Keywords: 1820s clothing
Item 105488
White cotton dress with gigot sleeves, Portland, ca. 1828
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1828 Location: Portland Media: Cotton
Item 105293
Madam de St. Felix ball dress, ca. 1820
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1820 Location: Philadelphia Media: cotton
Exhibit
Northern Threads: Two centuries of dress at Maine Historical
Organized by themed vignettes, Northern Threads shares stories about Maine people, while exploring how the clothing they wore reveals social, economic, and environmental histories. This re-examination of Maine Historical Society's permanent collection is an opportunity to consider the relevance of historic clothing in museums, the ebb and flow of fashion styles, and the complexities of diverse representation spanning 200 years of collecting.
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.
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Historic Clothing Collection - 1800-1830 - Page 2 of 2
"… 2020, the MHS collection includes no examples of 1820s colored cotton, plain or plaid gowns with the slightly flared, heavily embellished skirts…"
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"… Society Description By the mid-1820s, significant fashion features included lowered waists, widened skirts, and enlarged sleeves."
