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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.

Bust of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow by Brackett

February 27, 2025 Posted by: David R. Daly

A plaster bust of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow by sculptor Edward Augustus Brackett.

art, sculpture, HenryWadsworth Longfellow, EdwardAugustus Brackett

 

Henry W. Longfellow Portrait by Cephas Thompson

December 31, 2024 Posted by: David R. Daly

An 1840 portrait of Henry W. Longfellow by artist Cephas Giovanni Thompson.

portrait, HenryWadsworth Longfellow, CephasGiovanni Thompson, art, painting

 

Massachusetts Women's Centennial Committee Medal

July 28, 2023 Posted by: David R. Daly

An 1876 Massachusetts Women's Centennial Committee Medal, with accompanying note written by Henry W. Longfellow.

HenryWadsworth Longfellow, SarahHooper, medal, Centennial, 1876