BIB_ID
106800
Accession number
MA 686.11
Creator
Bryant, William Cullen, 1794-1878.
Display Date
1841 Feb. 17.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, with the Wakeman Collection, 1909.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 25.2 cm
Notes
Enclosing a copy of his poem "The Painted Cup," noting that Keese's letter inspired Bryant to write it. Mentioning that Bryant has a rule "to contribute nothing to Annuals and publications of that kind," but on remembering "how obliging" Keese was to him recently, he feels obliged to make an exception.
Part of a collection of 20 items (including letters, poems, and engravings) related to William Cullen Bryant. Items are described individually in 20 records (MA 686.1-20); see related records for full description.
With seal and addressed to "John Keese, Esq. / Bookseller / 254 Pearl Street / New York." Marked Private.
With the enclosed fair copy of the poem "The Painted Cup" transcribed on a preceding page of the same sheet on which the letter is written.
Part of a collection of 20 items (including letters, poems, and engravings) related to William Cullen Bryant. Items are described individually in 20 records (MA 686.1-20); see related records for full description.
With seal and addressed to "John Keese, Esq. / Bookseller / 254 Pearl Street / New York." Marked Private.
With the enclosed fair copy of the poem "The Painted Cup" transcribed on a preceding page of the same sheet on which the letter is written.
Provenance
Stephen H. Wakeman; purchased by Pierpont Morgan with the Wakeman Collection in 1909.
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