Celia Thaxter

Celia Thaxter was an American poet, writer and artist (1835–1894). She was born at Portsmouth and died at Appledore Island.

Also recorded as Celia Laighton; Celia Laighton Thaxter; Thaxter, Celia Laighton, 1835-1894.

Celia Thaxter in brief

Born
1835
Died
1894
Known for
poet, writer and artist
Place of birth
Portsmouth
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Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the headings Celia Laighton, Celia Laighton Thaxter and Thaxter, Celia Laighton, 1835-1894. Her recorded language was English.

She was the child of Thomas B. Laighton. One child is recorded: Roland Thaxter.

Identity

What the record establishes about Celia Thaxter.

Vase is dated 1888 and held by Metropolitan Museum of Art (inventory 1997.337). The Metropolitan Museum of Art records 3 objects associated with this heading. Celia Thaxter is recorded with the citizenship of United States. Celia Thaxter is recorded as poet, writer and artist. Open Library catalogues 57 works under this name.

Holdings and surviving copies

Where material relating to Celia Thaxter is held.

Stories by American authors ... (1885) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive. The poems of Celia Thaxter (1896) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive. Among the Isles of Shoals (1873) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive. Letters of Celia Thaxter (1895) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive. Entre Las Islas Shoals (2025) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive. the heavenly guest (1935) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.

Scribners monthly (1870) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive. Drift-Weed (1878) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.

Catalogued works

35 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and Open Library. Their recorded dates run from 1888 to 1892.

An island garden. Poems. Poems by Celia Thaxter. The Sandpiper. Vase, dated 1888, held by Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 1997.337. A memorable murder. Drift-Weed. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 89. A Treasury of Christmas Classics. Salutation! Stories and poems for children. Island Garden. Poems for Children. The poems of Celia Thaxter. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 48. Home Gallery of Poetry and Art. The Atlantic monthly Volume 32. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 113. Idyls and Pastorals a Home Gallery of Poetry and Art. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 47. Letters of Celia Thaxter. Among the Isles of Shoals, dated 1892. The cruise of the Mystery, and other poems. The cruise of the Mystery and other poems. The New England story-book. In Kittery churchyard. Among the Isles of Shaols. An Island Garden Daybook. By this wing. The cruise of the mystery. Folk Art 9/11. The heavenly guest. My lighthouse. Seeds of Kindness. Selected writings.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 2 named public collections.

Metropolitan Museum of Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

3 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

An island garden / by Celia Thaxter., 1904. DEATHBED (LEVI LINCOLN THAXTER), Becoming Bone, 2005. Thaxter, Celia (29 June 1835–26 August 1894), poet and essayist, American National Biography Online, 2000.

Digitised editions and texts

1 digitised item associated with this heading is catalogued by Internet Archive.

Letters of Celia Thaxter (1895) — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 9 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 4 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 4 means 4 genuinely separate publishers of record. 14 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1835Celia Thaxter born at Portsmouth.
  2. 1870Scribners monthly digitised by Internet Archive.
  3. 1870Scribners monthly (1870) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
  4. 1873Among the Isles of Shoals (1873) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
  5. 1878Drift-Weed digitised by Internet Archive.
  6. 1878Drift-Weed (1878) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
  7. 1884Stories by American Authors digitised by Internet Archive.
  8. 1885Stories by American authors ... (1885) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
  9. 1888Vase is dated 1888 and held by Metropolitan Museum of Art (inventory 1997.337).
  10. 1888Vase (Metropolitan Museum of Art).
  11. 1894Celia Thaxter died at Appledore Island.
  12. 1895Letters of Celia Thaxter digitised by Internet Archive.
  13. 1895Letters of Celia Thaxter (1895) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
  14. 1896The poems of Celia Thaxter digitised by Internet Archive.
  15. 1896The poems of Celia Thaxter (1896) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    An island garden / by Celia Thaxter., 1904

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    DEATHBED (LEVI LINCOLN THAXTER), Becoming Bone, 2005

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    MR. THAXTER, Becoming Bone, 2005

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    MRS. THAXTER, Becoming Bone, 2005

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Open Library author record for Celia Thaxter (Internet Archive), 57 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  6. 6.

    Thaxter, Celia (29 June 1835–26 August 1894), poet and essayist, American National Biography Online, 2000

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  7. 7.

    Internet Archive, 32 digitised items catalogued under Celia Thaxter as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  8. 8.

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection records associated with Celia Thaxter (3 objects).

    museum collection · Unverified · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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  9. 9.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q3664258: Celia Thaxter

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  10. 10.

    “Celia Thaxter”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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