Maine Memory Network

Historic Clothing Collection - Site Overview

"The overview provides a contextualized history of fashion interpreted and illustrated through items held in the MHS Collection."

Historic Clothing Collection - Fabric Adaptive Reuse

"… garments to keep up with constantly changing fashion. At the minimum, seams were discretely let out, or new trimmings applied, but sometimes the…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Sally Holmes's evening gown, ca. 1824 - Page 1 of 2

"… and puff sleeve cuffs are trimmed with the fashionable metallic silver embroidery of the day, and an elaborate chenille and metallic silver corsage…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1900-1910 - Page 2 of 3

"… dress, ca.1905Maine Historical Society Many fashionable silk dresses from this period deteriorate beyond saving because the linings supporting the…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1900-1910 - Page 1 of 3

"… Historical Society Of early 1900s contrasting fashions, one was defined by soft pastel colored, lacy, bloused or pouched bodices, with smooth…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Northern Threads: Two centuries of dress at Maine Historical Society - Page 3 of 3

"1780 through ca. 1980. Part I examines fashions from about 1780 until 1889, the MHS historic clothing collection's first one hundred years."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1850-1870 - Page 2 of 4

"Other crinoline dresses also feature the fashionable pelerine look. The detached fringed pelerine on a purple shot silk ensemble matches the…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Square shouldered cape and suit ensemble, ca. 1943 - Page 1 of 3

"The square, broad shoulders first gained popularity during the 1930s, while the shorter, knife pleat skirt is indicative of war-time fashions."

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin self portrait, 1889

"… shopkeeper, but also was interested in gardening, fashion, architecture, and, especially, dance. View additional information about this item on…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Reed Hardings neighborhood, Hampden, ca. 1833

"… gardening, business, transportation, fashion, and dance, among other topics. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Lamps and stove, John Martin store, Bangor, 1864

"The store also had "the best fashion stove to infuse heat over a large room that ever was invented." Martin opened the store in 1862 after many…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Boy at Bangor parade, July 4, 1865

"… in Bangor in 1865 is dressed in "white waste and fashionable felt & straw hat" as depicted by John Martin (1823-1904), a Bangor accountant and…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Elizabeth Blowers, Bangor, ca. 1864

"… "In a Habit with no Bonnet & with high comb." Fashion -- for both men and women -- was one of Martin's interests."

Historic Clothing Collection - Outerwear 1830-1860

"… black wool "country cape," not restricted by fashion and the survivor of long wear, features a large practical hood. Watered silk cape, ca."

Historic Clothing Collection - Arcy Cary Bradford's gigot sleeve wedding dress, ca. 1829 - Page 1 of 2

"The beige silk dress features the fashionable gigot sleeve, which are lined with a glazed brown linen. There is a frill net at the cuff."

Historic Clothing Collection - White cotton dress with gigot sleeves, Portland, ca. 1828 - Page 1 of 2

"… Description By the mid-1820s, significant fashion features included lowered waists, widened skirts, and enlarged sleeves."

Historic Clothing Collection - Gauze evening dress with silk sash, ca. 1865 - Page 1 of 4

"This white evening dress reflected that fashion edict with its flat, plain front, and a skirt gathered at the back."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1930-1940 - Page 4 of 4

"… the democratic, equalizing nature of modern fashion, as well as the extent of fashion media and movie influence."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1940-1950 - Page 2 of 3

"In more fashionable quarters, before the new fashion blazed its trail, European and American designers experimented, producing some exotic creations."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 195-277

"Page Clara Cary Fashion 1846 freshet Alonzo Raynes Penobscot Bridge illustration Market Hall Stricklands Block Stetson Block Anna Raynes Rufus Prince…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Annie Martin, Bangor, 1864

"… (1823-1904), an accountant, was interested in fashion, among many other topics, and generally tried to depict people in his drawings in the…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Clara Cary, Rinaldo Wiggin, John Martin, Bangor, 1844

"… was interested also in architecture, gardening, fashion, dancing, and almost everything that happened around him, married Clara Cary (1836-1902) in…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Alonzo E. Raynes, Brewer, ca. 1838

"Martin wrote, "This style of cap was in fashion when I was 4 years old they had no visor and were wadded with cotton batting and sometimes trimed…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin cone cedar tree, Bangor, 1866

"… who was interested in landscaping, architecture, fashion, business practices and most other subjects of his day, drew this illustration of a cone…"