Historic New England

Gropius Christmas Card

Postcard printed with a work of art depicting an Italian piazza on the front. Handwritten message on the back with American postage. Postmarked December 24, 1957.

Date: 1957

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334369

Accession Number: 1984.496.157

Greeting card produced by the Metropolitan Museum of Art depcting an angel in yellow and orange in the Pennsylvania German style. Interior bears a handwritten inscription; back bears description of the work of art featured on the card.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334370

Accession Number: 1984.496.161

Gropius Christmas Card

Greeting card printed on the front with a stylized print in black and white. Handwritten inscription in the interior and printed text on the back.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334371

Accession Number: 1984.496.160

Gropius Christmas Card

Postcard printed with a work of art depicting the Virgin and child. Handwritten message in blue ink in on the back of the postcard with German postage.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334372

Accession Number: 1984.496.162

Gropius Christmas Card

Postcard with a work of art printed on the front and handwritten and printed inscriptions on the back.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334373

Accession Number: 1984.496.163

Gropius Christmas Card

Postcard produced by the Museum of Modern Art. Printed with a photograph of a person playing a pipe on the front and handwritten and printed inscriptions on the back. American postage; posted December 16, 1955.

Date: 1955

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334374

Accession Number: 1984.496.166

Gropius Christmas Card

Postcard with design printed on the front in gray with text printed in red and sender's name handwritten in black ink. Printed description of the image and handwritten recipient's address on the back with German postage. Posted December 16, 1957.

Date: 1957

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334375

Accession Number: 1984.496.159

Gropius Christmas Card

Card printed with black and white image of bamboo on front. Printed and handwritten inscriptions on back.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334376

Accession Number: 1984.496.164

Gropius Christmas Card

Postcard with a printed photograph of a sculpture of stacked animals on the front. Handwritten message in blue ink and printed inscription on back with German postage.

Date: 1959

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334377

Accession Number: 1984.496.169

Gropius Christmas Card

Greeting card with an image of an angel-like figure in white and gray with a yellow star printed on a blue background on the front. Printed and handwritten inscriptions in the interior and printed inscription on the back.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334378

Accession Number: 1984.496.172

Gropius Christmas Card

Postcard with design in blues and red printed on front. Printed and handwritten inscriptions in interior and printed inscription on back.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334380

Accession Number: 1984.496.168

Spoon and Stand

This large serving spoon (A) consists of a mussel shell lashed with sinew to a smoothed stick handle. It rests on a custom stand (B) made from the cross-sectional slice of a tree and a deer antler.

Date: 2018

Maker: Spears, Robin, Jr., 1962-, Narragansett Nation (Artist)

Material: shell (animal material), sinew, wood (plant material), antler

GUSN: 334401

Accession Number: 2018.27.6AB

Basket

This round basket is woven with ash splints of various widths in a checkerboard pattern. The exterior is decorated with purple pigment in repeating dots and undulating lines.

Date: 2018

Maker: Spears, Lorén, 1966-, Narragansett Nation (Artist)

Material: ash (wood), pigment

GUSN: 334402

Accession Number: 2018.27.7

Corn Husk Doll

This doll is constructed from cornhusks and dyed twine. She wears a glass bead necklace and fingertwined headband and carries a fingertwined sash.

Date: 2018

Maker: Spears, Lorén, 1966-, Narragansett Nation

Material: cornhusk dolls, twine, twining, glass (material), beads (pierced objects), synthetic fiber

GUSN: 334403

Accession Number: 2018.27.8

Pair of Moccasins

Each moccasin in this pair is constructed from hand-sewn deerhide. The turned cuffs are painted with flowering vines in shades of red, yellow, green, blue, and orange highlighted with gold-colored metal studs. Made for an adult.

Date: 2018

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

Material: deerskin, pigment, metal, studs (bosses)

GUSN: 334404

Accession Number: 2018.27.9AB

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

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

Gropius Christmas Card

Card with print of horizontal and vertical lines and dashes in black ink, as well as handwritten and printed inscriptions.

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

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334767

Accession Number: 1984.496.91

Gropius Christmas Card

Printed Christmas card with black and white design and printed and handwritten inscriptions.

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

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334768

Accession Number: 1984.496.92

Gropius Christmas Card

Christmas card with printed design of black dots on front and printed and handwritten inscriptions on back.

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

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334769

Accession Number: 1984.496.93

Gropius Christmas Card

Christmas card from Josef and Anni Albers with black and white design printed on the front. Printed inscription on back of card.

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

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334770

Accession Number: 1984.496.94

Gropius Christmas Card

Christmas card made from a piece of folded paper. Printed inscription on front, handwritten inscription inside, and print of a circular design in interior. Interior also has a loose piece of blue tissue paper, cut to the size of the card.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 334771

Accession Number: 1984.496.95

Gropius Christmas Card

Christmas card with an original Joan Miro print on the front cover (70/75) and printed inscriptions inside.

Maker: Miro, Joan (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334772

Accession Number: 1984.496.96

Gropius Christmas Card

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 334773

Accession Number: 1984.496.97

Gropius Christmas Card

White card with embossed design of polka dots and embossed text.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 334774

Accession Number: 1984.496.98

Gropius Christmas Card

White card with embossed design of polka dots and embossed text.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 334775

Accession Number: 1984.496.99

Gropius Christmas Card

Greeting card made from folded, overlapping layers of glossy, colored card with geometric cut outs. Printed inscriptions in white in innermost layer.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334776

Accession Number: 1984.496.100

Gropius Christmas Card

Christmas card made from folded, overlapping layers of colored card with circle cut outs. Printed inscription on front.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334777

Accession Number: 1984.496.101

Gropius Christmas Card

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 334778

Accession Number: 1984.496.102

Gropius Christmas Card

Christmas card with an image of a Lyonel Feininger woodblock print printed on the front in green ink. Printed and handwritten inscriptions inside; handwritten inscription is continued on back of card.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334779

Accession Number: 1984.496.103

Gropius Christmas Card

Christmas card made from layers of colored paper folded around a square white card with printed inscriptions.

Date: 1961

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334780

Accession Number: 1984.496.104

Gropius Christmas Card

Christmas card made from a folded piece of white paper. Prints of red, black, and gray rectangles and printed inscriptions inside.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334781

Accession Number: 1984.496.105

Gropius Christmas Card

White greeting card with print of Structural Constellations by Josef Albers on the front cover and printed and handwritten inscriptions inside.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334782

Accession Number: 1984.496.106

Gropius Christmas Card

Christmas card made from a piece of red card with paper triangles in black and white affixed to the front and printed and handwritten inscriptions.

Date: 1960

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334783

Accession Number: 1984.496.107

Gropius Christmas Card

Christmas card on (possibly rice) paper with a print in indigo and gold ink on the front of a bridge over water. Interior bears a print of a willow-like tree and printed and handwritten inscriptions.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334784

Accession Number: 1984.496.108

Gropius Christmas Card

Greeting card made from a piece of glossy red paper folded in half to make a square and glued shut. Front bears a circle in matte red ink; back bears the year in the same matte red and printed inscriptions in white.

Date: 1960

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334785

Accession Number: 1984.496.109