Description: Umbrella, parasol. Faded peach-colored silk with black lace covering, carved wood handle, metal supports. Note from donor explains, "Ladies French lace parasol circa 1910. Owned by Anna Williams Dreer (Mrs. William F. Dreer) of Philadelphia, PA. The Dreers owned a summer house on Greenings Island. Their daughter Florence married Hermann Markle Hessenbruch and toghether they lived in Fir Lee, built by the Hessenbruchs on the north side of Sutton Island about 1910. The Dreers were frequent guests on Suttons Island visiting their children and later grandchildren as well. Mrs. Dreer died about 1940." [show more]
Description: Bird nest. Real bird nest under a glass bell-like jar, with smaller than official size paper Hitty in the nest (no crows). Nest probably a prop collected by Wini Smart.
Description: Doll. Hitty Pebble (note: Item # 1592a is the back side of the artifact). The Hitty Doll Pebble was hand-painted exclusively for Sirocco Productions, Inc. 5660 E. Virginia Beach Blvd. #103 Norfolk, Virginia 23502. Phone number 757-461-8987 www.siroccovideo.com. Item #1592a Megan's Raggedy's -Raggedy items created by Megan Keating, great grand-daughter of Johnny Gruelle. Megan Keating 5616 Block House Road, Platteville, WI 53818 Megkeat@mhtc.net (phone number 608-348-6064) [show more]
Description: Doll, Hitty "Nameless", porcelain and cloth, Hitty-like, slightly taller than standard size; visible head, arms, and legs are porcelain, held in place only by the dress; the hidden body, arms, and legs are simple stuffing, probably paper; clothed in blue and pink floral motif dress with blue background, with white waist band and white bottom hem band, white pantaloons, painted face, hair, legs, arms, and shoes; no markings. (See GCIHS webpage for Hitty doll information.) [show more]
Description: Doll, Hitty Nameless, micro-size, wood, made by Eric Horne 1998, unclothed with painted face, hair, stockings, and shoes. (See GCIHS webpage for Hitty doll information.)
Description: Doll, plastic Native American Indian maiden with rolling eyes, beaded buckskin fringe outfit and moccasins, and a beaded necklace. This doll is probably from Wini Smart's collection. It is one of several basketry items apparently collected by Mary E. Shaw (Mrs. Norman Shaw) ca. 1980-2000, who ran the Dancing Deer gift shop in Bar Harbor. She eventually sold them to Wini Smart's daughter, Gail, (per Mrs. Shaw visit 9/25/14).
Description: Doll, Hitty Turner, carved out of basswood by Nathalie Goss Turner; labeled "A29" and (in a circle) "T", with accessories: pink and white floral pattern dress, white bonnet with roses, coral colored beaded necklace, white petticoat and pantaloons; bought by Bruce Komusin and donated. (See GCIHS webpage for Hitty doll information.)
Description: Doll, Hitty Angel, micro-size, wood, clothed in white lace dress and underwear, with painted face, hair, and shoes. Swivel arms and legs. (See GCIHS webpage for Hitty doll information.)
Description: Doll, Hitty "Nameless", standard size, wood, clothed in blue and pink floral motif dress with white background and lace edging, knit white bonnet, white pantaloons and slip, painted face, hair, legs, arms, and shoes. (See GCIHS webpage for Hitty doll information.)
Description: Doll, Hitty Greene, wood, hand carved by David Greene, and donated by his widow, Gayle Greene; donation arranged by Virginia Heyerdahl, editor of the Friends of Hitty Newsletter; doll is outfitted in a floral patterned dress with a blue background and a white collar, made by Carolyn Roth (label), a white petticoat with "HITTY" stitched on the front bib, and white pantaloons; the undergarments were probably also made by Carolyn as the snap fasteners are the same as the dress; written on back of doll: "#91 / David R Greene / 2000". Displayed in a light-up plexiglass and wood case with pink and white floral wallpaper, and is furnished with bench, desk,and student's chair/desk also made by David Greene, and miscellaneous garden tools. (See GCIHS web page for Hitty doll information.) Doll Castle News 2003 with letter and article on Hitty Greene. Hitty was a character in Rachel Field's book. [show more]
Description: Doll, Hitty Rachel carved and hand painted by Robert Raikes; Suanne Glidden suppied the doll, plus her dress, plastic case "apartment", and accessories; Ryan Jones supplied the petticoat; Julie DeGroat supplied the hat. Donated by Suanne Glidden in 2006. (See GCHIS webpage for Hitty doll information.)
