Historic New England

Cream pitcher

Porcelain cream pitcher. Green band around rim enhanced with gold designs on and below the green band. Also gold designs on spout and handle.

Maker: Imperial Crown China (Manufacturer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 174518

Accession Number: 2006.44.3029.1

Sugar bowl

Porcelain sugar bowl with lid. Green band around rim enhanced with gold designs on and below the green band. Gold designs on the two handles.

Maker: Imperial Crown China (Manufacturer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 174519

Accession Number: 2006.44.3029.2ab

Teapot

Porcelain teapot with lid. Green band around rims enhanced with gold designs on and below the green band. Gold designs on spout and handle. Small hole in top of finial of lid.

Maker: Imperial Crown China (Manufacturer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 174520

Accession Number: 2006.44.3029.3ab

Radiator key

Brass radiator key. Handle has two fish joined at the tails, kissing a round ball. Cylindrical shaft with square recess to fit over radiator knob.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 174521

Accession Number: 2006.44.3097

Saltcellars

A pair of silver saltcellars with an octagonal shape, a single large foot, and dual caryatid handles. Bowl has a broad scalloped lip with a beaded edge.

Date: 1900

Maker: Black, Starr & Frost (Retailer)

Material: sterling silver

GUSN: 174092

Accession Number: 2009.5.25

Salt Spoons

Pair of silver spoons with caryatid handles.

Date: 1885

Maker: Gorham Co. (Manufacturer) Black, Starr & Frost (Retailer)

Material: sterling silver

GUSN: 174093

Accession Number: 2009.5.26

Serving Spoon

Silver slotted serving spoon with an overall aquatic motif.

Date: 1903

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 174094

Accession Number: 2009.5.27

Trivet

Circular glass trivet with silver overlay.

Date: 1900-1915

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), fine silver

GUSN: 174095

Accession Number: 2009.5.28

Pitcher

Glass pitcher with silver overlay.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), silver (metal)

GUSN: 174096

Accession Number: 2009.5.29

Decanter

Glass decanter and stopper with silver iris patterned overlay.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), silver (metal)

GUSN: 174097

Accession Number: 2009.5.30AB

Powder Jar

Silver powder jar [a] with silver cover [b] and cobalt blue glass liner [c], 4 paw feet.

Date: 1905-1915

Maker: unknown

Material: cobalt glass, sterling silver

GUSN: 174098

Accession Number: 2009.5.31A-C

Pin cushion

Silver Victorian pin cushion with felt top. Monogrammed "EQ". Ellen Tyler (1862-1904) married Josiah Quincy V (1859-1919) in 1900.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Tiffany & Co. (Maker)

Material: velvet (fabric weave), wood (plant material), sterling silver

GUSN: 174099

Accession Number: 2009.5.32

Plant Stand

Plant stand with circular top and scroll shaped pedestal base. Dark veneer finish.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: veneer, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 174100

Accession Number: 2009.5.33

Pair of Klismos chairs

Pair of Klismos chairs with brass inlay and caned seats. Exact match to 1972.53A, B, C.

Date: ca. 1805

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 174101

Accession Number: 2009.5.34

Round silver frame containing photograph of Mary Honey (Mrs. Josiah Quincy) wearing a dress with short puffed sleeves. Frame monogrammed "MQ". Mary Honey (1873-1941) married Josiah Quincy V (1859-1919) in 1905.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: photographs, sterling silver, glass (material)

GUSN: 174102

Accession Number: 2009.5.35

Josephine Biamonti Quincy

Ornate silver frame with photograph of a dark haired woman wearing a dark dress and pearls. Probably Josephine Biamonti (1910-1965) who married Edmund Quincy (1903-1997) in 1940.

Date: ca. 1940

Maker: unknown

Material: photography, sterling silver, glass (material)

GUSN: 174103

Accession Number: 2009.5.36

"Pride"

Framed mezzotint "Pride", in original frame. "Printed for John Bowles at the Black Horse in Cornhill"

Date: 1760-1770

Maker: Bowles, John (Printmaker)

Material: printing (process), engraving (action)

GUSN: 174104

Accession Number: 2009.5.37

Print of Marie Antoinette

Framed print of Marie Antoinette in painted gray frame. Engraved by F. Bartolozzi from miniature painted by P. Violet

Date: 1790

Maker: Bartolozzi, F. (Engraver)

Material: engraving (printing process), wood (plant material), paper (fiber product), glass (material)

GUSN: 174105

Accession Number: 2009.5.38

"Nedda, an Italian Head"

