Historic New England

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

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

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

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Collage of a black-and-white image of a man, woman, and child, a card bearing the artist's signature, and a partial map of the United States affixed to a blue card.

Date: 1943

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 333942

Accession Number: 1984.58.14

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Card decorated on both sides. The front bears two black-and-white images of a woman, possibly the artist, and a decorative red paper border on the right side. The back has an image of a light blue handprint, the printed name of the artist, and a handwritten inscription by artist.

Date: 1943

Maker: Cooke, Mary (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), ink, adhesive

GUSN: 333943

Accession Number: 1984.58.17

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Black-and-white image of a metal structure with added color and an inscription in black ink. Image is affixed to a black card.

Date: 1943

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink, adhesive

GUSN: 333944

Accession Number: 1984.58.18

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Handwritten message in black ink on a card from The Museum of Modern Art affixed to a gold card.

Date: 1943

Maker: Barr, Alfred Hamilton, Jr., 1902-1981 (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), ink, adhesive

GUSN: 333945

Accession Number: 1984.58.19

Dress and Cape

Gray-green silk dress with chintz lined cape.

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber), chintz

GUSN: 333949

Accession Number: 1926.939A-C

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Pieces of red and green paper with torn edges affixed to a white card. Each piece of colored paper bears a signature.

Date: 1943

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink, adhesive

GUSN: 333950

Accession Number: 1984.58.5

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Black-and-white image of a man and a woman and a piece og fray paper with handwritten inscriptions mounted on a black-and-white patterned card.

Date: 1943

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 333951

Accession Number: 1984.58.6

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Black-and-white image of a house in snowy woulds with a handwritten inscription. Image is attached to a gold card with white painted polka dots.

Date: 1943

Maker: Shepley, Henry R. (Artist) Shepley, Anna (Artist)

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

GUSN: 333952

Accession Number: 1984.58.9

Child's Hat

Rye straw hat with green ribbon; label says "R.H.C and Co. Stearns Custom Made Boston Mass.".

Maker: unknown

Material: straw (plant material)

GUSN: 333953

Accession Number: 1990.483

Bridesmaid's Hat

Straw hat with green velvet ribbon; label "Wetherns". Possibly worn at Anne Tatlocks' wedding.

Maker: unknown

Material: straw (plant material), velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 333954

Accession Number: 1990.479

Bridesmaid's Hat

Straw hat with green velvet ribbon; label "Wetherns". Possibly worn at the wedding of Anne Tatlock.

Maker: unknown

Material: straw (plant material), velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 333955

Accession Number: 1990.478

Hat

Cotton reinforced with buckram hat; light blue ribbon on top; label says "Mrs. G.H. Eames".

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), buckram

GUSN: 333956

Accession Number: 1990.484

Hat

Large straw hat with light blue ribon tied around it; labels "Swamp Grass Trademark" and "Dunlap New York".

Maker: unknown

Material: straw (plant material)

GUSN: 333958

Accession Number: 1990.485

Clown Costume

Waxed cotton/linen jumpsuit. Right half is brown, left half is white. Cuffs of sleeves and pants are gathered and elasticized. Neck of jumpsuit is gathered with binding tape tie. Three large decorative buttons down front of jumpsuit made of cardstock covered in brown waxed cotton. Clown's ruff, half...

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), linen (material)

GUSN: 333966

Accession Number: 1992.17

Clown Costume

Waxed cotton/linen jumpsuit. Right half is brown, left half is white. Cuffs of sleeves and pants are gathered and elasticized. Neck of jumpsuit is gathered with binding tape tie. Three large decorative buttons down front of jumpsuit made of cardstock covered in brown waxed cotton. Clown's ruff, half...

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), linen (material)

GUSN: 333967

Accession Number: 1992.18

Robin Hood Costume

A - Brown and green tunic with burgundy collar and purple side tie fasteners. Body is brown canvas. Sleeves are half-sleeves in brown canvas, then extend past elbow as green fabric. Four purple tie fasteners at left side of body of jacket. Label on interior collar reading "Wolff, Fording and Co. The...

Date: 1907

Maker: unknown

Material: canvas

GUSN: 333969

Accession Number: 1990.396AB

Costume Tunic

Blue-gray tunic with gold tape Grecian/Roman-style applied border at sleeve hems, neckline and draped front hem. Large button at top left of tunic near collar covered in same gold tape. Right sleeve is short, left sleeve is long.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 333970

Accession Number: 1990.397

Costume Cape

Cream twill cape with 3/4 sleeves, single hook and eye fastening at left side of collar, leaving coat to open down front. Label on collar interior reading "Wolff, Fording and Co Theatrical Costumers, Boston" in print. Handwritten in ink on label reads "Miss E. Pauie?, Date May 16/06, No.2068."

Date: 1900-1907

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 333971

Accession Number: 1990.398

Box of Rouge Make-up

Round cardboard box with white and black labeled lid, burgundy trim and salmon pink sides. Label on lid reads "Rouge Fin De Theatre No. 18 L.Leichner Berlin." Inside box has round cake of rouge with small scrap of fabric atop it, for application.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 333972

Accession Number: 1990.399

Renaissance Costume

Bodice, overskirt, underskirt, and hat.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 333973

Accession Number: 1990.395A-D

Pair of Drawers

Long cotton drawers with stitched trim at hems.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 333985

Accession Number: 1941.762

Pair of Drawers

Long cotton drawers with lace embellishments at hems; name written in ink on interior of waist reads "Maria L. M(illegible)".

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 333987

Accession Number: 1948.107

Pincushion

Tan silk with abstract stitched designs and green silk ribbons.

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 334105

Accession Number: 1933.801

Slipcover

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: chintz, cotton (textile)

GUSN: 334143

Accession Number: 1969.3463.1-.2

Fabric Remnants

Crushed velvet gaufrage. Olive green in color. Pattern is green vines in a roughly oval shape surrounding an oval with a flower and leaves in the center.

Maker: unknown

Material: velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 334144

Accession Number: 1969.3541