Historic New England

Fence

White picket wooden fence with climbing plant and pale purple flowers.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wood and wood products, paper (fiber product), textiles, wire

GUSN: 336515

Accession Number: 2019.17.85

Metal Implement

Silver implement with screws.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 336516

Accession Number: 2019.17.37

Pincushion

Circular embroidered pincushion; floral design; with a tan ribbon around the sides.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 347263

Accession Number: 1927.1106

Pincushion

Small pincushion made of red velvet; set in wired basket.

Maker: unknown

Material: velvet (fabric weave), wire

GUSN: 347276

Accession Number: 1939.152

Pincushion

Green fish shaped pincushion with many pins sticking out.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 347277

Accession Number: 2008.14.19

Pincushion

Globe-shaped pincushion with purple velvet and metal caging.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 347278

Accession Number: 2008.14.20

Pincushion

Circular pincushion with wooden panels; administration building at the World's Columbian Exchange, Chicago 1893; red velvet.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 347279

Accession Number: 2008.14.21

Weaving Set

Weave-It kit.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 347280

Accession Number: 2008.12.116.1

Weaving Kit

Weave-It kit including box, woven fabric sample, needle, and small Weave-It loom.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 347281

Accession Number: 2008.12.116.2

Weaving Set

Handicraft loom weaving set.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 347282

Accession Number: 2008.12.117

Three fragments from the carpet in Dorothy Codman's bedroom on the third floor of the main house on the Codman Estate (.1-.3). Small metal items including a ring with decorative string embellishment (.4), a pin (.5), a fragmented point (.6), and a needle (.7)

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 347321

Accession Number: 1969.19162.1-.6

Carpet Fragment

Purple-gray carpet fragment. The rug from which this fragment was taken was in storage in what had been Dorothy Codman's bedroom on the third floor of the main house on the Codman Estate. At some time after 1930 the room was used for storage by the family. The rug appears in a 1969 inventory photogr...

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 347322

Accession Number: 1969.19163

Hooked Rug

Multi-colored concentric design of 35 rings (layout 5x7) in hit-or-miss on cream/green background, bound with continuous pink-colored tape, folded through three corners and cut at one corner. Previous binding visible was a tan-colored plain weave fabric.

Date: early 20th century

Maker: unknown

Material: jute (fiber), wool (textile), cotton (textile), hooking

GUSN: 347323

Accession Number: 1966.823.2

Hooked rug

Large red, brown and blue leaves on brown background. Machine stitched plain weave black binding around edges. (skips in stitches and changes of stitch lengths). Illegible twill tape tag and paper tag knotted with string to tag.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: jute (fiber), wool (textile), hooking

GUSN: 347325

Accession Number: 1966.829

Hooked rug

Brown leaf on dark brown border with soft pink floral and red raised berry design. Center cartouche is cream and design is surrounded by brown border. Black binding around 4 sides - previous. No selvages on jute ground, all sides are cut.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: jute (fiber), wool (textile), cotton (textile), hooking

GUSN: 347326

Accession Number: 1966.830

Hooked rug

Large brown leaves and multi-colored floral sprigs on beige background cartouche surrounded by brown border. Short sides are bound with twill tape.

Date: 20th century

Maker: unknown

Material: jute (fiber), wool (textile), yarn, hooking

GUSN: 347327

Accession Number: 1966.831

Hooked rug

Large red and blue floral central design with green leaves on left and right sides on beige background. Narrow black border all around. Two sets of twill tape, one placed over the other, bind the rug. Fully lined with jute, obscuring the reverse pattern.

Date: early-mid 20th century

Maker: unknown

Material: jute (fiber), wool (textile), hooking

GUSN: 347328

Accession Number: 1966.834

Hooked rug

Blue, red, beige, and brown leafed wreath on beige ground. Black twill binding carried through corners. Possibly larger design originally as narrow black/brown hooked border is visible underneath binding and pattern is slightly off center. Rug is fully lined.

