Santa Monica College student with wreath and article about poet Ina Donna Coolbrith, Santa Monica, 1934

Description

The 1888 horse-shoe-shaped shell art wreath made by Ina Donna Coolbrith. The wreath was composed of sea shells interwoven with moss gathered at Santa Monica. The flowers represented include Mariposa lily, Shasta daisy, Copa de Oro, camelia, rose and other flowers. The wreath was a gift to Elizabeth Dalton Perry and William Hayes Perry. At the time of this photograph the wreath belonged to the Perrys' nephew John H. Crum of Santa Monica. The shell wreath is an example of Victorian era domestic crafts., Young woman seated at small desk, holding book, with shell wreath mounted in frame and article, propped on desk, about Ina Donna Coolbrith, titled Sappho of the Western Sea., Text from negative sleeve: Bartlett, Santa Monica Jr. College Student, 1934, Shaw, Ina Coalbrith [sic] [should read: Coolbrith], Poetess Laureate of California, Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.