Rugs: two braided multi-colored rugs; and one cloth pot holder. These three items were all made by GCI resident Addie Duren. Rug (A) is oval shaped, brightly colored reds, blues, purples, greys 46" long by 32.5" wide. Rug (B) is oval shaped, black and tan overall 56" long x 39" wide. There is a story that when the Duren house caught fire (19xx?), it was Addie's rags and rug-making materials stored in the attic that kept the fire from spreading rapidly through whole house. Pot holder (C) has crocheted edges with dancing girl and pink backing.
Description: Rugs: two braided multi-colored rugs; and one cloth pot holder. These three items were all made by GCI resident Addie Duren. Rug (A) is oval shaped, brightly colored reds, blues, purples, greys 46" long by 32.5" wide. Rug (B) is oval shaped, black and tan overall 56" long x 39" wide. There is a story that when the Duren house caught fire (19xx?), it was Addie's rags and rug-making materials stored in the attic that kept the fire from spreading rapidly through whole house. Pot holder (C) has crocheted edges with dancing girl and pink backing. [show more]
Rug, braided with hooked center. Concentric circles of brown, black, blue, tan, red, green, orange, and rose; the center is a hooked oblong, bordered in blue, with a depiction of a full basket of red, yellow, white, and tan flowers; on the reverse side, the central hooked area is covered with a green fabric protective patch. Donor Charlotte Harlan wrote 9/21/2016 and 10/8/16: "That rug belonged to my Aunt Virginia. She was my mother's youngest sister, my grandfather Charles Henry Bulger's daughter. We believe that the rug was made by Aunt Cora [Cora Spurling Richardson Chapman b. July 3, 1863], who lived in the house where the Dowlings live now. My mother spoke of her Aunt Cora quite often. She made a lot of braided rugs.
Description: Rug, braided with hooked center. Concentric circles of brown, black, blue, tan, red, green, orange, and rose; the center is a hooked oblong, bordered in blue, with a depiction of a full basket of red, yellow, white, and tan flowers; on the reverse side, the central hooked area is covered with a green fabric protective patch. Donor Charlotte Harlan wrote 9/21/2016 and 10/8/16: "That rug belonged to my Aunt Virginia. She was my mother's youngest sister, my grandfather Charles Henry Bulger's daughter. We believe that the rug was made by Aunt Cora [Cora Spurling Richardson Chapman b. July 3, 1863], who lived in the house where the Dowlings live now. My mother spoke of her Aunt Cora quite often. She made a lot of braided rugs. [show more]
Rug, braided, oval; starting in the center, predominantly various red patterns; black, brown, gray, tan, and blue as the loops grow larger, culminating in a black border
Description: Rug, braided, oval; starting in the center, predominantly various red patterns; black, brown, gray, tan, and blue as the loops grow larger, culminating in a black border
Rug, braided, oval; starting in the center, predominantly black/white loops grow larger, then the colors change to gray/black, green/gray, and red/tan, culminating in a gray/black border; dirty and worn
Description: Rug, braided, oval; starting in the center, predominantly black/white loops grow larger, then the colors change to gray/black, green/gray, and red/tan, culminating in a gray/black border; dirty and worn
Description: Magazine "Maine Life" with article about the Ladies Aid and the Cranberry Quilters Gaile Colby, Beverly Sanborn, and Ruth Westphal are featured
Booklet, "Cranberry Quilts" by Charlotte Harlan. Photos and descriptions of 27 quilts shown at "Arts: Creative Works of the Cranberry Isles" exhibit, 20 July 2006, in Northeast Harbor Neighborhood House, as a Cranberry House fundraiser.
Description: Booklet, "Cranberry Quilts" by Charlotte Harlan. Photos and descriptions of 27 quilts shown at "Arts: Creative Works of the Cranberry Isles" exhibit, 20 July 2006, in Northeast Harbor Neighborhood House, as a Cranberry House fundraiser.
Document, 3 laminated pages, copied from a book, "Introduction, by Robert G. Wheeler, Vice President", being a history of Edward Sands Frost, creator of the Frost hooked rug stencils and patterns, in 1868, with photo of Edward Sands Frost and Mrs. Charlotte K. Stratton (pg 4 & pg 5 from book) plus Pattern numbers 53, 126, and 101, all depicting horses (pg 14 from book).
Description: Document, 3 laminated pages, copied from a book, "Introduction, by Robert G. Wheeler, Vice President", being a history of Edward Sands Frost, creator of the Frost hooked rug stencils and patterns, in 1868, with photo of Edward Sands Frost and Mrs. Charlotte K. Stratton (pg 4 & pg 5 from book) plus Pattern numbers 53, 126, and 101, all depicting horses (pg 14 from book).