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Historical Items

These results include photographs, documents, letters, paintings, artifacts, and many other kinds of Maine related items from collections around the state and elsewhere.


Item 6400

Blanchard/Porter wedding quilt, 1850

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1850 Location: Cumberland Center Media: Cotton, linen

Item 6402

Valentine toile quilt, ca. 1800

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1800 Location: Canton Media: Fabric

Item 6403

Ruby Jane Brown quilt, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: Pittsfield Media: Cotton

Item 9322

Wall Hanging from Quilt from Falmouth, 1884

Contributed by: Cumberland Historical Society Date: 1884 Location: Cumberland Media: Textile

Item 11288

Panyard bag, ca. 1950

Contributed by: Baxter State Park Date: circa 1950 Media: Canvas

Item 17260

Lillian Nordica jeweled cap, 1891

Contributed by: Nordica Memorial Association Date: 1891 Location: Farmington Media: Cloth, glass

Item 17298

Acadian woman spinning yarn, ca. 1895

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1895 Location: Houlton Media: Painting

Item 26545

Turner quilt, Palermo, 1818

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1818 Location: Turner Media: Wool

Item 26556

Theresa Latham peace quilt section, Portland, 1985

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1985 Location: Portland Media: Cotton

Item 104991

"No Place Like Home" sampler, Westport Island, ca. 1875

Contributed by: Dedee Greenleaf-Hodgdon through Westport Island History Committee Date: circa 1875 Location: Westport Island Media: Burlap, silk

Item 4201

Dolley Carleton Sampler, ca. 1770

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1770 Media: Silk on linen

Item 4203

Procinda Merrow sampler, 1828

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1828 Location: Salem Media: Silk on linen

Item 4205

Mary Jones Sampler 1755

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1755 Media: Silk on tammy cloth

Item 4206

Unidentified sampler, ca. 1825

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1825 Media: Wool on linen

Item 4235

Nancy Mansfield sampler, 1801

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1801 Media: Silk on linen

Item 5512

Sarah Ann Minott sampler, 1824

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1824 Location: Portland Media: Silk on linen, photo transparency

Item 5522

February Fashions 1840

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1840 Media: Ink on paper

Item 5643

Portland High School classroom, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 6394

Red and white quilt top on quilting frame, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Media: Cotton, wood

Item 6399

Eight-pointed star quilt, ca. 1860

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1860 Media: Cotton, wood

Item 9880

Lanier camper weaving, 1937

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1937 Location: Eliot Media: Photoprint

Item 13126

French House parlor, Houlton, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1900 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print

Item 29424

Lady Pepperell's needle case, 1812

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1812 Location: Biddeford; Eliot Media: Silk, velvet, wool, cotton, paper, cotton thread,

Item 104956

Fred Tomah Katahdin Series basket, Houlton, 2010

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 2010 Location: Houlton Media: Ash, dyes