper (fiber product), pictures (two-dimensional representations)

GUSN: 333504

Accession Number: 1984.54.4

Portrait of Mary Gordon Barker by Lucy Hayward Barker

Portrait (A) of Mary Gordon Barker by Lucy Hayward Barker. The painting is of a seated woman, with short hair, holding a red book on her lap. She is wearing and ivory colored blouse, with a loosely tied bow, brownish suit jacket, and a ring on her left finger. Oil on canvas with gold frame (B)

Maker: unknown

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 333680

Accession Number: 2018.57.1AB

Portrait of Mary Gordon Barker by Lucy Hayward Barker

Half-length portrait, in charcoal on paper, of a girl in three quarter view. She is wearing a Peter Pan collar and her hair is pulled back with a bow.

Maker: unknown

Material: charcoal pencils, paper by composition or origin

GUSN: 333681

Accession Number: 2018.57.2

Portrait of Mary Gordon Barker by Lucy Hayward Barker

Half-length portrait, in charcoal on paper, of a young woman with short hair and wearing a collard shirt.

Date: 1932

Maker: unknown

Material: paper by composition or origin

GUSN: 333682

Accession Number: 2018.57.4

Self portrait of Lucy Hayward Barker

Self portrait of the artist, charcoal on paper. She is wearing glasses, a tutleneck, and a hat with feather on one side.

Maker: unknown

Material: charcoal (plant material), paper by composition or origin

GUSN: 333683

Accession Number: 2018.57.3

Rhinestone Brooch

Blue and white rhinestone brooch. Pattern is leaf-like with blue stones as "leaves" and one stem, while white stones are the other two stems. Rhinestones are set in a silver plated backing with silver clasp on back.

Date: ca. 1950

Maker: unknown

Material: rhinestone, stainless steel

GUSN: 333684

Accession Number: 2018.58.1

Coro rose necklace

Coro goldtone necklace with corded chain. At center of chain is a rose surrounded on either side by four satin texured leaves.

Date: ca. 1950

Maker: Coro, Inc.

Material: gold alloy by composition or origin

GUSN: 333685

Accession Number: 2018.58.2

Campfire Girls ring

Symbolic vintage sterling silver ring, referred to as a Wood Gatherer ring from the youth organization the Camp Fire Girls. The piece is embellished with stud designs at the shoulders which represent work, health, and love (WOHELO). Bundled wood is depicted at the ring's center, by a columnar groupi...

Date: ca. 1950

Maker: unknown

Material: sterling silver

GUSN: 333686

Accession Number: 2018.58.3

Brooch

Grandmother's brooch has an intricate weave pattern with swirls on four sides of the pink paste stone in the center of the brooch. Alongside the swirls is an art deco like geometric interlacing pattern with raised edges and dots. Back of brooch has a simple pin.

Date: c. 1940

Maker: unknown

Material: alloy, paste (glass)

GUSN: 333687

Accession Number: 2018.58.4

Silver medallion necklace

Necklace with silver chain and medallion. Medallion has an incised edge radiating inward with a dots. The dots range in size, but are extremely small and reduce in size as they get closer to the center of the medallion. Etched in the center is the letter "G" with remnants of black paint.

Date: ca. 1950

Maker: unknown

Material: silver alloy

GUSN: 333688

Accession Number: 2018.58.5

"Dreams of the Past"

Genre scene showing a sleeping figure seated in a chair in red Cardinal's cloak with a second figure leaning over him speaking into his ear. The two are in front of a large fireplace in an Renaissance interior. Ornate gilded frame.

Date: c. 1885

Maker: Vibert, Jean Georges, 1840-1902 (Artist)

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

GUSN: 333705

Accession Number: 1966.372

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