Historic New England

Glass Doorknob

Blue glass doorknob.

Maker: John Tein Company (Maker)

GUSN: 330016

Accession Number: 1942.5213

Leather Purse with Three Grange Pins

Small blue leather folding purse with a snap closure. Three pins are attached to the inside flap. Two pins are labeled "Past Master" of the "Juvenile Grange" and one is labeled "Past Matron" of the "Juvenile Grange". The purse has "Fuller Regalia & Costume Co. / Worcester, Mass" printed on the insi...

Date: 20th century

Maker: Fuller Regalia & Costume Co.

Material: leather, alloy

GUSN: 330044

Accession Number: 2018.7.1

Wallpaper Sample - Green Stripe and Medallion

Sample of wallpaper with a foliate scroll medallion pattern printed over an overall stripe pattern. Printed in cream, olive green, light green, black, gold, and dark green on a light green ground.

Date: c. 1878

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 330107

Accession Number: 2018.8.1

Wallpaper Sample - Border with Green and Gold

Wallpaper border sample with foliate scrolls printed in cream, black, dark green, and gold on an ungrounded paper. Printed "JANEWAY & CO." in the selvedge.

Date: c. 1878

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 330108

Accession Number: 2018.8.2

Wallpaper Sample - Cream and Green Scrolls

Wallpaper sample with dark green, cream, black, gold, and light green foliate scrolls on a cream ground.

Date: c. 1878

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 330109

Accession Number: 2018.8.3

Upholstery Fabric - Orange and Gold Scrolls

Sample of a chair seat upholstery fabric woven with gold foliate scrolls on an orange ground.

Date: c. 1878

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 330110

Accession Number: 2018.8.4

Upholstery Fabric - Gold and Red

Sample of a chair seat upholstery fabric woven with floral baskets and scrolls in gold with red accents.

Date: c. 1878

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 330111

Accession Number: 2018.8.5

Wallpaper Roll - Gray, Pink, and Blue Floral

Unused roll of wallpaper with an all over floral pattern printed in white, yellow, two grays, pink, and blue on an ungrounded paper. Printed in the selvedge "Made in U.S.A Great Lakes W.P. Mills 1207".

Date: ca. 1878

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 330112

Accession Number: 2018.8.6

Wallpaper Roll - Gray Monochrome Floral

Unused roll of wallpaper with an all over floral printed in gray on gray ground.

Date: c. 1878

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 330113

Accession Number: 2018.8.7

Serving tray

Wooden oval serving tray with a brass filigree border. Tray has brass handles with a floral motif in center. Wood is a dark rich color, possibly mahogany.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood by composition or origin, brass (alloy)

GUSN: 330157

Accession Number: 2018.9.7

Model of the Gilman Garrison

Wooden model of the Gilman Garrison House in Exeter, New Hampshire. Rectangular with cut-outs for the windows and door with two chimneys. Made by M. Darling.

Date: 1879

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 330678

Accession Number: 2018.13.1

Model of the Gilman Garrison

Wooden model of the Gilman Garrison House in Exeter, New Hampshire. Rectangular with cut-outs for the windows and door. The windows are filled with glass. The roof is removable to show the interior of the model with wooden walls, fireplaces, and furniture. Made by M. Darling.

Date: 1879

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), glass (material)

GUSN: 330679

Accession Number: 2018.13.2

Veil with ornaments

Lace veil (A): is formed of lace and tulle netting, with a shaped crown and ruched band at forehead with locations for the ornaments B and C. The lace ground is dotted, while the edges are decorated with applied bobbin lace flowers and leafy vines. The scalloped hem has a 1/2" wide applied bobbin la...

Date: ca. 1928

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), wax

GUSN: 331316

Accession Number: 2013.50.5A-C

Silk handkerchief

A single square of silk crepe embellished with a deep edge of applied lace.

Date: ca. 1928

Maker: unknown

Material: crepe (textile), silk (textile), lace (needlework)

GUSN: 331317

Accession Number: 2013.50.6

Venetian Blind Cornice

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 331334

Accession Number: 1964.302

Tazza

A shallow serving dish on a stand, known as a tazza, part of the Paris porcelain dinner set. Tazza is hand-painted with gold, cream, and floral designs.

Date: Late 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, hand-painted

GUSN: 331493

Accession Number: 2017.147.3.1

Undertray

Undertray, part of the Paris porcelain dinner set. Hand-painted floral design in gold and cream.

Date: late 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, hand-painted

GUSN: 331504

Accession Number: 2017.147.3.2

Ladle

Soup ladle, part of the Paris porcelain dinner set. Hand-painted floral design in gold and cream.

Date: Late 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, hand-painted

GUSN: 331506

Accession Number: 2017.147.3.3

Sauce tureen and cover

Sauce tureen and cover, part of the Paris porcelain dinner service set. Hand painted floral design in gold and cream.

