Collection Highlights
The Intelligence Office
1849
1959.46
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Ye Boston Baked Beans
Title
Ye Boston Baked Beans
Date
1886
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
Overall: 28 1/4 x 36 in. ( 71.8 x 91.4 cm )
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.459
Inscriptions
"H. E. Covill. 86" painted in red in lower right corner.
Gallery Label
The "H.E. Covill" who signed and dated this painting is probably Herbert Eugene Covill (1854-after 1930), a carriage trimmer working in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Covill depicted a dry goods establishment with the sign of "P. H. Miller," possibly a reference to Peter H. Miller, a New Bedford rope maker. The shop at left advertising oysters and fish confirms that the town depicted by Covill is a seaside location.
Provenance
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
