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Historical Items

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Item 110366

Embroidered boat neck dress, ca. 1835

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1835 Media: cotton

Item 105813

Mourning dress for a young child, ca. 1830

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1830 Media: cotton

Item 110365

Col. Green's double breasted coat with tails, Winslow, ca. 1830

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1830 Location: Winslow Media: wool, silk, linen

Online Exhibits

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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: The rise and fall of the gigot sleeve

A themed exhibit vignette within "Northern Threads Part I," featuring the balloon-like gigot sleeve of the 1830s.

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 Pages

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1830-1850 - Page 2 of 3

"… and faded, thin cotton print dresses span the 1830s-1840s. One is a white flower sprig design with gathered horizontal strips across the wide neck…"

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1830-1850 - Page 1 of 3

"The same three gowns also illustrate 1830s bodice pleat and gather detailing, and the fuller skirts, that in combination with the return of the…"

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Historic Clothing Collection - White cotton dress with gigot sleeves, Portland, ca. 1828 - Page 1 of 2

"Into the 1830s, the style's sleeves gradually increased in size. The dress was hand sewn, with its scalloped edges attached as a separate piece."