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Item 23490
Title: Pressed flowers, ca. 1840
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1840
Location: Gorham
Media: flowers, paper
Item 23491
Title: Collage of pressed flowers, ca. 1846
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1846
Location: Gorham; Cambridge
Media: plants, paper
Item 55049
Title: Good Will Girl Laying Flowers on G.W. Hinckley's Grave, Fairfield, ca. 1965
Contributed by: L.C. Bates Museum / Good Will-Hinckley Homes
Date: circa 1965
Location: Fairfield
Media: Photographic print
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Item 76765
Address: 179 181 St. John Street, Portland
Owner in 1924: Imogene Flower
Use: Dwelling - Single family
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A City Awakes: Arts and Artisans of Early 19th Century Portland
Portland's growth from 1786 to 1860 spawned a unique social and cultural environment and fostered artistic opportunity and creative expression in a broad range of the arts, which flowered with the increasing wealth and opportunity in the city.
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Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In
Adorning oneself to look one's "best" has varied over time, gender, economic class, and by event. Adornments suggest one's sense of identity and one's intent to stand out or fit in.