Item	Title	Type	Subject	Creator	Publisher	Date
12221	Chair	Object, Furnishings, Chair					Chair Item: 12221    Object ID: 995-89-89 Catalog: Objects Type: Object, Furnishings, Chair Collection: Study Collection Description: Light brown wood with carved back. Upholstered seat of gray brocade. Upholstery very worn. Spring pushed through underside of cushion. Chair sturdy.
12211	Vase	Object, Furnishings, Vase					Vase Item: 12211    Object ID: 995-214-214 Catalog: Objects Type: Object, Furnishings, Vase Description: Small cylindrical glass vase on round base. Gold inlay with ivy decoration on bottom and top. Associated with Manning house.
12198	Cradle	Object, Furnishings, Bed, Child's Bed, Cradle					Cradle Item: 12198    Object ID: 996-249-465 Catalog: Objects Type: Object, Furnishings, Bed, Child's Bed, Cradle Collection: Study Collection Description: Wooden cradle on rockers which are not fixed to the cradle. Once painted blue. Constructed with both dove tailed joints and nails. Head board has a narrow side piece creating a semi “hood”.
12060	Candlestick	Object, Furnishings, Candleholder, Candlestick				19th c.	Candlestick Item: 12060    Object ID: 995-76-76 Catalog: Objects Type: Object, Furnishings, Candleholder, Candlestick Date: 19th c. Description: Heavy tin candlestick with flange to catch wax and ring for finger. Lever moves candle up and down.
12028	Chair	Object, Furnishings, Chair				mid to late 19th c	Chair Item: 12028    Object ID: 996-161-377 Catalog: Objects Type: Object, Furnishings, Chair Date: mid to late 19th c Description: Child sized chair. Maybe a doll chair. Bent wood back with strip of wood from chair seat to bent wood. Painted black with gold trim and angels drinking wine. Soldier boy on seat. Donor info - belonged to Lucie Pray, the daughter of Kate and Lester Pray of Somesville.
12025	Chest	Object, Furnishings, Chest				1935c.	Chest Item: 12025    Object ID: 996-253-469 Catalog: Objects Type: Object, Furnishings, Chest Date: 1935c. Description: Lid lifts to reveal shallow space. Two drawers underneath. Sits on four legs. Donor info - was given to donor as a wedding present 61 years ago. Donor used it for odds and ends and thread.
11960	Pillow	Object, Furnishings, Pillow					Pillow Item: 11960    Object ID: 997-46-535 Catalog: Objects Type: Object, Furnishings, Pillow Description: Purple velvet on front. Tan fabric on back. Flowers worked on front in clear beads.
11932	Table	Object, Furnishings, Table	Other, Dining tables Other, Furnishings Other, Furniture				Table Item: 11932    Object ID: 996-204-420 Catalog: Objects Type: Object, Furnishings, Table Subject: Other, Dining tables Other, Furnishings Other, Furniture Description: Table folds out (hinges missing) and is supported by legs which turns. Four simply carved legs. Space where drawer should be is missing. Some wooden pegs still intact. Reinforced with nails. Dovetail joints. Donor info - this table from log house of Abraham Somes, first settler of Mt. Desert Island. Originally made without nails but with wooden pegs.
11801	Table runner, linen	Object, Furnishings, Furniture Runner, Table Runner					Table runner, linen Item: 11801    Object ID: 011.29.4 Catalog: Objects Type: Object, Furnishings, Furniture Runner, Table Runner Description: Off-white linen table runner with fringe and cutouts on ends. Found in apartment over store in Seal Harbor. 18" w x 36 " l
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."
11537	Fred Savage's Desk	Object, Furnishings, Desk	Other, Architects' offices Other, Architecture Other, Desks				Fred Savage's Desk Item: 11537    Object ID: 014.FIC.018 Catalog: Objects Type: Object, Furnishings, Desk Subject: Other, Architects' offices Other, Architecture Other, Desks Description: Large desk/drafting table that belonged to Fred L. Savage
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]
11493	Hoyt Richards and Sons Ashtray	Object, Furnishings, Ashtray				c.1953	Hoyt Richards and Sons Ashtray Item: 11493    Object ID: .015.039.01 Catalog: Objects Type: Object, Furnishings, Ashtray Date: c.1953 Description: Ashtray advertising Hoyt Richards and Sons Auto Service. Company mentioned in Pemetic High School yearbook for 1953.
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.
11429	Mecca Cigarette Box, c.1900	Object, Furnishings, Cigarette Box				c. 1900	Mecca Cigarette Box, c.1900 Item: 11429    Object ID: 001-117-2-606 Catalog: Objects Type: Object, Furnishings, Cigarette Box Collection: 00 Date: c. 1900 Description: Badly damaged cardboard Mecca cigarettes case. Red lettering with blue background and turkish-looking skyline.Belonged to a Stanley?
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.
3415	Candlewick Trimmer	Object, Furnishings, Wick Trimmer	Other, Candles Other, Tools & implements			c 1883	Candlewick Trimmer Item: 3415    Object ID: 996.152.368 Catalog: Objects Type: Object, Furnishings, Wick Trimmer Subject: Other, Candles Other, Tools & implements Date: c 1883 Description: Cast iron tool - handle squeezed together causing blade to cut candle wick. Spring mechanism. Small ring on handle perhaps for hanging. Marked Pat Nov 22 81 Jan 23 + JE 5 83.

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