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Lady's Companion Needlework Kit

Dark green, embossed and gilded paperboard box, with the name "Lady's Companion" written on the box in gold lettering. Inside the box, there are several compartments lined with green velvet. These compartments contain a thimble; a pair of scissors; a divider card; a needle; and a pick with an ivory ...

Date: ca. middle 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), metal, gilding, embossing, ivory (tooth component), velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 247063

Accession Number: 2002.29.22

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Handkerchief

White silk handkerchief with an embroidered floral and dotted design. Originally belonged to Mrs. Thomas Aspinwall.

Date: ca. middle 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), embroidery (visual works)

GUSN: 247075

Accession Number: 2002.29.23

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Set of 3 Sashes

Set of three white silk sashes [a-c]. There are three stripes across the length of each sash. The two shorter sashes have a 'V' on each end, while the longer sash has only one 'V' at one end. One of the sashes was worn by Lucy Maria Tappan for her wedding, and another was worn by her son, John Elio...

Date: ca. middle 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 247076

Accession Number: 2002.29.24A-C

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Women's Collar

Collar; white, with a floral, dotted pattern or design. Probably made from cotton and lace.

Date: ca. middle 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), lace (needlework)

GUSN: 247077

Accession Number: 2002.29.25

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Women's Collar

Collar; white lace, with a floral and vine pattern or design. Originally owned by Lucy Maria Tappan.

Date: ca. middle 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: lace (needlework)

GUSN: 247078

Accession Number: 2002.29.26

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Plaid Ribbons

Set of three green and white plaid silk ribbons. As a 14- year old schoolgirl, Lucy Maria Tappan wore these ribbons on her hat.

Date: ca. middle 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: ribbon (material), silk (fiber)

GUSN: 247079

Accession Number: 2002.29.27A-C

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Multicolored Ribbon

Multicolored cotton ribbon, with a floral pattern reminiscent of a watercolor. The pattern consists of pink, red, yellow, and purple flowers, with green leaves, on a teal background. The ribbon was owned by Lucy Maria Tappan.

Date: ca. middle 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), ribbon (material)

GUSN: 247080

Accession Number: 2002.29.28

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Purse

Woven purse with multicolored stripes. The purse has two dark green handles, and two green and brown tassels. The stripes are yellow, light and dark green; black, teal, tan, and grass green. There is an intertwined circular motif on the bottom of the purse.

Date: ca. middle 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 247081

Accession Number: 2002.29.29

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Purse

Ivory purse, with red leather edging and interior, and a grapevine design on the front. The purse has three interior storage compartments, and a metal clasp to open and close it. Belonged to Lucy Maria Tappan (Bowen).

Date: ca. middle 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, ivory (tooth component), metal

GUSN: 247082

Accession Number: 2002.29.30

Leaded Sash

Small leaded window sash with diamond-shaped panes.

Date: 1700-1725

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), lead glass

GUSN: 247085

Accession Number: 1957.14

Textile

Quilted coverlet, brown calico with cotton batting.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 247099

Accession Number: 1942.1673

Engraved Print

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 247100

Accession Number: 1942.2641.1

Print Engraving

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 247101

Accession Number: 1942.2641.4

Braided Rug

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 247102

Accession Number: 1942.2853

Redware Charger

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 247103

Accession Number: 1942.3660

Picture

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 247105

Accession Number: 1942.4437

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

This birthday card contains harmful imagery including the caricature of Native American people and cultures as well as cultural appropriation and plagiarism in depicting Walter and Ise Gropius, their daughter Ati, Alfred and Gertrud Arndt and their daughter Alexandra as Native Americans. Historic...

Date: 1953

Maker: Arndt, Alfred, 1896-1976 (Artist) Arndt, Gertrud, 1903-2000 (Artist)

Material: photographic prints, paper (fiber product), ink, painting (image-making)

GUSN: 247106

Accession Number: 1984.54.1

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

An abstract print with artist's signature and handwritten message

Maker: Feininger, Lyonel Charles, 1871-1956 (Artist)

Material: prints (visual works), ink, pencils (drawing and writing equipment)

GUSN: 247107

Accession Number: 1984.54.2

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

An abstract painting with framed in brown paper with a handwritten message.

