Contributed by Old York Historical Society
Description
The painted sign from the Stacey Tavern was made of eastern white pine with lettering in white with an image of glass decanter at the right. Underneath the paint is evidence of earlier "Customs House" lettering. The sign is from the Stacey Tavern, located on Lindsay Road, York, Maine. Its location on Lindsay Road was first used as a tavern in 1784, ran by William Stacey/Stacy (1758-1840). Stacey served under John Paul Jones in the American Revolution.
In 1809, during a trip from Berwick to Saco, Edward Kendall noted, "On the road, in the intervals between the villages, are several dwellings that betray extreme poverty in the inhabitants; and not a few of them have boards hung out, on which are uncouth inscriptions offering spiritous [sic] liquors for sale."
About This Item
- Title: Stacey Tavern Sign, York, ca. 1791
- Creator: Old York Historical Society
- Creation Date: circa 1791
- Subject Date: circa 1791
- Location: York, York County, ME
- Media: wood
- Dimensions: 30.9 cm x 97 cm x 1.9 cm
- Local Code: 1956.6
- Object Type: Physical Object
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Old York Historical SocietyP.O. Box 312, York, ME 03909
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