2021 gibson house museum benefit
Raffle
Raffle to benefit the Gibson House Museum
Tickets available online and by mail
$10 per ticket, six tickets for $50
Tickets available online and by mail
$10 per ticket, six tickets for $50
1. Coco!
Unlock your inner Coco Chanel when you wear her #5 Eau de Parfum. Add this Chanel-style bag and pearl bracelet and you'll be as classy and fashionable as Coco!
Donated by Jackie Blombach. Approximate value $400
Unlock your inner Coco Chanel when you wear her #5 Eau de Parfum. Add this Chanel-style bag and pearl bracelet and you'll be as classy and fashionable as Coco!
Donated by Jackie Blombach. Approximate value $400
2. A Spot of Tea
Two great ways to experience tea time: enjoy a lovely afternoon tea at home with this vintage, lemon-yellow, ca.1920s tea set, and you can indulge in an elegant tea with three of your friends at one of our favorite Boston tea rooms.
Donated by Frances Duffly and Lorie Komlyn. Approximate value $250
Two great ways to experience tea time: enjoy a lovely afternoon tea at home with this vintage, lemon-yellow, ca.1920s tea set, and you can indulge in an elegant tea with three of your friends at one of our favorite Boston tea rooms.
Donated by Frances Duffly and Lorie Komlyn. Approximate value $250
3. Dinner and a Brew
A night at Nightshift Brewing! Enjoy dinner for two, plus a wide assortment of craft beers, ciders, wine, or coffee at the very hip and fun Nightshift Brewery and Restaurant on Lovejoy Wharf in Boston.
Donated by Todd & Linda Gernes. Approximate value $200
A night at Nightshift Brewing! Enjoy dinner for two, plus a wide assortment of craft beers, ciders, wine, or coffee at the very hip and fun Nightshift Brewery and Restaurant on Lovejoy Wharf in Boston.
Donated by Todd & Linda Gernes. Approximate value $200
4. Ancient Cultures Illuminated
A one-hour private tour of the Egyptian Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (with free admission) for up to six people OR a tour of the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East (“HMANE”; formerly Semitic Museum) for up to eight people with Peter Der Manuelian. After more than twenty-five years at the MFA, Peter is Harvard’s Barbara Bell Professor of Egyptology and Director of the HMANE. Tour to be arranged at a mutually agreed-upon date in December 2021 or May/June 2022.
Donated by Peter Der Manuelian. Approximate value $350
A one-hour private tour of the Egyptian Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (with free admission) for up to six people OR a tour of the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East (“HMANE”; formerly Semitic Museum) for up to eight people with Peter Der Manuelian. After more than twenty-five years at the MFA, Peter is Harvard’s Barbara Bell Professor of Egyptology and Director of the HMANE. Tour to be arranged at a mutually agreed-upon date in December 2021 or May/June 2022.
Donated by Peter Der Manuelian. Approximate value $350
5. The Forsyte Saga
First published in 1922, this series of nine novels by John Galsworthy is a sprawling tale of three generations from the Victorian era to the 1930s. Galsworthy received the Nobel Prize in Literature “for his distinguished art of narration which takes its highest form in The Forsyte Saga.” These three separate books are pre-loved copies in good condition and contain all nine stories.
Includes a beautiful, circular, porcelain tuxedo stud box with lid; early Rosenthal, measuring 3” x 1 ½.” Perhaps Soames Forsyte possessed one just like it!
Donated by Frances Duffly and Mary Ethel Grady/Willow and Urn Antiques.
Approximate value $335
Donated by Frances Duffly and Mary Ethel Grady/Willow and Urn Antiques.
Approximate value $335
6. 1920s Fashion Fest
Fulfill your flapper fantasies with this collection of 1920s costume jewelry and accessories. Now let’s Charleston!
Donated by The Perring Family. Approximate value $200
Fulfill your flapper fantasies with this collection of 1920s costume jewelry and accessories. Now let’s Charleston!
Donated by The Perring Family. Approximate value $200
7. Beer and Board Games
Organize your own 1920s Game Night. This game of Sorry! is a copy of the classic 1929 original version by Parker Brothers. Pegity was the most popular board game in the 1920s, but is not made any more. This 1965 version is in perfect condition. Create your own beer cellar with a unique selection of hard-to-find beers specially selected to represent a multitude of styles. Board Games + Beer + Friends = High Jinks!