Maker: Nowag, Heinz, 1907-1984 (Artist)

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

GUSN: 247108

Accession Number: 1984.54.3

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

An abstract oil pastel drawing framed with tan paper with cream matting.

Date: 1953

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 247110

Accession Number: 1984.54.5

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Pencil drawing on paper mounted on white mat. Pencil inscription in lower left and right corners of drawing. Paper bears a debossed seal in lower right corner, next to artist's signature and year.

Date: 1953

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), graphite pencils

GUSN: 247111

Accession Number: 1984.54.6

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

An abstract drawing in green, red, blue and yellow on cream paper framed in grey paper with a handwritten message.

Date: 1953

Maker: Bayer, Herbert, 1900-1985 (Artist)

Material: drawings (visual works), paper (fiber product), ink, colored pencils

GUSN: 247112

Accession Number: 1984.54.7

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

A collage with an abstract painting, a three photographic prints, and two typed messages

Date: 1953

Maker: Weininger, Andor, 1899-1986 (Artist)

Material: photographic prints, ink, paintings (visual works), typewriting, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 247113

Accession Number: 1984.54.8

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Collage with five prints and six printed inscriptions

Date: 1953

Maker: Clemens, Roman, 1910-1992 (Artist)

Material: photographic prints, pencils (drawing and writing equipment), ink, prints (visual works)

GUSN: 247116

Accession Number: 1984.54.10

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Pastel drawing mounted on white board. Design features geometric forms and straight lines in red, blue, yellow, light blue, light pink, and black. Also mounted at bottom right corner of white card is a small, tan piece of paper with a typed inscription and signature.

Date: 1953

Maker: Lutz, Rudolf, 1895-1966 (Artist)

Material: pastels (crayons), paper (fiber product), ink, boards (flat objects)

GUSN: 247117

Accession Number: 1984.54.9

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Pieces of patterned textiles mounted to off-white mat with pencil inscription.

Date: 1953

Maker: Leischner, Margaret, 1908-1970 (Artist)

Material: cloth, paper (fiber product), graphite pencils

GUSN: 247118

Accession Number: 1984.54.11

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Print in black ink on tissue paper with chalk embellishment and handwritten message.

Date: 1953

Maker: unknown

Material: ink, chalk, tissue paper, paper (fiber product), pencils (drawing and writing equipment)

GUSN: 247119

Accession Number: 1984.54.12

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

An abstract drawing in black with overlays of blue, yellow-green, and white paint and a thin solid black line at the bottom and artist's signature.

Date: 1953

Maker: Berenbrock, Otto, 1907-1985 (Artist)

Material: drawings (visual works), painting (image-making), ink, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 247120

Accession Number: 1984.54.13

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Collage with a print with blue, yellow, orange, and pink chalk and paint embellishments mounted on paper and a handwritten inscription

Date: 1953

Maker: Teltcher, George Adams, 1904-1983 (Artist)

Material: prints (visual works), ink, paint (coating), chalk, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 247121

Accession Number: 1984.54.14

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Black and white printed image, possibly of a charcoal drawing depicting a row of tall trees. Mounted on white card.

Date: 1953

Maker: Tery-Buschmann, Margit, 1892-1977 (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 247122

Accession Number: 1984.54.15

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Two black and white photographic prints with handwritten inscriptions.

Date: 1953

Maker: Hoffmann, Hans (Artist)

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

GUSN: 247124

Accession Number: 1984.54.16

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Black and white photograph of a larger, multi-story building and a smaller, square building, surrounded by tall trees. Possibly depicts the Basler Sanatorium in Davos. Photograph is mounted on white card with an inscription in black ink at the left of the photograph.

Date: 1953

Maker: Egeler, Ernst, 1908-1978 (Artist)

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

GUSN: 247125

Accession Number: 1984.54.17

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Black print on white paper mounted on white cards; edges of card are darkened. Print may depict a stylized bridge with other architecture in the background. Inscriptions at bottom left and right corners of print.

