Historic New England

Gropius Christmas Card

Christmas card made from a folded piece of brown paper. Design on front includes a printed background in black ink, applications of red, green, and white paint, drawn lines in black ink, and a handwritten inscription. Handwritten inscription inside interior of card as well.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 334732

Accession Number: 1984.496.56

Gropius Christmas Card

Card that was once folded, now flattened. Piece of dark blue (possibly rice) paper with silver calligraphy and a red stamp affixed to the front. Handwritten inscription on the back (originally the interior of the card).

Maker: Shinoda, Toko (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), ink, adhesive

GUSN: 334733

Accession Number: 1984.496.57

Gropius Christmas Card

Calligraphy in black ink on white paper with a red seal in the lower right corner. Back may bear additional calligraphy.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334734

Accession Number: 1984.496.58

Gropius Christmas Card

Calligraphy in white ink on dark blue paper.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334735

Accession Number: 1984.496.59

Gropius Christmas Card

Black and white photographic print of an aerial view of a city and partially-constructed building. Handwritten and printed inscriptions on back.

Maker: unknown

Material: photographic paper, ink

GUSN: 334736

Accession Number: 1984.496.60

Gropius Christmas Card

Black and white photographic print of architectural details. Printed and handwritten inscriptions on back.

Maker: unknown

Material: photographic paper, ink

GUSN: 334737

Accession Number: 1984.496.61

Gropius Christmas Card

Grayscale print of a photograph of the front of a building. Handwritten insciptions in two hands on back.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334738

Accession Number: 1984.496.62

Gropius Christmas Card

Print (likely screenprinted) of what may be a stylized cathedral in black, red, blue, purple, pink, light gray, and yellow affixed to a white card. The card was folded in half and sealed with gold stickers to create an envelope; the back bears American postage (Seattle, Washington) and handwritten a...

Date: 1961

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink, stickers, postage stamps

GUSN: 334739

Accession Number: 1984.496.63

Gropius Christmas Card

Print in black ink on paper of a concentric, overlapping geometric shapes. Each side of the paper was folded at some point in time, possibly to more tightly frame the print. Back bears handwritten inscriptions.

Maker: Albers, Josef, 1888-1976 (Artist) Albers, Anni (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334740

Accession Number: 1984.496.64

Gropius Christmas Card

Printed image on paper of a work by Josef Albers in grayscale. Handwritten inscriptions on back.

Maker: Albers, Josef, 1888-1976 (Artist) Albers, Anni (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334741

Accession Number: 1984.496.65

Gropius Christmas Card

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 334742

Accession Number: 1984.496.66

Gropius Christmas Card

Brush painting in black and gray on white painting with a red seal. Signed on back.

Maker: Shinoda, Toko

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

GUSN: 334743

Accession Number: 1984.496.67

Gropius Christmas Card

Greeting card made from a piece of thin cardboard, coated with silver pigment on the front with asian calligraphy. Back is cream with silver speckles and bears handwritten inscriptions.

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, ink

GUSN: 334744

Accession Number: 1984.496.68

Gropius Christmas Card

Christmas card made from a print in black ink on translucent paper affixed to a piece of off-white paper. Off-white paper has been folded in half to make an envelope of sorts and bears postage (American, New York) on one side. Print depicts a horse-like animal with a speech bubble that says MERRY XM...

Date: 1950

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink, postage stamps

GUSN: 334745

Accession Number: 1984.496.69

Gropius Christmas Card

Christmas card with the word NOEL collaged to the front in pieces of decorative paper, sequins, and metallic cord. Handwritten inscription inside.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink, sequins (spangles), cord (fiber product)

GUSN: 334746

Accession Number: 1984.496.70

Gropius Christmas Card

Greeting card made from a long, narrow piece of paper folded in half. One side of the interior bears typed and handwritten inscriptions, the other half has an ink drawing of starfish, a crab claw, and a spiral shell with painted colors. Outside of the card bears a typed address and American postage ...

Date: 1952

Maker: Bruck, F. Frederick, d. 1997 (Artist)

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

GUSN: 334747

Accession Number: 1984.496.71

Gropius Christmas Card

Greeting card with a print by Kiyoshi Saito on the front and handwritten inscriptions inside.