Donated by Emily Shick, David Hocker, and Ruth Kupfer. Approximate value $210
8. An Old Schwamb Mill Masterpiece
A circular, thirteen-inch mirror set off by an elegant, butternut frame created by a master wood turner using centuries-old traditions. This handmade masterpiece was crafted on circa 1860s belt-driven lathes in their original setting. The Old Schwamb Mill is the oldest continuously operating mill in the United States.
Donated by The Old Schwamb Mill. Approximate value $310
Organize your own 1920s Game Night. This game of Sorry! is a copy of the classic 1929 original version by Parker Brothers. Pegity was the most popular board game in the 1920s, but is not made any more. This 1965 version is in perfect condition. Create your own beer cellar with a unique selection of hard-to-find beers specially selected to represent a multitude of styles. Board Games + Beer + Friends = High Jinks!
Donated by Emily Shick, David Hocker, and Ruth Kupfer. Approximate value $210
8. An Old Schwamb Mill Masterpiece
A circular, thirteen-inch mirror set off by an elegant, butternut frame created by a master wood turner using centuries-old traditions. This handmade masterpiece was crafted on circa 1860s belt-driven lathes in their original setting. The Old Schwamb Mill is the oldest continuously operating mill in the United States.
Donated by The Old Schwamb Mill. Approximate value $310
9. Hanky Panky
Make your own classic martinis with a bottle of Knockabout Gin by Ryan and Wood Distilleries plus a copy of A Drinkable Feast: A Cocktail Companion to 1920s Paris. Includes two tickets to the Gibson House Museum’s Repeal Day festivities--discover where Charlie Gibson made his own “bathtub” gin!
Donated by Ryan and Wood Distilleries and a Friend of the Gibson House. Approximate value $200
Make your own classic martinis with a bottle of Knockabout Gin by Ryan and Wood Distilleries plus a copy of A Drinkable Feast: A Cocktail Companion to 1920s Paris. Includes two tickets to the Gibson House Museum’s Repeal Day festivities--discover where Charlie Gibson made his own “bathtub” gin!
Donated by Ryan and Wood Distilleries and a Friend of the Gibson House. Approximate value $200
10. 1920s Classics
If you’re a lover of books, this item is just for you! These ten classic novels, which debuted in the 1920s, will transport you back in time: The Great Gatsby, The Age of Innocence, The Sun Also Rises, Mrs. Dalloway, A Passage to India, All Quiet on the Western Front, Women in Love, A Room of One’s Own, Enchanted April, and Winnie the Pooh. A great book club theme! Donated by Kerry Miles. Approximate value $150
If you’re a lover of books, this item is just for you! These ten classic novels, which debuted in the 1920s, will transport you back in time: The Great Gatsby, The Age of Innocence, The Sun Also Rises, Mrs. Dalloway, A Passage to India, All Quiet on the Western Front, Women in Love, A Room of One’s Own, Enchanted April, and Winnie the Pooh. A great book club theme! Donated by Kerry Miles. Approximate value $150
11. Gatsby Girl (or Boy)
A stunning, vintage, tassel necklace of agate and fresh water pearls. This 1920s fashion statement will bring out the Daisy in anyone.
Donated by Small Pleasures on Newbury Street. Approximate value $225
12. Flappers' Flute Filler
A collection of bubbles that Mr. Gatsby would be proud to serve at his extravagant and wild parties!
Donated by Sam and Nancy Jane Duncan. Approximate value $300
Raffle Ticket Instructions and Information
Please contact info@thegibsonhouse.org with any questions.
- Proceeds benefit the preservation of the Gibson House Museum.
- Make checks payable to The Gibson Society, Inc., or tickets may be purchased online above.
- Tickets will also be available at the Benefit on September 21.
- Be sure to indicate, on each ticket, the number of the raffle prize that you hope to win.
- You may put as many raffle tickets as you wish toward one prize or allocate them to different prizes. If you do not indicate a preferred prize, the committee will allocate the tickets.
- You do not need to be present to win a raffle prize.
- Prizes may be subject to change, and some restrictions may apply.
- Prizes may be subject to taxation.
Please contact info@thegibsonhouse.org with any questions.