Catalogue #	Title	Type	Subject	Description
2013.217.1851	Lobsterman boots belonging to Steve Spurling ca. 2000	Object, Clothing, Shoe		Boots. Black rubber lobsterman's fishing boots, size 11, tops folded over, heavily spattered with red and blue paint, found and recovered by Wini Smart & Bruce Komusin from the town dump, and later identified by Steve Spurling as being his own boots that he threw away ca. 2000	Lobsterman boots belonging to Steve Spurling ca. 2000 Catalogue #: 2013.217.1851    Type: Object, Clothing, Shoe Size: each boot 12" L x 5" W x 16" H (26.5" H if top is unfolded) Description: Boots. Black rubber lobsterman's fishing boots, size 11, tops folded over, heavily spattered with red and blue paint, found and recovered by Wini Smart & Bruce Komusin from the town dump, and later identified by Steve Spurling as being his own boots that he threw away ca. 2000
2013.241.2038	Boots of lobersterman Steve Spurling	Object, Clothing, Shoe		Boots. Pair of rubber lobsterman boots belonging to Steve Spurling. Size 10, black with yellow along foot and white soles.	Boots of lobersterman Steve Spurling Catalogue #: 2013.241.2038    Type: Object, Clothing, Shoe Size: L x W x H Description: Boots. Pair of rubber lobsterman boots belonging to Steve Spurling. Size 10, black with yellow along foot and white soles.
1000.182.1334	Black dress with cape	Object, Clothing, Ensemble	People	Black (wedding?) dress with cape said to be from 1800s. (A 2014 visitor, a costume conservator herself, feels this dress dates to the 1920s.) Donor's son states the dress came from the Spurling side of the family not the Stanley side and believes his great grandmother Josie Stanley Bunker (b. 1870 on Cranberry) wore it more than once.	Black dress with cape Catalogue #: 1000.182.1334    Type: Object, Clothing, Ensemble Subject: People Materials: Fabric Description: Black (wedding?) dress with cape said to be from 1800s. (A 2014 visitor, a costume conservator herself, feels this dress dates to the 1920s.) Donor's son states the dress came from the Spurling side of the family not the Stanley side and believes his great grandmother Josie Stanley Bunker (b. 1870 on Cranberry) wore it more than once.
1000.187.1352	Elegant Parisian outfit worn by Mrs. Gertrude Cutts Storey	Object, Clothing, Ensemble	People	Clothing. Parisian dress - outfit with eggplant-color skirt and jacket. Worn by Mrs. Gertrude Cutts Storey, wife of Moorfield Storey (1845–1929), the first Rusticator on Great Cranberry Island. Storey was a prominent Boston lawyer who was nationally known. He was president of the American Bar Association, an active member of the Anti-Imperialist League, and the first president of the NAACP. He was also active in gaining independence for the Philippine Islands. Storey arrived in Northeast Harbor after the Civil war, building a house there. In 1887 he built a house on Great Cranberry that eventually became the property of his grand daughter, Trudy Bancroft, who donated this outfit.	Elegant Parisian outfit worn by Mrs. Gertrude Cutts Storey Catalogue #: 1000.187.1352    Type: Object, Clothing, Ensemble Subject: People Materials: Fabric Description: Clothing. Parisian dress - outfit with eggplant-color skirt and jacket. Worn by Mrs. Gertrude Cutts Storey, wife of Moorfield Storey (1845–1929), the first Rusticator on Great Cranberry Island. Storey was a prominent Boston lawyer who was nationally known. He was president of the American Bar Association, an active member of the Anti-Imperialist League, and the first president of the NAACP. He was also active in gaining independence for the Philippine Islands. Storey arrived in Northeast Harbor after the Civil war, building a house there. In 1887 he built a house on Great Cranberry that eventually became the property of his grand daughter, Trudy Bancroft, who donated this outfit. [show more]
1000.0.1224	Large fishing hand line with weights with wood frame	Object, Fishing, Fishing Equipment	Businesses, Fishery Business	Fishing gear, large fishing hand line with weights, wrapped around a wooden frame	Large fishing hand line with weights with wood frame Catalogue #: 1000.0.1224    Type: Object, Fishing, Fishing Equipment Subject: Businesses, Fishery Business Materials: Wood Description: Fishing gear, large fishing hand line with weights, wrapped around a wooden frame
