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Description
The small decorative poodle -- or perhaps lamb -- burned in the Portland fire of 1866. It is charred and blackened, but otherwise intact. Dr. Stephen Cummings owned the decorative item.
The fire began on July 4, 1866 on Commercial street and spread north and east, burning more than 1,800 buildings in Portland.
About This Item
- Title: Poodle decoration, Portland, ca. 1850
- Creation Date: circa 1850
- Subject Date: 1866-07-04
- Location: Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Ceramic
- Dimensions: 7.5 cm x 8.3 cm x 3.7 cm
- Local Code: 488*
- Object Type: Physical Object
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Cummings, Stephen, 1744-1854--Associated objects
- Great Fire, Portland, 1866
- Portland (Me.)--Fire, 1866
- Fires--Maine--Portland
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Maine Historical Society485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822 x230
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