Historic New England

Needle Case and Pincushion

Small pincushion and needle case with green printed flowers.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 356073

Accession Number: 1943.443

Needle Case

Round white leather needle case with a red embroidered flower and the initials "SN".

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 356074

Accession Number: 1990.246

Needle Case

Heart-shaped needle case with "SISTER 1894" on the front.

Date: 1894

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 356075

Accession Number: 1990.293

Neelde Case

Shell needle case.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 356083

Accession Number: 2008.14.23

Needle Case

Green needle case with small black beads.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 356084

Accession Number: 2008.14.24

Gropius Christmas Card

Christmas card made from folded rice paper with typed inscriptions and handwritten calligraphy.

Maker: unknown

Material: rice paper (paper), ink

GUSN: 334700

Accession Number: 1984.496.31

Christmas card on thin (possibly rice) paper with printed designs on exterior and interior. Front design is of a stylized human figure; back design is a flower. Interior bears printed and handwritten inscriptions.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334701

Accession Number: 1984.496.32

Gropius Christmas Card

New Year's card made from a folded piece of patterned rice paper with a handwritten inscription inside.

Maker: unknown

Material: rice paper (paper), ink

GUSN: 334702

Accession Number: 1984.496.33

Gropius Christmas Card

New Year's card made from a thin piece of folded paper. The exterior is coated with gold pigment and bears two circular designs in red. The interior bears handwritten inscriptions.

Date: 1961

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334703

Accession Number: 1984.496.34

Gropius Christmas Card

Christmas card made from a delicate piece of folded paper with a decorative black and bold paper affixed to the front and a handwritten inscription inside.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334704

Accession Number: 1984.496.35

Gropius Christmas Card

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 334705

Accession Number: 1984.496.36

Dress

Women's sleeveless dress with long fringed ties at the neck.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 334711

Accession Number: 1984.838

Brackets and Torchieres

(B,D) Pair of wrought iron brackets with ornamental scrolls and large round elements on the ends. Possibly cressets, although the fire would be close to the wood siding of the house. (A,C) Pair of torchieres original to the Hancock house, situated on the left and right sides of the front door.

Date: 1737

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought iron (iron alloy)

GUSN: 334712

Accession Number: 1978.168A-D

Gropius Christmas Card

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 334713

Accession Number: 1984.496.37

Gropius Christmas Card

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 334714

Accession Number: 1984.496.38

Gropius Christmas Card

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 334715

Accession Number: 1984.496.39

Gropius Christmas Card

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 334716

Accession Number: 1984.496.40

Gropius Christmas Card

Postcard made from a (possibly printed image of a) drawing in black ink of buildings and a street. Initials and year inscribed in the corner of the drawing. Back bears handwritten inscriptions and American postage (New York), as well as an eight-cent Eisenhower stamp.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334717

Accession Number: 1984.496.41

Gropius Christmas Card

Card made from a folded piece of paper. Front bears an attached image which has been folded and had color applied to it to create a symmetrical design. Handwritten inscription inside card.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink, adhesive

GUSN: 334718

Accession Number: 1984.496.42

Gropius Christmas Card

Piece of cardstock that has been folded in thirds to make a card. The front bears a stylized colored pencil drawing of a figure in profile. Handwritten letter inside.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 334719

Accession Number: 1984.496.43

Gropius Christmas Card

Block-printed image in black and red on white paper, possibly of a plane with a propeller. Handwritten inscription in green ink on back.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334720

Accession Number: 1984.496.44

Gropius Christmas Card

Card made from a (possibly printed image of a) line drawing in ink with handwritten inscriptions on the back. Drawing depicts two buildings, trees, a bridge over water, and a swan with cygnets.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334721

Accession Number: 1984.496.45

Gropius Christmas Card

Green paper with a card adhered to the front and handwritten inscriptions. The card bears a geometric design in white and black.

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

Material: paper (fiber product), ink, adhesive

GUSN: 334722

Accession Number: 1984.496.46

Gropius Christmas Card

Christmas card made from red paper folded in half. Front bears the handwritten word "Joy!" and a collaged spiral shape cut from green felt. Handwritten inscription inside.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink, felt (textile)

GUSN: 334723

Accession Number: 1984.496.47

Gropius Christmas Card

Mixed-media Christmas card with drawings and applications of paint. The front of the card depicts an elephant, ox, human figure, and has handwritten inscriptions. The back depicts a beach with palm trees and a wooded winter scene with a figure in a sled being pulled by an antlered animal. The back a...

