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Item Title Type Subject Creator Publisher Date
3416Candle 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.
3378Cushion 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.
3368Doll’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.
3346Flat 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.
3344Folding 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”.
3343Folding 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.
3296Oil 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.
1618Pillowcase
  • Object, Furnishings, Pillowcase
  • c 1835
Pillowcase
Item:
  • 1618   
Object ID:
  • 997-81-580.a-b
Catalog:
  • Objects
Type:
  • Object, Furnishings, Pillowcase
Date:
  • c 1835
Description:
Hand stitched with ruffle on edge. Marked in brown ink “Mary A. Tapley”. Number after name not legible. Donor info - pillow case from Somes family of Gloucester, Massachusetts. From 1835 trousseau of Mary A. Tapley. It appears that there are two identical pillowcases with this ID #.
3219Rocking Chair
  • Object, Furnishings, Chair, Rocking Chair
  • c 1850
Rocking Chair
Item:
  • 3219   
Object ID:
  • 996-163-379
Catalog:
  • Objects
Type:
  • Object, Furnishings, Chair, Rocking Chair
Date:
  • c 1850
Description:
Child sized rocking chair. Natural finish with red trim. Donor info - belonged to his grandmother, Maria Merritt Beckworth, who is pictured in the chair in MDIHS photo # 996-39-39.
3212Parlor Stove Back
  • Object, Furnishings, Heating Stove
  • c.1820
Parlor Stove Back
Item:
  • 3212   
Object ID:
  • 002-47-676
Catalog:
  • Objects
Type:
  • Object, Furnishings, Heating Stove
Date:
  • c.1820
Description:
Large decorative iron remnant with flower design and opening - probably a stove-back from kitchen midden at Israel Atherton homestead “T” in Pretty Marsh.“T” relates to a map that was created by Alice Smith 002.47
3204School Master’s Desk
  • Object, Furnishings, Floor Stand, Lectern
  • Other, Desks
  • Other, Furniture
  • Other, Schools
  • Other, Teachers
  • 1850s
School Master’s Desk
Item:
  • 3204   
Object ID:
  • 996-248-464
Catalog:
  • Objects
Type:
  • Object, Furnishings, Floor Stand, Lectern
Subject:
  • Other, Desks
  • Other, Furniture
  • Other, Schools
  • Other, Teachers
Date:
  • 1850s
Description:
Top lifts to reveal space for books and pencils. One drawer at top with white knob. Two doors with shelves behind. One drawer at bottom missing pull. Decorative cut base. Lender info - used by Lynam Smith during the 1850s when he was the teacher in the first school in Pretty Marsh, called "The Little Red Schoolhouse." Lyman Smith also taught in other area schools. Donor is a descendant of Smith.
3192Parlor Stove Leg
  • Object, Furnishings, Heating Stove
  • c.1784
Parlor Stove Leg
Item:
  • 3192   
Object ID:
  • 002-47-679
Catalog:
  • Objects
Type:
  • Object, Furnishings, Heating Stove
Date:
  • c.1784
Description:
artifact remnant parlor stove leg? with shield design on front from George F.Greeley homestead “R” relates to a map that was created by Alice Smith 002.47
3191Stove Lid Lifter
  • Object, Furnishings, Stove Tool, Stove Lifter
  • c.1830
Stove Lid Lifter
Item:
  • 3191   
Object ID:
  • 002-47-680
Catalog:
  • Objects
Type:
  • Object, Furnishings, Stove Tool, Stove Lifter
Date:
  • c.1830
Description:
wound iron rod with loop handle and turned end found at kitchen midden of Benjamin and Sophronia Carter home “C” relates to a map that was created by Alice Smith 002.47
3165Stove Lid Lifter
  • Object, Furnishings, Stove Tool, Stove Lifter
  • Other, Kitchens
  • c.1830
Stove Lid Lifter
Item:
  • 3165   
Object ID:
  • 002-47-681
Catalog:
  • Objects
Type:
  • Object, Furnishings, Stove Tool, Stove Lifter
Subject:
  • Other, Kitchens
Date:
  • c.1830
Description:
10 “ iron rod with loop handle and hooked end found at kitchen midden of Benjamin and Sophronia Carter home“C” relates to a map that was created by Alice Smith 002.47
2527Writing 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.
2526Writing 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.
2397Boot 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.
2283Bellows - 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.
2279Chairs
  • 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.
1818Paperboard 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.
1817Paper board frame from photograph Object ID 998.1980.3085.36.
  • Object, Furnishings, Frame
Paper board frame from photograph Object ID 998.1980.3085.36.
Item:
  • 1817   
Object ID:
  • 998.1980.3085.38
Catalog:
  • Objects
Type:
  • Object, Furnishings, Frame
Collection:
  • LaRue Spiker Collection
Description:
Paper board frame from photograph Object ID 998.1980.3085.36. Frame torn laterally.
1816Picture Frame
  • Object, Furnishings, Frame, Picture Frame
  • Other, Beads
  • late 19th c.
Picture Frame
Item:
  • 1816   
Object ID:
  • 996-245-461
Catalog:
  • Objects
Type:
  • Object, Furnishings, Frame, Picture Frame
Subject:
  • Other, Beads
Date:
  • late 19th c.
Description:
Beaded picture frame. Beaded fringe on bottom. Clear beads in rows around photo with sections of yellow, green, red and blue. Sewn on yellowed muslin. Stiff paper under fabric frame. Purple velvet under beads at top of frame. Photo of baby in white dress.
1815Picture Frame
  • Object, Furnishings, Frame, Picture Frame
  • 1875c
Picture Frame
Item:
  • 1815   
Object ID:
  • 997-37-526
Catalog:
  • Objects
Type:
  • Object, Furnishings, Frame, Picture Frame
Date:
  • 1875c
Description:
Side of frame resemble logs with leaves in each corner. Frame nailed together. Gilt edge. Glass in frame. Wood backing. The original nails hold wood in place. Picture hanger made of red cord. Cord tied in loop at top, very worn at loop. Photo # 997-933-1103 removed from frame.
1808Binnacle Cover
  • Object, Furnishings, Lamp Globe
Binnacle Cover
Item:
  • 1808   
Object ID:
  • 996-144-360
Catalog:
  • Objects
Type:
  • Object, Furnishings, Lamp Globe
Collection:
  • At
Description:
Window, which leans inwards, opens for candle. Gimbaled candle holder missing. Two brass rings on each side for carrying. Handle on top over tin chimney. Dovetail joints. More likely lantern than binnacle cover (AB 7/12/12).
1686School Master's Desk
  • Object, Furnishings, Desk, Standing Desk
  • Organizations, School Institution
  • Sound Schoolhouse
  • 1850 c.
School Master's Desk
Item:
  • 1686   
Type:
  • Object, Furnishings, Desk, Standing Desk
Subject:
  • Organizations, School Institution
  • Sound Schoolhouse
Date:
  • 1850 c.
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Pretty Marsh
Description:
School master's desk. Top lifts to reveal space for books and pencils. One drawer at top with white knob. Two doors with shelves behind. One drawer at bottom missing pull. Decorative cut base. Lender info - used by Lynam Smith during the 1850s when he was the teacher in the first school in Pretty Marsh, called "The Little Red Schoolhouse." Lyman Smith also taught in other area schools. Donor is a descendant of Smith.