Historic New England

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Two colored pencil drawings mounted on off-white mat. Drawing on the left depicts two stylized figures; drawing on the right bears a curled, abstracted design. Pencil inscriptions in the borders of both drawings, as well as one in the lower right hand corner of the mat.

Date: 1953

Maker: Levedag, Fritz, 1899-1951 (Artist) Levedag, Maria

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

GUSN: 247195

Accession Number: 1984.54.86

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Collage with one photographic print and two additional prints of a chess set and a handwritten message

Date: 1953

Maker: Hartwig, Josef, 1880-1955 (Artist)

Material: photographic prints, prints (visual works), paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 247196

Accession Number: 1984.54.87

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

A picture with a black background and four faces in a white paper frame with handwritten inscriptions on left, right, and below picture

Date: 1953

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), pencils (drawing and writing equipment), paint (coating), ink

GUSN: 247197

Accession Number: 1984.54.88

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Black-and-white semicircular photographic print with a handwritten caption and message.

Date: 1953

Maker: Hoffmann-Lederer, Mila (Artist)

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

GUSN: 247198

Accession Number: 1984.54.89

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Four black and white images printed onto board, possibly good quality cardboard, with handwritten inscription in ink along lower edge.

Date: 1953

Maker: Goldberg, Bertrand, 1913-1997 (Artist)

Material: ink, cardboard

GUSN: 247200

Accession Number: 1984.54.93

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Assortment of black and white photographs mounted on off-white mat with handwritten captions. Business card for Alcar Rudelt affixed to upper right hand corner of obverse.

Date: 1953

Maker: Rudelt, Alcar (Artist)

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

GUSN: 247201

Accession Number: 1984.54.96

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Painting in a paper frame with a handwritten inscription

Date: 1953

Maker: Borchers, Heinz, 1898-1972 (Artist)

Material: paint (coating), pencils (drawing and writing equipment), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 247202

Accession Number: 1984.54.97

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

A drawing of boats and a city.

Date: 1953

Maker: Watenphul, Max Peiffer , 1896-1976 (Artist)

Material: ink, ink washes, pencils (drawing and writing equipment)

GUSN: 247203

Accession Number: 1984.54.100

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Black and white photographic print mounted on black mat. Print depicts man in a suit in front of a building with typed text in lower right hand corner.

Date: 1953

Maker: Bormann, pat2Heinrich-Siegfried, 1909-1982 (Artist)

Material: photographic paper, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 247204

Accession Number: 1984.54.101

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Painting (possibly gouache or watercolor) depicting a stylized man with an oversized mustache holding an unknown object, possibly a flute or magic wand. Attached note at left border is inscribed in German.

Date: 1953

Maker: Hess, Christel (Artist)

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

GUSN: 247205

Accession Number: 1984.54.103

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Woven image made of yarn in maroon, dark green, dark gray, white, and tints of yellow. Depicts a hand holding a flower by the stem with a message woven in white yarn.

Date: 1953

Maker: Reichardt, Margaretha, 1907-1984 (Artist)

Material: yarn

GUSN: 247206

Accession Number: 1984.54.104

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Painting of a face with a handwritten message

Date: 1953

Maker: Citroen, Roelof Paul, 1896-1983 (Artist)

Material: drawing paper, paintings (visual works), paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 247207

Accession Number: 1984.54.107

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Abstract image in black, red, and white paint on paper with pencil inscription. Mounted on off-white mat.

Date: 1953

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 247208

Accession Number: 1984.54.108

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Pencil drawing of a woman holding or massaging her foot, mounted on off-white mat. Pencil inscription in lower left corner of drawing.

Date: 1953

Maker: Marcks, Gerhard (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), graphite pencils

GUSN: 247209

Accession Number: 1984.54.109

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Woodcut print in black ink on white paper, mounted on gray mat. Print depicts a stylized cow. Inscription in pencil on border of paper below image.

Date: 1953

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 247211

Accession Number: 1984.54.112

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Drawing, possibly of a landscape, in black marker on paper. Inscription along top edge of paper.

Date: 1953

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 247212

Accession Number: 1984.54.113

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Woven textile with birds and letters mounted on solid textile background.

Date: 1953

Maker: Stolzl, Gunta, 1897-1983 (Artist)

Material: textile materials, cloth

GUSN: 247213

Accession Number: 1984.54.114

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Collage with two photographic prints, a handwritten signature, and a paper strip on the right side of yellow and white diagonal stripes.

Date: 1953

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 247214

Accession Number: 1984.54.115

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Pastel drawing mounted in off-white mat. Drawing depicts abstract geometric and organic shapes and patterns. Pencil inscription on lower right border of mat.

Date: 1953

Maker: Kerkovius, Ida, 1879-1970 (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), oil pastels, graphite pencils

GUSN: 247215

Accession Number: 1984.54.116

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

A picture of a black and white partial cube on a blue wash background with a handwritten message.

Date: 1953

Maker: Feininger, T. Lux, 1910-2011 (Artist)

Material: pencils (drawing and writing equipment), wash (coating), paint (coating), paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 247216

Accession Number: 1984.54.117

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

An abstract painting mounted on cream paper with a handwritten message.