Framed print, "Nedda, an Italian Head" in plain gold frame. "Drawn and given by John S. Sargent. Published and sold by Mrs. Lewis Niles Roberts in aid of little Orphans of the War, Christmans 1918-New Years' 1919"

Date: 1918-1919

Maker: Roberts, Mrs. (Publisher) Chandler, John M. (Framer)

Material: printing (process), paper (fiber product), wood (plant material), glass (material)

GUSN: 174106

Accession Number: 2009.5.39

Woman playing a lute

Framed mezzotint of a Woman Playing a Lute, in a simple wooden frame. "Sold by Ryland & Bryer, Engravers & Printsellers, at the Kings Arms in Cornhill"

Date: 1780-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: printing (process), wood (plant material), paper (fiber product), glass (material)

GUSN: 174107

Accession Number: 2009.5.40

Cyclists at Railroad Crossing

Oil painting on canvas of abstracted cyclists at a railroad crossing. Signed lower right "Quincy."

Date: 1925-1935

Maker: Quincy, Edmund, 1903-1997 (Artist)

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 174108

Accession Number: 2009.5.41

Walled Garden

Oil painting on canvas of a partially walled garden with flowering trees, stucco buildings in background. Signed lower right "Quincy."

Date: 1930-1950

Maker: Quincy, Edmund, 1903-1997 (Artist)

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 174109

Accession Number: 2009.5.42

View of the Longfellow Bridge, Boston

Oil painting on panel, View of the Longfellow Bridge Boston, Massachusetts. Signed lower right "Quincy '27"

Date: 1927

Maker: Quincy, Edmund, 1903-1997 (Artist)

Material: oil painting (technique), panel painting (image-making)

GUSN: 174110

Accession Number: 2009.5.43

Still Life with Cauldron

Oil painting on canvas. Still life with brass cauldron, book, and Japanese print. In wide gilded frame. Signed lower right "Quincy." Brass plaque attached to frame reads: "Springfield Art League/Tenth Annual Exhibition/ HONORABLE MENTION/to an Artist under 35 yrs of Age/March 1929."

Date: 1929

Maker: Quincy, Edmund, 1903-1997 (Artist)

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 174111

Accession Number: 2009.5.44

Men's Sailor Costume Jacket

Man's fancy dress costume; short-cropped French-style sailor jacket; jacket is royal blue cotton trimmed at sleeves wtih band of white cotton; sailor-collar in white with stenciled nos. "25" on the back. Four large brass, shank buttons decorate front of jacket. No closures.

Date: 1925

Maker: Waterbury Button Co. (Maker)

GUSN: 174113

Accession Number: 1993.166.1

Men's Sailor Costume Hat

One orange-red and white French-style sailor cap; linen. Cap is white with a red band and red pom-pom in middle of cap. (Red-orange wool? Acrylic? Yarn). Band is stiffened with two short-lengths of cotton (?) twill-tape hang at side.

Date: 1925

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 174114

Accession Number: 1993.166.2

Plate

Blue and white porcelain plate. Center is decorated with a landscape. Border is rain and cloud.

Date: 1800-1841

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 174115

Accession Number: 2006.44.2980

Plate

Blue and white porcelain plate. Center is decorated with landscape. Border s rain and cloud.

Date: 1800-1891

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 174116

Accession Number: 2006.44.2983

Plate

Circular plate with green and white floral, bird, and fruit decoration. Medallion design divides the plate into four quarters. Each quarter has birds, flowers, and fruit. Center medallion is surrounded by butterflies and depicts a bird on a branch.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 174117

Accession Number: 2006.44.2264

Plate

Blue and white porcelain plate. Center decorated with a landscape. Border is rain and cloud.

Date: 1800-1891

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 174118

Accession Number: 2006.44.2981

Plate

Blue and white porcelain plate. Center decoration is a landscape and border is rain and cloud.

Date: 1800-1891

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 174120

Accession Number: 2006.44.2984

Children's Native American Costume

Native American Child's Costume. a) Fancy dress costume shirt in brown cotton with red and yellow fabric fringe decorations. Shirt has open neck with lace-up closure. (Shoe-type lace through metal eyelets). b) Costume skirt in brown cotton with red and yellow fabric fringe decoration. Skirt is pl...

Date: 1940-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), sewing (process)

GUSN: 174121

Accession Number: 1993.159.1

Children's Native American Costume Headress

Native American Child's Costume Headdress, consisting of brown cotton headband with elastic sewn inside. Eleven colored feathers are attached to the headband.

