Keywords: 1840 fashion
Item 5522
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1840 Media: Ink on paper
Item 105398
Victoria Mansion gold silk dress, Portland, ca. 1840
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1840 Location: Portland Media: silk, cotton, brass
Exhibit
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.
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.
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John Martin: Expert Observer - Ezekiel Hopkins house and grounds, Hampden, 1840
"Ezekiel Hopkins house and grounds, Hampden, 1840 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description John Martin of…"
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John Martin: Expert Observer - Alonzo E. Raynes diving off wharf, Hampden, ca. 1840
"Alonzo E. Raynes diving off wharf, Hampden, ca. 1840 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description Alonzo E."