Courtesy, the Ralph Waldo Emerson Memorial Association

Courtesy, the Ralph Waldo Emerson Memorial Association

Courtesy, the Ralph Waldo Emerson Memorial Association

Courtesy, the Ralph Waldo Emerson Memorial Association

Courtesy, the Ralph Waldo Emerson Memorial Association

These loop-style buttonholes on

Emerson’s “gaberlunzie”, are

included on the seated marble at the Concord Free Public Library.

There is also a second, heavier garment, which seems like an overcoat, draped over the back of

Emerson’s chair that does not have these

features.