Historic New England

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Black-and-white photographs of a woman and child and a pilot sitting in an airplane affixed to a white and green background on top of gold paper. Three star stickers, two silver and one red, border the white and green section. Signatures of the artists are written on sections of green and red paper.

Date: 1943

Maker: Noyes, Eliot (Artist) Noyes, Mary Duncan Weed, 1915-2010 (Artist)

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

GUSN: 333919

Accession Number: 1984.58.46

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Collage on top of gold paper of an illustration of a long-legged bird, possibly a crane, with a black-and-white photograph of a woman's face positioned as if the bird is holding it in its mouth. Lower right corner of the illustration bears the artist's signature.

Date: 1943

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

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

GUSN: 333920

Accession Number: 1984.58.47

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Image of yellow lilies affixed to a yellow card. Two paper tags bearing the artists' signatures are tied around the stem of the flower image with white string and are also adhered to the card.

Date: 1943

Maker: Forbes, Edward Waldo, 1873-1969 Forbes, Margaret Laighton, 1907-1966 (Artist)

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

GUSN: 333922

Accession Number: 1984.58.30

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Black-and-white image of a weaving loom and shuttle affixed to a yellow card. Image bears the artist's signature in its lower right corner.

Date: 1943

Maker: Ehrman, Marli, 1904-1982 (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), ink, adhesive

GUSN: 333923

Accession Number: 1984.58.32

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

An image of a matador that has been recolored and embroidered with gold thread, gold beads, and pink sequins, affixed to a gold card, with a different man's face adhered over the head of the matador. A small handwritten inscription is located to the right of the matador's calf. A label with an inscr...

Date: 1943

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), thread, beads (pierced objects), sequins (spangles), ink, adhesive

GUSN: 333924

Accession Number: 1984.58.33

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Black and white image of a man placing a white chair in a dollhouse, mounted on yellow card.

Date: 1943

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), adhesive

GUSN: 333925

Accession Number: 1984.58.34

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Image of two linked rings, one red and one blue, affixed to gray card. Each ring bears a distinct signature.

Date: 1943

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 333926

Accession Number: 1984.58.35

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Islamic miniature-style painting with Arabic script in upper right corner, possibly in gouache, affixed to gold paper. Painting depicts a man with a stringed instrument and a woman behind him cupping his face affectionately.

Date: 1943

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 333927

Accession Number: 1984.58.37

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Blue and white paper, mounted on red card, bearing inscription in pink colored pencil.

Date: 1943

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 333928

Accession Number: 1984.58.38

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Black-and-white image of a work of art by Kandinsky mounted on light mauve paper, mounted on gold paper. Inscription in black ink identifies the image and artist of the birthday card.

Date: 1943

Maker: Possibly Mierendorff, Carl, 1897-1943 (Assembler) Kandinsky, Wassily Wassilyevich, 1866-1944 (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), ink, adhesive

GUSN: 333929

Accession Number: 1984.58.39

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Silhouette of a bulding with a smoking chimney cut out of white paper, possibly Stubbins's letterhead, with artist's name and business printed in red ink. Silhouette bears artists' signatures and is affixed to a blue card.

Date: 1943

Maker: Stubbins, Hugh, 1912-2006 (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), ink, adhesive

GUSN: 333930

Accession Number: 1984.58.20

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Collage of pieces of maps of California and Massachusetts affixed to white card. A photographic slide depicting a man and a woman is taped to the front of the card. Two labels bearing the names of the artists are affixed to the back of the card.

Date: 1943

Maker: Wurster, William Wilson, 1895-1973 (Artist) Wurster, Catherine Krouse Bauer, 1905-1964 (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), slides (photographs), adhesive, ink

GUSN: 333931

Accession Number: 1984.58.21

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Card with images on front cover and interior. Front: Black-and-white image of a person in profile, affixed to blue card, with artist's signature written in white ink. Inside left: Illustration of a woman standing in front of a red and yellow house affixed to silver card. Inside right: Black-and-whit...

Date: 1943

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink, adhesive

GUSN: 333932

Accession Number: 1984.58.22

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Black and white photographs of a man and mountains affixed to an illustration of pork hanging in a cold storage room. Inscriptions identify the illustration and offer a birthday message from the artist.

Date: 1943

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 333933

Accession Number: 1984.58.23

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Four black-and-white images affixed to a pink card. Two depict the same man, two depict the same woman.

Date: 1943

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), adhesive

GUSN: 333934

Accession Number: 1984.58.24

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Black-and-white image of buildings set in a landscape affixed to a black card. The lower edge of the image bears two signatures and a caption identifying the landscape.

Date: 1943

Maker: Conant, Kenneth John, 1894-1984 (Artist) Conant, Maria S. (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), ink, adhesive

GUSN: 333935

Accession Number: 1984.58.25

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Handwritten message on paper affixed to red-and-white striped card. Gold star stickers are affixed to the message at each corner of the piece of paper.

Date: 1943

Maker: Johnson, Philip, 1906-2005 (Artist)

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

GUSN: 333936

Accession Number: 1984.58.26

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Collage of an image of a metal structure, an image of a man standing over a blueprint, and a piece of brown paper bearing the artist's signature, all affixed to a white card.

