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Historical Items

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Item 105335

French-inspired silk coat, ca. 1800

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1800 Media: silk, cotton
This record contains 6 images.

Item 105841

Zilpah Longfellow's mourning dress, Portland, ca. 1804

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1804 Location: Portland Media: silk, cotton gauze
This record contains 6 images.

Item 105479

Slender cotton gown, Buckfield, ca. 1805

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1805 Location: Buckfield Media: cotton
This record contains 4 images.

Online Exhibits

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Northern Threads: Silhouettes in Sequence, ca. 1780-1889

A themed exhibit vignette within "Northern Threads Part I," featuring a timeline of silhouettes from about 1775 through 1889.

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Samplers: Learning to Sew

Settlers' clothing had to be durable and practical to hold up against hard work and winters. From the 1700s to the mid 1800s, the women of Maine learned to sew by making samplers.

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Biddeford, Saco and the Textile Industry

The largest textile factory in the country reached seven stories up on the banks of the Saco River in 1825, ushering in more than a century of making cloth in Biddeford and Saco. Along with the industry came larger populations and commercial, retail, social, and cultural growth.

Site Pages

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1910-1920 - Page 1 of 2

"… tubular silhouette (last popular in the early 1800s). Visibly appearing less restrictive than earlier fashions, reform dress was, nevertheless…"

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Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and Social Reform Movements of the 1800s-1900s

"Bangor and Social Reform Movements of the 1800s-1900s Text by The 7th Grade Maine Studies Students of the William S. Cohen School."

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Farmington's Agricultural Pursuits

"Early in the 1800s, carding mills were built that combed, spun and wove wool into a variety of cloths."