Keywords: empire-waist
Item 105481
Empire waist silk dress, Portland, ca. 1810
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1810 Location: Portland Media: silk
Item 105480
Harriet Coffin Thom's sheer overdress, ca. 1815
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1815 Location: Gloucester; Londonderry Media: silk, silver
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 Page
Historic Clothing Collection - 1800-1830 - Page 1 of 2
"Empire waist silk dress, Portland, ca. 1810Maine Historical Society Over the next years, stylistic and decorative details began to encroach on the…"
