LC Subject Heading: Decorative arts
- Historical Items (26)
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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 26536
Abigail Babson theorem purse, ca. 1820
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1820 Media: Tempera on velvet
Item 26537
Sewall cornucopia theorem, ca. 1825, ca. 1825
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1825 Media: Watercolor on velvet
Item 26552
Genealogy of Wm. and Rhoda Thompson, 1831
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1831 Location: Scarborough; Portland Media: Watercolor, pen and ink on paper
Item 26535
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1804-11-10 Location: Kittery Media: Watercolor on paper
Item 26538
Schoolwork exercise, Portland, ca. 1790
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1790 Location: Portland Media: Watercolor on paper
Item 26540
Rice specimen penmanship, Portland, 1819
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1819 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper, watercolor
Item 26530
Samuel Libby powder horn, Scarborough, 1723
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1723 Location: Scarborough Media: Carved horn
Item 26531
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1786 Media: Carved horn
Item 26542
Child's chair with portrait, Portland, 1908
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1908 Location: Portland Media: Carved and painted wood, photograph
Item 26554
Francis H.C. Small Memorial, 1839
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1839 Media: Watercolor, ink on paper
Item 48403
A lovely picture, but who are they?
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1860 Media: Ambrotype
Item 48429
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1870 Media: Silver, leather, satin
Item 26532
Michael B. Goldthwait powder horn, 1756
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1756 Location: Lake George Media: Carved horn
Item 26533
Elijah Bradbury powder horn, 1778
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1778 Location: West Point Media: Carved horn
Item 26534
David Fletcher powder horn, 1747
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1747 Media: Carved horn
Item 80710
Chief Joseph Orono powder horn, ca. 1780
Contributed by: Abbe Museum Date: circa 1780 Location: Indian Island Media: Cow horn, wood
Item 7384
Washington bicentennial bronze medallion, 1932
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1932 Media: Bronze
Item 23471
Indian crooked knife, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Hudson Museum, Univ. of Maine Date: circa 1900 Media: Metal, antler
Item 23472
Contributed by: Hudson Museum, Univ. of Maine Date: circa 1900 Media: Antler, metal
Item 23473
Contributed by: Hudson Museum, Univ. of Maine Date: circa 1900 Media: Wood, metal
Item 23474
Contributed by: Hudson Museum, Univ. of Maine Date: circa 1900 Media: Wood, metal
Item 23475
Hand-shaped crooked knife, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Hudson Museum, Univ. of Maine Date: circa 1900 Media: Wood, metal
Item 103775
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1936-12-15 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative
Item 48415
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1880 Location: Kennebunk Media: Metal, tintypes
