Hiawatha's Boat, White House Collection (Detail)
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This image shows the detail of Hiawatha's Boat, a silver and mirror centerpiece made by Gorham Manufacturing Company of Providence, Rhode Island, in 1871. First Lady Julia Grant purchased the centerpiece, which the artist based on the Henry Wadsworth Longfellow poem The Song of Hiawatha, at the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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1871
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Gorham Manufacturing Company
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White House Historical Association
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© 2018 White House Historical Association
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This image shows the detail of Hiawatha's Boat, a silver and mirror centerpiece made by Gorham Manufacturing Company of Providence, Rhode Island, in 1871. First Lady Julia Grant purchased the centerpiece, which the artist based on the Henry Wadsworth Longfellow poem The Song of Hiawatha, at the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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1119886
Contributor:
Suz Redfearn
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Fine & Decorative Arts
White House Collection
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Providence, Rhode Island
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The White House: Its Historic Furnishings and First Families p.153
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