Date: 20th century

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), cotton (textile), jute (fiber), hooking

GUSN: 347329

Accession Number: 1966.835

Hooked rug

Cottage scene (and text: "Home sweet home March 1933") in predominantly black/grey.

Date: 1933

Maker: unknown

Material: jute (fiber), cotton (textile), wool (textile), hooking

GUSN: 347330

Accession Number: 1966.836

Hooked rug

Multicolored checked design of 8x14 squares (small striped motif) resembling a basket weave pattern. Each individual square is outlined in black. No binding.

Date: 20th century

Maker: unknown

Material: rayon, jute (fiber), cotton (textile), wool (textile), hooking

GUSN: 347331

Accession Number: 1966.841

Hooked rug

Multi-colored central floral motif with large red roses in corners on beige or olive ground. Two-way symmetry. Background in cartouche is made with white/grey/olive colors. Bound with light tan (now grey) twill tape on all 4 sides (butted corners); fully lined with jute, obscuring the reverse.

Date: early twentieth century

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), jute (fiber), yarn, hooking

GUSN: 347332

Accession Number: 1966.843

Hooked rug

Blue floral motif on cream background with green/pink and beige geometric border. Burlap ground was folded and sewn down at raw edges before hooked pattern was applied.

Date: mid twentieth centiry

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), cotton (textile), yarn, jute (fiber), hooking

GUSN: 347333

Accession Number: 1966.846

Hooked rug

Large central floral motif with striped corner scrolls on beige background. Straight line hooking to fill in pattern. Fully lined with jute and bound with twill tape (rose and tan in double layer).

Date: early twentieth century

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), jute (fiber), hooking

GUSN: 347335

Accession Number: 1966.849

Hooked rug

Rearing horse in beige cartouche with horse shoe and scroll border on brown. Black (faded- double layer) twill binding with butted corners. Pile on horse's tail motif is sculpted.

Date: mid twentieth century

Maker: unknown

Material: yarn, jute (fiber), punchwork

GUSN: 347336

Accession Number: 1966.850

Hooked rug

Black and beige scroll medallions on olive field. (motifs not clearly discernible-perhaps Chinese influenced design) Black plain weave binding sewn around sides.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), wool (textile), hooking

GUSN: 347357

Accession Number: 1966.840

Hooked rug

Geometric, multicolored logcabin design (14x15 squares) with black outer design. Twill tape binding folded around the corners. Selvage seams of jute backing visible on back (34 ½ wide panels)

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), jute (fiber), hooking

GUSN: 347360

Accession Number: 1966.848

Hooked rug

Walking horse by stone wall with scenic background surrounded by black border. Fully lined with grey flannel fabric. Edges are not bound. Hit and miss hooking in border, except when repaired; repairs made in solid black (PR bottom corner).

Date: 1940-1960

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), cotton (textile), jute (fiber), hooking

GUSN: 347362

Accession Number: 1966.854

Rug

Commercial, machine made oval rug with yarn punched unclipped loops. Multi-strand wool floral center motif surrounded by similar flowers placed along edge. No binding. Ground fabric; plain weave, fiber content unknown

Date: 20th century

Maker: unknown

Material: yarn, punching (surface marking technique), machine-made

GUSN: 347364

Accession Number: 1966.928

Hooked rug

Branch with red leaves (flowers) on white ground with red/brown border. Taupe colored twill tape (herringbone) surrounding edges, butted seams on all 4 sides. White leaf sections blend in with background, but pattern can be seen on backside. Rigid lines method of hooking to fill in pattern.

Date: 1930-1939

Maker: unknown

Material: jute (fiber), wool (textile), hooking

GUSN: 347365

Accession Number: 1966.800

Hooked rug

Large multi-colored, checked design (9x10 squares) hooked rug with flowers at corners. Jute ground has been folded over prior to hooking design.

