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Description

In one of five volumes he wrote recalling his life and experiences and commenting on contemporary events in the Bangor area, John Martin (1823-1904) drew a number of illustrations of what he saw as the ideal gates and fences for different locales and purposes.

This is "Gate No 1 and two patterns for rustic fence." Martin wrote, "Of all the thing beautifull and convenient a mans house barn and gates should constitute three, well the fourth, his cellar the fifth his grounds the sixth, the passage to a house barn garden field or pasture is one continual pleasure or source of vexation."

It appears on page 7 of Scrap Book no. 3.

Martin, an accountant and shopkeeper, also was interested in architecture, gardening and landscaping, dancing, his family, politics, education, and numerous other topics. His five volumes contain narrative details and illustrations, many of them in color.

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About This Item

• Title: Design for rustic fence, gate, Bangor, 1867
• Creator: John Martin
• Creation Date: 1867
• Subject Date: 1867
• Location: Bangor, Penobscot County, ME
• Media: Ink and watercolor on paper
• Dimensions: 5 cm x 16 cm
• Local Code: Coll. 1972; 1997.16.2
• Object Type: Image

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Standardized Subject Headings

• Bangor (Me.)--History
• Diaries
• Fences--Maine--Bangor
• Gates--Maine--Bangor
• Martin, John, 1823-1904
• Martin, John, 1823-1904--Homes and haunts--Maine
• Scrapbooks

People

• Martin, John

Other Keywords

• Artwork
• Drawings
• Folk art
• Journals

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Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum
489 Congress St., Portland, ME 04101
207-774-1822 x230
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