. The wood-carver of Salem; Samuel McIntire, his life and work . e town residenceand also at the farm of Elias Haskett Derby in thatpart of Danvers now known as Peabody. To hisinfluence is due in large measure the exceptional at-tention which persons of wealth throughout EssexCounty gave to their gardens, and to him must beattributed the credit for introducing many flowersand valuable fruits new to America. Reverend William Bentley in his famous diary,under date of October 24, 1801, describes a visit tothe farm, then occupied by Derbys son, and refersparticularly to the exotic flowers, the ora
. The wood-carver of Salem; Samuel McIntire, his life and work . e town residenceand also at the farm of Elias Haskett Derby in thatpart of Danvers now known as Peabody. To hisinfluence is due in large measure the exceptional at-tention which persons of wealth throughout EssexCounty gave to their gardens, and to him must beattributed the credit for introducing many flowersand valuable fruits new to America. Reverend William Bentley in his famous diary,under date of October 24, 1801, describes a visit tothe farm, then occupied by Derbys son, and refersparticularly to the exotic flowers, the oranges, lemons,and other rare fruits which he saw in the green-houses. The beautiful summer or teahouse, formerlyanother important architectural feature of thisgarden, and now congenially located in a neighbor-ing town, presents one of Mclntires most delightfuland effective classic adaptations, while the urns atthe four corners of the roof and particularly thefigure of a reaper with his scythe carved in woodand standing at one end may be regarded as among [ 104]. rf ,f , ^ si-i \^^ Plate LXXII.—Woodcut of the Elias Haskett Derby Mansion fromFelts Annals of Salem; Floor Plans of the Stair Hall.
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