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 334724

Accession Number: 1984.496.48

Gropius Christmas Card

Ink on paper, possibly of a stylized branch with leaves, and a red stamp centered along the lower edge.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334725

Accession Number: 1984.496.49

Gropius Christmas Card

Christmas card with a cloud-like design and decorative border made from collaged Japanese rice paper. Now flattened card was originally folded; back bears printed and handwritten inscriptions.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 334726

Accession Number: 1984.496.50

Gropius Christmas Card

Ink line drawing of a masked cowboy with handwritten inscriptions on front and back of card.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334727

Accession Number: 1984.496.51

Gropius Christmas Card

Line drawing in black in on light green paper, depicting an abstracted face with one brow, one eye, a nose, and a mouth surrounded by vertical and horizontal lines. Back bears handwritten inscription.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334728

Accession Number: 1984.496.52

Gropius Christmas Card

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 334729

Accession Number: 1984.496.53

Gropius Christmas Card

Christmas card made from a print in on paper in dark gray ink. Print depicts five figures with hats in a procession. Back of the card bears handwritten insciptions in green ink.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334730

Accession Number: 1984.496.54

Gropius Christmas Card

Postcard made from a mixed-media image. A print in black ink is affixed to the front and is bordered by shading in blue pencil. The lower border has a New Year's greeting written in blue ink. Handwritten inscriptions on the back of the postcard and postage (possibly Austrian).

Date: 1952

Maker: Baschant, Rudolf, 1897-1955 (Artist)

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

GUSN: 334731

Accession Number: 1984.496.55

Gropius Christmas Card

Christmas card made from a folded piece of brown paper. Design on front includes a printed background in black ink, applications of red, green, and white paint, drawn lines in black ink, and a handwritten inscription. Handwritten inscription inside interior of card as well.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 334732

Accession Number: 1984.496.56

Gropius Christmas Card

Card that was once folded, now flattened. Piece of dark blue (possibly rice) paper with silver calligraphy and a red stamp affixed to the front. Handwritten inscription on the back (originally the interior of the card).

Maker: Shinoda, Toko (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), ink, adhesive

GUSN: 334733

Accession Number: 1984.496.57

Gropius Christmas Card

Calligraphy in black ink on white paper with a red seal in the lower right corner. Back may bear additional calligraphy.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334734

Accession Number: 1984.496.58

Gropius Christmas Card

Calligraphy in white ink on dark blue paper.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334735

Accession Number: 1984.496.59

Gropius Christmas Card

Black and white photographic print of an aerial view of a city and partially-constructed building. Handwritten and printed inscriptions on back.

Maker: unknown

Material: photographic paper, ink

GUSN: 334736

Accession Number: 1984.496.60

Gropius Christmas Card

Black and white photographic print of architectural details. Printed and handwritten inscriptions on back.

Maker: unknown

Material: photographic paper, ink

GUSN: 334737

Accession Number: 1984.496.61

Gropius Christmas Card

Grayscale print of a photograph of the front of a building. Handwritten insciptions in two hands on back.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334738

Accession Number: 1984.496.62

Gropius Christmas Card

Print (likely screenprinted) of what may be a stylized cathedral in black, red, blue, purple, pink, light gray, and yellow affixed to a white card. The card was folded in half and sealed with gold stickers to create an envelope; the back bears American postage (Seattle, Washington) and handwritten a...

Date: 1961

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 334739

Accession Number: 1984.496.63

Gropius Christmas Card

Print in black ink on paper of a concentric, overlapping geometric shapes. Each side of the paper was folded at some point in time, possibly to more tightly frame the print. Back bears handwritten inscriptions.

Maker: Albers, Josef, 1888-1976 (Artist) Albers, Anni (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334740

Accession Number: 1984.496.64

Gropius Christmas Card

Printed image on paper of a work by Josef Albers in grayscale. Handwritten inscriptions on back.

Maker: Albers, Josef, 1888-1976 (Artist) Albers, Anni (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334741

Accession Number: 1984.496.65

Gropius Christmas Card

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 334742

Accession Number: 1984.496.66

Gropius Christmas Card

Brush painting in black and gray on white painting with a red seal. Signed on back.

Maker: Shinoda, Toko

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

GUSN: 334743

Accession Number: 1984.496.67

Gropius Christmas Card

Greeting card made from a piece of thin cardboard, coated with silver pigment on the front with asian calligraphy. Back is cream with silver speckles and bears handwritten inscriptions.

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, ink

GUSN: 334744

Accession Number: 1984.496.68

Gropius Christmas Card

Christmas card made from a print in black ink on translucent paper affixed to a piece of off-white paper. Off-white paper has been folded in half to make an envelope of sorts and bears postage (American, New York) on one side. Print depicts a horse-like animal with a speech bubble that says MERRY XM...

Date: 1950

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 334745

Accession Number: 1984.496.69

Gropius Christmas Card

Christmas card with the word NOEL collaged to the front in pieces of decorative paper, sequins, and metallic cord. Handwritten inscription inside.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink, sequins (spangles), cord (fiber product)

GUSN: 334746

Accession Number: 1984.496.70

Gropius Christmas Card

Greeting card made from a long, narrow piece of paper folded in half. One side of the interior bears typed and handwritten inscriptions, the other half has an ink drawing of starfish, a crab claw, and a spiral shell with painted colors. Outside of the card bears a typed address and American postage ...

Date: 1952

Maker: Bruck, F. Frederick, d. 1997 (Artist)

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

GUSN: 334747

Accession Number: 1984.496.71