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| Art Show Quilt 2021 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Art Show Quilt 2021 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: This quilt was made by Beverly Sanborn for the Cranberry Island Art Show for Great Cranberry Historical Society in 2021. Karin Whitney donated it to the Museum. | |
| Quilt by Leah Jeanette (Sawyer) Stanley (1874-1944) Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Quilt by Leah Jeanette (Sawyer) Stanley (1874-1944) Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Quilt. Red and white (or beige) squares, 73" x 81" with solid white (or beige) reverse; filled with cotton batting. 14 5" x 6" squares long by 15 5"x6" squares wide. Each white square has a red embroidered flower, vegetable, bird, human figure, or animal in it. Donor states quilt was found in house when the property was bequeathed to the Heliker-LaHotan Foundation by Robert LaHotan's will and trust. Donor believes the quilt was made by Leah Stanley (Leah Jeanette (Sawyer) Stanley 1874-1944) who lived in the house with her husband Lewis Stanley. Quilt was displayed in 2006 GCIHS quilt exhibit. [show more] | ||
| Quilt. Cotton, white with pink basket motif Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Quilt. Cotton, white with pink basket motif Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Quilt. Cotton, white with pink basket motif on front, all white reverse. Pink border around three sides, one end with folded inward seem, no pink border. Sculpted in broad T shape on one end. Note from donor, Susan Bunker, reads: "This quilt was made by my father's, Raymond Bunker who was born in 1906, grandmother. She could have been a Bunker or a Spurling." | |||
| Crazy Quilt Preble House Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Crazy Quilt Preble House Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Quilt. Colorful wool, cotton, flannel, and jersey fabrics made of geometric and freeform shapes and patterns including plaids, tweeds, and solid colors. Reverse side is a solid rough beige cotton with pale blue stripes; there are decorative beige yarn ties along the blue stripes with a few pink yarn ties interspersed. Edges are folded in and machine (?) hemmed, there is no border. Possible ornate script initials - one of which is may be an "L". Some discoloration and stains. This quilt is one of two recovered from the Preble House. (See also quilt 1000.140.1138 from the same 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] | ||
| Patchwork quilt Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Patchwork quilt Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Quilt. Patchwork of browns, blues, greys, and black tweeds, wool, and polyster 4.5" x 4 3/4" squares with a 4.75"-5" grey border. Reverse is same grey fabric as border stitched to border on seams. This quilt may have been a gift of Sue Lyman, allegedly made of fabric from old men's suits. | ||
| Remembrance token made of human hair Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Remembrance token made of human hair Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Pin, bouquet of flowers made of human hair. Possible "sailor's treasure" - token of remembrance. Large daisies and smaller flowers on black wrapped stem. | |||
| Patchwork quilt - Sanford Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Patchwork quilt - Sanford Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Quilt. Patchwork wool and polyester squares of black, grey, blue, and green one single white corduroy square. Squares are 6" x5" slightly irregular. Solid black satin with floral pattern back folded over on the parallel long edges to make a border. Machine stitching. | |||
| Baby Quilt Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Baby Quilt Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Quilt, modern, infant size, made by Beverly Sanborn. Gold borders and gold horizontal and vertical panels with four-piece squares of multi-colored patterns and solid pastels. Reverse of quilt is aqua, edged with white patterned binding on four sides. Polyester fill. | ||||
| Carved wooden tree Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Carved wooden tree Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Art, carved wooden fir tree, with branches shaved away from the trunk, made in one piece by Sam Chapman; separate square base; note taped on bottom of base "Sam Chapman Made This"; see also item 1302, also made by Sam Chapman. | |||
| Wooden Trestle Table Northeast Harbor Fleet |
|  Wooden Trestle Table Northeast Harbor Fleet Description: Wooden trestle table with a varnished top. The top shows significant signs of wear, including some graffiti and staining, but has been revarnished. The legs, trestle, and underside of the table are unvarnished. The table top is supported by naturally-formed wooden branches. This is one of two tables in the main area of the Fleet House, both of which are likely part of the original furnishings of the building. The other table is 2022X.02.012. | |||||
| Wooden Trestle Table Northeast Harbor Fleet |
|  Wooden Trestle Table Northeast Harbor Fleet Description: Wooden trestle table with a varnished top and legs. The underside of the table top is painted red, but the top is varnished. The top shows significant signs of wear, including some graffiti, but has been revarnished. This is one of two tables in the main area of the Fleet House, both of which are likely part of the original furnishings of the building. The other table is 2022X.02.011. | |||||
| Upholstered Bench Northeast Harbor Fleet |
