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Brown silk outfit of Hannah Corson (nee Dick) Macfarlan for 1869 honeymoon Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Object, Clothing, Ensemble	People		No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Brown silk outfit of Hannah Corson (nee Dick) Macfarlan for 1869 honeymoon Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2009.11.1180 Type: Object, Clothing, Ensemble Subject: People Description: Dress. Brown silk "going away" outfit of Hannah Corson (nee Dick) Macfarlan (Robin Freeman's great grandmother & Mickey Macfarlan's grandmother) for her honeymoon trip. Married 21 Apr 1869 in Philadelphia. Fitted bodice/jacket and long skirt with slightly bustled overskirt. Lighter brocaded underskirt. Darker velvet trim at neck, cuffs and along skirt panel. See also 2009.11.1942 accessories said to have been worn with this outfit: two pairs of kid gloves, parasol, white shoes, and hat. (See also photo 2009.11.1180B from "2009 photos>Robin Swain", for a picture of Hannah Corson Dick Macfarlan: b. 1850-d.1913 in Philadelphia. Note from donor: "15 oct 2009 I am attaching a photo to this email of my great-grandmother, Hannah Corson Dick Macfarlan, who wore the brown dress I gave to the GCIHS. She lived from 1850 to 1913 in Philadelphia. She married Dr. Malcolm Macfarlan on April 21, 1869, when she wore the dress. She had nine children, seven of whom lived to adulthood. Of the seven children, one was a girl and six were boys! One of the boys was Douglas Macfarlan, Mickey's father." [show more]
Black dress with cape Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Object, Clothing, Ensemble	People		No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Black dress with cape Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-1000.182.1334 Type: Object, Clothing, Ensemble Subject: People Description: Black (wedding?) dress with cape said to be from 1800s. (A 2014 visitor, a costume conservator herself, feels this dress dates to the 1920s.) Donor's son states the dress came from the Spurling side of the family not the Stanley side and believes his great grandmother Josie Stanley Bunker (b. 1870 on Cranberry) wore it more than once.
Elegant Parisian outfit worn by Mrs. Gertrude Cutts Storey Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Object, Clothing, Ensemble	People		No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Elegant Parisian outfit worn by Mrs. Gertrude Cutts Storey Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-1000.187.1352 Type: Object, Clothing, Ensemble Subject: People Description: Clothing. Parisian dress - outfit with eggplant-color skirt and jacket. Worn by Mrs. Gertrude Cutts Storey, wife of Moorfield Storey (1845–1929), the first Rusticator on Great Cranberry Island. Storey was a prominent Boston lawyer who was nationally known. He was president of the American Bar Association, an active member of the Anti-Imperialist League, and the first president of the NAACP. He was also active in gaining independence for the Philippine Islands. Storey arrived in Northeast Harbor after the Civil war, building a house there. In 1887 he built a house on Great Cranberry that eventually became the property of his grand daughter, Trudy Bancroft, who donated this outfit. [show more]
Rug from President of Harvard Chas. Eliot's sloop "Sunshine" Great Harbor Maritime Museum	Object, Furnishings, Rug	People		Copyright Not Evaluated	Rug from President of Harvard Chas. Eliot's sloop "Sunshine" Great Harbor Maritime Museum Identifier: ghmm-1487 Type: Object, Furnishings, Rug Subject: People Description: Late 1800? Acrylic yarn makes date of 1870 implausible. Family says "Sunshine" built then.
Doll house made by Al Gray 1915 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Object, Toy	People	1915	No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Doll house made by Al Gray 1915 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2014.286.2037 Type: Object, Toy Subject: People Date: 1915 Description: Doll house. Wood painted red, yellow and white with black roof and green base. Per donor, house was made about 1915 by Al Gray for his grandchildren, Molly, Hannah, and their sister and two brothers. Donor bought the doll house at Jane and Eddi Gray's hard sale ca. 2000 for her own grandchildren. (See eclectic doll furniture 2014.286.2037.)
Hooked rug with clamshell design Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Rug	Other People		No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Hooked rug with clamshell design Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2015.331.2093 Type: Object, Furnishings, Rug Subject: Other People Description: Rug. Hooked rug, with clamshell design. Description for clamshell from donor's 1987 appraisal at Thomaston Galleries: HOOKED RUG: woolens on burlap with 1/2”-wide braided border. Dark band enclosing tight rows of dark polychrome “Clam Shells”. Good overall condition. 20th c. American Dim: 28” x 47”. Donor doesn't know if it was made on GCI, but recalls it being in her mother's GCI home when she was a child.
Hooked rug with floral design Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Rug	Other People		No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Hooked rug with floral design Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2015.331.2094 Type: Object, Furnishings, Rug Subject: Other People Description: Rug. Hooked rug, with floral design. Donor doesn't know if it was made on GCI, but recalls it being in her mother's GCI home when she was a child. Rug is hooked with stockings and fabric on burlap.
Braided rugs and pot holder by Addie Duren Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Rug	Other People		No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Braided rugs and pot holder by Addie Duren Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2016.335.2101 Type: Object, Furnishings, Rug Subject: Other People Description: Rugs: two braided multi-colored rugs; and one cloth pot holder. These three items were all made by GCI resident Addie Duren. Rug (A) is oval shaped, brightly colored reds, blues, purples, greys 46" long by 32.5" wide. Rug (B) is oval shaped, black and tan overall 56" long x 39" wide. There is a story that when the Duren house caught fire (19xx?), it was Addie's rags and rug-making materials stored in the attic that kept the fire from spreading rapidly through whole house. Pot holder (C) has crocheted edges with dancing girl and pink backing. [show more]

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