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View on Mount Desert Island
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Art, Painting
  • Unknown
View on Mount Desert Island
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
An oil painting of a landscape scene, probably on Mount Desert Island. Depicts three men outside of a tent. Men appear to be in uniforms. Canoe pulled up to shore. Signature on painting may be "heath," not "yeath." May depict an exaggerated view of Babson's Creek. Painting was in a donation that also included another painting, 003.13.009.
Small painting
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Art, Painting
  • Garmie/Somes
Small painting
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Small card size painting by Garmie/Somes?- likely Ann Somes Fenneley. See photographs 997-293-48 and 997-298-463 for family history and artist details.
A glimpse of Jordan Mt.
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Art, Painting
A glimpse of Jordan Mt.
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Watercolor painting: A glimpse of Jordan Mountain
Garden at Key Wadin
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Art, Painting
Garden at Key Wadin
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Watercolor of the garden at Keywadin. The artist may be Mary Davis Dunham
Painting - Small House
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Art, Painting
Painting - Small House
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Pastel on cardboard. Three mountains in center with trees on each side. Small house on right near gray water. Dark skies.
Painting - Portrait of Nathan Salisbury
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Art, Painting
Painting - Portrait of Nathan Salisbury
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
In oval dark wood frame with gilt edge. Portrait - gray background. Subject wearing black suit and bow tie resembles Abraham Lincoln. Loaner is descendant of Nathan Salisbury who lived in Somesville.
Painting - Books and Candle
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Art, Painting
Painting - Books and Candle
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Still life painting of Dr. Kittredge’s books and candle in oil on canvas. Heavy ornate gold frame. Artist unknown.
Portrait of Sarah Whiting Kittredge
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Art, Painting
  • unknown
  • Early 19th c
Portrait of Sarah Whiting Kittredge
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Background brown and gray. Subject is wearing bonnet, shawl, black dress. A hand is reaching from behind sofa to take sheet music. Sarah Kittredge ( 1776-1871) was the wife of Dr. Kendall Kittredge (1773-1857), first doctor on Mount Desert Island. Artist unknown- may be an itinerant painter.
The Homestead - Drawing
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Art, Drawing
The Homestead - Drawing
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Artist unknown. Shows elaborate house with gazebo to the right. Girl holding flower outside the house. Pencil or charcoal in wood frame. Pitch coming through the varnish.
Brig Polly
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Art, Drawing
  • 19th c
Brig Polly
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Pastel of Brig Polly undersail with colors flying. Caption reads, “Brig Polly of Boston, Capt. Abraham Fernald with live stock for the West Indies. Leaving Boston”. Wood frame carved in a linked chain pattern. Donor info - Brig Polly once owned by Somesville and other island residents. Polly now in a Museum in Boston.
Brig Polly
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Art, Drawing
  • 19th c
Brig Polly
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Pastel of Brig Polly. Caption reads, “Brig Polly upset in thunderstorm. 18th Sept 1801”. Shows cattle in water and capsized ship. Man in pilgrim hat and Indian sitting on capsized ship. Donor info - Brig Polly once owned by Somesville and other island residents. Polly now in a Museum in Boston.
Echo Vista Drawing
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Art, Drawing
Echo Vista Drawing
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
India Ink Sketch of Echo Vista with Route 102 running down center and Echo Lake to right
Chebacco boat
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Art, Drawing
  • Jeff Brown
Chebacco boat
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Pen and ink drawing of Chebacco boat and sailor. This was used as logo for MDI Historical Society's Chebacco magazine.
18 drawings of orchids
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Art, Drawing
18 drawings of orchids
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
18 watercolor drawings of orchids by Mrs. Elsie Shaw. Original envelope cover and inside page referring to artists have been kept. Items are numbered 003.17.2a - . 2s.
Portrait of Jesse U. Mayo
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Art, Picture, Portrait
Portrait of Jesse U. Mayo
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Framed portrait of Jesse U. Mayo. In wooden frame: approximately 15.5" x 24" with rounded top. Glass insert over portrait. Glass is loose in the frame, and backing is missing many of the securing nails.
Dog Drawing
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Art, Drawing
  • Spiker, LaRue
Dog Drawing
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Pencil drawing of a crying dog holding out a bowl which reads PLEASE
Portrait - Abraham Somes IIII
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Art, Picture, Portrait
Portrait - Abraham Somes IIII
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Large plaster frame painted in gold. Portrait - dark background. Subject in black suit wears beard. White mark in upper left hand corner. Some cracks in paint. Portrait done in oil on tin. Abraham Somes III portrait.