|  Upholstered Bench Northeast Harbor Fleet Description: Settee consisting of a varnished wooden base, with two drawers, and an upholstered seat and back. There are two drawers in the base, each of which originally had two drop pulls. This settee now (2023) has one handle (left) on the right drawer and none on the left. The blue upholstery on the seat and back is stained, and the wooden base shows sign of extensive wear. This settee is one of two and these appear in early photographs of the Fleet House. They are likely part of the original furnishings. The other settee is 2022X.02.010 [show more] | |||||
| Wooden Beaver Sculpture Northeast Harbor Fleet |
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|  Wooden Beaver Sculpture Northeast Harbor Fleet Description: A wooden sculpture of a beaver by Northeast Harbor artist Dan Falt | |||
| Bronze plaque on exterior flagpole Northeast Harbor Fleet |
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|  Bronze plaque on exterior flagpole Northeast Harbor Fleet Description: Bronze plaque affixed to flagpole outside of Northeast Harbor Fleet house. Inscription on plaque in memory of David Everett Cromwell reads: PRESENTED TO THE NORTHEAST HARBOR FLEET IN AFFECTIONATE MEMORY OF DAVID EVERETT CROMWELL 1925-1986 ABLE SAILOR AND DEVOTED MEMBER OF THIS FLEET BY HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS | ||||
| Telescope Northeast Harbor Fleet |
|  Telescope Northeast Harbor Fleet Description: Mahogany and brass telescope. The origins of this object are (in 2022) unknown, and more research is needed | |||||
| Wooden plaque, Arms of Bermuda Northeast Harbor Fleet |
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|  Wooden plaque, Arms of Bermuda Northeast Harbor Fleet Description: Mahogany plaque with applied elements, one of which displays the coat of arms of the island of Bermuda, and the other mimics a gold ribbon upon which "Arms Bermuda" is painted. The arms of Bermuda shows a red lion holding a shield upon which is a depiction of a wrecked ship. | |||
| Framed memorial to Harry Neilson Northeast Harbor Fleet |
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|  Framed memorial to Harry Neilson Northeast Harbor Fleet Description: Framed memorial to Harry Neilson with a poem by John Masefield (which seems to be an adaptation of I Am Standing Upon The Seashore by Henry Van Dyke) Text reads: HARRY R. NEILSON, JR. Northeast Harbor Fleet Commodore 1951 - 1955-1956 - 1976 Treasurer 1959-1967 Life is Eternal by John Masefield I am standing upon the seashore. A ship, at my side spreads her white sails to them morning breeze and starts for the blue ocean. She is an object of beauty and strength and I stand and watch her until at length she hangs like a speck of white cloud just where the sea and sky come down to mingle with each other. Then someone at my side says, "There! She is gone." Gone where? Gone from my sight - that is all. She is just as large in mast and hull and spar as she was when she left my side, and just as able to bear her load of living freight to the place of destination. Her diminished size is in me, not in her; and just at the moment when someone at my side says, "There! She's gone," there are other eyes watching her coming, and other voices ready to take up the glad shout, "There she comes!" [show more] | ||||
| Carved Wooden Eagle Northeast Harbor Fleet |
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|  Carved Wooden Eagle Northeast Harbor Fleet Description: A large wooden eagle with a banner of the US flag wrapping around it. This large carving appears to have come from a larger ship, but its history is currently (2022) unknown. | ||||
| Wooden Bear Cub Sculpture Northeast Harbor Fleet |
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|  Wooden Bear Cub Sculpture Northeast Harbor Fleet Description: A wooden sculpture of a bear cub standing on its hind legs and holding a red and black fish in its front paws. | |||
| Cowerie Shell Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
|  Cowerie Shell Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Cameo cut - white, brown and pink. Depicts three masted bark on waves with sails set. Other objects seen - sextant, globe, compass in box, anchor and windless and sextant with rope decorations. Marked: “Bark Aquila, H.A. Norwell, Commander”. Signed, “G. Wood Sculp”. | |||||
| Somesville Maine, Settled 1762 Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
|  Somesville Maine, Settled 1762 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Hand stitched sampler showing scenes around Somesville; designed by Lillian P, Somes, 1944. From home of Barbara Ninfi, Hall Quarry, via her daughter, Debie Ninfi Williams, wife of Jock Williams, boat-builder. | |||||
| Scrimshaw Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
|  Scrimshaw Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: One side depicts sailor in uniform, colonial hat and high boots. Carries sword. He is standing on what may be a ships rigging. Opposite side depicts lady in crown in frame with tassels on the side. Black, brown, red, and green etched in. | |||||
| Green Pig Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Green Pig Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Pig carved in folk art style and painted green. 23" l X 16" h | ||||
| Carving of ship "Jonas" Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Carving of ship "Jonas" Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Wooden carving 6" X 8.5" of ship "Jonas," 1613. This ship carried the Jesuits to what is now Fernald Point on Somes Sound, Mount Desert Island | ||||
| Mary King Halstead Quilt Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Mary King Halstead Quilt Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Crazy quilt belonging to Mary King Halstead of Somesville, who was closely associated with the Somesville Meeting House. |