Diary of European sojourn, 1874, August 18-December 29.

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Diary of European sojourn, 1874, August 18-December 29.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/441856709

Diary kept by Marshall Pepoon from August 18 to December 29, 1874, recording his sojourns in Vevay, Swizterland, Paris, and Rome, with the bulk of the time (September 5-December 11) in Paris. This diary only covers a part of the sojourn of Marshall and Charlotte Pepoon (on November 18, he noted that they had left for Egypt on that date in 1873). Little mention is made of any sight-seeing, except for Pepoon's multiple visits to the Louvre, where he was especially enthralled with the Egyptian galleries. A great deal of his time in Paris was taken up with visiting with other Americans, among others Salem H. Wales, Peter Remsen Strong, and Henry A. Hurlbut; shopping and being fitted for clothes; and having various coins and stones, especially scarabs, intaglios, and cameos, set into pins, seals, and rings, mostly for himself, although some pieces were given to his wife. He also bought a trunk from Louis Vuitton. Drives through the Bois de Boulogne were another favorite activity in Paris. Pepoon also attended some auctions and apparently visited a few galleries and studios. In Switzerland, he was most interested in monitoring how well his watch ran, and he made a trip to Geneva to have his watch regulated so that it kept proper time. He and his wife also enjoyed carriage rides through the Swiss countryside. On the rail journey between Paris and Rome, the Pepoons stopped briefly in Turin, where Marshall took a carriage ride around the city. In Rome, he visited museums and churches. While in Paris, Pepoon took a short trip to Antwerp, Belgium, where he had stored what he thought was a painting by van Dyck. An art expert declared it was not a van Dyck, and Pepoon then had the painting shipped to London. Finances are mentioned as well, including railroad fares and prices for some meals. Charlotte seems to have been the family accountant, as several times Marshall mentioned that she had notes exchanged and gave him money to pay expenses, plus pocket money for himself. The diary rarely refers to any other of Charlotte's activities.

1 v. (161 p.) : ill. ; 14 cm.

Winterthur Library

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 7539306

Winterthur Library

Related Entities

There are 3 Entities related to this resource.

Pepoon, Marshall, 1813-1877.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6fr3wbt (person)

Marshall Pepoon was a broker in New York City. He was married to Charlotte A. Mildeberger, whom he called both Lottie and Dottie. Pepoon was born on March 20, 1813, in Hudson, Columbia County, New York, the son of Elizabeth James and Daniel Pepoon. In the 1865 New York City directory, Pepoon was listed as a broker in the firm Pepoon & Nazro, at 74 Wall Street; the Pepoons lived at 182 Fifth Avenue. He died on October 3, 1877, and Charlotte died on November 25, 1880. The Pepoons had had a lar...

Wales, Salem Howe, 1825-1902.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6tq74zc (person)

Salem Howe Wales was a journalist, politician, and philanthropist. Born in Wales, Mass. on Ocotber 4, 1825, he attended the Academy of Attica in New York. In 1846, Wales began his career as a clerk in a New York importing house. From 1848 to 1871 he served as managing editor of Scientific American. Wales was a commissioner to the Paris Exposition (1855), a member of the executive committee of the Christian Commission during the Civil War era, and a member of the Union League Club. In 1873 he bec...

Pepoon, Charlotte A. Mildeberger, d.1880.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w63b9zjc (person)