Person/Organization: Longfellow, Zilpah Wadsworth
Item 49075
Longfellow crochet lace collar, Portland, ca. 1820
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1820 Location: Portland Media: Linen
Item 100199
Zilpah Wadsworth Longfellow, Portland, ca. 1846
Contributed by: NPS, Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site Date: circa 1846 Location: Portland Media: Daguerreotype
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Home: The Longfellow House & the Emergence of Portland
The Wadsworth-Longfellow house is the oldest building on the Portland peninsula, the first historic site in Maine, a National Historic Landmark, home to three generations of Wadsworth and Longfellow family members -- including the boyhood home of the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The history of the house and its inhabitants provide a unique view of the growth and changes of Portland -- as well as of the immediate surroundings of the home.
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Historic Clothing Collection - Children's Wear
"Children's Wear View the Children's Clothing Slide Show For the second half of the 19th century children’s fashions mirrored adult styles."
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Historic Clothing Collection - 1800-1830 - Page 2 of 2
"1800-1830 Gown with leaf motif, ca. 1825Maine Historical Society As of 2020, the MHS collection includes no examples of 1820s colored cotton…"
