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Bust of George Washington after Houdon, c. 1844

Tan bust of George Washington with classical draping over chest

Painted plaster cast copied after Jean Aintoine Houdon. According to Fanny Longfellow’s journal, this bust arrived at the house from London on 17 April 1844. It sits on two slices of the "Washington Elm," added after the tree came down in 1923.

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Longfellow House - Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site, Code: LONG

Longfellow House - Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Latitude: 42.3769989013672, Longitude: -71.1264038085938

NPS Museum Catalog Number : LONG 4132

Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site Museum Collection

11/05/2007

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Frank Ruggles

Frank Ruggles

Organization: Longfellow House - Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site
Address: 105 Brattle Street, Cambridge, MA 02138

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