LB2000.52.1076

LB2000.52.1076

View of Tilden Pond in Belmont from Charles Coombs' camp "Ten Oaks". A canoe can be seen on the shore adjacent to the boathouse ramp and Coombs' LITTLE ELVA can be seen approaching the shore. LITTLE ELVA (16' 3/4" in length x 4' 3 - 1/4" beam x 2' 1- 1/2"Draft) is a wooden captain's gig built c.1881 by the carpenter of the CORA for Charles R. Coombs, the son of Captain Robert. H. Coombs. It is named for Elva Leith, the daughter of Cora Leith, Charles's sister in Bedford, England. Its carvings are by Captain Coombs. The settee is rigged. The hull is painted white with varnished wood trim.