Call me Ishmael! In celebration of Herman Melville’s birthday on August 1, this week’s From the Vault features a special video spotlighting one of the only artifacts in our collection with a direct connection to Melville: a box from the ship Acushnet. Join Curator Krystal Rose and our special guest, Melville scholar and Mystic Seaport Museum Demonstration Team Lead Dr. Mary K. Bercaw Edwards, as she shares the story behind this remarkable object and its connection to the famed author. Happy birthday, Herman!
If you’d like to see photos and learn more, check out this wonderful article on our Educators website, Artifact: Inspiring Herman Melville, written by one of our research volunteers, Dr. Paul Goodwin.
-Krystal Rose