Date: 1953

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 247217

Accession Number: 1984.54.118

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Black and white photograph mounted on white mat. Photograph depicts a group of men and women in suits and dresses.

Date: 1953

Maker: Scheper, Hinnerk, 1897-1957 (Artist)

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

GUSN: 247218

Accession Number: 1984.54.119

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Patterned fabric with black wavy lines mounted on off-white mat. Possible brown discoloration due to adhesive. Handwritten inscription from artist to Walter Gropius in black ink between lines of design.

Date: 1953

Maker: Albers, Anni

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

GUSN: 247219

Accession Number: 1984.54.120

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Pencil drawings on paper with inscriptions. Drawings depict a stylized bull and a building.

Date: 1953

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), graphite pencils

GUSN: 247220

Accession Number: 1984.54.121

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

13 pages of annotated transcript in German, each mounted on off-white paper. 1 page mounted on same off-white paper with an attached black-and-white photograph of Oskar Schlemmer, typed inscription, and signature of Tut Schlemmer.

Date: 1953

Maker: Schlemmer, Helena Tutein, 1889-1987

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 247221

Accession Number: 1984.54.122

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Abstract image in ink and paint, possibly watercolor, with washes of pink, green, taupe, and light brown. Image is mounted on off-white card. Two distinct signatures inscribed below image.

Date: 1953

Maker: Aubock, Carl, 1924-1993 (Artist) Aubock, Mara Utschkunova (Artist)

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

GUSN: 247222

Accession Number: 1984.54.111

Set of Picnic Spoons

Set of 33 stamped tin picnic spoons in their original cardboard box. The box has printing in green, blue, and white, with a picture of a spoon on the front.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal), cardboard

GUSN: 246343

Accession Number: 2001.254A-HH

Pea Huller and Bean Slicer

Pea huller/bean slicer (one tool) in original cardboard box. The huller/slicer is made up of four individual pieces. The box is green and white in color, with a picture of the tool shown.

Date: ca. 1940

Maker: Jordan Marsh Company (Retailer) Vaughan

Material: steel (alloy), cardboard

GUSN: 246344

Accession Number: 2001.256A-F

Hair Dryer

Plastic, bonnet-type hair dryer in original box, with instruction manual and carrying case. The dryer is complete with a hose, a pink-colored blower unit, and an electric cord. There are air intake vents on the top of the blower unti for drying nail polish. The carrying case is round, and white in c...

Date: ca. 1970

Maker: General Electric Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 246345

Accession Number: 2002.2A-C

Jewelry Cleaning Kit

Jewelry cleaning kit. Consists of a box containing a bar of soap; a container of sawdust; a chamois cloth; and a tray. The box itself is made of tin, and is primarily gray in color, with a gold-colored border around the lid. The box has several hooks on each side of the interior. There is a latch cl...

Date: 1926-1975

Maker: Shreve, Crump & Low (Retailer)

Material: tin (metal), sawdust, soap (organic material), chamois (animal material)

GUSN: 246526

Accession Number: 2002.3

Girl's Dress

Girl's dress. Primarily white; sleeveless, with red trim around both the squared neckline and the ruffled arm holes. Three sets of green holly leaves with red berries are appliquéd on the front of the dress, below the neckline. Identical holly clusters are appliquéd along the waist, and just above t...

Date: ca. 1938

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), appliqué (technique), buttons (fasteners)

GUSN: 246528

Accession Number: 2002.4

Girl's Pinafore

Girl's pinafore. White, sleeveless, with ruffled arm holes. The arm holes are decorated with floral eyelet trim. The pinafore has both buttons and a tie on the back for closure.

Date: ca. 1938

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), eyelets (components), buttons (fasteners)

GUSN: 246529

Accession Number: 2002.5

Dartmouth College Pennant

Dark green triangular felt pennant, with the name "Dartmouth" printed in white. The pennant also depicts the official seal of Dartmouth College, which is likewise white in color. There is a white stripe along the left edge of the pennant, to which four white ribbons are attached.

Date: 1930s-1940s

Maker: unknown

Material: felt (textile), ribbon (material)

GUSN: 246530

Accession Number: 2002.6

Boston College Pennant

Maroon-colored triangular felt pennant, with the name "Boston College" printed on the front in gold. The pennant also depicts the official seal of Boston College, which is also gold in color. There are two maroon ribbons hanging from the left edge of the pennant.

Date: ca. 1940

Maker: unknown

Material: felt (textile), ribbon (material)

GUSN: 246531

Accession Number: 2002.7

Bowdoin College Pennant

White triangular felt pennant, with the name "BOWDOIN" on the front in black branchlike cloth lettering. There is also a black branch on the left edge of the pennant. Four white ribbons are hanging from the left edge.

Date: ca. 1940

Maker: unknown

Material: felt (textile), ribbon (material)

GUSN: 246532

Accession Number: 2002.8

Yale University Pennant

Navy blue triangular felt pennant, with the name "YALE" printed on the front in white. The official Yale University seal is printed on the front of the pennant in white and yellow. There is a yellowish felt strip along the left edge of the pennant, from which four navy blue ribbons are hanging.