Description: Doll, Hitty Diane, wood, in black and white striped dress with red flower motif on dress, white pantaloons and petticoat, written on back: "2006 [1/4 moon symbol] / del Hahn '06 / [fish symbol]"; Hitty Diane was carved by T.C. Vollum and painted by Michelle DelValle; donation also includes Hitty Cranberry (item 1340) and a 2-level doll house with accessories, plus a blue cloth-bound memorial book in honor of Diane Barrow-Clark (item 1335); Hitty Diane was donated in 2007 by T.C. Vollum and the HittyGirls Yahoo Group. (See GCIHS webpage for Hitty doll information.) With three other dresses: black/white houndstooth with white apron and red shawl; red/tan floral with bonnet; tan with daisy print. Accoutrements: blue felt shawl, blue knitted scarf, blue knitted poncho and hat. 5 wooden doll mannekins for clothing. Knick knacks and clothing stored in doll house trunk. Rugs and furniture in doll house. (See also items 1928, 1335, and 1340. Photo 1928B shows set up before dismantling.) [show more]
Description: Doll, Hitty Thonotosassa, carved from linden (basswood) by Janet Cordell, marked "Janet Denton-Cordell / L-68 / 2006", dressed in Swiss batiste "onesie" underwear with Hitty cross-stitched in red on the yoke, and a flowered buff-yellow cabbage rose dress by "Hitty Couture"; sitting in a prop twig nest with three crows, also with an illustration by Dorothy P. Lathrop cut from the book "Hitty: Her First Hundred Years", written by Rachel Field, 1929. All donated donated by: Vickie Applegate, Elise Buhn, Susan Duncan, Josie Fuller, Elaine Hill, Sharon Horswill, Jill Hunter, Michelle Kirby, Martha Maxwell, Laurel Parker, Sue Parker, Barbara Polidoro-Conklin, Nancy Schell, Ann Stroupe, Eileen Turner, and TC Vollum; displayed under a glass bell jar. (See GCIHS web page for Hitty doll information.) [show more]
Description: Doll, Hitty Cranberry, cloth and painted stuffed doll, clothed in tan dress with cranberry motif, cranberry colored knitted shawl, and white pantaloons; face hair, arms, legs, and shoes painted on cloth; written on back of doll "In Memory of Diane Clark / Hitty / By / Nancy / Schell / 2006"; Hitty Cranberry was made by Nancy Schell; donation also includes a 2-level doll house, plus Hitty Diane (item 1928) and a blue cloth-bound memorial book in honor of Diane Barrow-Clark (item 1335); Hitty Cranberry was donated in 2007 by Nancy Schell and the HittyGirls Yahoo Group. (See GCIHS web page for Hitty doll information.) Two additional dresses: blue floral pattern with red shawl; grey dress with white shawl and cap. One doll-sized book, two crocheted blankets, 1 bed, 1 clothes rack and rug. [show more]
Description: Hooked rug depicting The Western Way on GCI designed and hooked by Barbara N. Sanborn Joy for Acadia National Park 2016 centennial. Book: Images of Acadia, Hancock County Hookers Celebrating 100 Years of Acadia National Park, 2016: photography by Judith Burger-Gossart, Edited by Rosemary and Garry Levin (A Shutterfly book)
Description: Quilt. Known as a "crazy quilt", this quilt was recovered from the Preble house on GCI and is believed to be over 150 years old. Quilt is bordered in velvet with silk and other types of multi-colored, geometric and free-form fabric pieces and a wide variety of fancy stitching; reverse is green silk. The quilt has three sets of fancy-script initials in different areas interpreted as: "A" ; "J" or "T"; and "JSM". (See also quilt 2014.270.2007 from same location and donor.) (Note: Lynne Birlem (donor 343) has a very similar framed crazy quilt at her home that is from her great grandmother Hamor's house on GCI.) [show more]
Description: Model,boat, three-masted schooner made by George Savage; black hull, red hull bottom and rudder, white deck and two cabins, green cabin roofs, four white cotton sails, three rope ladders on each side; very heavy, perhaps solid wood hull