Keywords: 1770s fashion
Item 105295
Revolutionary War-era styled gown, Portland, ca. 1825
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1825 Location: Portland Media: Silk, cotton
Item 105294
Dress worn at the English court, ca. 1775
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1775 Media: silk brocade
Exhibit
Northern Threads: Adaptive reuse
A themed vignette within "Northern Threads Part I," featuring up-cycled and reused historic fabrics.
Exhibit
The history of the region now known as Maine did not begin at statehood in 1820. What was Maine before it was a state? How did Maine separate from Massachusetts? How has the Maine we experience today been shaped by thousands of years of history?