Historic New England

Squab feeding bowl

Terra cotta watering/feed bowl for squab. Round and unornamented, w/ sides that flare out from base.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: terracotta (clay material), throwing (pottery technique)

GUSN: 22773

Accession Number: 1998.4267

Squab feeding bowl

Terra cotta watering/feed bowl for squab. Round and unornamented, w/ sides that flare out from base.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: terracotta (clay material), throwing (pottery technique)

GUSN: 22774

Accession Number: 1998.4268

Squab feeding bowl

Terra cotta watering/feed bowl for squab. Round and unornamented, w/ sides that flare out from base.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: terracotta (clay material), throwing (pottery technique)

GUSN: 22775

Accession Number: 1998.4269

Squab feeding bowl

Terra cotta watering/feed bowl for squab. Round and unornamented, w/ sides that flare out from base.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: terracotta (clay material), throwing (pottery technique)

GUSN: 22776

Accession Number: 1998.4270

Squab feeding bowl

Terra cotta watering/feed bowl for squab. Round and unornamented, w/ sides that flare out from base.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: terracotta (clay material), throwing (pottery technique)

GUSN: 22777

Accession Number: 1998.4271

Squab feeding bowl

Terra cotta watering/feed bowl for squab. Round and unornamented, w/ sides that flare out from base.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: terracotta (clay material), throwing (pottery technique)

GUSN: 22778

Accession Number: 1998.4272

Squab feeding bowl

Terra cotta watering/feed bowl for squab. Round and unornamented, w/ sides that flare out from base.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: terracotta (clay material), throwing (pottery technique)

GUSN: 22779

Accession Number: 1998.4273

Squab feeding bowl

Terra cotta watering/feed bowl for squab. Round and unornamented, w/ sides that flare out from base.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: terracotta (clay material), throwing (pottery technique)

GUSN: 22780

Accession Number: 1998.4274

Squab feeding bowl

Terra cotta watering/feed bowl for squab. Round and unornamented, w/ sides that flare out from base.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: terracotta (clay material), throwing (pottery technique)

GUSN: 22781

Accession Number: 1998.4275

Squab feeding bowl

Terra cotta watering/feed bowl for squab. Round and unornamented, w/ sides that flare out from base.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: terracotta (clay material), throwing (pottery technique)

GUSN: 22782

Accession Number: 1998.4276

Squab feeding bowl

Terra cotta watering/feed bowl for squab. Round and unornamented, w/ sides that flare out from base.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: terracotta (clay material), throwing (pottery technique)

GUSN: 22783

Accession Number: 1998.4277

Squab feeding bowl

Terra cotta watering/feed bowl for squab. Round and unornamented, w/ sides that flare out from base.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: terracotta (clay material), throwing (pottery technique)

GUSN: 22784

Accession Number: 1998.4278

Squab feeding bowl

Terra cotta watering/feed bowl for squab. Round and unornamented, w/ sides that flare out from base.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: terracotta (clay material), throwing (pottery technique)

GUSN: 22785

Accession Number: 1998.4279

Squab feeding bowl

Terra cotta watering/feed bowl for squab. Round and unornamented, w/ sides that flare out from base.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: terracotta (clay material), throwing (pottery technique)

GUSN: 22786

Accession Number: 1998.4280

Squab feeding bowl

Terra cotta watering/feed bowl for squab. Round and unornamented, w/ sides that flare out from base.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: terracotta (clay material), throwing (pottery technique)

GUSN: 22787

Accession Number: 1998.4281

Squab feeding bowl

Terra cotta watering/feed bowl for squab. Round and unornamented, w/ sides that flare out from base.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: terracotta (clay material), throwing (pottery technique)

GUSN: 22788

Accession Number: 1998.4282

Squab feeding bowl

Terra cotta watering/feed bowl for squab. Round and unornamented, w/ sides that flare out from base.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: terracotta (clay material), throwing (pottery technique)

GUSN: 22789

Accession Number: 1998.4283

Squab feeding bowl

Terra cotta watering/feed bowl for squab. Round and unornamented, w/ sides that flare out from base.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: terracotta (clay material), throwing (pottery technique)

GUSN: 22790

Accession Number: 1998.4284

Door

Wooden door painted white, one of 2 matching doors to cellar under the piazza. Tall and narrow w/ three panels w/ molded edges carved in center of both sides. Turned wooden door knob on one side.

