Keywords: Music accessories
Item 148473
Lyre, South Limington, ca. 1840
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1840 Location: Limington Media: Brass
Item 135824
Red feather handscreen fan, ca. 1920
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: Bar Harbor Media: Feathers, fiber, ivory
Exhibit
Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In
Adorning oneself to look one's "best" has varied over time, gender, economic class, and by event. Adornments suggest one's sense of identity and one's intent to stand out or fit in.
Exhibit
In Time and Eternity: Shakers in the Industrial Age
"In Time and Eternity: Maine Shakers in the Industrial Age 1872-1918" is a series of images that depict in detail the Shakers in Maine during a little explored time period of expansion and change.
Site Page
Music in Maine - Opera, Orchestras and Stages
"… Donna Soprano.” Opera gloves were a standard accessory for eveningwear and attending the opera."
Site Page
Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 1 of 4
"… youth culture, with its rock & roll and pop music, and move towards less formal dress stimulated growth of a new branch of the clothing industry…"
Story
History of Forest Gardens
by Gary Libby
This is a history of one of Portland's oldest local bars
