Historic New England

Needlework

Needlework with beads on cardboard.

Maker: unknown

Material: beads (pierced objects), cardboard

GUSN: 334248

Accession Number: 1925.161

Needlework

White calla lillys with green leaves on a red ground.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 334249

Accession Number: 1969.558

Handmade Christmas card on a single rectangular sheet of blue paper. Gouache background with sand glued to surface. Ink sketch of a bird's head with a long beak. Splotches of orange, pink, and green paint.

Date: 1960-1970

Maker: Kepes, Juliet (Artist) Kepes, Gyorgy (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), sand, gouache (paint), ink, graphite pencils

GUSN: 334250

Accession Number: 1984.496.1

Gropius Christmas Card

Woven textiles layered on top of blue paper with red handwritten inscription.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), weaving, ink

GUSN: 334251

Accession Number: 1984.1759

Gropius Christmas Card

Folded card made of thin, semi-translucent white paper with blue and green checkered pattern printed on exterior. Interior bears printed inscriptions in blue ink.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), printing ink

GUSN: 334252

Accession Number: 1984.1760

Gropius Christmas Card

Semi-translucent paper with block print in black ink in a design reminiscent of a Christmas ornament, with a thin piece of wood affixed to make a tear-drop shaped border. The ends of the piece of wood are tied together with a piece of red string.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), printing ink, wood (plant material), string (fiber product)

GUSN: 334253

Accession Number: 1984.1754

Gropius Christmas Card

Painting of shapes, a bird, and a lion in the bird's stomach on a piece of thin wood. Handwritten inscription on front, lower right corner and on a label affixed to back.

Maker: Kepes, Juliet (Artist) Kepes, Gyorgy (Artist)

Material: wood (plant material), paint (coating), ink, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 334254

Accession Number: 1984.496.2

Gropius Christmas Card

Painting on paper with red background, black arrows, and a rooster-like bird in white, black, red, and green. Handwritten inscription along left edge of paper.

Maker: Kepes, Juliet (Artist) Kepes, Gyorgy (Artist)

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

GUSN: 334255

Accession Number: 1984.496.3

Gropius Christmas Card

Painting of an owl on top of an hourglass in black and white over a background of blue, red, green, and gray. The years 1948 and 1949 are painted with white paint inside the sand of the hourglass. Handwritten inscription along the top edge in black ink.

Date: 1948-1949

Maker: Kepes, Juliet (Artist) Kepes, Gyorgy (Artist)

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

GUSN: 334256

Accession Number: 1984.496.4

Gropius Christmas Card

Painting of a bird on a black branch over a brown and blue background, set inside a folded piece of paper. Handwritten inscription in black ink along bottom edge of image.

Maker: Kepes, Juliet (Artist) Kepes, Gyorgy (Artist)

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

GUSN: 334257

Accession Number: 1984.496.5

Gropius Christmas Card

Painting of white birds over blue, green, black, and red background, mounted on gray paper, with a handwritten inscription in black ink in left and right borders.

Date: 1965-1966

Maker: Kepes, Juliet (Artist) Kepes, Gyorgy (Artist)

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

GUSN: 334258

Accession Number: 1984.496.7

Gropius Christmas Card

Painting of a white bird over a sea-like background affixed to a brown paper card. Inscription in white paint along lower edge of painting.

Maker: Kepes, Juliet (Artist) Kepes, Gyorgy (Artist)

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

GUSN: 334259

Accession Number: 1984.496.8

Gropius Christmas Card

Drawing of a bird on a branch made from sand sprinkled over glue on delicate white paper. Handwritten inscription in black ink in lower right corner.

Maker: Kepes, Juliet (Artist) Kepes, Gyorgy (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), sand, ink

GUSN: 334260

Accession Number: 1984.496.9

Gropius Christmas Card

Painting of white birds over a stained glass-like background in black and other colors. Pencil inscription on back.

Date: 1958

Maker: Kepes, Gyorgy (Artist)

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

GUSN: 334261

Accession Number: 1984.496.10

Gropius Christmas Card

Drawing of a man wearing a keffiyeh alongside a handwritten inscription in Arabic in black ink.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 334262

Accession Number: 1984.496.12

Gropius Christmas Card

Folded pop-up card of a black teapot over a gold background.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 334263

Accession Number: 1984.496.13

Gropius Christmas Card

Folded card made from delicate, translucent off-white paper. A print of the word NOEL in black and brown ink on the same kind of paper is affixed to the interior, above the beginning of a handwritten letter in German.

Date: 1959

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 334264

Accession Number: 1984.496.14

Gropius Christmas Card

A piece of white paper folded inside a piece of folded red paper. Japanese calligraphy in black ink on left side of white paper interior; printed inscription in English on right side of white paper interior.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334265

Accession Number: 1984.496.11

Gropius Christmas Card

Folded card on thin beige paper. Front is a collage with striped paper and a drawing of a bird with a worm inside a decorative frame. The bird and worm drawing is "hung" from the striped paper with thin wire and is movable. Interior of the card bears an inscription in red pencil.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink, colored pencils, wire, paint (coating)

GUSN: 334266

Accession Number: 1984.496.15

Gropius Christmas Card

Black-and-white photograph made into a postcard with Italian postage/postal markings. Photograph has been edited to have a handwritten inscription in white with a greeting and the artist's initials.

Date: 1949

Maker: unknown

Material: photographic paper, ink, postage stamps

GUSN: 334267

Accession Number: 1984.496.16

Cloth Sample

Plain cotton weave with green and red floral on tan ground.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 335838

Accession Number: 1919.58E

James Patent Stove Model Framed Instructions

"Directions For Using" the William T. James Patent Cooking Stove on handmade paper, framed under glass.

