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  • Mount Desert Island Historical Society✖
Title Type Subject Creator Date Place Rights
Sampler
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Art, Needlework, Embroidery, Sampler
  • 1806
Sampler
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Identifier:
  • mdihs-12871
Type:
  • Object, Art, Needlework, Embroidery, Sampler
Date:
  • 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.
Saddle Bags
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Cargo Carrier, Saddlebag
  • Other, Medical personnel
  • Other, Somesville
  • 1800 ca
Saddle Bags
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Identifier:
  • mdihs-12419
Type:
  • Object, Cargo Carrier, Saddlebag
Subject:
  • Other, Medical personnel
  • Other, Somesville
Date:
  • 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.
Pelorus
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Compass Card, Pelorus
  • 1808c.
Pelorus
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Identifier:
  • mdihs-12176
Type:
  • Object, Compass Card, Pelorus
Date:
  • 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)
Bolt
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Fastener, Bolt
  • Other, Quarrying
  • Other, Tools & implements
  • mid 1800s ?
Bolt
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Identifier:
  • mdihs-12066
Type:
  • Object, Fastener, Bolt
Subject:
  • Other, Quarrying
  • Other, Tools & implements
Date:
  • 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).
Bolt
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Fastener, Bolt
  • mid 1800s ?
Bolt
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Identifier:
  • mdihs-12065
Type:
  • Object, Fastener, Bolt
Date:
  • 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)
Bolt
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Fastener, Bolt
  • mid 1800s ?
Bolt
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Identifier:
  • mdihs-11999
Type:
  • Object, Fastener, Bolt
Date:
  • 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)
Case of Surveying Instruments
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Surveying Instrument
  • Object, Surveying Equipment
  • Other, Tools & implements
  • circa 1808
Case of Surveying Instruments
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Identifier:
  • mdihs-3413
Type:
  • Object, Surveying Instrument
Subject:
  • Object, Surveying Equipment
  • Other, Tools & implements
Date:
  • 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.
Christening Gown
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Baptismal Garment, Baptismal Gown
  • c 1802
Christening Gown
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Identifier:
  • mdihs-3409
Type:
  • Object, Baptismal Garment, Baptismal Gown
Date:
  • 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.
Tooth Extractor
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Medical, Dental Extractor, Tooth Extractor
  • Other, Dental equipment & supplies
  • Other, Teeth
  • circa 1800
Tooth Extractor
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Identifier:
  • mdihs-3155
Type:
  • Object, Medical, Dental Extractor, Tooth Extractor
Subject:
  • Other, Dental equipment & supplies
  • Other, Teeth
Date:
  • circa 1800
Description:
Wooden handle, iron tool. Resembles corkscrew handle with hinged hook at end which tightens around the tooth.
Kittredge family crib
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Furnishings, Bed, Child's Bed, Crib
  • Other, Family
  • Kittredge, Kendall (1773-1857)
  • 1800 c.
  • Mount Desert, Somesville
  • No Copyright - United States
Kittredge family crib
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Identifier:
  • mdihs-1687
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.