'Moth' Lamp Screen, circa 1905

Annie Olivia Mitchell (née Tiffany, 1844-1937), sister of Louis Comfort Tiffany, and her husband Mr. Alfred Mitchell (1832-1911) acquired their summer estate in New London, Connecticut, in 1880. The sprawling estate encompassed several residences and over 40 acres of land. The estate was maintained by Mr. Appolinaire Jublin (1852-1921) as a grounds keeper and gardener for over thirty years before moving with his wife and children, including son Franklin O. Jublin, to Florida after 1910. The lands in New London eventually were donated to found New London Junior College in 1938, upon the death of Ms. Annie Mitchell. The college was renamed Mitchell College in 1950 and still maintains several original structures from the time of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Mitchell's residence.