Drift-Weed
author
Celia Thaxter
(Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 1835 - 1894, Appledore Island, Isle of Shoals, Maine)
publisher
Houghton, Mifflin and Company
(active Boston and New York, 1880 - 2007)
printer
Riverside Press
(active Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1852 - 1971)
Date1884
MediumPrinted ink on paper with watercolor drawings
Dimensions15.2 x 11.4 x 2.2 cm (6 x 4 1/2 x 7/8 in.)
ClassificationsBooks
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession number10.b.1.2
Description152 p. ; 15 cm. (HathiTrust rec. #007025337)Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryThe 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.
Id722298
Last Updated8/9/24
EmbARK ObjectID17927
Source ID6111
Adelia Smith Stewart
mid 18th century - late 19th century
Object/Enclosure