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Woman Reading Under a Tree

Landscape painting, oil on canvas, with gold frame. The painting shows a woman, wearing a blue coat and red hat, reading a book under tree with a sun lit field field in the background. The loosely applied, broken color, is similiar to the impressionistic style.

Painting, "Herder with Ewe and Lamb"

Painting by John Gardner Low (1835-1907), oil on artist board, 1859 Painting of a sheep herder tending to an ewe and her lamb. The herder has on a blue smock and black beret. Chicken and haywagon round out the barn scene.

Ring and pin game

This game has two pieces: one hand-carved wooden stick and a carved wooden ring. The ring is attached to the base of the stick with a length of colored twine. A dexterity game, the object is to loop the ring over the tip of the stick.

Bracelet

This bracelet is constructed from alternating cylinder-shaped and rounded wampum beads strung on an elastic cord.

Pipe

This pipe is constructed from carved deer antler. The stem is wrapped with twine in alternating stripes of red and white flanking a section of tanned deerskin stitched in place around the stem. The bowl is decorated with a glass bead and bird feather.

Quahog shell

One half of a quahog shell of the type used for wampum production. Interior is bicolored white and purple.

Furniture Hardware Sample Board

Sample board showing furniture hardware. Examples of brass bail handles with and without back plates, drop pulls, and knobs on a heavy mahogany board marked "Irving & Casson - A. H. Davenport"

Furniture Hardware Sample Board

Sample board showing furniture hardware. Examples of brass bail handles with and without back plates, drop pulls, knobs, and escutcheons on a heavy mahogany board.

Wallpaper

Sample of wallpaper from the interior of a trunk. Paper label "Harriot Elkins."

Child's Dress

Child's dress of sheer cotton with lace.

Shawl

Black wool shawl with silk tambour work and jet bead embellished edges in a series of diaper pattern and foliated scrolls.

Bedspread

Chenille bedspread with brown stripes around pink roses with green leaves.

Caramel corduroy coat and matching hat

Caramel corduroy doll jacket with fur trim around sleeves, hem, and collar. Matching hat.

Pink and green print romper with matching hat

Floral doll romper with white lace trim at the waist and matching hat.

white socks and one striped legging

A pair of white socks and one rainbow striped legging.

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Black and white photograph mounted on black card with inscriptions on small pieces of white paper. Photograph depicts aerial view of fields, trees, and architectural structures.

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Ink and watercolor painting mounted on white card with handwritten inscription in lower left corner of painting. Painting depicts buildings, palm trees, and landscape in brown, green, red, blue, and yellow.

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Black and white photograph and architectural drawing set in a double mat with an inscription.

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Black and white image mounted on white card with inscription. Photographic print depicts various ceramics.

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Black and white image of painting (possibly) of nude woman brushing her hair before a mirror in an interior space. Inscriptions handwritten on mat below image.

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Collage of black and white photographs on black card; photographs depict a man carrying a child on his shoulders, table and chairs, store sign, and an unknown contraption. Green piece of paper affixed to lower right portion of card with handwritten inscription.

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Black and white photograph, possibly of Radiology Institute of Osnabrück (Röntgeninstitut Osnabrück), mounted to white card with handwritten and stamped inscriptions.

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...

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.

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."

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.

Renaissance Costume

Bodice, overskirt, underskirt, and hat.

Pair of Drawers

Long cotton drawers with stitched trim at hems.

Pair of Drawers

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

Pincushion

Tan silk with abstract stitched designs and green silk ribbons.

Slipcover

No description

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.

Unused Bolt of Fabric

Yellow velvet stamped, or gaufraged, fabric woven on cotton or linen.

Unused Bolt of Fabric

Olive green velvet stamped, or gaufraged, fabric woven on a blue cotton or linen backing. Pattern is a diamond floral shape.

Unused Piece of Fabric

Red velvet stamped, or gaufraged, fabric woven on red cotton or linen backing.

Unused Bolt of Cloth

Yellow velvet stamped, or gaufraged, fabric woven on cotton or linen.

Furniture Slipcovers

Set of eleven slipcovers made of a printed blue and white toile with animals and children. Used in the Paneled Room at the Codman Estate.

Set of Curtains and Slipcovers

Curtains with matching tiebacks and slipcovers. Printed cotton chintz in a repeating floral pattern of pink roses, blue purple, and yellow daisies, morning glories, and white tiny flowers on vine-like branches. The background is white with dark dots for a shadowing effect.

Set of Curtains

Thirteen-piece set of curtains. Printed cotton with a floral and basket pattern in pinks, purples, and light greens on a beige ground. The upper panel has cording and corded trim at the edge.

Bag

Light brown linen bag with red embroidery around front edge and an embroidered message on front; red ribbon drawstring.

Bag

Light brown linen bag with pink feather stitch embroidery around edge with brown embroidered message on front; no drawstring.

Pocket

Plain white cotton.

Purse

Crocheted purse with purple silk lining and a red silk ribbon drawstring.

Needlework

Needlework with beads on cardboard.

Needlework

White calla lillys with green leaves on a red ground.

Gropius Christmas Card

Handmade Christmas card on a single rectangular sheet of blue paper. Gouache background with sand glued to surface. Ink sketch of a bird's head with a long beak. Splotches of orange, pink, and green paint.

Gropius Christmas Card

Woven textiles layered on top of blue paper with red handwritten inscription.

Gropius Christmas Card

Folded card made of thin, semi-translucent white paper with blue and green checkered pattern printed on exterior. Interior bears printed inscriptions in blue ink.

Gropius Christmas Card

Semi-translucent paper with block print in black ink in a design reminiscent of a Christmas ornament, with a thin piece of wood affixed to make a tear-drop shaped border. The ends of the piece of wood are tied together with a piece of red string.

Gropius Christmas Card

Painting of shapes, a bird, and a lion in the bird's stomach on a piece of thin wood. Handwritten inscription on front, lower right corner and on a label affixed to back.