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Item Title Type Subject Description Creator Date Property Name Street Pages Medium Condition
7236Shell Tree
  • Image, Art, Other Art
  • Nature, Plants
Wooden shadow box frame with linen background (pale pink) containing an arrangement of sea shells and pine needles in the form of a tree and a butterfly. Made by Nadia Rosenthal when she was 14. Given by Mrs. Fay, 1964 (?)
  • Nadia Rosenthal
  • wooden shadow box frame
  • fragile
Shell Tree
Item:
  • 7236   
Type:
  • Image, Art, Other Art
Subject:
  • Nature, Plants
Creator:
  • Nadia Rosenthal
Collection:
  • Art Collection
Object ID:
  • ART 0030 NR
Location:
  • Shelf 4E6
Medium:
  • wooden shadow box frame
Condition:
  • fragile
Description:
Wooden shadow box frame with linen background (pale pink) containing an arrangement of sea shells and pine needles in the form of a tree and a butterfly. Made by Nadia Rosenthal when she was 14. Given by Mrs. Fay, 1964 (?)
1454The Lighthouse Window
  • Image, Art, Painting
  • Object, Art, Stained Glass
  • Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse
Original card painted by Margaret Herrison Doane (Daisy) for her Aunt Mary Spring Perkins, Christmas 1881. This design inspired the window in St. Mary's-by-the-sea. Accompanying is a Photograph copy of a paper written by Margaret Doane Fayerweather in 1955 about the history of the lighthouse window.
  • Margaret Herrison Doane
  • 1881
  • 1 painting
  • paper
The Lighthouse Window
Item:
  • 1454   
Type:
  • Image, Art, Painting
Subject:
  • Object, Art, Stained Glass
  • Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse
Creator:
  • Margaret Herrison Doane
Date:
  • 1881
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • Art Collection
Object ID:
  • ART 0003 MHD
Location:
  • Art Box 1, 4B3
Pages:
  • 1 painting
Medium:
  • paper
Description:
Original card painted by Margaret Herrison Doane (Daisy) for her Aunt Mary Spring Perkins, Christmas 1881. This design inspired the window in St. Mary's-by-the-sea. Accompanying is a Photograph copy of a paper written by Margaret Doane Fayerweather in 1955 about the history of the lighthouse window.
1480Seal Island, Nova Scotia
  • Image, Art, Other Art
  • Events, Shipwreck
  • Places, Island
Scene of the wreck of the steamship Columbia July 2, 1843
  • Stanhope Lenard Esq.
  • pencil on paper
Seal Island, Nova Scotia
Item:
  • 1480   
Type:
  • Image, Art, Other Art
Subject:
  • Events, Shipwreck
  • Places, Island
Creator:
  • Stanhope Lenard Esq.
Place:
  • International
Collection:
  • Art Collection
Object ID:
  • ART 0029
Location:
  • Art Box 1, 4B3
Pages:
  • pencil on paper
Description:
Scene of the wreck of the steamship Columbia July 2, 1843
1469Mount Desert Bicentennial Art Posters
  • Document, Advertising, Poster
  • Events, Civic
  • Object, Sign
  • Organizations, School Institution
Mt. Desert Elementary School winners of student art contest to celebrate the Bicentennial of Mount Desert. Winners were (a) Lelah Cole (6th grade), (b) Monica Hanson (grade 4/5), (c) Erin Morse Fernald (grade 3). Event date was August 5th 1989 in Northeast Harbor.
  • 1989
  • 3 posters
  • drawings
Mount Desert Bicentennial Art Posters
Item:
  • 1469   
Type:
  • Document, Advertising, Poster
Subject:
  • Events, Civic
  • Object, Sign
  • Organizations, School Institution
Date:
  • 1989
Place:
  • Mount Desert
Collection:
  • Art Collection
Object ID:
  • ART 0018
Location:
  • Art Box 1, 4B3
Pages:
  • 3 posters
Medium:
  • drawings
Description:
Mt. Desert Elementary School winners of student art contest to celebrate the Bicentennial of Mount Desert. Winners were (a) Lelah Cole (6th grade), (b) Monica Hanson (grade 4/5), (c) Erin Morse Fernald (grade 3). Event date was August 5th 1989 in Northeast Harbor.
