Keywords: Day coat-dress 1830s
Item 105363
Leavitt family coat-dress, Eastport, ca. 1830
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1830 Location: Eastport Media: silk, cotton
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.
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Historic Clothing Collection - 1830-1850 - Page 1 of 3
"… a wadded mulberry colored plain taffeta silk coat-dress with very full gigot sleeves presents a good example of day fashions straddling the 1830 to…"
