Keywords: Signatures
Item 10711
Cyrus H. K. Curtis, photo with signature, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ Date: circa 1900 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Item 26493
Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: circa 1889 Location: Lubec; Lubec Media: Cotton
Exhibit
Northern Threads: Two centuries of dress at Maine Historical
Organized by themed vignettes, Northern Threads shares stories about Maine people, while exploring how the clothing they wore reveals social, economic, and environmental histories. This re-examination of Maine Historical Society's permanent collection is an opportunity to consider the relevance of historic clothing in museums, the ebb and flow of fashion styles, and the complexities of diverse representation spanning 200 years of collecting.
Exhibit
Unlocking the Declaration's Secrets
Fewer than 30 copies of the first printing of the Declaration of Independence are known to exist. John Dunlap hurriedly printed copies for distribution to assemblies, conventions, committees and military officers. Authenticating authenticity of the document requires examination of numerous details of the broadside.
Site Page
Lubec, Maine - A Signature Quilt
"A Signature Quilt By Ronald Pesha, Lubec Historical Society Wormell Sisters image from Betsey Leavitt Josselyn Signature Quilt, Lubec…"
Site Page
"Parts I and II each feature a signature garment, meant to represent an iconic fashion trend from their respective one hundred years. Hannah P."
Story
Decontie and Brown's venture in high fashion design
by Decontie and Brown
Penobscot haute couture designs from Bangor
Story
Rug Hooking Project with a Story
by Marilyn Weymouth Seguin
My grandmother taught me the Maine craft of rug hooking when I was a child.
