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Chair Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
| Chair Mount Desert Island Historical Society 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] | |||||
Highchair Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Highchair Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Black wooden chair with arms and foot rest. Screws used to attach back. | ||||
Chair Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
| Chair Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Light brown wood with carved back. Upholstered seat of gray brocade. Upholstery very worn. Spring pushed through underside of cushion. Chair sturdy. | |||||
Chair Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Chair Mount Desert Island Historical Society 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. | ||||
Folding Chair Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Folding Chair Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Tapestry folding chair; fretwork on top. Black stripes painted on wood. One stretcher between each pair of legs. Back rest and seat made of tapestry - red with flowers. Wood frame. Fabric on back of backrest torn. Label marked, “E.W. Walls patented and manufacturer”. | ||||
Folding Chair Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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Chairs Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
| Chairs Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Two carved back chairs with round caned seats. Donor info - came from Daniel Somes’ Mount Desert House. |