Long-handled, three-tined fork with tightly twisted shaft having a large, backward-scroll hook at flattened top end; straight, tapered rectangular section tines with sloped shoulders and U-shaped roots. No marks.
Plain-rim circular plate with flat well; no foot ring. Underside has a faint, partial touch or quality mark of an undecipherable crowned figure above a row of four small pseudo hallmarks, the first three undecipherable and the one at right "SE" with two pellets below, all in a shaped shield. One of two plates, DL*388311A-B.
Baluster-shaped caster on a flared and cyma-molded, circular pedestal base with high-domed, perforated cover having an acorn finial, pierced holes arranged into eight alternating large and small diamonds, and two stepped bands at rim. Plain body with molded band at top of incurved neck, shoulder and pedestal stem. No marks.
Plain-rimmed circular dish with shallow, flat well scored around perimeter; no foot ring. Underside of rim is struck with seven marks, three at top are a partial touch mark for Stephen Cox, an incuse crowned "X", and an indented oval bordered by "[HARD] / [METAL]", while four partial hallmarks are below (left to right): "S•C" between horizontal lines and Britannia seated, both in squares, a lion's head erased facing left in an octagon, and an illegible figure (a rooster walking left) in a clipped-corner square. Two clipped-corner white paper collector's labels adhered near center of underside. One of three plates, DL*006812.03-.05.
Maker is Stephen Cox of Bristol, England, w. 1735-1754.
The Copp Collection contains a variety of household objects that the Copp family of Connecticut used from around 1700 until the mid-1800s. Part of the Puritan Great Migration from England to Boston, the family eventually made their home in New London County, Connecticut, where their textiles, clothes, utensils, ceramics, books, bibles, and letters provide a vivid picture of daily life. More of the collection from the Division of Home and Community Life can be viewed by searching accession number 28810.
Tapered cylindrical, handleless pot with wide, everted, single-reeded rim on an applied, molded foot ring; made to be placed in a commode chair or stool. Sets of three and two incised lines around exterior. Bottom underside is engraved with a wrigglework semicircle containing "Abram Tuckerman" in script above "BOSTON" in shaded Roman letters and a shaded "I" or the Roman numeral "II" beneath the semicircle. No marks apparent.
Lidless baluster measure with plain galleried rim and flared base, stamped on top of handle "CP" in incuse serif letters; half pint size. One pair of incised lines near rim and base. Strap handle has stepped thumbrest and short lower terminal with cylindrical strut. No touchmarks.
The Copp Collection contains a variety of household objects that the Copp family of Connecticut used from around 1700 until the mid-1800s. Part of the Puritan Great Migration from England to Boston, the family eventually made their home in New London County, Connecticut, where their textiles, clothes, utensils, ceramics, books, bibles, and letters provide a vivid picture of daily life. More of the collection from the Division of Home and Community Life can be viewed by searching accession number 28810.
Goblet-shaped caster on a flared and molded, circular pedestal base with screwed-on, high-domed, perforated cover having an acorn finial, pierced holes arranged into four diamonds, and two molded bands at rim. Plain body marked "BK" bewteen two abstract outlines; horizontal seam below shoulder. No other marks. Large lump of caked salt inside.
This wall-mounted hand-powered coffee mill belonged to the Copp family of Stonington, Connecticut during the 18th and 19th century. Beans were poured in the top, and the hand-operated crank rotated the burrs that milled the coffee down to grounds. Coffee was an important part of colonial trade and daily life in the colonial home as beans were roasted, ground, and brewed at home.
The Copp Collection contains a variety of household objects that the Copp family of Connecticut used from around 1700 until the mid-1800s. Part of the Puritan Great Migration from England to Boston, the family eventually made their home in New London County, Connecticut, where their textiles, clothes, utensils, ceramics, books, bibles, and letters provide a vivid picture of daily life. More of the collection from the Division of Home and Community Life can be viewed by searching accession number 28810.
Copper plate engraved in 1830 by Robert Havell Jr. for John James Audubon's publication, the Birds of America, published in Britain between 1827 and 1838 as a series of large folio engravings. The museum's Graphic Arts Collection includes seven of the original copper plates.
The Birds of America was published in several formats. The first large folio edition was intended for wealthy patrons or institutions. Later editions, produced in the U.S. for a more general audience, included text and smaller, less costly lithographic illustrations.
Audubon introduced new species and new artistic forms. His dramatic images of birds, pictured life-size in animated poses with realistic backgrounds, represented a departure from the conventions of natural history illustration. His artistic ingenuity, as reproduced in engravings and lithographs, won over new audiences for the subject of nature study.
Andiron or firedog featuring a sphinx-like figure combining the head of a long-haired woman wearing a headband and collar necklace with a body composed of symmetrical opposing scrolls; prism for holding grate. Cast as a single piece. One of a pair, DL*388204A-B.