1463Charles W. Eliot
  • Image, Art, Other Art
  • People
Charles W. Eliot (1834-1926) was Harvard president from 1869-1909. He was a founding member of the Northeast Harbor summer community. This print was a gift to donor from the late Joseph William Pepperell Frost of Eliot, Maine, noted antiquarian of rare prints, books, and manuscripts.
  • 1 print
  • paper, framed
Charles W. Eliot
Item:
  • 1463   
Type:
  • Image, Art, Other Art
Subject:
  • People
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • Art Collection
Object ID:
  • ART 0012
Location:
  • Basement Hallway
Pages:
  • 1 print
Medium:
  • paper, framed
Description:
Charles W. Eliot (1834-1926) was Harvard president from 1869-1909. He was a founding member of the Northeast Harbor summer community. This print was a gift to donor from the late Joseph William Pepperell Frost of Eliot, Maine, noted antiquarian of rare prints, books, and manuscripts.
1453Patterson Room Dedication
  • Object, Sign
  • Organizations, Civic, Public Library
  • People
Hand-written in calligraphy. Patterson Room dedication sign. The room located in the Northeast Harbor Library was dedicated to Antoinette de Coursey Patterson and Thomas H. Hoge Patterson.
  • 1950
  • 1 drawing
  • paper
Patterson Room Dedication
Item:
  • 1453   
Type:
  • Object, Sign
Subject:
  • Organizations, Civic, Public Library
  • People
Date:
  • 1950
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • Art Collection
Object ID:
  • ART 0002
Location:
  • Art OS Box 1, 4E6
Pages:
  • 1 drawing
Medium:
  • paper
Description:
Hand-written in calligraphy. Patterson Room dedication sign. The room located in the Northeast Harbor Library was dedicated to Antoinette de Coursey Patterson and Thomas H. Hoge Patterson.
1451Original Christmas card painted by Daisy Doane.
  • Image, Art, Other Art
  • Object, Art, Stained Glass
  • Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse
Original card painted by Margaret Herrison Doane ("Daisy") for her aunt Mary Spring Perkins, Christmas 1881 from which window in St. Mary's Church in Northeast Harbor.
  • Daisy Doane
  • 1881
Original Christmas card painted by Daisy Doane.
Item:
  • 1451   
Type:
  • Image, Art, Other Art
Subject:
  • Object, Art, Stained Glass
  • Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse
Creator:
  • Daisy Doane
Date:
  • 1881
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • Art Collection
Object ID:
  • 554 now ART 0003 MHD
Location:
  • ART Box 1, 4B3
Description:
Original card painted by Margaret Herrison Doane ("Daisy") for her aunt Mary Spring Perkins, Christmas 1881 from which window in St. Mary's Church in Northeast Harbor.
1478Gilman High School painting
  • Image, Art, Painting
  • Organizations, School Institution
  • Structures, Institutional, School
Painting of the Gilman High School in Northeast Harbor during the fall season.
  • Norma Cousins
  • 1949
  • oil on canvas, framed
Gilman High School painting
Item:
  • 1478   
Type:
  • Image, Art, Painting
Subject:
  • Organizations, School Institution
  • Structures, Institutional, School
Creator:
  • Norma Cousins
Date:
  • 1949
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • Art Collection
Object ID:
  • ART 0027
Location:
  • Basement stairway
Medium:
  • oil on canvas, framed
Description:
Painting of the Gilman High School in Northeast Harbor during the fall season.
1455Northeast Harbor Library Centenary Celebration
  • Document, Advertising, Poster
  • Events
  • Organizations, Civic, Public Library
Poster announcing events to celebrate the library's 100th anniversary.
  • 1992
  • 1 poster
  • paper
Northeast Harbor Library Centenary Celebration
Item:
  • 1455   
Type:
  • Document, Advertising, Poster
Subject:
  • Events
  • Organizations, Civic, Public Library
Date:
  • 1992
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • Art Collection
Object ID:
  • ART 0004
Location:
  • Art OS Box 1, 4E6
Pages:
  • 1 poster
Medium:
  • paper
Description:
Poster announcing events to celebrate the library's 100th anniversary.
1471Nomination of Stella Hill as Northeast Harbor Postmaster
  • Document, Certificate
  • People
  • Structures, Civic, Public, Post Office
Stella Hill's nominations as Northeast Harbor Postmaster signed by Calvin Coolidge in 1928 and Herbert Hoover in 1932.