Date: 1807-1858

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 22791

Accession Number: 1998.4285

Pie safe

Wooden pie safe w/ a hinged mesh-screened door. Constructed of 2 solid planks as sides and five long and narrow interior shelves. Back is screened as well. All painted light blue.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 22792

Accession Number: 1998.4286

Wire and wood cage w/ circular hook upon wood acorn-shaped finial and domed top. Small spires on corners, wood and wire spring door, 2 mold-blown glass bottles (one pink, one colorless) w/ faceted bottom and circular sun motif above; hole in back and above for water. Cage bottom encloses sliding dra...

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), metal, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 24745

Accession Number: 1963.115

Portrait of Lucy Kimball Coffin

Pen inscription on back reads: "Lucy Kimball Coffin, wife of Edmund Coffin." (married in 1809). Head and shoulders portrait of woman facing left, in white lace cap tied underneath the chin. Softly shaded background. White pastel, black charcoal on brown paper. Gilt molded wood frame, under glass.

Date: 1834-1867

Maker: unknown

Material: charcoal (plant material), paper (fiber product), oil pastels

GUSN: 24746

Accession Number: 1963.118

Wall mirror

Rectangular form. Frame comprised of columnar ring turned half-balusters enclosing a rectangular mirrored glass surmounted by a polychrome eglomise panel featuring a young girl with doll dancing across stage. Original backboard intact. Inscription in pencil on back.

Date: 1810-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), softwood

GUSN: 24747

Accession Number: 1963.119

Secretary

Secretary desk. Mahogany veneer, unidentified wood, baize, brass. Mahogany veneer over unidentified secondary wood; green baize insert on writing surface. Deeply molded cover cornice with flat molded top. Molded apron surmounted by two large drawers with large round knobs. Interior painted a dul...

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 24748

Accession Number: 1963.120

Fireplace shovel

Part of fireset. Shovel has ball-shaped finial w/ two ring turnings and vase shaped shaft. Shovel pan is bell shaped.

Date: 1775-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), steel (alloy)

GUSN: 24749

Accession Number: 1963.201A

Fireplace tongs

Part of fireset. Tongs have ball-shaped finial w/ two ring turnings and vase shaped shaft. Tongs have round steel shafts ending in flat round pincers.

Date: 1775-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), steel (alloy)

GUSN: 24750

Accession Number: 1963.201B

Side Chair with Quilted Seat

Painted black (new) banister-back side chair. Arched scroll surmounts four turned and split baluster shaped banisters which fit into molded lower rail. Stiles turned to match balusters and topped with vase-and-ball finials. Rectangular seat, reupholstered with Victorian pieced quilt pattern ("Baby's...

Date: 1700-1720

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood), maple (wood), painting (coating)

GUSN: 24751

Accession Number: 1975.179

Commemorative Bonbon Dish

White rectangular form dish with canted sides and molded gilt edge with semi-luner fish handle. Well has black and white transfer printed image of the Coffin House.

Date: ca. 1930

Maker: Osgood, Edward (Retailer)

Material: porcelain, transfer printing

GUSN: 24752

Accession Number: 1985.91

Photographic print

Reproduction of a daguerreotype showing 3 Coffin children seated. Printed imitation matting w/ cyma border and organic motifs. Shaped and molded wood picture frame. Back inscribed: "Edmond B./ Sarah C./ Mary C./ Lunt". Direct descendants of Tristam Coffin.

Date: ca. 1875

Maker: unknown

Material: albumen (egg white), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 24753

Accession Number: 1985.92

Glass plate negative

Glass negative of the oil painting (1963.98B) in the best parlor which is a 3/4 length picture of Mrs. Colman. Box marked "The Forbes Insoluble dry plates. C. & V. E. Forbes Rochester, New York. Proprietors & Sole Manufacturers, Brilliant. This brand of dry plates has special chemical qualities by w...

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: C. & V. E. Forbes (Maker)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 24754

Accession Number: 1985.93

Basket

Round tall basket w/ diamond-shape weave above woven area.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wicker

GUSN: 24755

Accession Number: 1985.94

Drawing

Charcoal drawing of a house w/ smoke coming out of the chimney. Frame is flat-hardwood, sides w/ incised lines and extending "v" shaped end. Corners have applied 3-leaf motif.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: charcoal (plant material), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 24756

Accession Number: 1985.95

Jamb hook

Vasi-shape wall plate w/ rectangular socket and "c" hook ending in urn shape finial.

