Description: Vertical postcard, colorized image of George B. Dorr standing on a rocky outcrop at Hunter's Beach. Caption on card reads "Cleft at Hunter's Beach, Bar Harbor, ME".
Description: Coffee cup and saucer, Haviland China. Owned by George B Dorr. White cup and saucer with green band and gold edging. Handle is a delicate 1/2 heart shape.
Description: Tea cup and saucer, Haviland China. Owned by George B Dorr. White cup and saucer with green band and gold edging. Handle is a delicate curlicue.
Description: Quilt, postage stamp style of various colors including double pinks and brown madders with solid brown backing brought around to front with mitered corners creating a brown binding. Quilt is 97" x 75" with 1 3/8" squares. Handwritten note attached: "Quilt top pieced by Ladies from our 'Aid' in 1903 as a welcome home gift to Cara (Carrie) Richardson who had been her own captain and navigator on her second trip to the Orient in Peter's boat which she inherited on his death. Her house is near Carolyn Liebow's." [Note here that "Orient" may just mean away from Maine, per Ralph Stanley.] Mary Katherine "Carrie" Stanley Richardson (1848-1920) was the daughter of Enoch B. Sr. and Caroline H. (Guptill) Stanley. Capt. Lewis G. Stanley was her brother. She was the second wife of Capt. Meltiah Richardson (1828-1901) and mother of Emery Willard Richardson (1873-1883) and Charles Emery “Peter” Richardson (1885-1971). She attended higher education in Boston. She traveled with her husband on his vessel the Carrie M. Richardson and was an expert celestial navigator. Carrie is buried in the Stanley Cemetery. In 2001, the Great Cranberry Island Historical Society wrote and produced the original play, Carrie Richardson of Big Cranberry. [show more]
Description: Kitchenware. Tea strainer. Small, metal sieve basket suspended above attached metal bowl with black wooden handle. Stamped with: "Superior, Pat. Dec 22, 08, ALLCO"
Description: A silver trophy cup from 1903 awarded to the winners of the Raceabout class race. The winners are engraved on the base, with the first three winners on the front of the trophy. Inscription reads as follows. __________ Northeast Harbor Yacht Club 25 ft Raceabout Class Season of 1904 Won by Tabasco III Pirate 1905 Pirate 1906 It appears this cup was later reused and a base was added. The two-tired wooden base, painted black with silver bands (2022X.03.029.B) is engraved as follows: __________ 1946 - Skylark - Dr. George C. Shattuck 1947 - Salmagal - Arthur B. Homer 1948 - Whirlwaya - Howard Cooper Johnson 1949 - Windigo - Walter S. Gubelmann 1950 - Vim - Mahlon Dickerson 1951 - Vim - Mahlon Dickerson 1952 - Jack Tar - David Rockefeller 1953 - Arundel - A. Atwater Kent 1954 - Departure - Edmund S. Kelley, Jr. 1955 - Gleam - Mahlon Dickerson 1956 - Venturer - Harry G. Haskell, Jr. 1957 - Windigo - Walter S. Gubelmann 1958 - Venturer - Alan McIlhenny 1959 - Gray Lady - Judson B. Shafer Arundel - Suzanne A. Kent 1960 - Scaramouche - John R. H. Blum 1961 - Arundel - A. Atwater Kent, Jr. 1962 - Goneaway - M. Cheston 1963 - Goneaway - M. Cheston, Jr. 1964 - No Contest 1965 - Ill Wind - Charles L. Ill 1966 - Alors - Bayard H. Roberts 1967 - Ill Wind - Charles L. Ill 1968 - Premise - Robert McCayer 1969 - Camaco - Edward W. Madeira, Jr. Sidney Scott, Jr. 1970 - Liria - Dr. James S. Murphy 1971 - Belerion - Philip P. Sharples 1972 - Liria - Dr. James S. Murphy 1973 - Belerion - Philip P. Sharples 1974 - Gaylark - Dr. Kaighn Smith 1975 - Reindeer - E. Newbold Smith 1976 - Gaylark - Dr. Kaighn Smith 1977 - Whimsey - David Rockefeller, Jr. 1978 - Daybreak - Harry R. Madeira 