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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.

Marble Bust of Frances E. Appleton

May 31, 2024 Posted by: David R. Daly

A white marble bust of Frances E. Appleton, done by sculptor Lorenzo Bartolini in 1836.

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Harriet Spelman Longfellow Painting

April 01, 2021 Posted by: David R. Daly

An 1899 watercolor of an Italian landscape by Harriet Spelman Longfellow.

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