Historic New England

Gropius Christmas Card

Christmas card on light brown paper with snowflakes and season's greetings printed in black ink on the cover. Printed and handwritten insciprions inside and on back.

Date: 1950

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334792

Accession Number: 1984.496.116

New Year's card made from a piece of paper folded in half. Front bears a line drawing (possibly printed) in black ink of a fish and waves which have been filled in with paint, as well as a handwritten (or possibly printed) inscription. Back bears printed inscriptions and a printed symbol that may re...

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 334793

Accession Number: 1984.496.117

Gropius Christmas Card

Postcard with a print of medieval illustrations on the front and handwritten inscriptions on the back. German postage.

Date: 1959

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 334794

Accession Number: 1984.496.170

Gropius Christmas Card

Postcard with a medieval illustration of an angel on the front and handwritten inscriptions on the back with German postage.

Date: 1959

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 334795

Accession Number: 1984.496.171

Gropius Christmas Card

Christmas card with a printed drawing by Henry Moore of a sleeping child covered with a blanket on the front. Printed and handwritten inscriptions inside.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334796

Accession Number: 1984.496.173

Gropius Christmas Card

Christmas card made from a piece of paper folded twice. The front bears a print of a figure with long black hair and a folding fan in some kind of interior space. Interior of the card is bordered with a strip of purple with silver calligraphy. Printed and handwritten inscriptions in English inside.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334797

Accession Number: 1984.496.174

Gropius Christmas Card

Greeting card with a red, green, and blue cover and printed inscriptions inside.

Date: 1964

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334798

Accession Number: 1984.496.175

Gropius Christmas Card

Greeting card with abstract image in gray, black, white, and red on the front cover. Printed inscriptions inside and on back.

Date: 1970

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334799

Accession Number: 1984.496.176

Gropius Christmas Card

Greeting card with abstract geometric design in blue, pink, red, purple, and black printed on the cover. Printed design in black and inscriptions in black and blue ink inside card. Printed inscriptions on back of card as well.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334800

Accession Number: 1984.496.177

Gropius Christmas Card

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 334801

Accession Number: 1984.496.178

Gropius Christmas Card

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 334802

Accession Number: 1984.496.179

Gropius Christmas Card

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 334803

Accession Number: 1984.496.180

Hat

Gray wool man's bowler or derby hat, Edward's Hat Company

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (hair), satin

GUSN: 335070

Accession Number: 2019.11.1.1

Hat

Black Wool Man's Hat with Box, Fred Kelly Company, New York.

Date: 20th century

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 335071

Accession Number: 2019.11.2.1

Hat

Green Wool Man's Hat with Box, Disney Company, New York. Band above brim with decorative red feather and small airplain pin.

Date: 20th century

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 335072

Accession Number: 2019.11.3.1

Plate

"Alice, Her Plate" plate from the Paul Revere Pottery. Yellow plate with decorative band of cream and white with small flowers and two labels.

Date: c. 1920

Maker: Paul Revere Pottery, Inc. (Brighton, Mass.)

GUSN: 335074

Accession Number: 2019.12.1

Plate

"Little Chicks" plate with band of chicks in sets of three all along band. Yellow on white/cream ground.

Date: c. 1920

Maker: Paul Revere Pottery, Inc. (Brighton, Mass.)

GUSN: 335075

Accession Number: 2019.12.2

Pitcher

Pitcher with Lid from the Paul Revere Pottery

Date: c. 1920

Maker: Paul Revere Pottery, Inc. (Brighton, Mass.)

GUSN: 335076

Accession Number: 2019.12.3

Mug

Mug from the Paul Revere Pottery. Yellow mug with illustration on front center, opposite of handle, depicting a white bird in profile in a landscape, enclosed in circle. Double band around exterior of mug.

Date: c. 1920

Maker: Paul Revere Pottery, Inc. (Brighton, Mass.)

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 335077

Accession Number: 2019.12.4

Wallpaper

Machine printed wallpaper

Date: 1937

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 335078

Accession Number: 2019.12.5

Moses Eaton Stencil

Moses Eaton stencil of a variety of different leaves- some jagged, some smooth, some long, some circular. Brown background with green paint.

Date: 1825

Maker: Eaton, Moses (American stencil artist, 1796-1886) (Artist)

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

GUSN: 335754

Accession Number: 1941.1699.2

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