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Category: Arts & Entertainment, Fine Arts, Decorative arts

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 11829

Ammi Greely, ca. 1810

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1810 Location: Yarmouth Media: Ink on paper

Item 16857

Persis Sibley theorem fan, 1832

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1832 Media: Watercolor on paper

Item 16858

Persis Sibley theorem painting, 1831

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1831 Location: Hallowell Media: Watercolor on paper

Item 18528

George Washington Pierce, ca. 1832

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1832 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

Item 18711

Mary L. Deering, Portland, ca. 1817

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1817 Location: Portland Media: Ink wash and paper

Item 29100

Thomas Honor, Bucksport, 1850

Contributed by: Maine State Museum Date: 1850-08-20 Location: Bucksport Media: Paper

Item 36413

Silhouette of Rachel (Lowe) Winn, York, ca. 1814

Contributed by: Old York Historical Society Date: circa 1814 Location: York Media: Paper with silk backing

Item 98848

Gilbert Edgerton Hall bookplate, 1910

Contributed by: Cary Memorial Library in Wayne Date: 1910 Location: Wayne Media: Ink on paper

Item 7509

Porcelain Dish, ca. 1886

Contributed by: Norridgewock Historical Society Date: circa 1886 Location: Norridgewock; Norridgewock Media: Porcelain

Item 7654

Silhouette of Samuel Freeman, ca. 1780

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1780 Location: Portland Media: Paper

Item 10109

Knox Windsor chair, Thomaston, 1794

Contributed by: The General Henry Knox Museum Date: 1794 Location: Thomaston; Philadelphia Media: Mahogany

Item 10850

Hiawatha Spoon Pattern, ca. 1928

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1928 Media: Ink on paper

Item 11350

Thumb back fancy painted arm chair, Portland, ca. 1830

Contributed by: Old York Historical Society Date: circa 1830 Location: York; St. Albans; Portland Media: Maple, ash and birch primary woods

Item 17064

Basket, Lovell, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Fryeburg Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Lovell Media: Wood

Item 18709

Francis Douglas, Portland, ca. 1815

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1815 Location: Portland Media: Ink wash and paper

Item 18712

William Goold, Westbrook, 1831

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1830 Location: Westbrook Media: Ink wash and cut paper

Item 18849

Mirror, Portland, ca. 1825

Contributed by: An individual through Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1825 Location: Portland Media: Wood, silvered glass

Item 18851

Painted document box, Portland, ca. 1825

Contributed by: An individual through Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1825 Location: Portland Media: Painted tin

Item 18890

William Henry Harrington, Portland, 1912

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1840 Location: Portland Media: Paper

Item 23350

The rainy day poem Christmas greeting card, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Media: Postcard

Item 23352

Annie Louise Cary, Wayne, ca. 1880

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1880 Location: Wayne Media: Paper

Item 23652

Jongeleen tattooing, Portland, 1925

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1925 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Item 33718

Sylvia Stanislaus, Lincoln, 1936

Contributed by: Lincoln Historical Society Date: 1936 Location: Lincoln; Rye Media: Photographic print

Item 98631

Irene and Edmund Andrews bookplate, ca. 1925

Contributed by: Cary Memorial Library in Wayne Date: circa 1925 Location: Wayne Media: Ink on paper