Historic New England

Sofa

Exposed top rail with berry and leave carved and scrolled ends. Rail flanked by s curved stiles, upholstered back. Upholstered rolled arms with closed s scroll front with carved drake's head terminating in double reverse scroll by carved floral corner block. Bird silhouette is echoed in rear stil...

Date: 1900-1915

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 62649

Accession Number: 1955.421

Looking Glass

Looking glass. Gilding, gesso. Pier form. Wide overhanging cornice. Cove molding with applied ball ornament above frieze composed of alternating laurel wreaths and stylized anthemions. Elaborate carved gesso cartouche of central sunburst blossom flanked with double branched foliate scrolls and f...

Date: 1805-1815

Maker: unknown

Material: gesso, gilding

GUSN: 62650

Accession Number: 1948.196

Card Table

Card table. Mahogany. Rectangular top with rounded corners and molded edge hinged along back edge. Top revolves ninety degrees and leaf swings onto rails by means of a brass rolled hinge. Molding cut into sides of rails with applied ribs at front corners. Top has white pine medial brace on its u...

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 62651

Accession Number: 1987.657

Table

Circular top with straight edge; columnar & bulb. pedestal; 3 ball feet

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 62652

Accession Number: 1987.658

Drawing

Abstract; budlike image; pink & gray; textured ivory matte

Date: 1960

Maker: Ogana (Artist)

Material: painting (coating), paper (fiber product), watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 62346

Accession Number: 1984.256

Drawing

Stylized bird; blothches of ink at left; heavy wh. paper on tan

Date: 1971

Maker: Kepes, Juliet (Artist)

Material: ink, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 62348

Accession Number: 1984.260

Picture

Xerox copy of photograph of abstract composition, cone and ladder

Date: 1950-1975

Maker: Frangella, Luis (Artist) Fisher, Scott (Artist)

Material: printing (process), machine-made

GUSN: 62350

Accession Number: 1984.262

Drawing

Abstract; azure blue & charcoal; vertical rectangular div. into 3 sm. rects.

Date: 1957

Maker: Milian, Raul, 1914 (Artist)

Material: nylon, painting (coating), paper (fiber product), Plexiglas (TM), metal

GUSN: 62351

Accession Number: 1984.344

Greeting Card

Bl & green. christmas tree; wh. dove; grey sky; lattice overlay

Date: 1960-1968

Maker: Kepes (Artist)

Material: gouache (paint), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 62352

Accession Number: 1984.348

Photograph

Black and white glossy photograph of a Japanese dressing screen with painting.

Date: 1970

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 62353

Accession Number: 1984.351

Photograph

Black and white photograph of teenage girl from waist up wearing a halter top, and a locket

Date: 1975

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 62354

Accession Number: 1984.352

Photograph

Black and white photograph of middle aged woman; head and shoulders with dark hair, wearing earrngs

Date: 1930-1950

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 62355

Accession Number: 1984.353

Photograph

Black and white photograph of Walter Gropius; shoulders up; matte finish

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: Stone, Fred (Reprographer) Possibly Charrette (Printer)

GUSN: 62356

Accession Number: 1984.354

Hand Scroll

Black and white basketweave scroll made of orange paper with black chinese characters

Date: 1948

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), silk (textile), wood (plant material), wood engraving (process)

GUSN: 62357

Accession Number: 1984.356

Photograph

Photo of granite abstract sculpture. chrome museum clips

Date: 1950-1970

Maker: Possibly Noguchi (Sculptor)

Material: dry mounting, glass (material)

GUSN: 62358

Accession Number: 1984.389

Print

Black and white print in the 2nd edition of 5; signed and dated

Date: 1944

Maker: Miro, Juan, 1893 (Artist)

Material: lithography, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 62359

Accession Number: 1984.400

Print

Beige and aqua with abstract figs in primaries; black patches

Date: 1951

Maker: Miro, Juan, 1893 (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), printing (process), screen printing

GUSN: 62360

Accession Number: 1984.401

Drawing

Grey & black wash; abstract forms; black shape dominates midsection

Date: 1957

Maker: Milian, Raul, 1914 (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), stenciling

GUSN: 62361

Accession Number: 1984.402

Woodcut

Abstract horse with cat on back & 2 figures; black on cream paper

Date: 1921

Maker: Marcks, Gerhard (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), woodcut (process)

GUSN: 62362

Accession Number: 1984.403

Print

Abstract horse with cat on back & 2 figures; black on yellow paper

Date: 1921

Maker: Marcks, Gerhard (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), woodcut (process)

GUSN: 62363

Accession Number: 1984.404

Folio

Black line drawings on yellow backgrounds on cream paper

Date: 1947

Maker: Eichhorn, Alfred (Publisher) Possibly Hildebrandt, Hans (Artist)

Material: ink, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 62364

Accession Number: 1984.405

Folio

10 COLOR PLATES ON CREAM COLOR PAPER; CREAM COVER; 7 PP. TEXT.

Date: 1948

Maker: Keller, Deiter (Maker) Possibly Schlemmer, Oskar (Artist)

Material: cardboard, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 62365

Accession Number: 1984.406

Print

Abstracted cityscape; patchwork effect

Date: 1921

Maker: Forbaly? (Artist)

Material: etching (corroding), etching (printing process), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 62367

Accession Number: 1984.408

Print

Matted; on thin paper; pair of walking figures on black ground

Date: 1921

Maker: Marcks, Gerhard (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), woodcut (process)

GUSN: 62368

Accession Number: 1984.409

Folio

Grey cardboard folio with fifteen black and white reproductions; gray mounts

Date: 1912

Maker: Cezanne, Paul (Artist) R. Piper & Co. (Publisher)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 62370

