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Historical Items

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Item 5522

February Fashions 1840

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

Item 105399

Moire silk dress, ca. 1848

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1848 Location: Portland; Cape Elizabeth Media: silk, linen, cotton, baleen

Online Exhibits

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The Mainspring of Fashion

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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Northern Threads: Outerwear, Militia & Cadet uniforms

A themed vignette within "Northern Threads Part I," featuring 19th century outerwear, bonnets, militia and cadet uniforms.

Site Pages

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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."

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Early Maine Photography - Groups - Page 2 of 2

"… prominent families, the five Deering sisters are fashionably dressed and artistically posed around their mother, Anna Margaret Holwell Deering."