2005.138.2025	Hooked rug with crab motif	Object, Furnishings, Rug	Organizations, Civic Other, Textiles	Rug. Green and beige crab motif. Hooked, wool, sheared on burlap, 29.5" x 64.5". Made on Cranberry Isles 1902-1905. One of two similar rugs from same donor. (See 2005.138.2026 dog-motif rug.) Donor states her sister recovered this rug from the storage shed at their parents' house in New Hampshire after reading the Bangor Daily News article about her earlier donation of the dog-motif rug; and that this rug was repaired in the same manner as that rug, but is in much better condition. This rug lacks the CR monogram that was usually worked into one corner or on the selvage at the back of rugs that were made specifically by the Cranberry Island Club rug makers at the turn of the century. But it likely shares the provenance of the dog-motif rug described by its donor and its connection to Miriam P. Reynolds of Northeast Harbor and her family's New Hampshire connection. From "Bulletin of the Bureau of Labor", #55 (Nov. 1904), pp 1573-1622, the article "The Revival of Handicrafts in America." by Max West, Ph. D. states: Cranberry Islanders ".... were already familiar with the process of hooking rugs; and they were fortunate in having the benefit of the initiative, moral support, and financial backing of Mrs. Seth Low, Miss Miriam P. Reynolds, and one or two other New York women whose summer homes are at Northeast Harbor, as well as in obtaining the aid of capable designers. The industry was started on a small scale in the autumn of 1901, under the supervision of Miss Amy Mali Hicks, a designer identified with the arts and crafts movement in New York City, who designed the patterns and gave instruction in dyeing, etc. ..." (See also "Three Centuries of Hooking, Mount Desert Island Historical Society, 2009, p. 20-21.)	Hooked rug with crab motif Catalogue #: 2005.138.2025    Type: Object, Furnishings, Rug Subject: Organizations, Civic Other, Textiles Materials: Fabric Size: 29.5" x 64.5" Description: Rug. Green and beige crab motif. Hooked, wool, sheared on burlap, 29.5" x 64.5". Made on Cranberry Isles 1902-1905. One of two similar rugs from same donor. (See 2005.138.2026 dog-motif rug.) Donor states her sister recovered this rug from the storage shed at their parents' house in New Hampshire after reading the Bangor Daily News article about her earlier donation of the dog-motif rug; and that this rug was repaired in the same manner as that rug, but is in much better condition. This rug lacks the CR monogram that was usually worked into one corner or on the selvage at the back of rugs that were made specifically by the Cranberry Island Club rug makers at the turn of the century. But it likely shares the provenance of the dog-motif rug described by its donor and its connection to Miriam P. Reynolds of Northeast Harbor and her family's New Hampshire connection. From "Bulletin of the Bureau of Labor", #55 (Nov. 1904), pp 1573-1622, the article "The Revival of Handicrafts in America." by Max West, Ph. D. states: Cranberry Islanders ".... were already familiar with the process of hooking rugs; and they were fortunate in having the benefit of the initiative, moral support, and financial backing of Mrs. Seth Low, Miss Miriam P. Reynolds, and one or two other New York women whose summer homes are at Northeast Harbor, as well as in obtaining the aid of capable designers. The industry was started on a small scale in the autumn of 1901, under the supervision of Miss Amy Mali Hicks, a designer identified with the arts and crafts movement in New York City, who designed the patterns and gave instruction in dyeing, etc. ..." (See also "Three Centuries of Hooking, Mount Desert Island Historical Society, 2009, p. 20-21.) [show more]
1000.0.1308	Rectangular basket	Object, Containers, Basket	Businesses, Farming	Basket, woven wood-splint basket, rectangular, low	Rectangular basket Catalogue #: 1000.0.1308    Type: Object, Containers, Basket Subject: Businesses, Farming Materials: Plants Description: Basket, woven wood-splint basket, rectangular, low
2013.241.1976	Braided rug	Object, Furnishings, Rug	Other, Textiles	Rug. Braided with hooked center element. Concentric rings of browns, blacks, and greens with pale blue, red, and maroon flowers in hooked center square. Reverse side of rug has patch of brown cotton fabric with coral and beige flower decoration 16.5 x 17" serving as backing for the hooked flowers. Edges badly worn. Hole by the maroon flower. Some separation between the concentric braided rings.	Braided rug Catalogue #: 2013.241.1976    Type: Object, Furnishings, Rug Subject: Other, Textiles Materials: Fabric Size: 47.5 W x 47.5 L Description: Rug. Braided with hooked center element. Concentric rings of browns, blacks, and greens with pale blue, red, and maroon flowers in hooked center square. Reverse side of rug has patch of brown cotton fabric with coral and beige flower decoration 16.5 x 17" serving as backing for the hooked flowers. Edges badly worn. Hole by the maroon flower. Some separation between the concentric braided rings.
