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3535Schooner Trenton, carving
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
Commissioned by Mrs. Fay, 1951.
  • Charles Savage
Description:
Commissioned by Mrs. Fay, 1951.
3537Schooner HESPER, carving
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
Plaque by Charles Savage
  • Robert Lindsay Smallidge
Description:
Plaque by Charles Savage
3539Four Masted Schooner bookend, carving
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
  • Philip McLean
6897Mahogany Companionway doors to schooner HESPER
  • Object, Door Element, Door
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
Found by Charles Savage in original Wheelwright
  • mounted doors
Description:
Found by Charles Savage in original Wheelwright
6923The Schooner "Trenton", plaque
  • Object, Sign
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
Wooden plaque. Bought at Bath, Maine, by Captain John Savage of Asticou
Description:
Wooden plaque. Bought at Bath, Maine, by Captain John Savage of Asticou
3504Woolie, tapestry
  • Object, Art, Tapestry
  • Vessels, Ship
  • 1 woolie
6914Le Redoutable
  • Image, Art, Painting, Oil
  • Vessels, Ship
Battle of Trafalgar Inscription: "Sur le point d'amener vers la fin de la bataille"
  • oil on board
Description:
Battle of Trafalgar Inscription: "Sur le point d'amener vers la fin de la bataille"
3503Woolies, Sailors' Embroidered Folk Art, tapestry
  • Object, Art, Tapestry
  • Vessels, Boat, Sailboat
This magnificent gift of twenty-four English sailors' embroideries - Woolies - was presented by Mrs Douglas Dillon to honor the new Northeast Harbor Library in 2007. These unique pieces of nineteenth century mariner's folk art were souvenirs of the sailors' world-wide journeys and were embroidered in wool on sailcloth. Mrs. Dillon began a half-century ago to develop this unique and wonderful collection and continued until presenting them to the Library. Woolie 1: Doris 27 1/2" high by 48" wide, British Flagship, unusual harlequin background Woolie 2: Black hull ship, British Ensign under sail, sea gulls flying overhead, three other ships in foreground, lifeboat swung up on davit Woolie 3: Sailor's Adieu, ship's dory waiting to take him to his three-masted warship, and gulls flying overhead, 18" high by 26" wide Woolie 4: Seventy-two gun warship at sea full sail, 23" high by 27" wide, British Ensign Woolie 5: Tugboat bringing large three-masted sailboat (sails furled) home from the sea, crewelwork stitches in silk, cotton and wool, 22" high by 30" wide Woolie 6: Gunboat under sail, lighthouse and small photo of Captain in oval at center of Woolie at base Woolie 7: H.M.S. Terrible bombarding Odessa, only battle scene known to me, ironclad H.M.S. Terrible facing away, huge clouds of smoke, green sea, 17 1/2" high by 28 1/2" wide Woolie 8: Two-decked gunship, captain with spyglass, ship dressed all over, with crew standing on spars, over 100 men, perhaps Royal Review at Cowes Woolie 9: Warship under sail, depicted with life preserver and laurel leaf enclosure and flags, a small gold and pearl navy brooch is pinned below crown added by me when woolly was moth-proofed, 31 1/2" wide by 35" high Woolie 10: Three-masted warship under sail, from porthole surrounded by Union Jack and other flags in laurel wreath Woolie 11: Ice-breaker prow on three-masted and steam-powered gunboat with lighthouse and man on shore Woolie 12: H.M.S. Lether, British three-masted ship under sail hoisted a very large anchor at prow, 16" high by 26" wide Woolie 13: Largest of Woolies, 30 1/2" high by 44" wide, depicting Rock of Gibraltar and McKinley's Great White Fleet gunboat and a British streamer and French gunboat, Spain on left, Morocco on right Woolie 14: H.M.S. Hero, ninety-one guns three-masted gunboat, British Flag, smokestack with grey smoke puff Woolie 15: Three-masted black hull British Flag, initialed at bottom F.D. and 91 Woolie 16: Choppy blue and white