Date: ca. 1940

Maker: unknown

Material: felt (textile), ribbon (material)

GUSN: 246533

Accession Number: 2002.9

Manlius School Pennant

Red rectangular felt pennant with the name "MANLIUS" on the front in black, velvet-like letters. Underneath the text, there is an emblem consisting of an eagle above a shield. Inside the shield, there are three stars, and an inverted chevron. The emblem matches the crest of the former Manlius School...

Date: ca. 1940

Maker: unknown

Material: felt (textile), velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 246534

Accession Number: 2002.10

Pincushion

Cube shaped pincushion box. Paper covered pasteboard box with velvet cushion on top "Susan".

Date: 1822

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 246535

Accession Number: 1934.1865

Vassar College Pennant

Tan-colored triangular felt pennant, with the name "VASSAR" on the front in pink. There is a beige strip along the left edge of the pennant, with four beige ribbons hanging from it.

Date: ca. 1940

Maker: unknown

Material: felt (textile), ribbon (material)

GUSN: 246927

Accession Number: 2002.11

Ashtabula, Ohio Souvenir Pennant

Green triangular felt pennant, On the left side of the pennant, there are three vignettes depicting landmarks from Ashtabula, Ohio: Main Street, the new viaduct, and the Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company power plant at Lake Shore Beach. On the left edge of the pennant, there is a white strip o...

Date: ca. 1940

Maker: unknown

Material: felt (textile), ribbon (material)

GUSN: 246928

Accession Number: 2002.12

University of Missouri Pennant

Black triangular felt pennant, with the name "MISSOURI" printed on the front in gold. There is a gold ribbon trimming the left edge of the pennant, with three black and three gold ribbons hanging from it.

Date: ca. 1940

Maker: unknown

Material: felt (textile), ribbon (material)

GUSN: 246929

Accession Number: 2002.13

Dana Hall Pennant

Blue rectangular felt pennant, with 'DANA HALL' in white felt lettering.

Date: ca. 1940

Maker: unknown

Material: felt (textile)

GUSN: 246931

Accession Number: 2002.14

Burlington Pennant

Bluish-purple triangular felt pennant, with the name 'BURLINGTON' in gold felt letters on the front. There are five bluish-purple ribbons hanging from the left edge of the pennant. It is unclear if this pennant is associated with a school, a city, or something else.

Date: ca. 1940

Maker: unknown

Material: felt (textile), ribbon (material)

GUSN: 246932

Accession Number: 2002.15

Profile House Pennant

Forest green, triangular felt pennant, depicting the Old Man of the Mountain (formerly in Franconia, New Hampshire). 'Profile House' - the name of a nearby hotel - is printed in white on the left side of the pennant. The reverse side of the pennant is beige in color.

Date: ca. 1940

Maker: unknown

Material: felt (textile)

GUSN: 246933

Accession Number: 2002.16

Camp Wabasso Pennant

Green triangular felt pennant, with "CAMP WABASSO' in white felt letters across the front. There are four green ribbons hanging from the left edge of the pennant. Camp Wabasso is a Girl Scout camp in Bradford, New Hampshire.

Date: ca. 1940

Maker: unknown

Material: felt (textile), ribbon (material)

GUSN: 246934

Accession Number: 2002.17

College of the Holy Cross Pennant

Purple triangular felt pennant, with 'Holy Cross' printed in white across the front. The official seal of the College of the Holy Cross is printed in white on the left side of the pennant. There is a white border along the left edge of the pennant, with four white ribbons hanging from it.

Date: ca. 1940

Maker: unknown

Material: felt (textile), ribbon (material)

GUSN: 246935

Accession Number: 2002.18

Purdue University Pennant

Black triangular felt pennant, with the name 'PURDUE' across the front in gold felt letters. There is a gold ribbon along the left edge of the pennant, with three black and three gold ribbons hanging from it. On the left side of the pennant, there is a picture of a man with surveying equipment.

Date: ca. 1940

Maker: unknown

Material: felt (textile), ribbon (material)

GUSN: 246936

Accession Number: 2002.19

Men's Coveralls

Black-and-white checkered men's coveralls with many pockets. The buttons are silver in color. There is a picture of a barrel on each button, along with the name 'DUBBLE / WARE' .Worn by a milkman as part of his regular work uniform.

Date: ca. 1955

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 246945

Accession Number: 2002.33

Men's Dress Shirt

Men's white, long sleeve, button-down dress shirt. Features decorative embroidery of flowers, leaves, and scrolls. There is a slit on each side of the shirt near the waist. The collar has no flaps.

Date: ca. 1873

Maker: Bowen, Ellen (Holt), 1834-1903 (Sewer (textile worker))

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 246947

Accession Number: 2002.29.1

Men's Waistcoat

Men's silk waistcoat. Features a red brocaded paisley design on the front; the back side is brown. The waistcoat has six black buttons and three pockets, and a white lining inside.

Date: ca.1885

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), buttons (fasteners)

GUSN: 246948

Accession Number: 2002.29.2

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