Date: c.1823

Maker: unknown

Material: framing (processes), paper by form, prints (visual works)

GUSN: 335840

Accession Number: 2019.14.1

Dollhouse

(A) Dollhouse with furnishings, used at the Four High Road Tea House. (B) with painted panel cover depicting exterior front of house and (c) glass panel

Date: 1940-1965

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 335843

Accession Number: 2019.17.1A-C

Bustle Ruffle

Plainweave cotton ruffle with applied button band for attaching to petticoat.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 335853

Accession Number: 1969.5342

Bustle Ruffle

Plainweave cotton ruffle with applied button band for attaching to petticoat.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 335854

Accession Number: 1969.5343

Underskirt

Plainweave cotton underskirt. Closures in center front with single button.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 335855

Accession Number: 1969.5345

Bustle Ruffle

Plainweave cotton ruffle with applied button band for attaching to petticoat.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 335856

Accession Number: 1969.5347

Blouse

White cotton button-up blouse, wide two-button cuffs with embroidery at cuffs and collar, buttons, fine piping at shoulders.

Date: ca. 1860

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 335857

Accession Number: 1969.5778

Pigment

Brick red pigment in a baby food jar. Pigment used by Moses Eaton (1796-1886)

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 335871

Accession Number: 2019.19.1

Pigment

Ochre pigment in a glass jar with a flowered metal lid. Pigment used by Moses Eaton (1796-1886).

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 335872

Accession Number: 2019.19.2

Pigment

Green pigment in a baby food jar. Pigment used by Moses Eaton (1796-1886).

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 335873

Accession Number: 2019.19.3

Pigment

Yellow pigment in a baby food jar. Pigment used by Moses Eaton (1796-1886).

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 335874

Accession Number: 2019.19.4

Pigment

Magenta pigmen in a jam jar. Pigment used by Moses Eaton (1796-1886)

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 335875

Accession Number: 2019.19.5

Pigment

Orange pigment in a Hershey's jar. Pigment used by Moses Eaton (1796-1886).

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 335876

Accession Number: 2019.19.6

Fry's Medium for Mixing, Painting, and Tinting

Small glass jar of liquid with a cork. Used by Moses Eaton (1796-1886).

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 335877

Accession Number: 2019.19.7

Pair of Window Curtains

Curtains with large red and green stripes. Trim on the bottom. Rings on the top.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 335891

Accession Number: 1969.3466.13AB

Pair of Curtain Tiebacks

Pair of cream and green striped tiebacks.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 335892

Accession Number: 1969.3466.14AB

Window Valance

Green and red striped window valance.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 335893

Accession Number: 1969.3466.15

Pair of Curtains with Rods

Tan colored curtains with vibrant colored flowers all across the fabric. Flowers are orange, blue-green, purple, and green-tan. Curtains are fringed at the bottom. Rods are a a light, unstained wood.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 335900

Accession Number: 1969.3666.1A-E

Pair of Curtains with Rods

Tan colored curtains with vibrant colored flowers all across the fabric. Flowers are orange, blue-green, purple, and green-tan. Curtains are fringed at the bottom. Rods are a a light, unstained wood.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 335901

Accession Number: 1969.3666.2A-E

Pair of Curtains with Rods

Tan colored curtains with vibrant colored flowers all across the fabric. Flowers are orange, blue-green, purple, and green-tan. Curtains are fringed at the bottom. Rods are a a light, unstained wood.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 335902

Accession Number: 1969.3666.3A-E

Purse

Cotton purse with red and white tassels, inkwork, and two newspaper clippings found inside regarding the reticule.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 335915

Accession Number: 1943.106

Pair of Stockings

Cream stockings with a cheveron drop stitch pattern on the upper section of the sock. Starting mid shin down is a lacy pattern that goes to the toes.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 335928

Accession Number: 1925.354AB

MINISIS TEST RECORD

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 335940

Accession Number: MINISIS_TEST

Coffee Maker

Silex Electric Coffee Makerm, composed of two glass vessals connected by a metal neck with a metal handle. Topped with a black metal lid or attachable spout. Resting on a metal base or stand with electrical outlet. Detachable electric cord with plastic ends and switch.

Date: 1936-1937

Maker: unknown

Material: glass by composition or origin, metal

GUSN: 335944

Accession Number: 2019.20.1A-H

Doll

Female doll wearing a blue hat and a bracelet. The doll wears a multicolored dress made with a ribbon, patterned fabric, and embroidered cloth, and a brown petticoat and black shoes (one shoe is missing). The wooden doll face is painted with black eyes and red lips. The red hair is braided.

Date: 1900-1950(?)

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), textiles, pipe cleaners, yarn

GUSN: 335945

Accession Number: 2019.17.2

Doll

Brown-haired female rag doll wearing a floral patterned dress, an embroidered petticoat, and underwear. Brown shoes with floral pattern. Green hair ribbon tied in bow. Drawn face with black eyebrows, blue eyes, pink lips. Fabric stuffed body. Short and curly brown hair.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, thread, stuffing (upholstering technique)

GUSN: 335946

Accession Number: 2019.17.3

Rug

Rug made of braided yarn. Yarn colors from outside inward: black and gray, white and red, white and black, white and red, white, beige, and green.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: yarn

GUSN: 335947

Accession Number: 2019.17.4

Framed Pictures

Two images with faux-gold frames. Both frames have a string attached to the backs for hanging. (A) One framed picture depicts a view of a ouse surrounded by trees and a road. (B)One framed picture is a reproduction of a apinting of a little girl wearing pink clothes.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), metal, textiles

GUSN: 335949

Accession Number: 2019.17.5AB

Candlestick

Golden candlestick with a flower-shaped base, grooved stem, and crown at the capital.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 335950

Accession Number: 2019.17.6

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