Historic New England

Pair of moccasins

Each moccasin in this pair is made from hand-sewn tanned deerhide. The turned cuffs are embellished with red cotton ribbon stitched to the outer edges and a repeating traditional design in black pigment. Made for a child.

Date: ca. 2018

Maker: LaRose, Silvermoon, 1980-, Narragansett Nation (Artist)

Material: deerskin, pigment, cotton (textile)

GUSN: 334405

Accession Number: 2018.27.10AB

Cloth Fragment

Brown ground with abstract and floral print.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 334472

Accession Number: 1917.1125

Cloth Fragment

Brown and white ground with small red floral print.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 334473

Accession Number: 1917.1126

Textile Fragment

Green, white, and ochre printed fabric fragment.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 334510

Accession Number: 1917.1178

Textile Fragment

Beige-green ground with purple, red, and yellow floral print.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 334511

Accession Number: 1917.1342

Textile Fragment

Black velvet with green supplementary weft, likely silk.

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 334533

Accession Number: 1917.1410

Textile Fragment

Loose plain weave coarse bast fragment.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 334539

Accession Number: 1919.124

Textile Fragment

Two pieces; plain weave cotton printed with floral and architectural design in white and brown.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 334540

Accession Number: 1919.46

Textile Fragment

Glazed cotton chintz with yellow background and green leaf design.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 334541

Accession Number: 1919.53

Textile Fragment

Glazed cotton chintz with floral rose design and light blue ground.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 334542

Accession Number: 1919.54

Textile Fragment

Printed cotton of two dogs in a doghouse with floral border.

Maker: Landseer, Edwin Henry, Sir, 1802-1873 (Artist)

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 334543

Accession Number: 1919.55

Textile Fragment

Glazed cotton plain weave with birds and flowers in blue and red on cream ground.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 334544

Accession Number: 1919.56

Textile Fragment

Plain weave cotton with buildings and church in yellow, blue, and brown.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 334545

Accession Number: 1919.50

Gropius Christmas Card

Printed Christmas card with stylized image of the three wise men in the desert and a star overhead. Printed and handwritten inscriptions inside the card.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334661

Accession Number: 1984.496.131

Gropius Christmas Card

Printed Christmas card. Text and a design of a bird and flowering branches are printed in black ink over a background of red-orange and gold. Handwritten inscription in pencil.

Date: 1961

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 334662

Accession Number: 1984.496.134

Gropius Christmas Card

Christmas card with black and white photograph affixed to front. Photograph depicts a Greek bust of a woman. Printed inscriptions inside the card.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334663

Accession Number: 1984.496.135\n

Gropius Christmas Card

Folded white card with Kiyoshi Saito print affixed to front cover. Interior has embossed, printed, and handwritten inscriptions.

Date: 1960

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334664

Accession Number: 1984.496.136

Gropius Christmas Card

Christmas card with print of Hokusai's "The Great Wave off Kanagawa" affixed to front. Inscriptions inside of card.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334665

Accession Number: 1984.496.137

Gropius Christmas Card

Greeting card with print of geometric linework in black ink on front of card over a pink background. Inscriptions inside card.

Date: 1950

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334666

Accession Number: 1984.496.138

Gropius Christmas Card

Christmas card with black and white photo affixed to front. Image depicts a sculpture, possibly made of stone. Inscriptions inside card.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334667

Accession Number: 1984.496.139

Gropius Christmas Card

Christmas card with printed figure in colorful garb in interior accompanied by printed and handwritten inscriptions.

Date: 1957

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334668

Accession Number: 1984.496.140

Gropius Christmas Card

Greeting card with drawing in black ink on front with touches of pink and yellow. Printed inscriptions inside of card.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334669

Accession Number: 1984.496.141

Gropius Christmas Card

Christmas card with black and white image of an ancient relief printed on the front. Inscriptions inside the card.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334670

Accession Number: 1984.496.133

Gropius Christmas Card

Printed image in black and white of an abstracted architectural landscape. Handwritten inscription on back of card.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334671

Accession Number: 1984.496.142

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Ink and watercolor painting mounted on white card with handwritten inscription in lower left corner of painting. Painting depicts buildings, palm trees, and landscape in brown, green, red, blue, and yellow.

Date: 1953

Maker: Hauschild, Ellen (Artist)

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

GUSN: 333154

Accession Number: 1984.54.74

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Black and white photograph and architectural drawing set in a double mat with an inscription.

Date: 1953

Maker: Possibly Croger, Liam (Artist)

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

GUSN: 333155

Accession Number: 1984.54.84

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Black and white image mounted on white card with inscription. Photographic print depicts various ceramics.

Date: 1953

Maker: Wildenhain, Marguerite, 1896-1985 (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 333156

Accession Number: 1984.54.83

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Black and white image of painting (possibly) of nude woman brushing her hair before a mirror in an interior space. Inscriptions handwritten on mat below image.

Date: 1953

Maker: Scala, Franz, 1892-1975 (Artist)

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

GUSN: 333157

Accession Number: 1984.54.91

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Collage of black and white photographs on black card; photographs depict a man carrying a child on his shoulders, table and chairs, store sign, and an unknown contraption. Green piece of paper affixed to lower right portion of card with handwritten inscription.

