Item	Title	Type	Subject	Creator	Publisher	Date
11670	Small pillowcase	Object, Furnishings, Pillowcase					Small pillowcase Item: 11670    Object ID: 009.074.003 Catalog: Objects Type: Object, Furnishings, Pillowcase Description: Small cotton pillow case, plain
11544	Knitted Rug	Object, Furnishings, Rug					Knitted Rug Item: 11544    Object ID: 013.032.3 Catalog: Objects Type: Object, Furnishings, Rug Description: Hand knitted, multi-colored rug, 21" x 29," made by Gail Reiber's great aunt, Linda Smity Foote of Pretty Marsh. The very small knitting needles used to make it are included in the rug.
1580	Curtain from Salisbury House	Object, Furnishings, Curtain					Curtain from Salisbury House Item: 1580    Object ID: 013.033.9 Catalog: Objects Type: Object, Furnishings, Curtain Description: Embroidered net curtain from Salisbury house.18" X 24"
11538	Portable cabinet for bees	Object, Furnishings, Cabinet					Portable cabinet for bees Item: 11538    Object ID: 014.FIC.014.01 Catalog: Objects Type: Object, Furnishings, Cabinet Description: Roughly finished cabinet with two doors, handles on sides, and small containers inside; may be a portable device to move around fields for bees to form hives and make honey: a "pollinator."
11536	History of the Sound School	Object, Furnishings, Frame, Picture Frame					History of the Sound School Item: 11536    Object ID: 015.FIC.036.01 Catalog: Objects Type: Object, Furnishings, Frame, Picture Frame Description: Framed, typewritten history of the Sound School, which was buillt in 1892. Notes teacher Mrs. Wiggin and student Bud Bordeaux, who graduated in 1926, the year the school closed. Then the building was used as a community center and then owned by the Sound Village Improvement Association; it was later owned by the Town of Mount Desert. The building was given to the MDI Historical Society in 1998; restoration was begun in 1999 and completed in 2000. This framed history hung in the school room or entry way until the exhibit about the village of Sound and schools on MDI was hung in 2015. [show more]
11529	Civil War Folding Mirror	Object, Furnishings, Mirror					Civil War Folding Mirror Item: 11529    Object ID: 015.021.01 Catalog: Objects Type: Object, Furnishings, Mirror Description: Mirror is in three parts, hinged together. Small knob at top of each panel; mirrors are beveled. Dimensions: Each part is 5" X 7." Far right panel is very scratched. Donor purchased home in Bar Harbor at 17 Wayman Lane; house built c. 1890-1912. Mirror found in one of the pantry cabinets. House formerly belonged to a school teacher, Mrs. Moon. Donor had seen same kind of mirror at the Underground Railway Museum in Cincinnati, Ohio. May or may not have a connection to Mt. Desert Island. [show more]
11467	Woolen Coverlet	Object, Furnishings, Blanket		Lydia (Bartlett) Smith			Woolen Coverlet Item: 11467    Object ID: 020.21.02 Catalog: Objects Type: Object, Furnishings, Blanket Creator: Lydia (Bartlett) Smith Collection: Gail Reiber Description: Quilted wool coverlet filled with raw wool and dyed with fish net dye on side and indigo on the other.
3443	Bed Rope Tightener	Object, Furnishings, Bedkey					Bed Rope Tightener Item: 3443    Object ID: 995-179-179 Catalog: Objects Type: Object, Furnishings, Bedkey Description: Piece of wood with notch on end with hole bored through the top. Wooden dowel placed through hole. 1825 penny on top. Used to tighten ropes under mattresses.
3442	Bellows	Object, Furnishings, Bellows				19th c	Bellows Item: 3442    Object ID: 995-9-9 Catalog: Objects Type: Object, Furnishings, Bellows Date: 19th c Description: Bellows with two apples with green background painted on top. Paint chipping, leather stiff. Tip missing. Crack in wood on underside.
3422	Candle Lantern	Object, Furnishings, Lantern, Candle Lantern					Candle Lantern Item: 3422    Object ID: 995-187-187 Catalog: Objects Type: Object, Furnishings, Lantern, Candle Lantern Description: Glass front with a rounded black top. Tin base has holes as if once mounted. Latch at base opens so that candle can be placed inside. Candle wax flows out of base.
3421	Candle Lantern	Object, Furnishings, Lantern, Candle Lantern					Candle Lantern Item: 3421    Object ID: 995-208-208 Catalog: Objects Type: Object, Furnishings, Lantern, Candle Lantern Description: Base missing. Ring at top for carrying lantern. Stars and diamonds punched in chimney. Round glass bowl below chimney.
3417	Candlesticks	Object, Furnishings, Candleholder, Candlestick				unknown	Candlesticks Item: 3417    Object ID: 995-64-64 Catalog: Objects Type: Object, Furnishings, Candleholder, Candlestick Date: unknown Description: First - hog scraper candlestick. (pair) Lever moves candle up and down. Sits on round base. B- mechanics for moving candle up and down are missing. Has finger hold under top. Sits on round base. Donor info - from John W. Somes family.
