Description: Glass bowl with green painted back. Inside covered in U.S. George Washington stamps with a portrait of George Washington in the center and painted flowers around it.
Description: Green umbrella with ivory handle. Prized possession of George B. Dorr. Originally owned by theologian and famed scholar Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758).
Description: White plate with gilded edge and illustration in the middle depicting a lighthouse on rocks with the caption: "Mt. Desert Light Station, Me."
Description: Hand painted mustard and green with carved wood decorations including Fleur de Lis, Bacchanalia figures, and vines. Has one large door for main cabinet and a small drawer with two pulls.
Description: Black and white photograph of Burnmouth, a summer cottage located on Eden Street, Bar Harbor. Burnmouth was designed by Boston architect William Ralph Emerson and built by contractor John E. Clark. The original owner was W.B. Walley. The house was located on Eden Street and was torn down in 1979. This photograph shows the land-side of the house, and was taken in the off-season, as the vines do not have any leaves and many of the windows and doors are covered with shutters and boards. Pencil writing on the back of this photograph identifies this cottage as "Bournemouth" which is misspelled. Also written in this same hand is: Mrs. Archibald Harrison (1904) Mrs. Morris McCormick (1969) [show more]
Description: Black and white photograph of the entrance facade of Burnmouth, a summer cottage located on Eden Street, Bar Harbor. Burnmouth was designed by Boston architect William Ralph Emerson and built by contractor John E. Clark over the winter of 1885-86. The original owner was W.B. Walley. During the 1960s the house was owned by the McCormick family. Burnmouth was torn down in 1979. The cottage name is sometimes misspelled as Bournemouth. In addition to the cottage name, writing on the back of the photograph reads: Please return to Palmer + Hall Real Estate + Insurance 28 Cottage St Bar Harbor, Maine P [show more]