Date: 1959

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334748

Accession Number: 1984.496.72

Gropius Christmas Card

Christmas card with flat, hammered metal form stapled to white paper. Handwritten inscription at bottom of card.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink, metal, staples

GUSN: 334749

Accession Number: 1984.496.73

Gropius Christmas Card

Christmas card made from a print of a town in black ink and handwritten inscriptions on a piece of red paper, affixed to a piece of silver decorative paper, affixed to a piece of cardboard. The whole thing has been folded in half.

Date: 1950

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334750

Accession Number: 1984.496.74

Gropius Christmas Card

New Year's card made from multiple pieces of paper. The exterior is made of a piece of paper with a silver pattern and a piece of brown paper. Four small pieces of paper with asian characters are affixed in a line to the brown paper. Interior is made of a piece of blue and a piece of red paper. An i...

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink, adhesive

GUSN: 334751

Accession Number: 1984.496.75

Gropius Christmas Card

Card made from red and brown (may have originally been blue) construction paper folded in thirds. A printed image of "A Lunar Halo" - a bright celestial body over water with a hot air balloon in the midground - is affixed to the interior of the card. Handwritten inscription on the back.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink, adhesive

GUSN: 334752

Accession Number: 1984.496.76

Gropius Christmas Card

A bound book of prints in gold and silver inks with text on the front cover.

Maker: Kranz, Kurt, 1910- (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), ink, thread

GUSN: 334753

Accession Number: 1984.496.77

Gropius Christmas Card

Large card made from an outer layer of red paper, folded in half, with a printed image affixed to the interior. Printed image is an illustration of a street celebration with dragon dancers and revelers. Illustration is signed "Chi Chen." Printed inscriptions in gold on front and interior; handwritte...

Maker: Chen, Chi (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), ink, adhesive

GUSN: 334754

Accession Number: 1984.496.78

Gropius Christmas Card

Christmas card made from two layers of delicate white paper. The outer layer (cover) is printed with red, blue, yellow, and gray fish. Handwritten inscription inside.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334755

Accession Number: 1984.496.79

Gropius Christmas Card

Christmas card with printed image on cover in black ink: the design reads Merry Christmas in stylized letters. Printed inscription inside.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334756

Accession Number: 1984.496.80

Gropius Christmas Card

Greeting card made from a piece of paper folded twice with a printed image of pink figures against an orange background on the front. Handwritten inscriptions inside; printed inscription on the back.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 334757

Accession Number: 1984.496.81

Gropius Christmas Card

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 334758

Accession Number: 1984.496.82

Gropius Christmas Card

Card with red and orange checkered pattern on thin, semi-translucent white paper (possibly rice paper). Printed inscriptions inside.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334759

Accession Number: 1984.496.83

Gropius Christmas Card

Card with blue and gray checkered pattern on thin, semi-translucent paper (possibly rice paper). Printed inscriptions inside.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334760

Accession Number: 1984.496.84

Gropius Christmas Card

Card with blue and gray checkered pattern on thin, semi-translucent paper (possibly rice paper). Printed inscriptions inside.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334761

Accession Number: 1984.496.85

Gropius Christmas Card

Card with silver checkered pattern on thin brown paper (possibly rice paper). Printed inscriptions inside.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334762

Accession Number: 1984.496.86

Gropius Christmas Card

Christmas card with multicolored print of a geometric design on the front and printed inscriptions on the back.

Maker: Bayer, Herbert, 1900-1985 (Artist) Bayer, Joella Syrara Haweis, 1907-2004 (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334763

Accession Number: 1984.496.87

Gropius Christmas Card

Christmas card made from a printed black-and-white image of snow-topped birdhouses with geometic patterns in front of a tall tree. Printed inscriptions in red ink in the lower left and right corners.

Maker: Bayer, Herbert, 1900-1985 (Artist) Bayer, Joella Syrara Haweis, 1907-2004 (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334764

Accession Number: 1984.496.88

Gropius Christmas Card

Postcard made from a print in mint green and black ink. Printed inscription on front and handwritten on back with American postage (Aspen, CO).

