Contributed by NPS, Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site
Description
This partial view of Henry Longfellow's study shows the "Children's Chair" made from the wood of "the spreading chestnut tree" beside the table where he wrote many of his famous poems. The portrait of Longfellow was placed in the room after his death in 1882.
About This Item
- Title: Henry Longfellow's writing table, portrait, and the 'Children's Chair', Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2003
- Creator: Longfellow National Historic Site
- Creation Date: 2003
- Subject Date: 2003
- Location: Cambridge, Middlesex County, MA
- Media: Photographic print
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Authors
- Craigie House (Cambridge, Mass.)--Interiors
- Dwellings--Massachusetts--Cambridge
- Furnishings
- Historic buildings--Massachusetts--Cambridge
- Interiors
- Longfellow National Historic Site (Cambridge, Mass.)
- Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882--Associated objects
- Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882--Homes and haunts--Massachusetts--Cambridge
- Poets
- Studies (Rooms)
People
For more information about this item, contact:
NPS, Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site105 Brattle Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 876-4491
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