  • U.S. Postal Service
  • 1928-1932
Nomination of Stella Hill as Northeast Harbor Postmaster
Item:
  • 1471   
Type:
  • Document, Certificate
Subject:
  • People
  • Structures, Civic, Public, Post Office
Creator:
  • U.S. Postal Service
Date:
  • 1928-1932
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • Art Collection
Object ID:
  • ART 0020
Location:
  • Art Box 1, 4B3
Description:
Stella Hill's nominations as Northeast Harbor Postmaster signed by Calvin Coolidge in 1928 and Herbert Hoover in 1932.
1464Northeast Harbor Vaudeville Show
  • Document, Advertising, Poster
  • Events, Performance
  • Organizations, Civic
Letterpress printed broadside. The Northeast Harbor Vaudeville Show of 1961 will be presented August 11 at Mt Desert High School Auditorium at 8:30 o'clock.
  • 1961
  • 1 print
  • paper
Northeast Harbor Vaudeville Show
Item:
  • 1464   
Type:
  • Document, Advertising, Poster
Subject:
  • Events, Performance
  • Organizations, Civic
Date:
  • 1961
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • Art Collection
Object ID:
  • ART 0013 EAP
Location:
  • Art OS Box 1, 4E6
Pages:
  • 1 print
Medium:
  • paper
Description:
Letterpress printed broadside. The Northeast Harbor Vaudeville Show of 1961 will be presented August 11 at Mt Desert High School Auditorium at 8:30 o'clock.
1465Bar Harbor Mt. Desert Island, Maine
  • Image, Art, Other Art
  • Other, Aerial
  • Places, Town
Aerial view of pictorial Bar Harbor. Originally published: Portland, Me. : G. W. Morris, 1886.
Bar Harbor Mt. Desert Island, Maine
Item:
  • 1465   
Type:
  • Image, Art, Other Art
Subject:
  • Other, Aerial
  • Places, Town
Place:
  • Bar Harbor
Collection:
  • Art Collection
Object ID:
  • ART 0014 GWM
Location:
  • Shelf 4E6
Description:
Aerial view of pictorial Bar Harbor. Originally published: Portland, Me. : G. W. Morris, 1886.
1457If
  • Publication, Literary, Poem
  • Other, Poetry
Print of the poem 'IF' by Rudyard Kipling. Has accompanying note by Robert Pyle describing Kipling as a summer visitor who donated this print.
  • Rudyard Kipling
  • 1910
  • 1 print
  • paper
If
Item:
  • 1457   
Type:
  • Publication, Literary, Poem
Subject:
  • Other, Poetry
Creator:
  • Rudyard Kipling
Date:
  • 1910
Collection:
  • Art Collection
Object ID:
  • ART 0006 RK
Location:
  • Art Box 1, 4B3
Pages:
  • 1 print
Medium:
  • paper
Description:
Print of the poem 'IF' by Rudyard Kipling. Has accompanying note by Robert Pyle describing Kipling as a summer visitor who donated this print.
1461Champlain
  • Image, Art, Other Art
  • People
  • Places
Facsimile of pages from Voyages of Sieur de Champlain. Typescript explains the meaning of the pages.
  • 1 page facsimile, 1 typescript
  • paper adhered to board
Champlain
Item:
  • 1461   
Type:
  • Image, Art, Other Art
Subject:
  • People
  • Places
Collection:
  • Art Collection
Object ID:
  • ART 0010
Location:
  • Art OS Box 1, 4E6
Pages:
  • 1 page facsimile, 1 typescript
Medium:
  • paper adhered to board
Description:
Facsimile of pages from Voyages of Sieur de Champlain. Typescript explains the meaning of the pages.
1475Pilgrims of the Canterbury Tales Plaque
  • Image, Art, Other Art
  • Structures, Other Structures, Architectural Features
Sketches and drawings of Charles Savage for the "Canterbury Tales" wood carving on the mantel of the fireplace in the Rosengarten Reading Room. Five characters are depicted.