sea, seven gunboats, sails furled, small bronze guns attached by wool, over-sized sailors on ships, 22" high by 25" wide Woolie 17: Duke of Wellington three-masted, three-decked gunship dressed all over, flags strum from stem to stern - my finest Woolie - purchased in Brighton, England in 1950, rigging of wool - usually they used string for tautness and lasting qualities - Flagship, Admiral's gig at side, probably a Royal Review for Queen Victoria memorialized by artist Woolie 18: Silver framed three-masted gunship with gold steam stacks mid-ship, British flags, 30 1/2" wide by 21" high Woolie 19: Silk-work ship (faded) with Cliffs of Dover, 16" wide by 13 1/2" high Woolie 20: White Ensign British warship entering harbor, small fort on left, lighthouse on right, 12 1/2" high by 15" wide Woolie 21: Three-decker gunship entering harbor, sailing straight at us, British saluting or being fired on by entrance fort Woolie 22: Small-sized gold framed three-masted gunship under sail, blue and White Sea, 12" high by 16" wide Woolie 23: Three-masted British ship at sea approaching white lighthouse (looks like a milk bottle) interesting sky, 51" wide by 24" high Woolie 24: Paddle steamship, 20 1/2" high by 27" wide
  • 24 woolies
Description:
This magnificent gift of twenty-four English sailors' embroideries - Woolies - was presented by Mrs Douglas Dillon to honor the new Northeast Harbor Library in 2007. These unique pieces of nineteenth century mariner's folk art were souvenirs of the sailors' world-wide journeys and were embroidered in wool on sailcloth. Mrs. Dillon began a half-century ago to develop this unique and wonderful collection and continued until presenting them to the Library. Woolie 1: Doris 27 1/2" high by 48" wide, British Flagship, unusual harlequin background Woolie 2: Black hull ship, British Ensign under sail, sea gulls flying overhead, three other ships in foreground, lifeboat swung up on davit Woolie 3: Sailor's Adieu, ship's dory waiting to take him to his three-masted warship, and gulls flying overhead, 18" high by 26" wide Woolie 4: Seventy-two gun warship at sea full sail, 23" high by 27" wide, British Ensign Woolie 5: Tugboat bringing large three-masted sailboat (sails furled) home from the sea, crewelwork stitches in silk, cotton and wool, 22" high by 30" wide Woolie 6: Gunboat under sail, lighthouse and small photo of Captain in oval at center of Woolie at base Woolie 7: H.M.S. Terrible bombarding Odessa, only battle scene known to me, ironclad H.M.S. Terrible facing away, huge clouds of smoke, green sea, 17 1/2" high by 28 1/2" wide Woolie 8: Two-decked gunship, captain with spyglass, ship dressed all over, with crew standing on spars, over 100 men, perhaps Royal Review at Cowes Woolie 9: Warship under sail, depicted with life preserver and laurel leaf enclosure and flags, a small gold and pearl navy brooch is pinned below crown added by me when woolly was moth-proofed, 31 1/2" wide by 35" high Woolie 10: Three-masted warship under sail, from porthole surrounded by Union Jack and other flags in laurel wreath Woolie 11: Ice-breaker prow on three-masted and steam-powered gunboat with lighthouse and man on shore Woolie 12: H.M.S. Lether, British three-masted ship under sail hoisted a very large anchor at prow, 16" high by 26" wide Woolie 13: Largest of Woolies, 30 1/2" high by 44" wide, depicting Rock of Gibraltar and McKinley's Great White Fleet gunboat and a British streamer and French gunboat, Spain on left, Morocco on right Woolie 14: H.M.S. Hero, ninety-one guns three-masted gunboat, British Flag, smokestack with grey smoke puff Woolie 15: Three-masted black hull British Flag, initialed at bottom F.D. and 91 Woolie 16: Choppy blue and white sea, seven gunboats, sails furled, small bronze guns attached by wool, over-sized sailors on ships, 22" high by 25" wide Woolie 17: Duke of Wellington three-masted, three-decked gunship dressed all over, flags strum from stem to stern - my finest