1979 - Whimsey - David Rockefeller, Jr. 1980 - Reindeer - E. Newbold Smith 1981 - Kiowa - George A. L. David 1982 - Snowgoose - Stuart S. Janney, III - Elliott W. Wislar 1983 - Kittiwake - James D. Bishop, Jr. - Kevin P. Mahaney - Elliott W. Wislar 1984 - Go For It - Stephen T. Madeira - James D. Bishop, Jr. 1985 - Kiowa - George A. L. David 1986 - Dragonfire - James D. Bishop - Stephen T. Madeira - Elliott W. Wislar 1987 - Troglodyte - Elliot W. Wislar - Stephen T. Madeira - James D. Bishop 1988 - Woodwyn - Adam R. Wislar - D. Cuyler Morris - Christopher S. Babcock 1989 - Elusive - J. Reeve Bright 1990 - Cybele - David Rockefeller, Jr. 1991 - Full Cry - Robert S. Crompton 1992 - Cybele - David Rockefeller, Jr. 1993 - Cybele - David Rockefeller, Jr. 1994 - Cybele - David Rockefeller, Jr. 1995 - Cybele - David Rockefeller, Jr. 1996 - Gannet II - Robert Johnstone 1997 - Alteration - Win Fowler 1998 - Cybele - David Rockefeller, Jr. - Richard Burnes 1999 - Madcap - Maine Maritime Academy 2000 - Firefly - Patrick R. Wilmerding 2001 - Pequot - Bevin V. Cherot 2002 - Madcap - Tim Fabrizio MMA 2003 - Cybele - David Rockefeller, Jr. 2004 - Weatherguage - Stocton Smith - 2005 - Weather Guage - Stockton Smith 2006 - Sheerness - Scott Loweth 2007 - Weather Guage - Stockton Smith 2008 - Weather Guage - Stockton Smith 2009 - Hoi-An - Marcus Heilner 2010 - Barra - Bruce MacNeil 2011 - Hoi-An - Marcus Heilner 2012 - Cybele - David Rockefeller, Jr. 2013 - Hoi-An - Marcus Heilner 2015 - Poppaea - Dave Perry 2018 - Watermark - Christopher Hopkins 2019 - Ranger - Ken Weg [show more]
Description: Exterior made of patches of different types of fabrics of different colors and patterns; two inch wide black fabric border around neck, bottom, front opening and sleeves; Fabric patches outlined and tacked to backing with a variety of different embroidery stitches.
Description: Album Quilt created by members (men and women) of The Federated Church Society of the Union Church of Northeast Harbor in 1900. Presented to the church in 2000 by Connie Seavey. This Object Id # also includes a framed list of all of the signers of the quilt and a short explanation of the provenance and history of the quilt and the ownership of it.
Description: This small pitcher measures 2 and one half inches high. It looks like it was for a single serving of cream. It is inscribed with the letter "k" and is marked on the bottom with the date "1929", as well as, the words "The Bailey-Walker vitrified china". There is a wider gold band around the top, on the handle, and a thinner band around the bottom. (see picture) This is thought to be a creamer used in the dining room at the Kimball House, Northeast Harbor hotel. See relations tab for same object. [show more]
Description: 5-piece brown and white wedding dress which belonged to Gertrude Crosby, mother of Norma and Polly Fernald of Somesville. According to Jean Fernald, "Gertrude Jewett and Cecil Crosby were married March 28, 1903 at the Town Hall in Amherst, Maine. The newspaper report of the wedding noted that 150 guests attended. They were married by Brother John Grover, Justice of the Peace. Gram Crosby, as she was lovingly called by all her grandchildren, told us that her gown was made by her mother with some of the hand work being done by herself. A gown was often colored so that it could be worn as best dress after the wedding. The fabric was purchased from a traveling man who sold fabric as well as a variety of other things.The gown consists of: skirt, top (blouse), cummerbund, neck insert with beads and lace, and long ruffled petticoat. with pink trim. [show more]