Date: 1780-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 24757

Accession Number: 1985.99

Knocker

Multiple knobbed finial above oval name plate, marked "C. Coffin". Cyma knocker w/ oval knock plate. Spool and oval bottom plate.

Date: 1834-1867

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 24758

Accession Number: 1985.96

Newspaper clipping

Picture of Glen Charles Gordon (1833-1885), British General serving in China, Africa and India, riding camel w/ "Gordon Memorial at Chatham" marked below. Textured tan matting. Framed in oak w/ rounded edge and small stylized floral motif interior.

Date: ca. 1920

Maker: unknown

Material: ink, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 24759

Accession Number: 1985.97

Quilt Piece

Quilted patchwork scrap with samples of brown plaid fabric and red copper plate print of tree and half of a woman, brown floral border on cream-colored fabric.

Date: 1820-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 24760

Accession Number: 1985.98

Vase

Hand carved vase-form soapstone connected by floral motif w/ patterned base. Modeled in creme and coral. No marking.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: soapstone (metamorphic rock)

GUSN: 24761

Accession Number: 1985.100

Coal stove

Cast inscription reads: "Cox Warren Morrison & Co/ Troy NY Pat N. 1854." Second inscription reads: "Diadem." Black cast iron body. Three pierced feet support wide ash shelf w/ ribbed shell pattern. Bulbous body of stove is decorated w/ fluting on rear faces and foliate forms and volutes w/ stamping ...

Maker: Cox Warren Morrison & Co. (Maker)

Material: casting (process), iron (metal)

GUSN: 24762

Accession Number: 1985.101

Cane

Carved handle in shape of cloven hoof and foreleg; natural twig shaped shaft, painted and varnished brown; metal-wrapped base.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 24763

Accession Number: 1985.105

Cane

White ceramic knob handle; brown painted and varnished natural twig shaft ending in metal tip.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material), metal, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 24764

Accession Number: 1985.106

Cane

Black painted natural twig shaft surmounted by round knob handle and scribed ivory ring.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 24765

Accession Number: 1985.107

Photographic print

Black print on brown paper (probably newspaper faded brown). Photographically reproduced print of Abraham Lincoln, seated, w/ book on his lap reading to his son Todd. Simple molded wooden frame w/ brown stain. Two newspaper articles glued to back, "Lincoln" and Abraham Lincoln".

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 24766

Accession Number: 1985.108

Portrait of Daniel Webster

Printed bust-length portrait, marked below "Daniel Webster." Handmade. Oval frame consisting of cardboard with rows of fragmented pine cones and two small groups of whole pine cones at top and bottom.

Date: 1860-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: ink, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 24767

Accession Number: 1985.109

Moonlight

By tradition entitled "Moonlight." Scene of Greenport, Long Island, New York. Painting of house and landscape with moon. Beaded and reeded border with raised edge on wooden composition frame.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Attributed to Hubbard, Whitney A. (Maker)

Material: cardboard, oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 24768

Accession Number: 1985.110

Match safe

Cartouche form w/ crowning fleur de lis and hole pierced in top for hanging. Carved basket weave motif overall. Center has small box w/ cartouche. Sandpaper oval strike plate below. Marked on back "Papa Coleman" (sic).

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 24769

Accession Number: 1985.111

Miners' Birdcage

Rectangular wooden miners' bird cage; vertical wooden bars subdivided by horizontal bars; one wall with vertical removable wires and wide horizontal wooden band; pottery drinking cup attached inside and 2 perching bars. No bars.

Date: 1825-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), ceramic (material)

GUSN: 24770

Accession Number: 1985.112

Coffeepot

Modified light house form w/ fluted body. "C" shaped handle and shaped spout. Flat circular lid w/ ribbed knop. White and green washed background w/ metallic and white daffodil motif. Small dotted diaper at top.

Date: ca. 1920

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 24771

Accession Number: 1985.113

Coffeepot

Pseudo-satsuma-type cream colored body w/ crackle glaze. Modified light-house form w/ circular foot, squared C-shaped handle, triangular spout, circular mouth. Domed cover w/ knop finial. Mounted pewter ring forming hinged cover. Transfer printed gilt diaper w/ Japanesque scenic reserves in iron red...

Date: 1875-1910

Maker: Possibly George L. Ashworth & Bros. (Maker)

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 24772

Accession Number: 1985.114