An ancient wineglass (Miss Ingersol’s), long-stalked, with a small, cup-like bowl, round which is wreathed a branch of grape-vine, with a rich cluster of grapes, and leaves spread out. There is also some kind of a bird flying. The whole is excellently cut or engraved. In the Duke of Buckingham’s comedy, “The Chances,” Don Frederic … Continue reading Nine Figments from Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Notebook