Historic New England

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.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 334151

Accession Number: 1969.3665.1-.13

Bag

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

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 334152

Accession Number: 1990.182

Bag

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

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 334153

Accession Number: 1990.151

Pocket

Plain white cotton.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 334158

Accession Number: 1966.48

Purse

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

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 334235

Accession Number: 1929.1118

Needlework

Needlework with beads on cardboard.

Maker: unknown

Material: beads (pierced objects), cardboard

GUSN: 334248

Accession Number: 1925.161

Needlework

White calla lillys with green leaves on a red ground.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 334249

Accession Number: 1969.558

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.

Date: 1960-1970

Maker: Kepes, Juliet (Artist) Kepes, Gyorgy (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), sand, gouache (paint), ink, graphite pencils

GUSN: 334250

Accession Number: 1984.496.1

Gropius Christmas Card

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

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), weaving, ink

GUSN: 334251

Accession Number: 1984.1759

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.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), printing ink

GUSN: 334252

Accession Number: 1984.1760

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.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), printing ink, wood (plant material), string (fiber product)

GUSN: 334253

Accession Number: 1984.1754

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.

Maker: Kepes, Juliet (Artist) Kepes, Gyorgy (Artist)

Material: wood (plant material), paint (coating), ink, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 334254

Accession Number: 1984.496.2

Gropius Christmas Card

Painting on paper with red background, black arrows, and a rooster-like bird in white, black, red, and green. Handwritten inscription along left edge of paper.

Maker: Kepes, Juliet (Artist) Kepes, Gyorgy (Artist)

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

GUSN: 334255

Accession Number: 1984.496.3

Gropius Christmas Card

Painting of an owl on top of an hourglass in black and white over a background of blue, red, green, and gray. The years 1948 and 1949 are painted with white paint inside the sand of the hourglass. Handwritten inscription along the top edge in black ink.

Date: 1948-1949

Maker: Kepes, Juliet (Artist) Kepes, Gyorgy (Artist)

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

GUSN: 334256

Accession Number: 1984.496.4

Gropius Christmas Card

Painting of a bird on a black branch over a brown and blue background, set inside a folded piece of paper. Handwritten inscription in black ink along bottom edge of image.

Maker: Kepes, Juliet (Artist) Kepes, Gyorgy (Artist)

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

GUSN: 334257

Accession Number: 1984.496.5

Gropius Christmas Card

Painting of white birds over blue, green, black, and red background, mounted on gray paper, with a handwritten inscription in black ink in left and right borders.

Date: 1965-1966

Maker: Kepes, Juliet (Artist) Kepes, Gyorgy (Artist)

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

GUSN: 334258

Accession Number: 1984.496.7

Gropius Christmas Card

Painting of a white bird over a sea-like background affixed to a brown paper card. Inscription in white paint along lower edge of painting.

Maker: Kepes, Juliet (Artist) Kepes, Gyorgy (Artist)

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

GUSN: 334259

Accession Number: 1984.496.8

Gropius Christmas Card

Drawing of a bird on a branch made from sand sprinkled over glue on delicate white paper. Handwritten inscription in black ink in lower right corner.

Maker: Kepes, Juliet (Artist) Kepes, Gyorgy (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), sand, ink

GUSN: 334260

Accession Number: 1984.496.9

Gropius Christmas Card

Painting of white birds over a stained glass-like background in black and other colors. Pencil inscription on back.

Date: 1958

Maker: Kepes, Gyorgy (Artist)

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

GUSN: 334261

Accession Number: 1984.496.10

Gropius Christmas Card

Drawing of a man wearing a keffiyeh alongside a handwritten inscription in Arabic in black ink.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 334262

Accession Number: 1984.496.12

Gropius Christmas Card

Folded pop-up card of a black teapot over a gold background.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 334263

Accession Number: 1984.496.13

Gropius Christmas Card

Folded card made from delicate, translucent off-white paper. A print of the word NOEL in black and brown ink on the same kind of paper is affixed to the interior, above the beginning of a handwritten letter in German.

