Keywords: Water pitchers
Item 81728
Rock End Hotel stoneware pitcher, Northeast Harbor, ca. 1890
Contributed by: Mount Desert Island Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: Mount Desert Island Media: Glazed stoneware
Item 101217
Arvida Hayford, Bangor, ca. 1867
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Date: 1866 Location: Bangor Media: Ink on paper
Exhibit
The boundaries of Maine are the product of international conflict, economic competition, political fights, and contested development. The boundaries are expressions of human values; people determined the shape of Maine.
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Art of the People: Folk Art in Maine
For many different reasons people saved and carefully preserved the objects in this exhibit. Eventually, along with the memories they hold, the objects were passed to the Maine Historical Society. Object and memory, serve as a powerful way to explore history and to connect to the lives of people in the past.
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John Martin: Expert Observer - Arvida Hayford, Bangor, ca. 1867
"… almost exact representing him carrying his pitcher of water to his office on maine st ..." Martin wrote that Hayford was a staunch Democrat and…"
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Guilford, Maine - Special Events
"These pros were usually pitchers or big hitters and would be offered a regular summer job in the town as well as money to play on the ball team."
