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Portrait of Edmund Coffin

Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1815-1825

GUSN

GUSN-24776

Description

Portrait of Edmund Coffin. Multi-colored, head-and-shoulders portrait of man facing left. Black coat, white shirt and stock, black hair. Green background. Pen inscription on label on back reads: "Edmund Coffin." Gilt molded wood frame.

Details

Descriptive Terms

portraits
paintings (visual works)
supports (artists' materials)
oil paint (paint)
Picture
Portrait
Oil
Particle Board
Portrait

People and Organizations

Edmund Coffin

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

20.25 x 16.5 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift Mrs. Arthur M. Merriam

Accession Number

1963.117

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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