3416	Candle Tray and Snuffer	Object, Furnishings, Candlesnuffer				unknown	Candle Tray and Snuffer Item: 3416    Object ID: 995-19-19 Catalog: Objects Type: Object, Furnishings, Candlesnuffer Date: unknown Description: Snuffer resembles pair of scissors. Small box at end of tool. Lid closed on top of box holding the wick inside. Iron is rusty. Black tray is very rusty. Wide curves on each end. Narrow in the middle.
3378	Cushion Cover	Object, Furnishings, Furnishing Cover, Cushion Cover					Cushion Cover Item: 3378    Object ID: 997-24-513 Catalog: Objects Type: Object, Furnishings, Furnishing Cover, Cushion Cover Description: Red and light green flowers with green leaves. Red buds and green vine worked in beads and needlepoint. Notes indicate that this is from a 1937 donation from Mrs. John Allen Somes.
3368	Doll’s Table	Object, Furnishings, Table					Doll’s Table Item: 3368    Object ID: 996-133-349 Catalog: Objects Type: Object, Furnishings, Table Description: Four narrow legs. Square piece (table top) of wood sits on base. Diamond cut into table top. Very crude. Nailed together.
3346	Flat Iron Stand	Object, Furnishings, Stand				unknown	Flat Iron Stand Item: 3346    Object ID: 995-63-63 Catalog: Objects Type: Object, Furnishings, Stand Date: unknown Description: Shaped like bottom of flat iron. Sits on three legs. Three iron bars go across to hold iron. Sits in fireplace or stove to hold iron while heating.
3344	Folding Chair	Object, Furnishings, Chair, Folding Chair				unknown	Folding Chair Item: 3344    Object ID: 996-94-310 Catalog: Objects Type: Object, Furnishings, Chair, Folding Chair Date: unknown Description: Tapestry folding chair; fretwork on top. Black stripes painted on wood. One stretcher between each pair of legs. Back rest and seat made of tapestry - red with flowers. Wood frame. Fabric on back of backrest torn. Label marked, “E.W. Walls patented and manufacturer”.
3343	Folding Chair	Object, Furnishings, Chair, Folding Chair					Folding Chair Item: 3343    Object ID: 996-214-430 Catalog: Objects Type: Object, Furnishings, Chair, Folding Chair Description: Dark finish with green upholstery.
3296	Oil Lantern	Object, Furnishings, Lantern, Oil Lantern					Oil Lantern Item: 3296    Object ID: 996-71-287 Catalog: Objects Type: Object, Furnishings, Lantern, Oil Lantern Description: Marked, “Diezt” on top. Typical tin oil lantern with handle for carrying.
2527	Writing Desk	Object, Furnishings, Desk, Writing Desk					Writing Desk Item: 2527    Object ID: 996-168-384 Catalog: Objects Type: Object, Furnishings, Desk, Writing Desk Collection: ce Description: Wooden box. Varnished. Hinged. Opens to compartments and writing surface which is covered in black fabric. Probably velvet. Estelle Morrison(1874-1967) (donor source) on burial records of Brookside Cemetery. Wife of Mark C Morrison (1864-1948) also buried in Brookside Cemetery. Other information not known about object or family.
2526	Writing Chest	Object, Furnishings, Desk, Writing Desk				19th c	Writing Chest Item: 2526    Object ID: 995-25-25 Catalog: Objects Type: Object, Furnishings, Desk, Writing Desk Date: 19th c Description: Heavy box with key lock. Top worn. There are two compartments, one underneath the lid and three smaller compartments in front. Brass lock. Joints nailed. Raw wood inside. This belonged to A.C. Fernald, born 1819 died 1896. Bottle for ink is in front compartment.
2397	Boot Jack	Object, Furnishings, Bootjack					Boot Jack Item: 2397    Object ID: 995-140-140 Catalog: Objects Type: Object, Furnishings, Bootjack Description: Boot pull shaped like long water droplet. Sits on one leg has hole shape of heel of boot in center. Wearer of boot puts boot in hole and steps on end to tug boot off.
2283	Bellows - Pair	Object, Furnishings, Bellows				19th c	Bellows - Pair Item: 2283    Object ID: 995-8-8 Catalog: Objects Type: Object, Furnishings, Bellows Date: 19th c Description: Set of two bellows. Both bellows have painted leaves; one has brass tip loose and leather is torn. Leather worn but not brittle on both. Sign of past infestation in wood. Donor Info - from house of Daniel Somes.
2279	Chairs	Object, Furnishings, Chair					Chairs Item: 2279    Object ID: 995-215-215 Catalog: Objects Type: Object, Furnishings, Chair Description: Two carved back chairs with round caned seats. Donor info - came from Daniel Somes’ Mount Desert House.
1818	Paperboard photo frame origionally around the photograph Object ID 998.1980.36.	Object, Furnishings, Frame					Paperboard photo frame origionally around the photograph Object ID 998.1980.36. Item: 1818    Object ID: 998.1980.3085.37 Catalog: Objects Type: Object, Furnishings, Frame Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection Description: Paperboard photo frame origionally around the photograph Object ID 998.1980.36. The frame is torn laterally. Frame reads Bobbitt Studio, Bushnell, Ill.

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