Woolie - purchased in Brighton, England in 1950, rigging of wool - usually they used string for tautness and lasting qualities - Flagship, Admiral's gig at side, probably a Royal Review for Queen Victoria memorialized by artist Woolie 18: Silver framed three-masted gunship with gold steam stacks mid-ship, British flags, 30 1/2" wide by 21" high Woolie 19: Silk-work ship (faded) with Cliffs of Dover, 16" wide by 13 1/2" high Woolie 20: White Ensign British warship entering harbor, small fort on left, lighthouse on right, 12 1/2" high by 15" wide Woolie 21: Three-decker gunship entering harbor, sailing straight at us, British saluting or being fired on by entrance fort Woolie 22: Small-sized gold framed three-masted gunship under sail, blue and White Sea, 12" high by 16" wide Woolie 23: Three-masted British ship at sea approaching white lighthouse (looks like a milk bottle) interesting sky, 51" wide by 24" high Woolie 24: Paddle steamship, 20 1/2" high by 27" wide [show more]
6922Lobster boat, ship model
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Miniature
  • Vessels, Boat, Lobster Boat
  • F. Kurtz
  • 1968
3532Maine Central Railroad, map
  • Map
  • Transportation, Railroad
3525Bear Island Light, model
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Miniature
  • Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse
Commissioned by Gerrish Milliken, Jr.
  • William D. Hocker
Description:
Commissioned by Gerrish Milliken, Jr.
6908Bear Island Light
  • Image, Art, Painting, Watercolor
  • Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse
3530Doll House and Furniture
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Miniature
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Made for Elizabeth Putnam Sohier.
  • ca. 1860
Description:
Made for Elizabeth Putnam Sohier.
3500Library, watercolor
  • Image, Art, Painting, Watercolor
  • Structures, Civic, Library
Given to Robert Pyle by the artist in 1980.
  • Mary Whiting
Description:
Given to Robert Pyle by the artist in 1980.
6930Carriage Road Bridge
  • Image, Photograph
  • Structures, Bridge, Carriage Road
  • Jack Ledbetter
3499Peaceful Pathways, painting
  • Image, Art, Painting
  • Places, Shore
Part of the 'Follow the paper trail' series.
  • Arlyss Becker
  • Mar-11
Description:
Part of the 'Follow the paper trail' series.
3486Looking Out to Sea from Sheep Island, watercolor
  • Image, Art, Painting, Watercolor
  • Places, Landscape
  • Susie Wass Thompson
3487Mount Desert Seascape
  • Image, Art, Painting
  • Places, Landscape
Oil on canvas. Large wooden frame.
  • Carroll Tyson
  • 1948
Description:
Oil on canvas. Large wooden frame.
3489Japanese style landscape, painting
  • Image, Art, Painting
  • Places, Landscape
Japanese lacquer-work done by Anna Lewis Kneedler under commission for the Harris Room in 1966.
  • Anna Lewis Kneedler
  • 1966
Description:
Japanese lacquer-work done by Anna Lewis Kneedler under commission for the Harris Room in 1966.
3492Set of 5 pastels
  • Image, Art, Painting
  • Places, Landscape
Were in the old Patterson room, named for the artist.
  • Antoinette De Coursey Patterson
  • 1952
Description:
Were in the old Patterson room, named for the artist.
3493Set of 4 pastels
  • Image, Art, Painting
  • Places, Landscape
3496Mount Desert from the Sea, painting
  • Image, Art, Painting
  • Places, Landscape
  • Sara Weeks Peabody
3501Mount Desert from Bar Harbor, watercolor
  • Image, Art, Painting, Watercolor
  • Places, Landscape
Came from the old library.
  • Thomas Cabot
  • 1850
Description:
Came from the old library.
3551Japanese style landscape panels, painting
  • Image, Art, Painting
  • Places, Landscape
Japanese lacquer-work done by Anna Lewis Kneedler.
  • Anna Lewis Kneedler
  • 1966
Description:
Japanese lacquer-work done by Anna Lewis Kneedler.
6906View of Mount Desert Island
  • Image, Art, Painting
  • Places, Landscape
Oil on canvas.
  • A. Phillips
Description:
Oil on canvas.