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3340Gravy Dish
  • Object, Serving Dish
  • 19th c.
Description:
Purple/maroon landscape. Ships near shore and small houses. Two handles shaped like leaves. Nob on lid shaped like flower. Heart imprinted on bottom. Slot for spoon.
3343Folding Chair
  • Object, Furnishings, Chair, Folding Chair
Description:
Dark finish with green upholstery.
3344Folding Chair
  • Object, Furnishings, Chair, Folding Chair
  • unknown
Description:
Tapestry folding chair; fretwork on top. Black stripes painted on wood. One stretcher between each pair of legs. Back rest and seat made of tapestry - red with flowers. Wood frame. Fabric on back of backrest torn. Label marked, “E.W. Walls patented and manufacturer”.
3348Fishing Net Needle
  • Object, Textile Making Needle, Knitting Needle, Finishing Needle
Description:
long round wooden needle with eye at one end
3349Fishing line and weight
  • Object, Fishing, Fishing Tackle, Fishing Line
Description:
Fishing Line and weight wrapped around wooden holder (approx. 8" X 7"). This was acquired in connection with the 2012 Somesville Museum exhibit.
3357Elephant Goad
  • Object, Herding Tool, Stock Prod
Description:
Wood pole with metal tip. Hole in top of pole. Metal tip. For Elephant
3358Eel Spear
  • Object, Armaments, Eel Spear
Description:
Long wooden pole with eight iron tines which have turned under tips. Tine held taut with twine. Resembles long rake. Used for catching eels in mud. Donor info - found in Pretty Marsh home of donor.
3359Brig Polly
  • Image, Art, Drawing
  • 19th c
Description:
Pastel of Brig Polly. Caption reads, “Brig Polly upset in thunderstorm. 18th Sept 1801”. Shows cattle in water and capsized ship. Man in pilgrim hat and Indian sitting on capsized ship. Donor info - Brig Polly once owned by Somesville and other island residents. Polly now in a Museum in Boston.
3360Brig Polly
  • Image, Art, Drawing
  • 19th c
Description:
Pastel of Brig Polly undersail with colors flying. Caption reads, “Brig Polly of Boston, Capt. Abraham Fernald with live stock for the West Indies. Leaving Boston”. Wood frame carved in a linked chain pattern. Donor info - Brig Polly once owned by Somesville and other island residents. Polly now in a Museum in Boston.
3361Echo Vista Drawing
  • Image, Art, Drawing
Description:
India Ink Sketch of Echo Vista with Route 102 running down center and Echo Lake to right
3369Doll's Stroller
  • Object, Doll Accessory, Doll Stroller
Description:
Small wooden stroller about 10" long by 24" high; four metal wheels; two larger ones in back. Knobs on back once painted red. See photo of Clara Gott standing by this stroller: 007.150.1. According to donor, object was once owned by Clara Gott.
3373Constitution of the United States
  • Document, Constitution
Description:
Framed Constitution of the United States. Printed with color ornamentation in temple design. Clasped hands in box at top. No date of publication is visible.
3380Cup and Saucer
  • Object, Cup and Saucer Set
  • unknown
Description:
Blue and white. Saucer deep like bowl. Pale blue flowers and bird on branch above water. Swan inside cup. Birds on outside, one near fence and other on branch over water. Flowers around the edge.
3382Crochet Hook
  • Object, Crochet Hook
Description:
Thirteen sided “ball” carved on top. Donor info - from Fred Wiggin house in Town Hill.
3392Coffee Canister
  • Object, Food Storage Canister, Coffee Canister
Description:
Small can with conical top. Very faded. “Coffee” and leaves painted on side. Bronze color.
3408Christening gown
  • Object, Baptismal Garment, Baptismal Gown
Description:
1 christening gown. Worn by David A. Whitcomb, son of Mary Winslow Hodgkins and father of David W. Whitcomb.
3411Caulking Mallet
  • Object, Woodworking, Mallet, Caulking Mallet
Description:
Two iron rings around middle where handle joins head. Two slits cut in head on either side of the handle. Once painted green. Donor info - from Somesville shipyard.
3412Function Unknown
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
Description:
Carved ivory piece. Rounded on top, pointed on end.
3418Candle mold (3 candles)
  • Object, Mold, Candle Mold
Description:
Candle mold makes 3 candles. Curved handle is attached at base.
3423Buttermold
  • Object, Food Shaper, Food Mold, Butter Mold
Description:
Wood rectangle. One pound measure. Hinged on side with no bottom or top. Hinge broken and hook missing. Nails rusty. Donor info - from Fred Wiggin House in Town Hill.
3431Butter Churn
  • Object, Dairy Tool, Churn
Description:
Gray / blue glazed crock. Handles on each side. Blue design.
3432Butter Churn
  • Object, Dairy Tool, Churn
Description:
Barrel shape with square top. Wooden paddles inside barrel churn the butter when handle on side is turned. Marked, “No. 4 improved” on back, and, “Joseph Breck and Sons, 51, 52, 53 No. Market Street, Boston” on front. Donor info - from John Allen Somes house.
3441Cobbler's Bench
  • Other, Cobbler's Bench
Description:
Cobbler's bench and tools, which included spools for thread, a cloth bag with scraps of newspaper, thin wooden sticks, loose square-headed nails. Many pegs have been hammered into the surface of the bench.
3445Tub
  • Object, Plumbing Fixture, Bathtub
Description:
Low tin bath tub with painted white over blue. Outside painted tan. Spout on side. Donor info - found in attic of A.C. Fernald’s house which was once owned by Fred Pray, Adelma Joy and John Somes.
3446Basket
  • Object, Containers, Basket
  • 20th c
Description:
Light wood with green running through middle. No lid. Marked on bottom, “Made in Japan”. Contains flax thread.