Update Our ticketing, donations, and membership sales portal is down for scheduled maintenance on the afternoon of 4/11.
1870-1900
GUSN-25362
Three-tiered wooden box w/ hinged lid that opens to interior lined in purple silk w/ white trim. Two tiers of drawers swing open on each side. Third tier on drawers is a stationary compartment. Box is footed w/ metal decoration, and applied stamped metal leaf motifs on top and front.
boxes (containers)
metal
silk (textile)
wood (plant material)
Silk
Unidentified Metal
BOX, JEWELRY
Coffin House (Newbury, Mass.),
Unknown
6.25 x 5.375 (HxD) (inches)
Gift of Margaret E.C. Merriam in memory of her mother Elizabeth Low Coffin Colman
1985.495
Historic New England is committed to implementing reparative language description for existing collections and creating respectful and inclusive language description for new collections. If you encounter language in Historic England's Collections Access Portal that is harmful or offensive, or you find materials that would benefit from a content warning, please contact [email protected].
Sign up to our newsletter for our latest news and events