Date: 1953

Maker: unknown

Material: black-and-white photographs, paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 333158

Accession Number: 1984.54.92

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Black and white photograph, possibly of Radiology Institute of Osnabrück (Röntgeninstitut Osnabrück), mounted to white card with handwritten and stamped inscriptions.

Date: 1953

Maker: Lindner, Emanuel, 1905-1985 (Artist)

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

GUSN: 333159

Accession Number: 1984.54.94

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Typed letter in German to Walter Gropius.

Date: 1953

Maker: Gust, George (Artist)

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

GUSN: 333160

Accession Number: 1984.54.95

Suspenders

Multi-colored suspenders worn by Richard Nylander when he married Jane Giffen on July 8, 1972. Straps are woven in an elasticized looped pile. Straps are vertically striped in yellow, gold, orange, tan, and brown assembled left to right on a navy background. Crossed at the center back and stitched i...

Date: ca. 1970

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (fiber), metal, elasticity

GUSN: 333180

Accession Number: 2018.40.1

Velveteen wedding pants

One pair of blue velveteen wedding pants. Four matching pockets, two in front and two in back, with flap and button enclosures.

Date: c. 1970

Maker: unknown

Material: velveteen

GUSN: 333181

Accession Number: 2018.40.2

Blue suit pants

One pair of men's blue suit pants. Slight flare at ankle.

Date: c. 1970

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 333182

Accession Number: 2018.40.3

White cotton pants

One pair of white cotton pants. Label on inner pocket reads, "Levi's / Sta-Prest / Never Needs Ironing." Small flare at the ankle.

Date: c. 1970

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 333183

Accession Number: 2018.40.4

Set of embroidered linens by Olivia Langley Sleeper Crosby

Set of embroidered linens by Olive Langley Sleeper Crosby (1888-1977). Sampling includes (a-b) two guest towels, (c) one mat from a luncheon set, and (d-f) three styles of monogramed table napkins, all completed before her marriage in 1910. One guest towel (b) features tatting added by Olive's mothe...

Date: c. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), embroidering, tatting (process)

GUSN: 333185

Accession Number: 2018.41.1A-F

Silk brocade fragment, 18th century

Silk brocade fabric fragment. Dark green background with a decorative floral pattern in gold, blue, and red. Fragment possibly removed from a mid-18th century wedding dress belonging to "Lady Goodwin" of South Berwick, Maine.

Date: 18th century

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), brocading

GUSN: 333186

Accession Number: 2018.41.2

Unused roll of pink and silver foil wallpaper

Unused roll of shiny silver and bright pink foil wallpaper. Design is a version of the fleur de lis. Was used in a bathroom in Salem, Massachusetts.

Date: 1974

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), paint by composition or origin

GUSN: 333203

Accession Number: 2018.42.1

Pink swiss dot dress with lace trim

Pink swiss dot doll dress with white lace trim around sleeves and collar

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 333211

Accession Number: 2013.88.17.6

Knitted red skirt with fur trim

Red knit doll skirt with velcro attachment at waist and fur trim around hem

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 333212

Accession Number: 2013.88.17.7

Knitted red sweater with fur trim, white cord closure

Red knit doll jackets with white cord tie at the front and fur trim around the hem

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 333213

Accession Number: 2013.88.17.8

2 piece pale purple ensemble with white lace trim

Two-piece purple ensemble. Skirt has white lace trim at bottom hem and around waste. Shirt has bell sleeves. White lace around opening of sleeves and neckline.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 333214

Accession Number: 2013.88.17.9ab

Yellow plaid sundress with yellow lace trim

Doll shirt in yellow-checkered fabric. Yellow lace around sleeves, collar, and bottom hem. Three snap closures along front.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 333215

Accession Number: 2013.88.17.10

Red jumper with white blouse

Red doll jumper with a white long-sleeve blouse. Blouse has lace detailing around the collar.

Maker: unknown

Material: dolls

GUSN: 333216

Accession Number: 2013.88.17.11ab

Tan jumper with brown and white print blouse

Tan corduroy doll jumper with fabric pocket sewn on the front of the skirt. Brown floral shirt with white lace trim around collar

Maker: unknown

Material: corduroy

GUSN: 333217

Accession Number: 2013.88.17.12ab

Long green dress with red rick rack trim

Green doll dress. Red rickrack trim around sleeves and botton hem.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 333218

Accession Number: 2013.88.17.13

Blue print dress with yellow trim, 3 buttons

Dark-blue floral doll dress. Yellow fabric trim around sleeves and collar. Yellow rickrack sewn around three yellow plastic bottoms on front.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 333219

Accession Number: 2013.88.17.14

Blue, orange, white print dress with orange trim and 2 buttons

Doll shirt in floral fabric with orange, yellow, and white flowers against a blue background. Two orange buttons below collar. White lace sewn around inside of collar and organ fabric trim on the sleeves.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 333220

Accession Number: 2013.88.17.15