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An archive of objects from the museum collections at Longfellow House - Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site that have been previously featured on the site's "Object of the Month" web site.

Portable Tea Set

June 28, 2024 Posted by: David R. Daly

A portable tea set contained in a wicker basket, owned by Alice Longfellow.

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William Makepeace Thackeray's Porcelain Tea Caddy

May 28, 2021 Posted by: David R. Daly

An English porcelain tea caddy.

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