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Celia Thaxter Garden

Smithsonian Gardens

Object Details

Creator

Laighton, Thomas B.
Thaxter, Celia Laighton, 1835-1894
Shoales Marine Laboratory

Collection Creator

Garden Club of America

Collection Citation

Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
sova.aag.gca_ref8561

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb69f803f20-f270-4c8e-ad4b-06445d6e8116

General

Celia Thaxter's Island garden was a wonderful and wild flower garden. The Appledore Island is one of the nine islands that make up the Isles of Shoals. Her garden and the Isles became inspiration to many artists. Childe Hassam was an impressionist painter from whom the islands inspired over 400 drawings, watercolors and oil paintings. Contact Shoals Marine Laboratory for permission to reproduce photograph and copyright information. Address: G-14A Stimson Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853.

Place

Maine -- Appledore Island
United States of America -- Maine -- York County -- Appledore Island

Topic

Spring
Flower beds
Coreopsis
Foxgloves
Fences -- wooden
Edging (inorganic)

Creator

Laighton, Thomas B.
Thaxter, Celia Laighton, 1835-1894
Shoales Marine Laboratory

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The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Gardens / Maine / ME053: Appledore Island -- Celia Thaxter Garden

Sponsor

A project to describe images in this finding aid received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care Initiative, administered by the National Collections Program.

Extent

1 Slides (photographs) (col.)

Date

04/01/1987

Archival Repository

Archives of American Gardens

Identifier

AAG.GCA, Item ME053019

Type

Archival materials
Slides (photographs)

Collection Rights

Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Collection Restrictions

Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
AAG.GCA_ref8561
Large EAD
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb69f803f20-f270-4c8e-ad4b-06445d6e8116
AAG.GCA
AAG

Record ID

ebl-1643208220039-1643210180102-0

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