Date: Late 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, hand-painted

GUSN: 331509

Accession Number: 2017.147.3.4AB

Soup bowl

Shallow soup bowl, part of the Paris porcelain dinner service set. Hand-painted floral design in red/orange and pink flower motif.

Date: Late 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, hand-painted

GUSN: 331510

Accession Number: 2017.147.3.5

Soup bowl

Shallow bowl (2 of 8), part of the Paris porcelain dinner set. Hnad painted flower motig in blue and pink.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, hand-painted

GUSN: 331558

Accession Number: 2017.147.3.6

Soup bowl

Shallow soup bowl; part of the Paris porcelain dinner service set. Hand-painted floral deisgn of a pink and white flower.

Date: Late 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, hand-painted

GUSN: 331571

Accession Number: 2017.147.3.7

Soup bowl

Shallow soup bowl; part of the Paris porcelain dinner service set. Hand-painted floral design with a red/orange, blue, and purple flower motif.

Date: Late 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, hand-painted

GUSN: 331593

Accession Number: 2017.147.3.8

Soup bowl

Shallow soup bowl (5 of 8); part of the Paris procelain dinner service set. Hand-painted with a floral design in a pink and magenta flower motif.

Date: Late 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, hand-painted

GUSN: 331594

Accession Number: 2017.147.3.9

Soup bowl

Shallow soup bowl (6 of 8); part of the Paris porcelain dinner service set. Hand-painted floral design with a purple flower motif.

Date: Late 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, hand-painted

GUSN: 331599

Accession Number: 2017.147.3.10

Soup bowl

Shallow soup bowl (7 of 8); part of the Paris porcelain dinner service set. Hand-painted floral design with a red/orange flower motif.

Date: Late 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, hand-painted

GUSN: 331601

Accession Number: 2017.147.3.11

Fur Muff

Cream colored large fur muff with two-inch ruffled black velvet trim and cream silk lining with half inch gathered rows. Cream colored satin cord/roping wristlet.

Maker: unknown

Material: fur, velvet (fabric weave), silk (fiber)

GUSN: 333898

Accession Number: 1969.5628

Shoe Box with Fur Cuffs and Samples

White shoe box with gold trim used to store collar, cuffs and front pieces. Top lid is attached to bottom of box, with a printed label for Hook Knowles & Co. London (.1). Pair of brown otter fur cuffs (.2AB) and three pieces of brown otter fur (.3A-C).

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, fur

GUSN: 333899

Accession Number: 1969.6608.1-.3A-C

Fur Muff

Black fox fur muff with black silk lining and silk wristlets.

Maker: unknown

Material: fur, silk (fiber)

GUSN: 333900

Accession Number: 1969.6669

Pair of Shoe Liners

Cream cotton booties with two silk ties at the ankle.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), silk (fiber)

GUSN: 333901

Accession Number: 1969.6668AB

Fur Muff

Brown mink fur muff with a brown silk satin lining of shirred gathered rows and a brown cord wristlet.

Maker: unknown

Material: fur, silk (fiber)

GUSN: 333902

Accession Number: 1969.6685

Fur Collar

Ermine collar, cream colored with black tails intermitent.

Maker: unknown

Material: fur

GUSN: 333903

Accession Number: 1969.6689

Pieces of a Fur Collar

Two pieces of ermine fur.

Maker: unknown

Material: fur

GUSN: 333904

Accession Number: 1969.6691AB

Fur Collar

Gray mottled Chinchilla fur collar with a gray silk lining.

Maker: unknown

Material: fur, silk (fiber)

GUSN: 333905

Accession Number: 1969.6690

Fur Cape

Brown mink fur short cape with a patterened beige silk lining.

Maker: unknown

Material: fur, silk (fiber)

GUSN: 333906

Accession Number: 1969.6698

Sweater

Cream-colored wool knitted sweater with flared sleeves.

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (hair)

GUSN: 333907

Accession Number: 1969.7131

Fur Collar

Brown fur collar made of several different animals, with a maroon silk lining.

Maker: unknown

Material: fur, silk (fiber)

GUSN: 333908

Accession Number: 1969.5980

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Black-and-white image of a woman (Marion Willard, New York gallerist) and dog. The woman depicted holds up a rectangular frame before her face and the dog. The stucco wall behind her is painted with abstract designs.

Date: 1943

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 333915

Accession Number: 1984.58.42

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Card with inscription on front and black-and-white images on both sides of interior. Images show the faces of a man and a woman and an aerial view of a white structure and foliage.

Date: 1943

Maker: Wagner, Martin, 1885-1957 (Artist)

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

GUSN: 333916

Accession Number: 1984.58.3

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Collage of sheet music, raised images of flowers, and the number 60 cut out of black-and-white images of nude women with painted blue backgrounds. Collage is mounted on white paper.

Date: 1943

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 333917

Accession Number: 1984.58.44

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Typed lines of text in blue ink affixed to a blue card.

Date: 1943

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink, adhesive

GUSN: 333918

Accession Number: 1984.58.45

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

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