Keywords: Seamstress
Item 111464
Martha S. Riley, Cherryfield, ca. 1905
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1905 Location: Cherryfield Media: cabinet card
Item 102762
Toy Len Goon's mud silk tunic and pant suit, Guangdong, ca. 1920
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: Portland Media: Silk, mud, cotton, tan Dioscorea Cirrhosa dye
Exhibit
Settlers' clothing had to be durable and practical to hold up against hard work and winters. From the 1700s to the mid 1800s, the women of Maine learned to sew by making samplers.
Exhibit
Northern Threads: Bustle era fashions
A themed vignette within "Northern Threads Part I," featuring 1870s and 80s era bustle silhouettes.
Story
Story of the "little nun"
by Felicia Garant
My grandmother made a nun's outfit for me
