Person/Organization: Hay, Helen Bancroft
Item 105492
Helen Bancroft Hay's cameo-button striped dress, Charlestown, MA., ca. 1860
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1860
Location: Portland
Media: silk, cotton, metal, glass, baleen, wool
This record contains 11 images.
Item 110541
Helen Bancroft Hay's lava brooch, ca. 1860
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1860
Location: Boston; Portland
Media: lava, gold
This record contains 3 images.
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Northern Threads: Civil War-era clothing
An exhibit vignette within "Northern Threads, Part 1," featuring American Civil War civilian and military clothing, 1860 to 1869.
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