Maker: unknown

Material: jute (fiber), wool (textile), hooking, sewing (process)

GUSN: 347366

Accession Number: 1966.825

Hooked rug

Central motif of 2 multicolored floral sprigs on beige background with large brown leaf border

Date: 20th century

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), yarn, jute (fiber), hooking

GUSN: 347367

Accession Number: 1966.929

Ladies Drawers

Fine linen teddy or split drawers with netting and lacework; monogrammed initials "MAK" center front.

Date: 1917

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 347421

Accession Number: 1992.108

Chemise

Fine linen chemise with lacework and pink silk satin ribbon; monogrammed initials "MAK" in the center front.

Date: 1917

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), silk (fiber)

GUSN: 347423

Accession Number: 1992.109

Chemise

Fine linen chemise with duoble-layered flounce with handmade lace; silk satin ribbon shoulder straps.

Date: 1917

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), silk (fiber)

GUSN: 347424

Accession Number: 1992.110

Gropius Christmas Card

Line drawing in black in on light green paper, depicting an abstracted face with one brow, one eye, a nose, and a mouth surrounded by vertical and horizontal lines. Back bears handwritten inscription.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334728

Accession Number: 1984.496.52

Gropius Christmas Card

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 334729

Accession Number: 1984.496.53

Gropius Christmas Card

Christmas card made from a print in on paper in dark gray ink. Print depicts five figures with hats in a procession. Back of the card bears handwritten insciptions in green ink.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334730

Accession Number: 1984.496.54

Gropius Christmas Card

Postcard made from a mixed-media image. A print in black ink is affixed to the front and is bordered by shading in blue pencil. The lower border has a New Year's greeting written in blue ink. Handwritten inscriptions on the back of the postcard and postage (possibly Austrian).

Date: 1952

Maker: Baschant, Rudolf, 1897-1955 (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), colored pencils, ink, postage stamps

GUSN: 334731

Accession Number: 1984.496.55

Gropius Christmas Card

Christmas card made from a folded piece of brown paper. Design on front includes a printed background in black ink, applications of red, green, and white paint, drawn lines in black ink, and a handwritten inscription. Handwritten inscription inside interior of card as well.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 334732

Accession Number: 1984.496.56

Gropius Christmas Card

Card that was once folded, now flattened. Piece of dark blue (possibly rice) paper with silver calligraphy and a red stamp affixed to the front. Handwritten inscription on the back (originally the interior of the card).

Maker: Shinoda, Toko (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), ink, adhesive

GUSN: 334733

Accession Number: 1984.496.57

Gropius Christmas Card

Calligraphy in black ink on white paper with a red seal in the lower right corner. Back may bear additional calligraphy.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334734

Accession Number: 1984.496.58

Gropius Christmas Card

Calligraphy in white ink on dark blue paper.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334735

Accession Number: 1984.496.59

Gropius Christmas Card

Black and white photographic print of an aerial view of a city and partially-constructed building. Handwritten and printed inscriptions on back.

Maker: unknown

Material: photographic paper, ink

GUSN: 334736

Accession Number: 1984.496.60

Gropius Christmas Card

Black and white photographic print of architectural details. Printed and handwritten inscriptions on back.

Maker: unknown

Material: photographic paper, ink

GUSN: 334737

Accession Number: 1984.496.61

Gropius Christmas Card

Grayscale print of a photograph of the front of a building. Handwritten insciptions in two hands on back.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334738

Accession Number: 1984.496.62

Gropius Christmas Card

Print (likely screenprinted) of what may be a stylized cathedral in black, red, blue, purple, pink, light gray, and yellow affixed to a white card. The card was folded in half and sealed with gold stickers to create an envelope; the back bears American postage (Seattle, Washington) and handwritten a...

Date: 1961

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink, stickers, postage stamps

GUSN: 334739

Accession Number: 1984.496.63

Gropius Christmas Card

Print in black ink on paper of a concentric, overlapping geometric shapes. Each side of the paper was folded at some point in time, possibly to more tightly frame the print. Back bears handwritten inscriptions.

Maker: Albers, Josef, 1888-1976 (Artist) Albers, Anni (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334740

Accession Number: 1984.496.64