  • Charles Savage
  • 1968
  • tracing papers, drawings
Pilgrims of the Canterbury Tales Plaque
Item:
  • 1475   
Type:
  • Image, Art, Other Art
Subject:
  • Structures, Other Structures, Architectural Features
Creator:
  • Charles Savage
Date:
  • 1968
Collection:
  • Art Collection
Object ID:
  • ART 0024
Location:
  • 4A4
Medium:
  • tracing papers, drawings
Description:
Sketches and drawings of Charles Savage for the "Canterbury Tales" wood carving on the mantel of the fireplace in the Rosengarten Reading Room. Five characters are depicted.
1473Men Who Died for Their Country
  • Document, Advertising, Poster
  • Object, Sign
  • Other, Military, Civil War
  • People
Poster of a man holding a rifle, like the soldiers used in the Civil War. Below the soldier are names of 26 men from Mount Desert who died during the war.
  • Josh Blanchard, John Sweeney
  • 1 poster (in 3 parts)
Men Who Died for Their Country
Item:
  • 1473   
Type:
  • Document, Advertising, Poster
Subject:
  • Object, Sign
  • Other, Military, Civil War
  • People
Creator:
  • Josh Blanchard, John Sweeney
Collection:
  • Art Collection
Object ID:
  • ART 0022
Location:
  • Art OS Box 1, 4E6
Pages:
  • 1 poster (in 3 parts)
Description:
Poster of a man holding a rifle, like the soldiers used in the Civil War. Below the soldier are names of 26 men from Mount Desert who died during the war.
1459Foot Note, Cabin
  • Image, Art, Other Art
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cabin
Pencil drawing of a cabin in the woods. Dated 8/1/00. Titled Foot Note. Includes 8.5" x 11" copy of the drawing.
  • Mark Howard
  • 2000
  • 2 drawings
  • paper
Foot Note, Cabin
Item:
  • 1459   
Type:
  • Image, Art, Other Art
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cabin
Creator:
  • Mark Howard
Date:
  • 2000
Collection:
  • Art Collection
Object ID:
  • ART 0008 MH
Location:
  • Art OS Box 1, 4E6
Pages:
  • 2 drawings
Medium:
  • paper
Description:
Pencil drawing of a cabin in the woods. Dated 8/1/00. Titled Foot Note. Includes 8.5" x 11" copy of the drawing.
1477Painted Sign
  • Object, Sign
  • Organizations, Civic, Public Library
  • People
Books purchased from fund in memory of Frank Newlin
  • Charles K. Savage
  • paint on board
Painted Sign
Item:
  • 1477   
Type:
  • Object, Sign
Subject:
  • Organizations, Civic, Public Library
  • People
Creator:
  • Charles K. Savage
Collection:
  • Art Collection
Object ID:
  • ART 0026
Location:
  • Art OS Box1
Medium:
  • paint on board
Description:
Books purchased from fund in memory of Frank Newlin
1456Pilot Boat No. 5 Later the Hesper
  • Image, Print, Intaglio Print, Etching
  • Vessels, Ship
Matted etching of the Hesper. Has accompany mat with writing that discusses the Hesper's history.
  • George C. Wales
  • 1920
  • 1 etching
  • paper
Pilot Boat No. 5 Later the Hesper
Item:
  • 1456   
Type:
  • Image, Print, Intaglio Print, Etching
Subject:
  • Vessels, Ship
Creator:
  • George C. Wales
Date:
  • 1920
Collection:
  • Art Collection
Object ID:
  • ART 0005 GCW
Location:
  • Art Box 1, 4B3
Pages:
  • 1 etching
Medium:
  • paper
Description:
Matted etching of the Hesper. Has accompany mat with writing that discusses the Hesper's history.
1479Scott White Painting
  • Image, Art, Painting, Watercolor
  • Places, Shore
  • Scott White
  • 1949
  • watercolor on paper
Scott White Painting
Item:
  • 1479   
Type:
  • Image, Art, Painting, Watercolor
Subject:
  • Places, Shore
Creator:
  • Scott White
Date:
  • 1949
Collection:
  • Art Collection
Object ID:
  • ART 0028
Location:
  • Art Box 1, 4B3
Pages:
  • watercolor on paper
1462Cabin in the woods
  • Image, Art, Painting
  • Places, Landscape
  • Structures, Dwellings
Painting looking across lake towards cabin in the woods.
