Keywords: domesticated
- Historical Items (250)
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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 6399
Eight-pointed star quilt, ca. 1860
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1860 Media: Cotton, wood
Item 6400
Blanchard/Porter wedding quilt, 1850
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1850 Location: Cumberland Center Media: Cotton, linen
Item 80263
Letter to Sarah Tarbox from home, 1841
Contributed by: Westport Island History Committee Date: 1841 Location: Richmond; Westport Island Media: Ink on paper
Item 4130
Soule fabric valentine, ca. 1882
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1882 Location: Portland Media: Textile
Item 4265
Kimball Civil War canteen, ca. 1862
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1862 Location: Portland Media: Metal
Item 4266
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1860 Media: Tin, linen, wood
Item 4268
William Black canteen, ca. 1861
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1861 Media: Tin
Item 5508
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1805 Location: Gilford Media: Silk on linen, photo transparency
Item 5509
Polly Warren sampler, Gorham, ca. 1800
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1800 Location: Gorham Media: Silk on linen
Item 5511
Bow front chest, Portland, ca. 1809-1816
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1809 Location: Portland Media: Wood, veneers
Item 5512
Sarah Ann Minott sampler, 1824
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1824 Location: Portland Media: Silk on linen, photo transparency
Item 5517
T.J. Libby 12th Maine Regiment desk, ca. 1861
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1861 Location: New Orleans; Scarborough Media: Wood, paint, metal hinges
Item 5522
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1840 Media: Ink on paper
Item 5545
Zilpah Wadsworth sampler, Portland, 1786
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1786 Location: Portland Media: Linen, silk
Item 5581
Unfinished embroidery, ca. 1800
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1800 Media: Silk on silk over linen
Item 5714
Abner Small letter to mother and sister, 1865
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1865-01-24 Location: Danville Media: Ink on paper
Item 5716
Abner Small to the Emersons, Nov. 20, 1861
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1861 Location: Waterville Media: Ink on paper
Item 5721
Jane Wentworth sampler, Brownfield, 1828
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1828 Location: Brownfield Media: Silk on linen
Item 5878
Charles Dunn, Ragged Lake, 1895
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1895 Media: Photographic print
Item 6043
Grandma Day's snuff box, ca. 1760
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1760 Media: Papier-mache
Item 6044
Joshua Freeman powder horn, 1767
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1767 Location: Portland Media: Horn, wood
Item 6391
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1860 Media: Cotton
Item 6589
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Location: Machias Media: Photographic print
Item 6638
Stocking stretcher/dryer, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Media: Wood
