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Washcloths crocheted by Postmistress Marjorie Phippen ca. 1970s
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Towel
  • Object, Other Object
  • Marjorie Phippen
  • Cranberry Isles
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Description:
Fabric. Two crocheted, cotton washcloths: white with green scalloped edge and white with pink scalloped edge. Both made by Marjorie Phippen ca. 1970s and purchased by donor at Ladies Aid Fair in 1970s or '80s. Marjorie was the postmistress for years on GCI.
Mrs. Jean Howard Wadsworth's Workshirt
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Clothing, Shirt
  • Object, Other Object
  • People
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Mrs. Jean Howard Wadsworth's Workshirt
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Clothing. Shirt, work, worn by Jean Howard (Mrs. Wadsworth) during the building of the Charles & Jean Wadsworth home
Sailor's Comb Hanger
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Hair Ornament
  • Object, Other Object
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Sailor's Comb Hanger
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Comb Hanger; tag inscription reads "From the Cranberry Isles. A Sailor's Comb Hanger. Using the "Hackamore" Knot And an Irish Pennant.".
Feather fan, 19th century
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Clothing, Clothing Accessories
  • Object, Clothing, Clothing Accessories
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Feather fan, 19th century
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Clothing. Ladies Feather Fan-19th Century-Macfarlan Family. (Duplicate of 2009.11.1181?)
Ornate metal picture frame
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Furnishings, Frame, Picture Frame
  • Object, Furnishings, Decoration
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Ornate metal picture frame
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Frame. Ornate Metal Picture Frame for 4" to 6" pictures
Carved wooden tree
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Object, Art
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
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.
Shaving gear in silver box
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Shaving Product, Shaving Set
  • Object, Other Object
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Shaving gear in silver box
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Toiletry. Shaving gear in silver box. One complex razor with swivel head and "Wilkinson made in England, Pat. No 321115", leather strop with metal attachment, seven razor blades each in a slot within steel holder with the day of the week on them. Silver Box is lined with blue velvet and gold Wilkinson Sowrd Co. Ltd imprinted in gold on velvet lining. Probably never used.
Smoking Pipe
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Pipe
  • Object, Other Object
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Smoking Pipe
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Pipe. Smoking paraphenalia, well used, bowl is blackened with residue. Corn cob style with wood stem, metal ring, and plastic mouthpiece. (Found amid a box of items pertaining to Tud Bunker.)
Toy Sailboat
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Toy
  • Object, Toy
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Toy Sailboat
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Toy. Sailboat, carved wood with wood mast, cotton sail, thread and string rigging. Pins hold rigging port and starboard; pins with white ball heads on bow and stern. (Toy found amid a box of items pertaining to Tud Bunker.)
American Brant
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)
American Brant
Wendell Gilley Museum
Description:
Signed "by W.H. Gilley" on underside of base ; undated
Green-winged Teal
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)
Green-winged Teal
Wendell Gilley Museum
Description:
Marked "G. Winged Teal" and signed "by W. H. Gilley" on underside of base
Canada Goose
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)
Canada Goose
Wendell Gilley Museum
Description:
Signed "Gilley" on driftwood base beneath tail
Framed memorial to Harry Neilson
Northeast Harbor Fleet
  • Object, Art, Decorative Plaque
  • Object, Award, Presentation Piece
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]
Mounted Chelsea Clock and Barometer
Northeast Harbor Fleet
  • Object, Plaque
  • Object, Award, Presentation Piece
  • Copyright Undetermined
Description:
A Chelsea Ship's Clock and Barometer, mounted on a varnished mahogany board. The origins of these items are (in 2022) not yet clear.
Bald Eagle With Redhead Duck
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)
Bald Eagle With Redhead Duck
Wendell Gilley Museum
Description:
Signed "Gilley" on driftwood base. No date
Mallard Pair
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)
Mallard Pair
Wendell Gilley Museum
Description:
Signed "Gilley" on left side of driftwood base; no date
Saw-whet Owl
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)
Saw-whet Owl
Wendell Gilley Museum
Description:
Owl perched on U-shaped branch mounted on flat wooden base. "Gilly" faintly visible on base near bottom of branch. Inscribed "Saw Whet Owl made for Evelyn Foss" and stamped "Wendell H. Gilley" on underside of base. No date visible.
Common eider pair
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)
Common eider pair
Wendell Gilley Museum
Description:
Male eider perched on carved rock facing female. Female faces forward on the carved wooden base. Underside marked Northern eiders by W.H. Gilley, S.W. Harbor, Maine. No date.
Black Capped Chickadee, Pair
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)
Black Capped Chickadee, Pair
Wendell Gilley Museum
Description:
Base covered with moss
Northern Cardinal, Male
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)
Northern Cardinal, Male
Wendell Gilley Museum
Description:
Adult male perched facing downward on driftwood branch attached to carved oblong base. Glass eyes ; wire and metal legs and feet. Oval pine base gouged and stained ; underside of base covered in felt. No visible signature or date
Goldfinch
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)
Goldfinch
Wendell Gilley Museum
Description:
Underside of base marked: "Foss from Addie #4" ; no date
Tit on a Vise
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)
Tit on a Vise
Wendell Gilley Museum
Northern Cardinal
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)
Northern Cardinal
Wendell Gilley Museum
Description:
Signed "Gilley" on underside of base ; no date
Vesper Sparrow
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)
Vesper Sparrow
Wendell Gilley Museum
Description:
Signed "Gilley" on driftwood base. No date
White-winged Crossbill Pair
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)
White-winged Crossbill Pair
Wendell Gilley Museum
Description:
Signed "Gilley" on front of driftwood base. No date