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Item Title Type Subject Creator Publisher Date
12871Sampler
  • Object, Art, Needlework, Embroidery, Sampler
  • 1806
Description:
Blue linen (?) sampler, approx. 10" x 12" done in 1806. Stitches are in red and yellow thread, but colors may have faded; red stitches remain most true. The fabric is faded and there are holes at the corners. Made by Judith Somes in 1806. She was born September 16, 1796, married Capt. Eben Babson Sept. 11, 1815, and died Nov. 4, 1880. She is buried in Brookside Cemetery.
12419Saddle Bags
  • Object, Cargo Carrier, Saddlebag
  • Other, Medical personnel
  • Other, Somesville
  • 1800 ca
Description:
Hand sewn saddle bags. Contained paper packages of medicine and old bottles. Belonged to Dr. Kendall Kittredge (1773-1857), first doctor on Mount Desert Island.
12176Pelorus
  • Object, Compass Card, Pelorus
  • 1808c.
Description:
Used by Salem Town, surveyor, to survey Mount Desert Island. Compass Fleur-de-lîs to north and eagle to west. Marked in center, “Aaron Reed Boston”. (Did not see this marking, 10/23/2014, ACB)
12066Bolt
  • Object, Fastener, Bolt
  • Other, Quarrying
  • Other, Tools & implements
  • mid 1800s ?
Description:
Large bolt from old quarry site on the Long Pond Fire Road in Pretty Marsh; relates to a map that was created by Alice Smith002.47 (archived in flat file).
12065Bolt
  • Object, Fastener, Bolt
  • mid 1800s ?
Description:
large bolt from old quarry site on the Long Pond fire Road in Pretty Marsh, "O" relates to a map that was created by Alice Smith 002.47 (archived in flat file)
11999Bolt
  • Object, Fastener, Bolt
  • mid 1800s ?
Description:
large bolt from old quarry site on the Long Pond fire Road in Pretty Marsh"O"relates to a map that was created by Alice Smith 002.47 (archived in flat file)
3413Case of Surveying Instruments
  • Object, Surveying Instrument
  • Object, Surveying Equipment
  • Other, Tools & implements
  • circa 1808
Description:
Used by Salem Town, surveyor, to survey Mount Desert Island. Small black case lined with printed paper. Contains nine sections for surveying instruments. Case contains - brass protractor, 2 brass dividers, 3 unidentified instruments. Hinged top broken and reattached with string. NOTE: by 2005, there appeared to be only 5 instruments in the case.
3409Christening Gown
  • Object, Baptismal Garment, Baptismal Gown
  • c 1802
Description:
White gown. Two buttons on back. Back and front embroidered with roses and sunflowers. Hem embroidered with small flowers and branches. Pencil marks inside left opening in back, “E74/300”. Donor info - worn by Bloomfield Richmond Smith in 1802.
3155Tooth Extractor
  • Object, Medical, Dental Extractor, Tooth Extractor
  • Other, Dental equipment & supplies
  • Other, Teeth
  • circa 1800
Description:
Wooden handle, iron tool. Resembles corkscrew handle with hinged hook at end which tightens around the tooth.
1687Kittredge family crib
  • Object, Furnishings, Bed, Child's Bed, Crib
  • Other, Family
  • Kittredge, Kendall (1773-1857)
  • 1800 c.
Description:
Made by Dr. Kendall Kittredge for his baby daughter. Seven generations of the Kittredge family have slept in it. Crib has one open side so that it can be pushed against the mother's bed. Made of wood. Wooden pegged construction. Turned posts. Rope webbing. Later used in the Fred Wiggin house. 3' 11" long, 2' 3/4" wide. 3' 3 1/2" high.