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Marion Phinney's heavy white linen ensemble consists of a cardigan style jacket with a false blouse front and full skirt. This was an expensive outfit to purchase and to maintain. Such a garment required a maid to do expert washing and pressing each time it was worn. Perhaps Marion Phinney dressed in this outfit for summer outings with her husband Clinton Rines, whom married in 1922.
Clinton’s father was Joseph Henry Rines, a prominent businessman and owner of Rines Department Store in Portland.
Dating from the war years, 1914-1918, the full skirt contrasts with the slim styles of year or two earlier. During World War I fashion reflected the practical shorter, fuller, unrestrictive skirts worn by women engaged in active war work.
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About This Item
- Title: Marion Phinney's linen ensemble, Portland, ca. 1915
- Creation Date: circa 1915
- Subject Date: circa 1915
- Location: Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: linen
- Local Code: 2008.307.001
- Collection: Costume collection
- Object Type: Physical Object
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