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Fragment of the "Spreading Chestnut Tree"

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Collection Type

  • Relics and souvenirs

GUSN

GUSN-31983

Description

Small fragment of wood affixed to paper. Paper is printed with "A piece of celebrated "Spreading Chestnut Tree" made famous by the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, in his poem "The Village Blacksmith."

Details

Descriptive Terms

relics
wood (plant material)
Relic, Historic
Relic, Historic

Maker

Unknown

Accession Number

1928.219H

Places

Cambridge (Worcester county, Massachusetts)

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