Collection Highlights
Slant-front desk
Date:
1777-1794
Object Number:
1947.461
Medium:
Mahogany
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New Year's Greeting Card
Object Number:
1956.237
Date:
1880
Medium:
Watercolor, gouache, and black ink on card
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. ( 11.4 x 8.9 cm )
mat: 14 x 11 in. ( 35.6 x 27.9 cm )
Marks:
Signed and dated: at lower left: "W. A. Coffin, 1880"
Inscribed: in ink: "En vous souhaitant / La bonne Annee"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left in brown watercolor: "W.A. Coffin 1880 --"; at upper center: "En vous souhaitant / La bonne Anneé --"
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. William F. Bevan
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
