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Historical Items

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Item 99002

Mourning bonnet, Presque Isle, ca. 1860

Contributed by: Presque Isle Historical Society Date: circa 1860 Location: Presque Isle Media: Cloth

Item 94909

Mourning dress, Presque Isle, ca. 1860

Contributed by: Presque Isle Historical Society Date: circa 1860 Location: Presque Isle Media: Cloth

Item 110538

Mercy Owen Richardson's mourning veil, Cambridge, Massachusetts, ca. 1835

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1835 Location: Cambridge Media: cotton

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

Northern Threads: Mourning Fashions

A themed exhibit vignette within "Northern Threads Part I," featuring 18th and 19th century mourning jewelry and fashions.

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

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.

Site Pages

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1800-1830 - Page 1 of 2

"… did not survive, the ensemble's shawl, bonnet and veil are part of the collections. Unfortunately, the pieces are too fragile at present to mount…"

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: The Funeral

"… several yards of black silk, black gowns, black bonnets, black ribbon and gunpowder. On November 2nd Dunton recorded charges for several yards of…"