Maker: Bayer, Herbert, 1900-1985 (Artist) Bayer, Joella Syrara Haweis, 1907-2004 (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), ink, postage stamps

GUSN: 334765

Accession Number: 1984.496.89

Gropius Christmas Card

Card with black-and-white print of a drawing by Herbert Bayer on the front, handwritten inscription inside, and printed inscription on back.

Date: 1949

Maker: Bayer, Joella Syrara Haweis, 1907-2004

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334766

Accession Number: 1984.496.90

Pot

Orange-brown transparent plant pot containing two flowers made of wire: one orange and red and the other silver and green; leaves are two shades of green.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 335967

Accession Number: 2019.17.20

Chair

Upholstered chair with beige floral patterned fabric and fringe beneath the seat. Flowers in pattern are red. The four chair feet are black painted wood.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wood and wood products, textile materials by form, paint (coating)

GUSN: 335968

Accession Number: 2019.17.21

Sofa

upholstered sofa with a red floral pattern on beige fabric and fringe beneath the seat. The four feet are made wood and painted black.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wood and wood products, paint (coating), textiles

GUSN: 335969

Accession Number: 2019.17.22

Fireplace

Fireplace with immitation marble mantlepiece and metal depiction of a lit fire and smoke inside. Ornamented by two columns and various painted decorations.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: metal by composition or origin, paint (coating), plastic by composition or origin

GUSN: 335970

Accession Number: 2019.17.23

Pouffe

Upholstered pouffe with red floral pattern beige fabric and fringe beneath the seat.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wood and wood products, textiles

GUSN: 335971

Accession Number: 2019.17.24

Candle

A rose candle with golden brown candlestick.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, wax

GUSN: 335972

Accession Number: 2019.17.25

Chair

Painted bow-back Windsor armchair. Painted and worn finish. Thumbprint details along bow-back.

Date: 1795-1800

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 335973

Accession Number: 2019.21.1

Gloves

Pair of women's white gloves. Kid leather.

Date: 1885-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: kidskin, leather

GUSN: 335974

Accession Number: 2017.41.3AB

Portrait of Cyrus Bruce (dates unknown)

Portrait of Cyrus Bruce standing contraposto in front of the Langdon house door. Cyrus Bruce is depicted with his right hand on his hip and his left hand on the door knocker. He wears a purple tailcoat, yellow waistcoat, and green breeches.

Date: 2018

Maker: Haynes, Richard, Mr., Jr. (Artist)

Material: oil paint (paint), wax, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 335975

Accession Number: 2019.22.1

Set of Window Curtains

Narrow, rectangular, two-tone wine red silk lampas woven in large scale strapwork medallions alternating between large and small; abstract floral designs inside and along side; cellular infill in many void spaces. Lightly gathered across top; suspended by five brass hooks. Wide hem at bottom.

Maker: unknown

Material: lampas (textile material), silk (fiber)

GUSN: 335978

Accession Number: 1934.292C

Set of Window Curtains

Narrow, rectangular, two-tone wine red silk lampas woven in large scale strapwork medallions alternating between large and small; abstract floral designs inside and along side; cellular infill in many void spaces. Lightly gathered across top; suspended by five brass hooks. Wide hem at bottom.

Maker: unknown

Material: lampas (textile material), silk (fiber)

GUSN: 335979

Accession Number: 1934.292D

Opera Cloak

Cream silk opera cloak; cream velvet leaf pattern with lace around collar and sleeves, and a mauve lining.

Maker: Worth, Charles Frederick, Mr. (Maker)

Material: silk (fiber), velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 335980

Accession Number: 1993.19

Dress

Cream bodice (A) with floral emroidery and lace around the bust and sleeves. Cream skirt (B) with floral embroidery and lace at the hem.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 335982

Accession Number: 1992.175AB

Bucket

Bucket decorated with ducks and geese, containing various metal accessories including an iron and ironing mat, a tunnel, a shoe, a trumpet, salt and pepper shakers, binoculars, a hammer, and a screwdriver.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: metal by composition or origin

GUSN: 336011

Accession Number: 2019.17.26

Fruit Bowl

A silver bowl containing fruits and vegetables.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: metal by composition or origin, plastic by composition or origin, paint (coating)

GUSN: 336012

Accession Number: 2019.17.27

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