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You searched for: Type: Object✖Type: Furnishings✖
Item Title Type Subject Creator Publisher Date
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.
11467Woolen 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.
12211Vase
  • 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.
13512Vase
  • Object, Furnishings, Vase
  • 1956-1965
Vase
Item:
  • 13512   
Object ID:
  • 996-48-264
Catalog:
  • Objects
Type:
  • Object, Furnishings, Vase
Date:
  • 1956-1965
Description:
Belleek vase of the fifth mark. Resembles sheave of wheat with yellow ribbon tied around narrow section in middle. Marked 96-264
14656Tripod used by W. H. Ballard
  • Object, Furnishings, Floor Stand, Tripod
  • Other, Photographers
  • Other, Photographic apparatus & supplies
Tripod used by W. H. Ballard
Item:
  • 14656   
Object ID:
  • 007.17.1
Catalog:
  • Objects
Type:
  • Object, Furnishings, Floor Stand, Tripod
Subject:
  • Other, Photographers
  • Other, Photographic apparatus & supplies
Description:
Wooden and metal tripod used by W.H. Ballard, Southwest Harbor photographer from 1935-1980.
12869Tinder Box
  • Object, Furnishings, Fuel Container, Tinderbox
Tinder Box
Item:
  • 12869   
Object ID:
  • 995-132-132
Catalog:
  • Objects
Type:
  • Object, Furnishings, Fuel Container, Tinderbox
Description:
Small tin box for keeping pieces of oiled rag. Hinged lid.
11801Table 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
12228Table
  • Object, Furnishings, Table
Table
Item:
  • 12228   
Object ID:
  • 995-13-13
Catalog:
  • Objects
Type:
  • Object, Furnishings, Table
Description:
Scalloped edges with drawer in front. Painted red. Top of table cracked. Donor Info - from Daniel Somes House.
11932Table
  • 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.
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
17581Snuffer
  • Object, Furnishings, Candlesnuffer
Snuffer
Item:
  • 17581   
Object ID:
  • 996-230-446
Catalog:
  • Objects
Type:
  • Object, Furnishings, Candlesnuffer
Description:
Snuffer resembles pair of scissors. Small box at end of tool. Lid closes on top of box holding the wick inside. Half of snuffer missing.
11670Small 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
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.
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.
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.
13427Postal Desk
  • Object, Furnishings, Desk
Postal Desk
Item:
  • 13427   
Object ID:
  • 996-96-312
Catalog:
  • Objects
Type:
  • Object, Furnishings, Desk
Description:
Dark wood with heavy legs. Two drawers in middle. Two doors above desk open to reveal compartments - 6 in right and 13 in left. Wooden wedge nailed to right compartment which may be an ink holder. Wire coil attached to board inside compartment. Several “cubbies” above doors. Space in back of desk to hand mail through. Desk may have had a leather desk top attached that has left black marks on surface.
11538Portable 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."
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 #.
11960Pillow
  • 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.
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.
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.
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
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