Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's Daughters ~ Alice, Edith & Anne Allegra > Un-posted
Highlights:
Triple portrait showing Longfellow's three daughters: Annie Allegra
aged about 4 to the right front; Edith aged about 6 to the left, and
Alice Mary aged about 9 to the right rear. This painting was engraved
and widely distributed as an illustration for Longfellow's poem "The
Children's Hour." Because of the awkward composition, a rumor
circulated that Annie was born without arms. Title: Longfellow's Three DaughtersCreator: Read, Thomas BuchananCreation Date: 1859Subject Date: 1859Town: CambridgeCounty: MiddlesexState: MAMedia: Oil on canvasDimensions: 129.4 cm x 102.2 cmLocal Code: LONG 4324Object Type: Image Title: Alice, Edith and Anne Allegra Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's daughters |
| Object Name: Carte-de-visite |
| Description:
Alice, Edith and Anne Allegra Longfellow, poet Henry Wadsworth
Longfellow and Fanny Appleton Longfellow's daughters, from a painting by
Thomas Buchanan Read made in 1859. Alice Mary is the tallest, with dark
hair, standing in the rear with her arm around Anne Allegra, the
youngest, also with dark hair, in front. Edith, with light hair, is
standing on the left, her arm reaching across Anne Allegra. Vignetted
portrait, half length. Inscription on verso: "Longfellow daughter."
Printed below: "Entered according to an Act of Congress, A.D. 1861, by
William and Everett, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the
District of Massachusetts." Label on verso: "From Geo. S. Tolman / 255
Washington St. / Boston." This is a commercial or souvenir
carte-de-visite; Tolman may be the distributor. Photo is 3.5 x 2.25
inches mounted on card 4.25 x 2.5 inches.
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Product Description: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's Daughters ~ Alice, Edith & Anne Allegra > Un-posted
Chrome, Printed Photograph Postcard, Printed (Lithograph) Size: 3.5 x 5.5
Condition: Above average. Card has minimal age related wear. View photos for details. Publisher: Bromley & Company, Inc.
Category: Un-posted Postmark: N/A
Copyright: Original 1898For sell is an original vintage postcard as shown above. Please view images of the item to determine it's condition.
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