1000.0.1226	Large hand line with weights	Object, Fishing, Fishing Equipment	Businesses, Fishery Business	Large hand line with weights and initials JLS	Large hand line with weights Catalogue #: 1000.0.1226    Type: Object, Fishing, Fishing Equipment Subject: Businesses, Fishery Business Materials: Wood Description: Large hand line with weights and initials JLS
1000.18.1934	Rug, hooked, depicting schooner	Object, Furnishings, Rug	Other, Textiles	Rug, hooked, rectangular; brown border with schooner, lighthouse and rocks against partly cloudy sky and green sea. From the home of Hilda Adel Bulger Spurling (1902-1987) (the Keegan's house on Harding Pt. Road in modern times). Hilda served as Postmistress on weekends for her sister Marjorie Phippen.	Rug, hooked, depicting schooner Catalogue #: 1000.18.1934    Type: Object, Furnishings, Rug Subject: Other, Textiles Materials: Fabric Description: Rug, hooked, rectangular; brown border with schooner, lighthouse and rocks against partly cloudy sky and green sea. From the home of Hilda Adel Bulger Spurling (1902-1987) (the Keegan's house on Harding Pt. Road in modern times). Hilda served as Postmistress on weekends for her sister Marjorie Phippen.
2016.377.2140	Six pairs of hand carved wood "tollers" (decoys)	Object, Model		Decoys. Set of six pairs of hand carved wood "tollers". Each pair of decoy ducks is attached by a wood slat, then the whole set is attached by strings. Used for luring coot ducks when hunting. Set the decoys on the water, then row off in a boat, and shoot whatever ducks are attracted. Lightweight wood with metal fasteners.	Six pairs of hand carved wood "tollers" (decoys) Catalogue #: 2016.377.2140    Type: Object, Model Size: 36" W x 11" H Description: Decoys. Set of six pairs of hand carved wood "tollers". Each pair of decoy ducks is attached by a wood slat, then the whole set is attached by strings. Used for luring coot ducks when hunting. Set the decoys on the water, then row off in a boat, and shoot whatever ducks are attracted. Lightweight wood with metal fasteners.
2016.359.2124	Six small hooked rugs	Object, Furnishings, Rug	Other, Textiles	Rugs. A collection of six small hooked rugs of various shapes, fabrics, sizes, and patterns - likely early 20th century and made locally. Donor's sister-in-law, Holly Hartley, a summer resident in the house on Preble Cove, GCI, that donor now owns and where the rugs were used recalls: "The two worn, rectangular rugs are very familiar to me. I'm certain that my grandmother collected them, as I am sure they were in the house from the time I first came to Cranberry in 1946 at 2-years-old. The other two are not familiar to me. They seem a different aesthetic entirely - multiple types of flowers, lots of different colors, the use of shading. I wonder whether or not my Mother or my sister Vicky collected them. I know my grandmother had braided rugs that were made by Margie Phippen and her sister Hilde Spurling and their mother, Pink Bulger. No 6 is very familiar to me and I also think no 5 was in the house for a long time. I am now asking myself their locations in the house. I know we walked on them and I think they were in hallways and bedrooms. I still don't know the artist but I think these two are among the older ones." See photographs of backs and fronts of each rug.	Six small hooked rugs Catalogue #: 2016.359.2124    Type: Object, Furnishings, Rug Subject: Other, Textiles Materials: Fabric Description: Rugs. A collection of six small hooked rugs of various shapes, fabrics, sizes, and patterns - likely early 20th century and made locally. Donor's sister-in-law, Holly Hartley, a summer resident in the house on Preble Cove, GCI, that donor now owns and where the rugs were used recalls: "The two worn, rectangular rugs are very familiar to me. I'm certain that my grandmother collected them, as I am sure they were in the house from the time I first came to Cranberry in 1946 at 2-years-old. The other two are not familiar to me. They seem a different aesthetic entirely - multiple types of flowers, lots of different colors, the use of shading. I wonder whether or not my Mother or my sister Vicky collected them. I know my grandmother had braided rugs that were made by Margie Phippen and her sister Hilde Spurling and their mother, Pink Bulger. No 6 is very familiar to me and I also think no 5 was in the house for a long time. I am now asking myself their locations in the house. I know we walked on them and I think they were in hallways and bedrooms. I still don't know the artist but I think these two are among the older ones." See photographs of backs and fronts of each rug. [show more]