Date: 1959

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 334264

Accession Number: 1984.496.14

Gropius Christmas Card

A piece of white paper folded inside a piece of folded red paper. Japanese calligraphy in black ink on left side of white paper interior; printed inscription in English on right side of white paper interior.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334265

Accession Number: 1984.496.11

Gropius Christmas Card

Folded card on thin beige paper. Front is a collage with striped paper and a drawing of a bird with a worm inside a decorative frame. The bird and worm drawing is "hung" from the striped paper with thin wire and is movable. Interior of the card bears an inscription in red pencil.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink, colored pencils, wire, paint (coating)

GUSN: 334266

Accession Number: 1984.496.15

Gropius Christmas Card

Black-and-white photograph made into a postcard with Italian postage/postal markings. Photograph has been edited to have a handwritten inscription in white with a greeting and the artist's initials.

Date: 1949

Maker: unknown

Material: photographic paper, ink, postage stamps

GUSN: 334267

Accession Number: 1984.496.16

Tea Set

White ceramic tea service set decorated with blue flowers, consisting of (AB) a teapot and cover, (C) a milk jug, (D,E) two mugs, (F,G) two plates, (H) a bowl, and (I) a tray

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: pottery (object genre)

GUSN: 336496

Accession Number: 2019.17.66A-I

Umbrella

A brown umbrella with a golden cane and two identical elements.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood and wood products, metal by composition or origin, textiles

GUSN: 336497

Accession Number: 2019.17.67

Rocking Chair

Wooden dollhouse rocking chair with a red cushion

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wood and wood products, textiles

GUSN: 336498

Accession Number: 2019.17.68

Doll and Rocking Chair

(.1)An adolescent female doll with painted blue eyes, pink cheeks, and red lips, wearing a checkered patterned dress. The doll is seated on a (.2) wooden rocking chair painted red with a floral pattern

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wood and wood products, string (fiber product), metal, textiles, paint (coating)

GUSN: 336499

Accession Number: 2019.17.69.1-.2

Shelf

Wooden shelf with a false drawer on the front.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wood and wood products, paint (coating)

GUSN: 336500

Accession Number: 2019.17.70

Bed and Cat

Wooden bed with beige pillow, blanket, and mattress decorated with dot pattnered. A tabby cat lays on the blanket.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wood and wood products, terracotta (clay material), stuffing (upholstering technique), paint (coating)

GUSN: 336501

Accession Number: 2019.17.71.1-.2

Closet with Accessories

(.1) Wooden closet with two doors and a false marble top, containing: (.2) a white vase decorated with an orange flower , (.3) a teacup decorated with purple and blue flowers ).4) a golden frame decorated with rhinestones

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wood and wood products, metal, paint (coating), rhinestone, ceramic and ceramic products

GUSN: 336502

Accession Number: 2019.17.72.1-.4

Mirror with Drawers

Cheval mirror placed between two chest drawers with two drawers each and a faux-marble surface.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wood and wood products, paint (coating), textiles, glass by composition or origin

GUSN: 336503

Accession Number: 2019.17.73

Sewing Machine

A gold colored sewing machine with a mechanical crank on the side.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: metal by composition or origin, paint (coating)

GUSN: 336504

Accession Number: 2019.17.74

Rug

Braided rug composed to two different braided colored textiles: two orange and one brown to yellow.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, braiding

GUSN: 336505

Accession Number: 2019.17.75

Unframed Pictures

(.1) A printed image of houses and (.2) a printed black and white photograph of 2 girls wearing white dresses

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 336506

Accession Number: 2019.17.76.1-.2

Bird Cage

Square birdcage with model bird inside. The bird is black with a red beak.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: plastic by composition or origin, paint (coating), textiles

GUSN: 336507

Accession Number: 2019.17.77

Chandelier

Gold chandelier with white bulb and flower shaped ornament.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, wire

GUSN: 336508

Accession Number: 2019.17.78

Table

Rectangular wooden tripod table.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wood and wood products

GUSN: 336509

Accession Number: 2019.17.79

Candlesticks

Three glass candlestick holders with pink candles. Two holders are turquoise with yellow and one is yellow and blue with a glass cap decorated with blue stripes.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: glass by composition or origin, wax, string (fiber product)

GUSN: 336510

Accession Number: 2019.17.80.1-.3