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| 11557 | View on Mount Desert Island |
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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. | |||
| 17595 | Small painting |
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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. | |||
| 16928 | A glimpse of Jordan Mt. |
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| 16930 | Garden at Key Wadin |
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Description: Watercolor of the garden at Keywadin. The artist may be Mary Davis Dunham | ||||
| 12783 | Painting of scene on Ocean Drive, Mount Desert Island |
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Description: Oil painting of Ocean Drive, Mount Desert Island, by Howe D. Higgins. Inscription on the back: "Ocean Drive, Acadia National Park, by Howe D. Higgins, 1963, Harborside Studio, Southwest Harbor, Maine. | ||
| 3289 | Painting - Small House |
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Description: Pastel on cardboard. Three mountains in center with trees on each side. Small house on right near gray water. Dark skies. | ||||
| 3290 | Painting - Portrait of Nathan Salisbury |
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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. | ||||
| 3291 | Painting - Books and Candle |
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Description: Still life painting of Dr. Kittredge’s books and candle in oil on canvas. Heavy ornate gold frame. Artist unknown. | ||||
| 13714 | Portrait of Sarah Whiting Kittredge |
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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. | ||
| 3167 | The Homestead - Drawing |
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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. | ||||
| 3360 | Brig Polly |
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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. | |||
| 3359 | Brig Polly |
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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. | |||
| 3361 | Echo Vista Drawing |
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Description: India Ink Sketch of Echo Vista with Route 102 running down center and Echo Lake to right | ||||
| 17009 | Chebacco boat |
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Description: Pen and ink drawing of Chebacco boat and sailor. This was used as logo for MDI Historical Society's Chebacco magazine. | |||
| 17008 | Skethches of heirloom garden plants |
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Description: Pencil drawings of nine (9) plants in the Heirloom Garden in Somesville. These images were used in the Garden pamphlet created in 2006 and 2007. 2 pages. | ||
| 14660 | 18 drawings of orchids |
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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. | ||||
| 13743 | Lewis H. Story |
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Description: Colored copy of watercolor painting by Maggie Johnston that she did in summer and fall of 2013 when Lewis H. Story was docked at Somesville. She was one of the plein air painters. Dimensions: 11" x 14" Image #2 is note from donor to Bill Horner, Pres. of MDI Historical Society acknowledging donation. | |||
| 13084 | Alterations to Star Theater For Joe Emery |
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| 13083 | Sketch for Proposed Mission for Rev. Saml Jobe |
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Description: 2 elevations and 1 plan, pendcil on tracing paper. One 18" by 18" elevation and 12" by 18" plan and elevation. | ||
| 13082 | Alterations to Mr. Alexander Moseley's Cottage |
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Description: Two plans ( ink on linen) of alterations to existing cottage. Original cottage ws designed by William Ralph Emerson 1885. ( see 001.74.10007). Size 11" by 30" | ||
| 12784 | Surf at Seawall |
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Description: Oil painting of Surf at Seawall, by Howe D. Higgins. Inscription on the back: "Surf at Seawall, Mount Desert Island, Me, Painted by Howe D. Higgins, 1963, At Harborside Studio, Southwest Harbor, Maine. | ||
| 11558 | Painting of Kittredge Brook or Babson's Creek |
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Description: A painting with notes on the back:"Painted by Hulls Cove woman named Miss Hamor about 1890. Picture of Kittridge Brook or Babson's Creek, near the Somesville Stop light." Notes are probably written on the back by Sturgis Haskins. | ||
| 11531 | Acadia National Park Painting |
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Description: Painting of Seal Cove from Gray Homestead by Howe D. Higgins. Label on frame says "Acadia National Park." Frame is rough grey wood. On back: Framed by Harborside Studio, Southwest Harbor, Maine. Seal Cove Long Pond and Acadia Nat. Park, Mount Desert Island, Maine. Howe D. Higgins was born in 1894 and died in 1974, per Vining book. He is buried in Mt. Height Cemetery in SW Harbor. He was the grandson of Sylvanus Higgins of Mt. Desert. [show more] | ||
| 11485 | Somesville MDIHS Campus Painting, 2014 |
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Description: Water-based paint on mylar sketch of MDIHS's Somesville campus. Attached note from the artist dated 5 August 2014. | ||
| 11475 | Portrait of Jesse U. Mayo |
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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. |