Date: 1940-1970

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 174122

Accession Number: 1993.159.2

Mortar and pestle

Large wooden mortar and pestle.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 174123

Accession Number: 2006.44.2263

Plate

Blue and white porcelain plate. Center is decorated with a landscape. Border is rain and cloud.

Date: 1800-1891

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 174124

Accession Number: 2006.44.2982

Mortar

Large wooden mortar with turned decoration made of dark wood.

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 174125

Accession Number: 2006.44.2263.1

Pestle

Wooden pestle with bulbous handle. Honey colored wood with wavy grain.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 174126

Accession Number: 2006.44.2263.2

Women's Evening Gown

Rose and black floor-length one piece gown make of low-pile velvet. Rose-colored bodice has shoulder straps each with applied diamond (fake?) and silver chain decoration. Has v-neck, scoop back and hook and thread closure on right side. Rose bodice terminates at waist in front and just below buttock...

Date: ca. 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 174128

Accession Number: 1993.528

Plate

Blue and white porcelain plate. Center is decorated with landscape. Border is rain and cloud.

Date: 1800-1891

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 174129

Accession Number: 2006.44.2985

Set of salad plates

Set of twelve porcelain salad plates with scalloped edge and shaped handles, painted enamel varying central designs of mixed fruits with leaves surrounded by gold scrollwork and a dark blue border.

Maker: Ovington Brothers (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 174134

Accession Number: 2006.44.3002

Salad plate

Porcelain salad plate with scalloped edge and shaped handles, painted enamel central design of an apple, peach and grapes with leaves surrounded by gold scrollwork and a dark blue border.

Maker: Ovington Brothers (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 174135

Accession Number: 2006.44.3002.5

Women's Evening Gown

Full-length, black, sleeveless dress made of low-pile velvet. Neck is low v-shape. Off-white straps start at shoulder and extend to about shoulder blades in back; off-white straps studded with rhinestones and crystal beads in shape of sunbursts on left side are off-white and black velvet flowers in ...

Date: Late 1920s to early 1930s

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 174136

Accession Number: 1993.527

Women's Dress

Light pink, silk, sleeveless, mid-length sheath dress covered with black, clear, and silver-tinted crystal beads. Silver-tinted beads form tight vertical lines which occaisonally open to reveal pink silk ground. Within openings are stylized, foliate motifs in clear and black beads. A deep fringe of...

Date: 1920s

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), crystal (lead glass), feather (material)

GUSN: 174137

Accession Number: 1993.526

Salad plate

Salad plate with scalloped edge and shaped handles, painted enamel central design of an apple, peach and grapes with leaves surrounded by gold scrollwork and a dark blue border.

Maker: Ovington Brothers (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 174138

Accession Number: 2006.44.3002.6

Salad plate

Porcelain salad plate with scalloped edge and shaped handles, painted enamel central design of an apple, peach and grapes with leaves surrounded by gold scrollwork and a dark blue border.

Maker: Ovington Brothers (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 174139

Accession Number: 2006.44.3002.4

Women's Dress

Ivory silk flapper dress with silk underslip attached by snaps at shoulder and tacked at underarm. A variety of metal and glass beads decorate the entire dress, front and back. Pattern appears to be a trellis design with flowers and leaves. Hem has many strands of beaded fringe (glass?).

Date: 1920s

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), beads by form

GUSN: 174140

Accession Number: 1993.525

Salad plate

Porcelain salad plates with scalloped edge and shaped handles, painted enamel entral design of lime, tomatoe, rapes and berries with leaves surrounded by gold scrollwork and a dark blue border.

Maker: Ovington Brothers (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 174141

Accession Number: 2006.44.3002.10

Blouse

Sheer linen and lace bodice-length blouse; long sleeved with lace cuffs; standup lace neckline. Center front of blouse has various forms of lace and horizontal ruching on one side and vertical ruching on the other. Seams at armhole are finished with a band of cutwork (?) Back of blouse has eight ver...

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 174142

Accession Number: 1993.521

Salad plate

Porcelain salad plate with scalloped edge and shaped handles, painted enamel central design of lemon, strawberries and grapes with leaves surrounded by gold scrollwork and a dark blue border.

Maker: Ovington Brothers (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 174143

Accession Number: 2006.44.3002.7

Tray

Square glass tray with short sides. Ribbed lines on the underside of the tray visually divide the tray into nine compartments.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 174144

Accession Number: 2006.44.2262

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