  • Arthur Coombs
  • 1 painting
  • paper adhered to backing mat
Cabin in the woods
Item:
  • 1462   
Type:
  • Image, Art, Painting
Subject:
  • Places, Landscape
  • Structures, Dwellings
Creator:
  • Arthur Coombs
Collection:
  • Art Collection
Object ID:
  • ART 0011 AC
Location:
  • Art OS Box 1, 4E6
Pages:
  • 1 painting
Medium:
  • paper adhered to backing mat
Description:
Painting looking across lake towards cabin in the woods.
1470Betsy Flagg Melcher's Sketchbooks
  • Object, Painting, Sketchbook
  • Nature, Animals
  • People
  • Places, Landscape
Betsy Flagg Melcher's sketchbooks with charcoal drawings, etchings, pen & ink drawings, and pastels. Cloth covered sketchbook, unbound sketchbook with black board covers. Sketchbook 1: 1-16 Sketchbook 2: 17-49
  • Betsy Flagg Melcher
  • 2 sketchbooks
  • drawings, paintings
Betsy Flagg Melcher's Sketchbooks
Item:
  • 1470   
Type:
  • Object, Painting, Sketchbook
Subject:
  • Nature, Animals
  • People
  • Places, Landscape
Creator:
  • Betsy Flagg Melcher
Collection:
  • Art Collection
Object ID:
  • ART 0019 BFM
Location:
  • Art Box 1, 4B3
Pages:
  • 2 sketchbooks
Medium:
  • drawings, paintings
Description:
Betsy Flagg Melcher's sketchbooks with charcoal drawings, etchings, pen & ink drawings, and pastels. Cloth covered sketchbook, unbound sketchbook with black board covers. Sketchbook 1: 1-16 Sketchbook 2: 17-49
1472Sketches and Paintings
  • Object, Painting, Sketchbook
  • Nature, Plants
  • People
  • Places, Landscape
Sarah Cabot Wheelwright (1834-1917). Sarah Cabot later became Mrs. Andrew Wheelwright and the mother of Miss Mary Cabot Wheelwright. Album contains 75 images.
  • Sarah Cabot Wheelwright
  • 1880's-1900's
  • Album, 14" x 17.5"
  • watercolors, drawings
Sketches and Paintings
Item:
  • 1472   
Type:
  • Object, Painting, Sketchbook
Subject:
  • Nature, Plants
  • People
  • Places, Landscape
Creator:
  • Sarah Cabot Wheelwright
Date:
  • 1880's-1900's
Collection:
  • Art Collection
Object ID:
  • ART 0021 SCW
Location:
  • 4A TOP
Pages:
  • Album, 14" x 17.5"
Medium:
  • watercolors, drawings
Description:
Sarah Cabot Wheelwright (1834-1917). Sarah Cabot later became Mrs. Andrew Wheelwright and the mother of Miss Mary Cabot Wheelwright. Album contains 75 images.
1468Rose Lamb's Sketch Book
  • Object, Painting, Sketchbook
  • People
  • Places, Island
Rose Lamb, the aunt of Aimee and Rosamund Lamb of Sutton Island used to come to the Asticou Inn. The sketch book includes pencil sketches of people and places on Mount Desert Island.
  • Rose Lamb
  • 1869
  • 1 book
  • paper
  • very fragile
Rose Lamb's Sketch Book
Item:
  • 1468   
Type:
  • Object, Painting, Sketchbook
Subject:
  • People
  • Places, Island
Creator:
  • Rose Lamb
Date:
  • 1869
Place:
  • Mount Desert Island
Collection:
  • Art Collection
Object ID:
  • ART 0017 RL
Location:
  • Art Box 1, 4B3
Pages:
  • 1 book
Medium:
  • paper
Condition:
  • very fragile
Description:
Rose Lamb, the aunt of Aimee and Rosamund Lamb of Sutton Island used to come to the Asticou Inn. The sketch book includes pencil sketches of people and places on Mount Desert Island.
1452Madame Yourcenar
  • Image, Art, Drawing
  • People
Pencil drawing of Marguerite Yourcenar.
  • V. Knuble
  • 1 drawing
  • paper
Madame Yourcenar
Item:
  • 1452   
Type:
  • Image, Art, Drawing
Subject:
  • People
Creator:
  • V. Knuble
Collection:
  • Art Collection
Object ID:
  • ART 0001 VK
Location:
  • Art OS Box 1, 4E6
Pages:
  • 1 drawing
Medium:
  • paper
Description:
Pencil drawing of Marguerite Yourcenar.