2015.331.2093	Hooked rug with clamshell design	Object, Furnishings, Rug	Other, Textiles People	Rug. Hooked rug, with clamshell design. Description for clamshell from donor's 1987 appraisal at Thomaston Galleries: HOOKED RUG: woolens on burlap with 1/2”-wide braided border. Dark band enclosing tight rows of dark polychrome “Clam Shells”. Good overall condition. 20th c. American Dim: 28” x 47”. Donor doesn't know if it was made on GCI, but recalls it being in her mother's GCI home when she was a child.	Hooked rug with clamshell design Catalogue #: 2015.331.2093    Type: Object, Furnishings, Rug Subject: Other, Textiles People Materials: Fabric Size: 28" W x 46" L Description: Rug. Hooked rug, with clamshell design. Description for clamshell from donor's 1987 appraisal at Thomaston Galleries: HOOKED RUG: woolens on burlap with 1/2”-wide braided border. Dark band enclosing tight rows of dark polychrome “Clam Shells”. Good overall condition. 20th c. American Dim: 28” x 47”. Donor doesn't know if it was made on GCI, but recalls it being in her mother's GCI home when she was a child.
2015.331.2094	Hooked rug with floral design	Object, Furnishings, Rug	Other, Textiles People	Rug. Hooked rug, with floral design. Donor doesn't know if it was made on GCI, but recalls it being in her mother's GCI home when she was a child. Rug is hooked with stockings and fabric on burlap.	Hooked rug with floral design Catalogue #: 2015.331.2094    Type: Object, Furnishings, Rug Subject: Other, Textiles People Materials: Fabric Size: 31" W x 51" L Description: Rug. Hooked rug, with floral design. Donor doesn't know if it was made on GCI, but recalls it being in her mother's GCI home when she was a child. Rug is hooked with stockings and fabric on burlap.
2016.335.2101	Braided rugs and pot holder by Addie Duren	Object, Furnishings, Rug	Other, Textiles People	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.	Braided rugs and pot holder by Addie Duren Catalogue #: 2016.335.2101    Type: Object, Furnishings, Rug Subject: Other, Textiles People Materials: Fabric 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]
2013.256.1984	Grappling hook with ring from Victor White's old garage	Object, Fishing, Fishing Equipment		Tool. Grappling hook with ring: metal, 4-pronged with hole in handle and ring through hole, from Victor White's old garage, summer 2013.	Grappling hook with ring from Victor White's old garage Catalogue #: 2013.256.1984    Type: Object, Fishing, Fishing Equipment Size: 2"0 L x 9.5" W x 9" H Description: Tool. Grappling hook with ring: metal, 4-pronged with hole in handle and ring through hole, from Victor White's old garage, summer 2013.
2016.373.1929	Rug made by Cora Spurling Richardson Chapman	Object, Furnishings, Rug	Other, Textiles	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.	Rug made by Cora Spurling Richardson Chapman Catalogue #: 2016.373.1929    Type: Object, Furnishings, Rug Subject: Other, Textiles Creator: Cora Spurling Richardson Chapman Size: outer rug: 44" diam; inner oblong: 17" W x 12" H 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]
2013.214.1930	Braided, oval rug	Object, Furnishings, Rug	Other, Textiles	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	Braided, oval rug Catalogue #: 2013.214.1930    Type: Object, Furnishings, Rug Subject: Other, Textiles Materials: Fabric Size: 53" L x 36" W 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
2013.214.1931	Braided rug	Object, Furnishings, Rug	Other, Textiles	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	Braided rug Catalogue #: 2013.214.1931    Type: Object, Furnishings, Rug Subject: Other, Textiles Materials: Fabric Size: 53" L x 35" W 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
2013.218.1857	Clam hod (clam basket) handmade	Object, Fishing, Fishing Equipment	Businesses, Fishery Business	Fishing gear, large wood, rectangular, slatted box with handle - clam hod (clam basket) handmade out of parts previously painted in various colors: red, white, green. With small wooden box full of shells.	Clam hod (clam basket) handmade Catalogue #: 2013.218.1857    Type: Object, Fishing, Fishing Equipment Subject: Businesses, Fishery Business Materials: Wood Size: 21" L x 9.5" W x 14" H Description: Fishing gear, large wood, rectangular, slatted box with handle - clam hod (clam basket) handmade out of parts previously painted in various colors: red, white, green. With small wooden box full of shells.
