Keywords: 1830s fashion
Item 105395
Young woman's muslin dress, ca. 1830
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1830 Media: Cotton, metal
Item 105390
Gigot (leg-of-mutton) sleeve dress, Eastport, ca. 1837
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1837 Location: Eastport Media: cotton, metal
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The mainspring of fashion is the process whereby members of one class imitate the styles of another, who in turn are driven to ever new expedients of fashionable change.
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Northern Threads: Mourning Fashions
A themed exhibit vignette within "Northern Threads Part I," featuring 18th and 19th century mourning jewelry and fashions.
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"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."
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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…"
