Object details

Accession number

10.b.1.2

Creators

• Houghton, Mifflin And Company (active Boston and New York, 1880 - 2007) - publisher
• Celia Thaxter (Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 1835 - 1894, Appledore Island, Isle of Shoals, Maine) - author
• Riverside Press (active Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1852 - 1971) - printer

Full title

Drift-Weed

Creation Date

1884

Language

English

Publication Place

Boston

Binding Description

brown calfskin; gilt stamped crest; gilded lettering on spine; gilded edges; marbled end pages

Description

152 p. ; 15 cm. (HathiTrust rec. #007025337)

Provenance

Gift from author Celia Thaxter (1835-1894) to Isabella Stewart Gardner on 14 March 1885.

Marks

Inscribed in black ink (on title page) in Isabella Stewart Gardner's hand: I.S. Gardner / March 14. 1885.Illustrated with watercolor drawings by the author.Enclosed (pasted on page): Line of music by Beethoven (ARC.009899) Enclosed: Letter to Isabella Stewart Gardner from Celia Thaxter (1835-1894), 20 March 1885 (ARC.005564)
 

Dimensions

15.2 x 11.4 x 2.2 cm (6 x 4 1/2 x 7/8 in.)

Display Media

Printed ink on paper with watercolor drawings

Web Commentary

The author Celia Thaxter hand painted watercolor illustrations in this copy of her 1884 book of poems. Living most of her life on the Isles of Shoals, Thaxter drew inspiration from her coastal environment. Her home on Appledore Island was a gathering place for many literary and artistic luminaries of the day, including Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Sarah Orne Jewett, and Childe Hassam.Isabella displayed this book of poetry in the Blue Room.

Permanent Gallery Location

Blue Room

Bibliography

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