“At Home In Maine” - A New Exhibit At The Maine State Museum
“AT HOME IN MAINE”: Today’s Kennebec Journal reports the Maine State Museum is creating a permanent exhibit “At Home in Maine” depicting the decorative arts in a series of rooms set up to represent different decades from the 1880s to 1966. The print article (but not online) includes a request for items needed to complete the exhibit: early 1900s bathroom sink (white, wall-mounted, chrome legs); bathtub dated 1900-1910 (faucets at end, date on underside of tub); small bureau 1950-1960 (42-48 inches tall, light finish); metal painted TV tray; Thanksgiving decorations used before 1966; 40th-50th wedding anniversary gifts; and 1960 or earlier holiday decorations. Contact museum staff at 287-2301 if you can help. To read more about the exhibit: http://kennebecjournal.mainetoday.com/news/local/4775341.html