Historic New England

Chandelier

Golden six-light chandelier with white bulbs and a pinecone shaped ornament below.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, wire, plastic by composition or origin

GUSN: 336512

Accession Number: 2019.17.82

Christmas Tree

Fir tree with green sparkles on the needles with a base that imitates snow.

Date: 1900-2000

Maker: unknown

Material: plastic by composition or origin

GUSN: 336513

Accession Number: 2019.17.83

Seagull

White and gray gull with wings spread.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, plaster by composition or origin

GUSN: 336514

Accession Number: 2019.17.84

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: 1900-1975

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

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Collage of an image of a metal structure, an image of a man standing over a blueprint, and a piece of brown paper bearing the artist's signature, all affixed to a white card.

Date: 1943

Maker: Wachsmann, Konrad, 1901-1980 (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), ink, adhesive

GUSN: 333937

Accession Number: 1984.58.27

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Handwritten message in black ink on white paper affixed to a blue card.

Date: 1943

Maker: Perry, Ralph Barton, 1876-1957 (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), ink, adhesive

GUSN: 333938

Accession Number: 1984.58.28

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Black-and-white image of the artist, bearing the artist's signature, mounted on a white card with a decorative border made out of red tape.

Date: 1943

Maker: Mumford, Lewis, 1895-1990 (Artist)

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

GUSN: 333939

Accession Number: 1984.58.10

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

A floral design in pen and paint on silver paper with handwritten inscriptions. The silver paper is mounted on a black-and-white piece of patterned paper which is mounted on a blue card.

Date: 1943

Maker: Gummere, Richard Mott, 1883-1969 (Artist) Gummere, Christine Robinson, 1885-1964 (Artist)

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

GUSN: 333940

Accession Number: 1984.58.11

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

The front of the card bears a black-and-white image of a man collaged onto a black-and-white image of a woman sitting in a field. Both images are mounted on a red card. A separate card with the artists' signatures is affixed to the back of the card.

Date: 1943

Maker: Bogner, Walter, 1899-1993 (Artist)

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

GUSN: 333941

Accession Number: 1984.58.12

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Collage of a black-and-white image of a man, woman, and child, a card bearing the artist's signature, and a partial map of the United States affixed to a blue card.

Date: 1943

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 333942

Accession Number: 1984.58.14

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Card decorated on both sides. The front bears two black-and-white images of a woman, possibly the artist, and a decorative red paper border on the right side. The back has an image of a light blue handprint, the printed name of the artist, and a handwritten inscription by artist.

Date: 1943

Maker: Cooke, Mary (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), ink, adhesive

GUSN: 333943

Accession Number: 1984.58.17

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Black-and-white image of a metal structure with added color and an inscription in black ink. Image is affixed to a black card.

Date: 1943

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink, adhesive

GUSN: 333944

Accession Number: 1984.58.18

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Handwritten message in black ink on a card from The Museum of Modern Art affixed to a gold card.

Date: 1943

Maker: Barr, Alfred Hamilton, Jr., 1902-1981 (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), ink, adhesive

GUSN: 333945

Accession Number: 1984.58.19

Dress and Cape

Gray-green silk dress with chintz lined cape.

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber), chintz

GUSN: 333949

Accession Number: 1926.939A-C

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Pieces of red and green paper with torn edges affixed to a white card. Each piece of colored paper bears a signature.

Date: 1943

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink, adhesive

GUSN: 333950

Accession Number: 1984.58.5

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Black-and-white image of a man and a woman and a piece og fray paper with handwritten inscriptions mounted on a black-and-white patterned card.

Date: 1943

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 333951

Accession Number: 1984.58.6

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Black-and-white image of a house in snowy woulds with a handwritten inscription. Image is attached to a gold card with white painted polka dots.

Date: 1943

Maker: Shepley, Henry R. (Artist) Shepley, Anna (Artist)

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

GUSN: 333952

Accession Number: 1984.58.9

Child's Hat

Rye straw hat with green ribbon; label says "R.H.C and Co. Stearns Custom Made Boston Mass.".

Maker: unknown

Material: straw (plant material)

GUSN: 333953

Accession Number: 1990.483

Bridesmaid's Hat

Straw hat with green velvet ribbon; label "Wetherns". Possibly worn at Anne Tatlocks' wedding.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 333954

Accession Number: 1990.479

Bridesmaid's Hat

Straw hat with green velvet ribbon; label "Wetherns". Possibly worn at the wedding of Anne Tatlock.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 333955

Accession Number: 1990.478

Hat

Cotton reinforced with buckram hat; light blue ribbon on top; label says "Mrs. G.H. Eames".

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), buckram

GUSN: 333956

Accession Number: 1990.484

Hat

Large straw hat with light blue ribon tied around it; labels "Swamp Grass Trademark" and "Dunlap New York".

Maker: unknown

Material: straw (plant material)

GUSN: 333958

Accession Number: 1990.485

Clown Costume

Waxed cotton/linen jumpsuit. Right half is brown, left half is white. Cuffs of sleeves and pants are gathered and elasticized. Neck of jumpsuit is gathered with binding tape tie. Three large decorative buttons down front of jumpsuit made of cardstock covered in brown waxed cotton. Clown's ruff, half...

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), linen (material)

GUSN: 333966

Accession Number: 1992.17

Clown Costume

Waxed cotton/linen jumpsuit. Right half is brown, left half is white. Cuffs of sleeves and pants are gathered and elasticized. Neck of jumpsuit is gathered with binding tape tie. Three large decorative buttons down front of jumpsuit made of cardstock covered in brown waxed cotton. Clown's ruff, half...

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), linen (material)

GUSN: 333967

Accession Number: 1992.18

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...

Date: 1907

Maker: unknown

Material: canvas

GUSN: 333969

Accession Number: 1990.396AB

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.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 333970

Accession Number: 1990.397

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."

Date: 1900-1907

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 333971

Accession Number: 1990.398

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.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 333972

Accession Number: 1990.399