Date: 1943

Maker: Wachsmann, Konrad, 1901-1980 (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), ink, adhesive

GUSN: 333937

Accession Number: 1984.58.27

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Handwritten message in black ink on white paper affixed to a blue card.

Date: 1943

Maker: Perry, Ralph Barton, 1876-1957 (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), ink, adhesive

GUSN: 333938

Accession Number: 1984.58.28

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Black-and-white image of the artist, bearing the artist's signature, mounted on a white card with a decorative border made out of red tape.

Date: 1943

Maker: Mumford, Lewis, 1895-1990 (Artist)

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

GUSN: 333939

Accession Number: 1984.58.10

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

A floral design in pen and paint on silver paper with handwritten inscriptions. The silver paper is mounted on a black-and-white piece of patterned paper which is mounted on a blue card.

Date: 1943

Maker: Gummere, Richard Mott, 1883-1969 (Artist) Gummere, Christine Robinson, 1885-1964 (Artist)

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

GUSN: 333940

Accession Number: 1984.58.11

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

The front of the card bears a black-and-white image of a man collaged onto a black-and-white image of a woman sitting in a field. Both images are mounted on a red card. A separate card with the artists' signatures is affixed to the back of the card.

Date: 1943

Maker: Bogner, Walter, 1899-1993 (Artist)

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

GUSN: 333941

Accession Number: 1984.58.12

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

"Les Ports Francais"

Print of the port at Rochefort, France. Plain gold frame.

Date: 1850-1884

Maker: Goupil & Cie. (Retailer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 266637

Accession Number: 1969.360

Pair of wall sconces

Pair of brass wall sconces with etched glass globes.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 266641

Accession Number: 1951.207

Wall sconce

Brass wall sconce [a] with etched glass globe [b].

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 266643

Accession Number: 1951.207.1ab

Wall sconce

Brass wall sconce [a] with etched glass globe [b].

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 266645

Accession Number: 1951.207.2ab

Plate

Round plate, multi-color floral decoration on white ground.

Maker: Cauldon Ltd. (Manufacturer)

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 266647

Accession Number: 1932.2242

Plate

Round plate with plum and leaf decoration.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: Cauldon Ltd. (Manufacturer)

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 266653

Accession Number: 1932.2241

Plate

Square plate with polychrome enamel decoration.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 266657

Accession Number: 1926.315

Set of four brass wall sconces

Set of four wall sconces. Each sconce has an oval brass wall plate and two arms, each with a large hanging crystal drop and crystal prisms suspended from the edges of the bobeche. Each arm has a single candle shaped sleeve and electric 'flame' shaped bulb.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), crystal (lead glass), prisms, electric wiring

GUSN: 266683

Accession Number: 1951.208

Brass wall sconce

Wall sconce with oval brass wall plate and two arms, each with a large hanging crystal drop and crystal prisms suspended from the edges of the bobeche. Each arm has a single candle shaped sleeve and electric 'flame' shaped bulb.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 266688

Accession Number: 1951.208.1

Brass wall sconce

Wall sconce with oval brass wall plate and two arms, each with a large hanging crystal drop and crystal prisms suspended from the edges of the bobeche. Each arm has a single candle shaped sleeve and electric 'flame' shaped bulb.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 266690

Accession Number: 1951.208.2

Brass wall sconce

Wall sconce with oval brass wall plate and two arms, each with a large hanging crystal drop and crystal prisms suspended from the edges of the bobeche. Each arm has a single candle shaped sleeve and electric 'flame' shaped bulb.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 266692

Accession Number: 1951.208.3

Brass wall sconce

Wall sconce with oval brass wall plate and two arms, each with a large hanging crystal drop and crystal prisms suspended from the edges of the bobeche. Each arm has a single candle shaped sleeve and electric 'flame' shaped bulb.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 266693

Accession Number: 1951.208.4

Set of three wall sconces

Set of three brass wall sconces with glass globes.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), glass (material), electric wiring

GUSN: 266816

Accession Number: 1951.209

Wall sconce

Brass wall sconce [a], round plate attaches to wall, short arm with bulbous base and ball finial; Squat vase shaped glass globe [b] with etched grape cluster design.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 266854

Accession Number: 1951.209.2ab

Wall sconce

Brass wall sconce [a], round plate attaches to wall, short arm with bulbous base and ball finial; Squat vase shaped glass globe [b] with etched grape cluster design.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 266859

Accession Number: 1951.209.3ab

High Chest

Chest-on-chest with broken scroll pediment, urn shaped finials; carved shells and scrolling leaves. Carved knees, ball and claw feet.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 266960

Accession Number: 1978.172

Half hull ship model "Cohota"

Half hull ship model, China Packet "Cohota".

Date: 2005

Maker: Parson, Stephen Pickering, 1922- (Maker) Sutherland, Mark A., 1954- (Maker)

Material: pine (wood), mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 267042

Accession Number: 2012.85.1

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Black transfer printed image of girl wearing a dress and bonnet, holding a long rake, with the caption "The Haymaker." Over painted with red and green.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 267144

Accession Number: 1970.1310.251

Portrait of Mrs. John Amory Lowell (1807-1881)

Drawing of Elizabeth Cabot Putnam Lowell, charcoal on paper. Sitter is wearing a white lace cap; Oval gilt frame.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 267247

Accession Number: 1978.176

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