1 - 21 of 21 results
Refine Your Search
Subject
- none✖
Type
- Object✖
- Art✖
- Beadwork (1)
- Needlework (6)
- Embroidery (3)
- Cross-Stitch (1)
- Sampler (2)
- Quilt (3)
- Sculpture (14)
- Carving (14)
- Scrimshaw (2)
Place
- none
Date
- none✖
Contributor
| Title | Type | Subject | Creator | Date | Place | Rights | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baby Quilt Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
|
|  Baby Quilt Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Quilt, modern, infant size, made by Beverly Sanborn. Gold borders and gold horizontal and vertical panels with four-piece squares of multi-colored patterns and solid pastels. Reverse of quilt is aqua, edged with white patterned binding on four sides. Polyester fill. | ||||
| Wooden Trestle Table Northeast Harbor Fleet |
|  Wooden Trestle Table Northeast Harbor Fleet Description: Wooden trestle table with a varnished top. The top shows significant signs of wear, including some graffiti and staining, but has been revarnished. The legs, trestle, and underside of the table are unvarnished. The table top is supported by naturally-formed wooden branches. This is one of two tables in the main area of the Fleet House, both of which are likely part of the original furnishings of the building. The other table is 2022X.02.012. | |||||
| Wooden Trestle Table Northeast Harbor Fleet |
|  Wooden Trestle Table Northeast Harbor Fleet Description: Wooden trestle table with a varnished top and legs. The underside of the table top is painted red, but the top is varnished. The top shows significant signs of wear, including some graffiti, but has been revarnished. This is one of two tables in the main area of the Fleet House, both of which are likely part of the original furnishings of the building. The other table is 2022X.02.011. | |||||
| Upholstered Bench Northeast Harbor Fleet |
|  Upholstered Bench Northeast Harbor Fleet Description: Settee consisting of a varnished wooden base, with two drawers, and an upholstered seat and back. There are two drawers in the base, each of which originally had two drop pulls. This settee now (2023) has one handle (left) on the right drawer and none on the left. The blue upholstery on the seat and back is stained, and the wooden base shows sign of extensive wear. This settee is one of two and these appear in early photographs of the Fleet House. They are likely part of the original furnishings. The other settee is 2022X.02.010 [show more] | |||||
| Wooden Beaver Sculpture Northeast Harbor Fleet |
|
|
|  Wooden Beaver Sculpture Northeast Harbor Fleet Description: A wooden sculpture of a beaver by Northeast Harbor artist Dan Falt | |||
| Telescope Northeast Harbor Fleet |
|  Telescope Northeast Harbor Fleet Description: Mahogany and brass telescope. The origins of this object are (in 2022) unknown, and more research is needed | |||||
| Carved Wooden Eagle Northeast Harbor Fleet |
|
|  Carved Wooden Eagle Northeast Harbor Fleet Description: A large wooden eagle with a banner of the US flag wrapping around it. This large carving appears to have come from a larger ship, but its history is currently (2022) unknown. | ||||
| Wooden Bear Cub Sculpture Northeast Harbor Fleet |
|
|
|  Wooden Bear Cub Sculpture Northeast Harbor Fleet Description: A wooden sculpture of a bear cub standing on its hind legs and holding a red and black fish in its front paws. | |||
| Cowerie Shell Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
|  Cowerie Shell Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Cameo cut - white, brown and pink. Depicts three masted bark on waves with sails set. Other objects seen - sextant, globe, compass in box, anchor and windless and sextant with rope decorations. Marked: “Bark Aquila, H.A. Norwell, Commander”. Signed, “G. Wood Sculp”. | |||||
| Somesville Maine, Settled 1762 Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
|  Somesville Maine, Settled 1762 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Hand stitched sampler showing scenes around Somesville; designed by Lillian P, Somes, 1944. From home of Barbara Ninfi, Hall Quarry, via her daughter, Debie Ninfi Williams, wife of Jock Williams, boat-builder. | |||||
| Scrimshaw Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
|  Scrimshaw Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: One side depicts sailor in uniform, colonial hat and high boots. Carries sword. He is standing on what may be a ships rigging. Opposite side depicts lady in crown in frame with tassels on the side. Black, brown, red, and green etched in. | |||||
| Green Pig Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
|
|  Green Pig Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Pig carved in folk art style and painted green. 23" l X 16" h | ||||
| Carving of ship "Jonas" Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
|
|  Carving of ship "Jonas" Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Wooden carving 6" X 8.5" of ship "Jonas," 1613. This ship carried the Jesuits to what is now Fernald Point on Somes Sound, Mount Desert Island | ||||
| Mary King Halstead Quilt Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
|
|  Mary King Halstead Quilt Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Crazy quilt belonging to Mary King Halstead of Somesville, who was closely associated with the Somesville Meeting House. | ||||
| Beaded Decprations Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
|  Beaded Decprations Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Pair of black beaded decorative items, likely sewn to garment at one time; perhaps epaulettes. Found in apartment over old store in Seal Harbor. | |||||
| Function Unknown Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
|  Function Unknown Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Carved ivory piece. Rounded on top, pointed on end. | |||||
| Somesville Sampler Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
|  Somesville Sampler Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Framed cross-stich sampler. Linen backing with purple and yellow border. In lettering, “Somesville, Maine. Founded 1752. " Depicts mantle and clock, airport, sailboats, schooner Catherine, antique car, Dr. Grindle’s buggy, church and cemetery. Designed by Agnes Sims and executed by Lillian Parker Somes "about 1934 or '35.". See object file for more info. | |||||
| Tiger Head Carving Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
|  Tiger Head Carving Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Carving of tigers head mounted on carved board and varnished. | |||||
| Wooden vase or pencil holder Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
|  Wooden vase or pencil holder Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Small container, possibly for pencils. Marked in pen "Northeast Harbor, ME." Jolly man on side; rough wood at bottom. 6" high, 2.5" diameter at top. Donor says this is from the Olander House on Islesford and was given to her by Marian Olander Bradow as the house was about to be sold to the Callandro Family. The house is now owned by Louis Siegel. | |||||
| Unassembled quilt squares Tremont Historical Society |
| ||||||
| Embroidery sampler Great Harbor Maritime Museum |
|
|  Embroidery sampler Great Harbor Maritime Museum |