2013.218.1858	Clam rake with metal tines and wood handle	Object, Fishing, Fishing Equipment	Businesses, Fishery Business	Fishing gear, clam rake with metal tines and short wooden handle with a hole on the end	Clam rake with metal tines and wood handle Catalogue #: 2013.218.1858    Type: Object, Fishing, Fishing Equipment Subject: Businesses, Fishery Business Materials: Wood Size: 25" L x 7" W x 5.25" H; handle 1.25" diam Description: Fishing gear, clam rake with metal tines and short wooden handle with a hole on the end
2013.214.1859	Buoy (lobster float), double plastic buoys yellow with red	Object, Fishing, Fishing Buoy	Businesses, Fishery Business	Fishing gear, buoy (lobster float), double plastic buoys on one plastic shaft, yellow with three vertical red stripes, branded with "7491" and also "8676"; the plastic shaft has been heated and bent to form a loop to which a swivel fitting is attached, which is then tied to a rope	Buoy (lobster float), double plastic buoys yellow with red Catalogue #: 2013.214.1859    Type: Object, Fishing, Fishing Buoy Subject: Businesses, Fishery Business Size: 33" L x 5.25" diam Description: Fishing gear, buoy (lobster float), double plastic buoys on one plastic shaft, yellow with three vertical red stripes, branded with "7491" and also "8676"; the plastic shaft has been heated and bent to form a loop to which a swivel fitting is attached, which is then tied to a rope
2013.214.1860	Wood buoy (lobster float) branded C.E. RICHARDSON	Object, Fishing, Fishing Buoy	Businesses, Fishery Business	Fishing gear, wooden buoy (lobster float), fish shaped, white top and blue bottom, branded with "C.E. RICHARDSON" and "900", with hole in the blue bottom part for attaching to a rope; concave on one side probably because the log used to make it was soft or rotten in that area	Wood buoy (lobster float) branded C.E. RICHARDSON Catalogue #: 2013.214.1860    Type: Object, Fishing, Fishing Buoy Subject: Businesses, Fishery Business Size: 29" L x 5" W x 1" H Description: Fishing gear, wooden buoy (lobster float), fish shaped, white top and blue bottom, branded with "C.E. RICHARDSON" and "900", with hole in the blue bottom part for attaching to a rope; concave on one side probably because the log used to make it was soft or rotten in that area
2013.214.1861	Wood buoy carved with FLS and branded F L STANLEY	Object, Fishing, Fishing Buoy	Businesses, Fishery Business	Fishing gear, wooden buoy (lobster float), club shaped, with perhaps white bottom (top paint, if any, is worn off), carved with "FLS" and also branded with "F L STANLEY", with hole in the thicker white bottom part for attaching to a rope	Wood buoy carved with FLS and branded F L STANLEY Catalogue #: 2013.214.1861    Type: Object, Fishing, Fishing Buoy Subject: Businesses, Fishery Business Size: 32.5" L x 4" W x 4" H Description: Fishing gear, wooden buoy (lobster float), club shaped, with perhaps white bottom (top paint, if any, is worn off), carved with "FLS" and also branded with "F L STANLEY", with hole in the thicker white bottom part for attaching to a rope
2013.214.1862	Wood buoy (lobster float), carved with GWS and BS	Object, Fishing, Fishing Buoy	Businesses, Fishery Business	Fishing gear, wooden buoy (lobster float), bullet shaped, remants of white and red paint, carved with "GWS", and on the other side "BS", with hole in the narrow part for attaching to a rope, and hole on top for a missing handle	Wood buoy (lobster float), carved with GWS and BS Catalogue #: 2013.214.1862    Type: Object, Fishing, Fishing Buoy Subject: Businesses, Fishery Business Size: 16" Lx 8" W x 3" H Description: Fishing gear, wooden buoy (lobster float), bullet shaped, remants of white and red paint, carved with "GWS", and on the other side "BS", with hole in the narrow part for attaching to a rope, and hole on top for a missing handle

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