Keywords: Frescoes
Item 102782
Cornelius Tarbox, Jr. House, Westport Island, 2016
Contributed by: Bob and Callie Connor through Westport Island History Committee Date: 2016 Location: Westport Island Media: Photographic print
Item 53966
Mildred Burrage, Bryn Mawr, PA, ca. 1940
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1940 Location: Bryn Mawr Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
Mural mystery in Westport Island's Cornelius Tarbox, Jr. House
The Cornelius Tarbox, Jr. House, a well-preserved Greek Revival house on Westport Island, has a mystery contained within--a panoramic narrative mural. The floor-to-ceiling mural contains eight painted panels that create a colorful coastal seascape which extends through the front hallway and up the stairwell. The name of the itinerant painter has been lost over time, can you help us solve the mystery of who he or she was?
Site Page
"The elegant Reading Room, with its frescoes, stained glass and gold leaf ornamentation, remains much the same as it was in the 1890’s."