Accession Number: 1984.411

Picture

Abstract cityscape with sharp outlines in black on white; prim. color

Date: 1948

Maker: Chermayeff, Ivan (Artist)

Material: supports (artists' materials), oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 62371

Accession Number: 1984.412

Folio

Limited edition; fourteen works from 1928-1964; blue cardboard. case

Date: 1965

Maker: Reproduction of Bayer, Herbert (Artist) Possibly Container Corp. of America (Publisher) Gebhard, David (Author)

Material: cardboard, ink, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 62372

Accession Number: 1984.413

Folio

Seven color reproductions mounted on textured maroon paper

Date: 1964

Maker: Cagli, Corrado (Artist) Cremonini, Leonardo (Artist) Gkika, Nicola (Artist) Mirko (Artist) Miro, Joan (Artist) Vespeira, Marcelino (Artist) Vespignani, Renzo (Artist) Zincographica (Publisher)

Material: ink, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 62373

Accession Number: 1984.414

Folio

TWELVE REPRODUCTIONS OF LINE DRAWINGS; QUEEN OF HEARTS SERIES?

Date: 1955

Maker: Portocarrero, Rene, 1912 (Artist) Ruiz De Villa, Alberto (Editor) Pino, Bernardo (Printer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 62374

Accession Number: 1984.415

Print

Slanted bl. stripes on green ground; eggs, fork & grapes on table

Date: 1930

Maker: Muche, Georg (Artist)

Material: lithography, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 62375

Accession Number: 1984.416

Watercolor Drawing

Box-like mount; white paper with gray brushstrokes; red cipher stmp

Date: 1956

Maker: Shinoda, Toko (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 62376

Accession Number: 1984.417

Picture

Two women under bamboo trees by stream; two ducks; brown tone

Date: 1500

Maker: Yen, Tchao, 1500 (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), silk (textile), watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 62377

Accession Number: 1984.418

Combined Coatrack/shelf

Tubular steel & glass; bolted to wall & ceiling; glass shelf

Date: 1937-1939

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), plating (metal coating), rubber (material), steel (alloy)

GUSN: 62378

Accession Number: 1984.2407

Print

Reclining woman; vellum overlay with christmas greetings

Date: 1962

Maker: Reproduction of Moore, Henry, 1898-1986 (Artist) Design Research Institute (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product), photomechanical processes

GUSN: 62379

Accession Number: 1984.419

Print

Red, yellow, and blue; abstract

Date: 1961

Maker: Broner, Erwin (Artist)

Material: lithography, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 62380

Accession Number: 1984.420

Print

Multicolor; appearance of torn paper; drymounted

Maker: Tinser (Artist) Stone Reprographics, Fred (Framer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 62381

Accession Number: 1984.421

Folio

Loose; 42 in various media; index with intro; on grey paper

Date: 1961

Maker: Bayer, Herbert (Maker) Bach, Otto Karl (Maker)

Material: cardboard, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 62382

Accession Number: 1984.422

Greeting Card

Repro. of drawing overlaid by vellum with text

Date: 1950-1980

Maker: Reproduction of Passmore, Victor (Artist) Whatman, J. (Paper maker) Design Research Unit (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 62383

Accession Number: 1984.423

Abstract Drawing

Positive-negative ground effect; crosses in black and gold; blotch effect.

Date: 1954

Maker: Milian, Raul, 1914 (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 62385

Accession Number: 1984.425

Drawing

Quick sketch of man; black felt tip on white fomecor

Date: 1960-1968

Maker: Harkness, John (chip) (Artist)

Material: Fome-Cor (TM), ink

GUSN: 62386

Accession Number: 1984.426

Collage

Overlappng patches of color & film; parallel black lines; r, wh, black

Date: 1945-1980

Maker: Baringer, Richard E. (Artist)

Material: cardboard, celluloid (cellulosic), ink, painting (coating), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 62387

Accession Number: 1984.427

Painting

Scroll paintings of abstract figs; black with orange faces

Date: 1980

Maker: Chen, Chi (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), paintings (visual works)

GUSN: 62388

Accession Number: 1984.428.1

Print

Stems of thistles; signed lower right

Date: 1963

Maker: Ribbentrop-Leudesdorff, Hortense Lore, 1902-1986 (Artist)

Material: etching (printing process), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 62389

Accession Number: 1984.429

Print

Comp. of abstracted arches and plants; with a vertical format.

Date: 1963

Maker: Ribbentrop-Lendesdor, Lou (Artist)

Material: etching (printing process), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 62390

Accession Number: 1984.430

Print

Abstracted landscape; greyinsh background; horiz. format

Date: 1963

Maker: Ribbentrop-Leudesdorff, Hortense Lore, 1902-1986 (Artist)

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

GUSN: 62391

Accession Number: 1984.431

Greeting Card

Fold out scroll; animals, birds, and insects.

Date: 1977

Maker: Kepes, Juliet (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 62392

Accession Number: 1984.432

Greeting Card

Bamboo fan; kettle over brazier; kumquats(?); gr-black with or. fruit

Date: 1980

Maker: Chen, Chi (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 62393

Accession Number: 1984.433

Photograph

Black and white photograph mounted on white cardboard, plain square with dots at sides

Date: 1920-1980

Maker: unknown

Material: gelatin silver prints, silver (metal)

GUSN: 62394

Accession Number: 1984.434.1

Photograph

Black and white photograph mounted on white cardboard, plain triangle with dots at side

Date: 1920-1980

Maker: unknown

Material: gelatin silver prints, silver (metal)

GUSN: 62395

Accession Number: 1984.434.2

Photograph

Black and white photograph mounted on white cardboard, plain triangle with dots at side

Date: 1920-1980

Maker: unknown

Material: gelatin silver prints, silver (metal)

GUSN: 62396

Accession Number: 1984.434.3

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