Keywords: 1800s fashion
Item 105335
French-inspired silk coat, ca. 1800
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1800 Media: silk, cotton
Item 105479
Slender cotton gown, Buckfield, ca. 1805
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1805 Location: Buckfield Media: cotton
Exhibit
Holding up the Sky: Wabanaki people, culture, history, and art
Learn about Native diplomacy and obligation by exploring 13,000 years of Wabanaki residence in Maine through 17th century treaties, historic items, and contemporary artworks—from ash baskets to high fashion. Wabanaki voices contextualize present-day relevance and repercussions of 400 years of shared histories between Wabanakis and settlers to their region.
Exhibit
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.
Site Page
Historic Clothing Collection - 1910-1920 - Page 1 of 2
"Visibly appearing less restrictive than earlier fashions, reform dress was, nevertheless, worn with body shaping corsets."
Site Page
Music in Maine - Opera, Orchestras and Stages
"Lillian Blauvelt and Opera Fashion Lillian Blauvelt in Romeo and Juliet, London, 1903Maine Historical Society Lillian Blauvelt's fan, ca."
