$353
Pair of Silhouette Portraits of Zilpha and Stephen Longfellow, cut by William King, New England, (active 1804-1806), hollow cut bust-length portraits backed with black silk, embossed "W KING" l. c., 4 1/2 x 3 1/2 in., in oval molded sheet brass frames. Condition: Minor toning and foxing, crease along bottoms. Note: The silhouettes are inscribed at the bottom with the names of the sitters, Zilpha Wadsworth Longfellow and Stephen Longfellow, and on labels on the reverse. The couple were the parents of American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, born on the 27th of February 1807, at Portland, Maine. Stephen Longfellow was a lawyer and United States congressman. Zilpha Wadsworth was a descendant of Priscilla and John Alden.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2007-11-03