Date: 1953

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), printing ink

GUSN: 247126

Accession Number: 1984.54.18

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Four black-and-white photographs affixed to yellow paper affixed to off-white mat. Photographs depict architectural models. Typed inscription along left edge and in lower right hand corner of yellow paper, including artist's signature.

Date: 1953

Maker: Debus, Maximillian, 1904-1981

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

GUSN: 247127

Accession Number: 1984.54.19

Brass Chamberstick

Brass chamberstick; wide bowl with scrolled C-shaped handle with leaf-thumb rest on one side; tall stem with three sets of incised rings; slightly concave bobech.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), turning (shaping process), incising

GUSN: 249681

Accession Number: 1949.522

Perfume Bottle

Opaque blue glass bottle; bulbous at base; narrow at top; flared at the opening; tear-drop shaped stopper; bulbous part of bottle and stopped decorated with narrow bands, five bands on the bottle and four on the stopper.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), paint (coating)

GUSN: 249682

Accession Number: 1949.524

Prince Albert Figurine

Staffordshire-type; earthenware; male figure in royal attire; depicts Prince Albert.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, ceramic (material), ceramic glaze

GUSN: 249683

Accession Number: 1949.525

Queen Victoria Figurine

Stafforshire-type; earthenware; figurine; woman in royal attire; depicts Queen Victoria.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, ceramic (material), ceramic glaze

GUSN: 249684

Accession Number: 1949.526

Yellow Glass Box with Etched Deer Design

Yellow glass box with lid; squarish with knop in center of top; etched design depicts running deer and foliage.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), etching (corroding)

GUSN: 249685

Accession Number: 1949.536

Dolphin Candlestick

Glass candlestick; dolphin-shaped; blue and wite

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 249686

Accession Number: 1949.538

Vase, Garniture

Pair of porcelain mantel garniture vases; flower-shaped vase; scalloped edge; decorated with foliage, flowers and a clock face; clock hands are placed at 12 minutes before 12.

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material), porcelain, paint (coating), ceramic glaze

GUSN: 249705

Accession Number: 1949.541.1-2

Commendation Certificate

Certificate from the City of Boston to Miss Ann Bradlee for war service; signed by Mrs. Harrison Gray Otis.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 249710

Accession Number: 1949.545

Bonnet Stand

Milliner's bonnet stand; papier mache(?), painted to look like a woman's face. Form is molded/cast wood pulp with gesso and tempra paint. face is varnished. The head and neck are leather

Maker: unknown

Material: papier mâché, paint (coating)

GUSN: 249712

Accession Number: 1949.547

Bargello Needlepoint Pincushion

Needlepoint pincushion; "eye of the peacock" Bargello pattern; square; pillow-shaped.

Maker: unknown

Material: needlework (visual works), Bargello work, needlepoint (needleworking), wool (hair)

GUSN: 249713

Accession Number: 1949.549

Chest of Drawers

Bowed front; four-drawer chest; brass medallion bail pulls; oval brass key escutcheons; turned legs; scroll apron.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 249714

Accession Number: 1949.551

Night Stand with Shelf and Single Drawer

Sheraton-style night stand; square top with shallow apron; turned supports; shelf and single drawer; turned legs.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 249715

Accession Number: 1949.552

Looking Glass with Reverse Painting on Glass Panel

Empire-style wall mirror; gilt; ball decoration at top; reverse painting on glass depicts grapes and foliage in a two-handled vase.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), gilding, glass (material), mercury, paint (coating)

GUSN: 249716

Accession Number: 1949.553

Candlestand

Tall slender candlestand; tripod legs; stop-reeded column

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), turning (shaping process), reeding

GUSN: 249717

Accession Number: 1949.555

Fireboard

Fireboad; paint-decorated frame around wallpaper; wallpaper pattern depicts flowers (roses, lilies, and other small flowers) in open-weave basket on table top with floral design around edge of table top.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 249718

Accession Number: 1949.557

Needlework Picture

A needlework picture that depicts a schooner with three masts and an American flag.

Maker: unknown

Material: needlework (visual works), embroidery (visual works), silk (fiber)

GUSN: 249719

Accession Number: 1949.558