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Featured Item
Unknown pelican possibly Bobby Merril circa 1950
Unknown pelican staff person on Star Island, NH. Taken from Jean Caldwell's scrapbook, who was pelican staff on Star Island, NH from 1949-1954. She…
Featured Collection
Celia Thaxter's Painted Pottery
Celia Thaxter, 1835-1894. Raised at the Isles of Shoals since she was four years old, Celia Laighton married Levi Lincoln Thaxter and became a famous…
Featured Exhibit
Isles of Shoals Dreamboats: People and Watercraft
Isles of Shoals Dreamboats. Help us identify some of these dreamy shoalers. Also, enjoy these lovely boats that grace our...
Recently Added Items
Olive Pitcher with Greek Inscription
White Earthenware pitcher with handle in oinochoe shape. Olive boughs hand painted by Celia Thaxter.
Greek Inscription translates to: for the…
Scarlet Pimpernel Pitcher Painted for Mary Paine
Conical small pitcher with protruding lip and rope-turned curved handle. Scarlet pimpernel design hand painted by Celia Thaxter.
Inscription on…
Woodbine Pitcher
Pitcher with handle in oinochoe shape. Woodbine design hand painted by Celia Thaxter. Inscription reads: The wild vine crimsons oer the rough gray…