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Book Autographed by Jane Mackenzie
Jane Mackenzie was the sister of Edgar Allan Poe's sister Rosalie Mackenzie Poe's foster father William Mackenzie. She and her sister-in-law Jane Scott Mackenzie… |
book |
1834 |
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Coffee Pot from Poe's Sister's Home
This silver-plated coffee pot was used by Poe's sister's foster family, the Mackenzies, at their Richmond home, Duncan Lodge. Poe's sister lived with the Mackenzies… |
Silver plated with wooden handle |
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Edgar Allan Poe's Boot Hooks
A few weeks before his death, Edgar Allan Poe left these boot hooks at Duncan Lodge, the home in which his sister, Rosalie Mackenzie Poe, lived with her foster… |
wood, metal |
unknown |
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Jane Scott Mackenzie Portrait
Jane Scott Mackenzie (1783-1865) was the foster mother of Edgar Allan Poe's only sister, Rosalie Mackenzie Poe (1810-1874). Rosalie Poe lived with Mrs. Mackenzie… |
Oil on Canvas |
1850 |
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John Hamilton Mackenzie Albumen Print Photograph
John Hamilton Mackenzie (1806-1875) was a lifelong friend of Edgar Allan Poe. He was also the foster brother (and, after his father William Mackenzie's death in… |
albumen print photograph |
1860-1875 |
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John Hamilton Mackenzie Daguerreotype
John Hamilton Mackenzie (1806-1875) was a lifelong friend of Edgar Allan Poe. He was also the foster brother (and, after his father William Mackenzie's death in… |
Daguerreotype |
1840s |
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Mary Gallego Portrait
This portrait hung in both "Moldavia" (one of Edgar Allan Poe's boyhood homes) and "Duncan Lodge" (Poe's sister's home from 1843 until 1865). The subject, Mary… |
Oil on Canvas |
ca. 1806 |
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Opium Jug from Poe's Sister's Foster Family
This Chinese opium jug was used by the Mackenzies, the Richmond family that fostered Poe's sister, Rosalie Mackenzie Poe, after her mother's death in 1811. Rosalie… |
Porcelin |
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Plaster Heads from the Crown Molding of Poe's Sister's Home
These two plaster heads were taken from the crown molding of the cieling decorations of the Richmond home, Duncan Lodge, in which Edgar Allan Poe's sister, Rosalie… |
plaster |
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Poe's Sister's Artwork
Edgar Allan Poe's only sister, Rosalie Poe (1810-1874), painted and embroidered this handkerchief case. She also appears to have composed the couplet written… |
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Before 1874 |
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Poetry Attributed to Mrs. Jane Scott Mackenzie
These manuscripts were part of a group of items purchased from a descendant of Edgar Allan Poe's sister Rosalie Mackenzie Poe's foster mother Jane Scott Mackenzie… |
Two loose pages with writing on both sides |
1842 |
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Rosalie Poe Albumen Print
Edgar Allan Poe's only sister appears here in later years. After the death of Eliza Poe, her daughter Rosalie was taken in by the Mackenzie family in Richmond. The… |
Albumen Print Carte-de-Visite |
ca.1865-74 |
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Rosalie Poe's Book of Sheet Music
Edgar Allan Poe's sister Rosalie Mackenzie Poe used this book of sheet music while playing her piano forte, which is also in the Poe Museum's collection. When Poe's… |
Volume containing 32 books of sheet music |
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Rosalie Poe's Piano
This is the piano played by Edgar Allan Poe's sister Rosalie Mackenzie Poe. When Poe's mother died, his only sister, Rosalie Poe, was taken in by the Mackenzie… |
piano forte, mahogany |
1838-1840 |
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Rosalie Poe's Sewing Box
Poe's only sister, Rosalie M. Poe (1810-1874) owned this sewing box. Rosalie Poe spent most of her life in Richmond, where she taught Penmanship at the Mackenzie… |
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William Mackenzie's Liquor Bottles
These three cut glass liquor bottles are from the liquor chest of William Mackenzie (1775-1829) the foster father of Edgar Allan Poe's only sister Rosalie Mackenzie… |
Three Cut Glass Liquor Bottles |
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William Mackenzie's Masonic Certificate
William Mackenzie (1775-1829) was the foster father of Edgar Allan Poe's sister, Rosalie Mackenzie Poe. Though nver legally adopted by the Mackenzies, Rosalie Poe… |
parchment |
ca. 1800 |