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The House of Seven Gables Postcard, c.1905

Color drawing of a large house seen from the street.|Back of an unused postcard. A box in the upper left corner explains stamp prices: "one cent for United States and Island Possessions

House of Seven Gables postcard

Color drawing of a large house seen from the street.|Back of an unused postcard. A box in the upper left corner explains stamp prices: "one cent for United States and Island Possessions

Date: c.1905

Type: Postcard

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Description

This postcard features the Turner-Ingersoll mansion before the 1909-1910 restoration when the Upton family lived in the house. The Uptons were successfully associating the home with Nathaniel Hawthorne’s popular novel and the house was beginning to attract both domestic and international visitors. While the postcard is similar to many in our collection, several gold embellishments distinguish this piece from the rest.