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Featured Item
Bobby Wharem letter to Theo Nash
Bobby Wharem worked on the Isles of Shoals from 1946 – 1962, 17 years. He worked as the chief engineer and also as the winter keeper, alone on the…
Featured Collection
Appledore House Menus
Menus from the Appledore House, Isles of Shoals, Off Portsmouth, NH. Many have the name and hometown of whoever was dining there that evening.
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…