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Item 110542

William Minott memorial watercolor, Westbrook, ca. 1825

William Minott memorial watercolor, Westbrook, ca. 1825

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1825 Location: Westbrook; Portland Media: watercolor

Item 110543

Mourning armband for George Washington, ca. 1799

Mourning armband for George Washington, ca. 1799

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1799 Media: silk, ink

Item 26555

Brewster Family memorial, ca. 1805

Brewster Family memorial, ca. 1805

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1805 Location: Buxton Media: Watercolor on silk

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Bradbury family mourning dress, Standish, ca. 1845

Northern Threads: Mourning Fashions

A themed exhibit vignette within "Northern Threads Part I," featuring 18th and 19th century mourning jewelry and fashions.

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Cornelius Tarbox, Jr. House, Westport Island, 2016

Mural mystery in Westport Island's Cornelius Tarbox, Jr. House

The Cornelius Tarbox, Jr. House, a well-preserved Greek Revival house on Westport Island, has a mystery contained within--a panoramic narrative mural. The floor-to-ceiling mural contains eight painted panels that create a colorful coastal seascape which extends through the front hallway and up the stairwell. The name of the itinerant painter has been lost over time, can you help us solve the mystery of who he or she was?

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Child's chair with portrait, Portland, 1908

Art of the People: Folk Art in Maine

For many different reasons people saved and carefully preserved the objects in this exhibit. Eventually, along with the memories they hold, the objects were passed to the Maine Historical Society. Object and memory, serve as a powerful way to explore history and to connect to the lives of people in the past.