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Historical Items

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Item 111407

Detachable train wedding dress, Bennington, VT, ca. 1969

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1969 Location: Bennington Media: cotton, polyester

Item 105330

Ida Hussey's "handmade" wedding dress, Guilford, ca. 1898

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1898 Location: Guilford Media: silk, cotton, metal

Item 105648

Nellie Ryan Abbott's fancy weave dress, Presque Isle, ca. 1898

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1898 Location: Presque Isle Media: silk, cotton, wool, glass

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: 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 - Northern Threads: Two centuries of dress at Maine Historical Society - Page 1 of 3

"… military uniforms; special occasion and bridal. Very few examples of work-a-day or everyday wear are represented, typically because such items were…"

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Brick Inn

"They took the cars immediately after for a bridal tour – as, of course they must go the whole figure if it was cold weather – they returned in ten…"