Museum accessions
July 15, 2008 – September 15, 2008
One baseball jersey with felt letters "Franklin" stitched to the front and "G. H. Steinhardt & Co., Inc. Hardware" stitched to the back, c. 1940s. Purchase. Elis Olsson Memorial Foundation Fund.
Paintings, drawings, and sketchbooks by Julia Anne (Morrison) Blount (1831–1877), Helen (Mahood) McGehee (1892–1980), Rafael Alfonso Umaña Mendez, and Sallie Lee Mahood (1864–1953); photograph albums from the Mahood and McGehee families. Gift of Helen McGehee Umaña, Lynchburg.
One oil on canvas portrait of Julia Mahood (daughter of Sallie Lee Mahood) painted by her niece Helen Mahood McGehee (1892–1980). Gift of Stuart Coleman, Washington, D. C.
Eight photographic prints of Epps & Snider Company, Bookbinders, Richmond. Purchase. Betty Sams Christian Business History Fund.
One silver soup ladle made by N. W. Smith, Wheeling & Clarksburg, Virginia. Purchase. James H. Willcox, Jr., Fund.
Eighty-three pieces of Virginia silver: serving spoon marked "Myers and Janke" for Solomon Myers and Alfred Janke; serving spoon marked "M. L. Gretter" for Michael Gretter; serving spoon marked "N. Hale" and "Richmond"; sugar tongs marked "H. Hyman RHD" in a serrated rectangle for Henry Hyman; serving spoon marked "Lewis Hyman RD" in a rectangle for Lewis Hyman; berry spoon marked "Chas. Gennet "and a "horse head and chevron" for Charles Gennet, Jr.; teaspoon marked "Warrock" for William Warrock; mustard ladle marked "J. Jackson" for Joseph Jackson; serving spoon marked "E Sullivan" for Enoch Sullivan; footed salver marked "Mitchell & Tyler," Richmond; sugar sifter marked "Mitchell & Tyler"; sugar tongs marked "Mitchell & Tyler"; luncheon, salad, or dessert fork marked "Mitchell & Tyler"; dinner fork marked "Mitchell & Tyler"; dessert spoon marked "Mitchell & Tyler"; teaspoon marked "John H. Tyler & Co."; serving spoon marked "Mitchell & Tyler"; gravy ladle marked "Mitchell & Tyler"; salt spoon marked "John H. Tyler & Co."; master butter knife marked "Mitchell & Tyler"; sugar tongs marked "W & GR" for brothers William and George Richardson, Richmond; sugar tongs marked "Freeman" for Joseph M. Freeman; master butter knife marked "Sterling" and "C. F. Greenwood & Bro." for Charles F. Greenwood; serving spoon marked "Minton & Meyer" and "Norfolk" for Joseph B. Minton and Gotlieb A. Mayer; dessert spoon marked "C. Branda" and "Norfolk" for Charles Branda; serving spoon marked "J. Andrews" for Jeremiah Andrews; sauce ladle marked "J. Clarico" for Joseph Clarico, Norfolk; serving spoon marked "J. Clarico" for Joseph Clarico; teaspoon marked "C. Davidson" in a rectangle for Charles Davidson; teaspoon marked "J.O." for John Oglier; punch ladle marked twice "L. Pagaud" for Lewis Pagaud; creamer marked "I. Adam" for John Adam, Alexandria; sugar tongs marked "IA" for either James Adam or John Adam; beaker marked "JA" for James Adam; sugar spoon marked "W. W. Adam" for William Wallace Adam; teaspoon marked "B. Barton" for Benjamin Barton, Jr., Alexandria; cream ladle marked "C. A. Burnett" for Charles A. Burnett; dessert spoon marked "A. Lynn" for Adam Lynn; serving spoon marked "J. Gaither" for John Gaither; teaspoon marked "J. B. Greene" for Josiah B. Greene or (Green); sugar tongs marked "S. Toomer," Portsmouth; serving spoon marked "JG" for James Gaskins of Portsmouth; punch ladle marked twice "I. G" for James Geddy (1731–1807) of Williamsburg and Petersburg; serving spoon marked "Nowlan & Young" for Thomas Nowlan and J. T. Young; serving spoon marked "Bennett & Thomas" for John Bennett and Ebenezer Thomas; salt spoon marked "Lumsden and Short" for Charles Lumsden with Short; dessert spoon marked "AW" in a rectangle for Andrew White; teaspoon marked "J. Withers" for John Withers; egg spoon marked "J. B. Cooke" for John B. Cooke; two serving spoons marked "T. W. Bell" for Thomas W. Bell; gravy ladle marked "I. Duffel" for James Duffel; serving spoon marked "Silverthorn & Clift" for Henry Silverthorn and Josiah Clift; teaspoon marked "Brown" for Edward Brown; sugar tongs marked "Watson" with eagles for Joseph H. Watson; teaspoon marked "J. W. Watson" with a star for Joseph H. Watson; mustard ladle marked "J. Mytinger" for Jacob Mytinger; teaspoon marked "B. Moss" with an "eagle" for Barnet Moss; teaspoon marked "Campbell" and "Polk" in serrated rectangle for Thomas Boyle Campbell and Robert Issac Watts Polk; teaspoon marked "TP" for Thomas Purse; dessert spoon marked "Wm. Cox Fredg" with an eagle; dessert spoon marked "W. J. Moon", "coin", and "horse and chevron" for William J. Moon, a retailer; teaspoon marked "S. Roberts" for Samuel Roberts; two teaspoons marked "J. P" for John Patterson; Lexington serving spoon marked "Wright" for James B. Wright; Harrisonburg teaspoon marked "J. W. Bear" for Jehu W. Bear; Harrisonburg serving spoon marked "G. O. Conrad" for George O. Conrad, the retailer, and "W & H" for Wood & Hughes, the NYC manufacturer; Danville dessert spoon marked "Paxton" for John W. Paxton; Fincastle serving spoon marked "Jno. Welch" for John Welch; Williamsburg Candle snuffer marked "deM" for William L. DeMatteo who was the master silversmith during the mid-20th century for Colonial Williamsburg; Mecklenburg County teaspoon marked John Winckler, Jr.; Wheeling teaspoon marked "J. Bishop" and "Wheeling"; Wheeling teaspoon marked "Stocking" for Philo W. Stocking; Martinsburg teaspoon marked "Y & B" in script and in a rectangle for the partnership of Young & Bockius; Charles Town serving spoon marked "S. Young" for Samuel Young; Charles Town teaspoon marked "S. Young" for Samuel Young; Shepherdstown serving spoon marked "M. S. Brown & Co." for Martin S. Brown; Shepherdstown serving spoon marked "E. J. Posey" for Frederick J. Posey; Shepherdstown serving spoon marked "I. B. Woltz" with an eagle for John Woltz; Shepherdstown knife marked "J. F. Posey", "coin" with a chevron and horse head for Frederick J. Posey; Harpers Ferry serving spoon marked "M. Melhorn" for Michael Melhorn; Jefferson County teaspoon marked "Jef Co. Agl. Soy." as the makers mark for Jefferson County Agricultural Society; also one china tea bowl and saucer, mid-1700s. Gift of James H. Willcox, Jr., Hopewell.
One chest of drawers made in Petersburg, Virginia, c. 1800; five pieces of Ostrow China made by Hopewell China Company in the "Princess Anne Golden Dusk" pattern; one serving plate marked Hopewell China. Estate of James H. Willcox, Jr.
One oil on canvas portrait of R. A. Cauthorne painted by David Silvette, 1952. Gift of Raymond B. Wallace, Jr.
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