Item	Title	Type	Subject	Creator	Publisher	Date
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.
11904	Cotton and lace cover for child's pillow	Object, Furnishings, Bed Casing, Pillow Cover				c. 1940s	Cotton and lace cover for child's pillow Item: 11904    Object ID: 008.022.17 Catalog: Objects Type: Object, Furnishings, Bed Casing, Pillow Cover Date: c. 1940s Description: Cream cotton cover for small pillow (probably an infant or child's) with borderof appliqued sheer fabric.
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”.
12225	Cradle	Object, Furnishings, Bed, Child's Bed, Cradle					Cradle Item: 12225    Object ID: 995-114-114 Catalog: Objects Type: Object, Furnishings, Bed, Child's Bed, Cradle Collection: Study Collection Description: Wooden cradle on rockers. Has side railings. Painted yellow.
13172	Cradle	Object, Furnishings, Bed, Child's Bed, Cradle				1858	Cradle Item: 13172    Object ID: 996-198-414 Catalog: Objects Type: Object, Furnishings, Bed, Child's Bed, Cradle Date: 1858 Description: Made of walnut; shaped like a small boat. Sits in frame and rocks. Cradle has swan head and end like a ship’s stern. Frame is carved with flowers on each end and underneath. Donor info - made for Olive Perkins (Mrs. S.W. Smith, Jr.) of Warren, Ohio born August 17, 1858. Mattress made in 1924 for Samuel Smith Wilson. Following info from Samuel Smith Wilson who visited Museum in 1997. Olive Perkins married Judge Smith who rented the house between the Mount Desert Tavern and the Abraham Somes III house in Somesville. This house is no longer standing. She died near 1930. Her grandfather was Brig. General Simon Perkins, an Ohio land surveyor and speculator. [show more]
1687	Kittredge family crib	Object, Furnishings, Bed, Child's Bed, Crib	Other, Family	Kittredge, Kendall (1773-1857)		1800 c.	Kittredge family crib Item: 1687    Catalog: Object Type: Object, Furnishings, Bed, Child's Bed, Crib Subject: Other, Family Creator: Kittredge, Kendall (1773-1857) Date: 1800 c. Place: Mount Desert, Somesville 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.
13426	Crib	Object, Furnishings, Bed, Child's Bed, Crib					Crib Item: 13426    Object ID: 996-205-421 Catalog: Objects Type: Object, Furnishings, Bed, Child's Bed, Crib Description: Crib has one open side so that it could be pushed against mother’s bed. Turned wood posts. Wooden peg construction. Rope lattice for mattress.Donor info - made by Dr. Kendall Kittredge for his daughter. Seven generations of the family slept in it. From Fred Wiggin house in Town Hill. Dimensions: 25" w 39"h 46"l
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.
2283	Bellows - 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.
12415	Bellows	Object, Furnishings, Bellows					Bellows Item: 12415    Object ID: 995-171-171 Catalog: Objects Type: Object, Furnishings, Bellows Description: Red wood trimmed with leather. Tin tip.
1606	Jacquard Bed Cover	Object, Furnishings, Blanket					Jacquard Bed Cover Item: 1606    Object ID: 001-161.2 Catalog: Objects Type: Object, Furnishings, Blanket Description: Woven blue and white jacquard bed cover/coverlet.
1607	Jacquard Bed Cover	Object, Furnishings, Blanket					Jacquard Bed Cover Item: 1607    Object ID: 001-161.3 Catalog: Objects Type: Object, Furnishings, Blanket Description: Woven blue and white jacquard coverlet with red felt trim (most missing).
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.
2397	Boot 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.
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."
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.
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.
3416	Candle 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.
17581	Snuffer	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.
2279	Chairs	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.
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.
12226	Chair	Object, Furnishings, Chair					Chair Item: 12226    Object ID: 996-246-462 Catalog: Objects Type: Object, Furnishings, Chair Description: Carved dark wood. Seat and back resemble scallop shells. Arms resemble sea serpents. Four legs resemble rough tree branches. Note on ribbon across seat indicated that chair may have been used in Daniel Somes's house. Ellsworth furniture restorer David Williams saw this chair; his research indicated that it may be a ninetheenth Venetian grotto chair, which was intended for hallways and aimed to be sold to visitors on their European tours. (ABenson12/22/2014) [show more]
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.
12223	Highchair	Object, Furnishings, Chair, Child's Chair, Highchair				19th c	Highchair Item: 12223    Object ID: 996-169-385 Catalog: Objects Type: Object, Furnishings, Chair, Child's Chair, Highchair Date: 19th c Description: Black wooden chair with arms and foot rest. Screws used to attach back.

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