Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
Anne Longfellow Pierce was the sister of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and lived in the Wadsworth Longfellow House in Portland. She may have sipped her chocolate drink for breakfast, which was common in the United States during the 1780s.
Anne left the Wadsworth-Longfellow house to the Maine Historical Society upon her death in 1901. She prepared instructions before her death, designating some items to be given to family members or friends, and that the remainder of the items would be left with the House. This chocolate drinking cup was one of the objects that remained in the house.
About This Item
- Title: Anne Longfellow Pierce's chocolate drinking cup, Portland, ca. 1780
- Creation Date: circa 1780
- Subject Date: circa 1780
- Location: Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Porcelain
- Dimensions: 6.6 cm x 8.8 cm x 6.20 cm
- Local Code: A85-56
- Object Type: Physical Object
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Maine Historical Society485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
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Anne Longfellow Pierce instructions, ca. 1900
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