Sketch of The Village Smithy, Cambridge by Henry W. Longfellow
Contributed by Longfellow National Historic Site
Item 15919
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This sketch of the blacksmith shop on Brattle Street was drawn by H.W. Longfellow in 1840. He passed this shop every day on his way to Harvard College and based his poem "The Village Blacksmith" on it. Below the image he wrote:
"Under a spreading chestnut tree
The village smithy stands;"
Other Information
- Title: Sketch of The Village Smithy, Cambridge by Henry W. Longfellow
- Creator: Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth
- Creation Date: 1840
- Subject Date: 1840
- Town: Cambridge
- County: Middlesex
- State: MA
- Media: ink on paper
- Dimensions (cm): 20.3 x 25.4
- Local Code: LONG 7849, Neg 7.01.027
- Object Type: Image
For more information about this item, contact:
Longfellow National Historic Site
105 Brattle Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 876-4491
http://www.nps.gov/long/
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LC Subject Headings
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882--Associated objects
Blacksmithing--Massachusetts--Cambridge
Poets
Trees--Massachusetts--Cambridge
Drawings
Chestnut
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