Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
An unidentified artist painted a miniature portrait of James L. Greenleaf (1814-1865).
The son of Simon Greenleaf and Hannah Kingman of Portland, Greenleaf was a merchant in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
He was married to Mary E. Longfellow (1816-1902) of Portland, a daughter of Stephen and Zilpah Longfellow and brother to the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
About This Item
- Title: James L. Greenleaf, ca. 1840
- Creation Date: circa 1840
- Subject Date: circa 1840
- Location: ME
- Media: Ivory, brass, oil paint, glass
- Dimensions: 7 cm x 8 cm
- Local Code: A85-714
- Object Type: Image
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Greenleaf, James, 1814-1865--Portraits
- Miniature paintings
- Longfellow family
- Greenleaf, Mary Longfellow, 1816-1902--Family
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Maine Historical Society485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822 x230
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