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Keywords: Silk

Historical Items

These results include photographs, documents, letters, paintings, artifacts, and many other kinds of Maine related items from collections around the state and elsewhere.


Item 31532

Journal of the American Silk Society, Baltimore, 1840

Courtesy of Jacqueline Field, an individual partner Date: 1840 Media: Ink on paper

Item 102211

Margaret A. McGuire's wedding dress, Portland, 1909

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1909 Location: Portland Media: silk

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Item 102214

Marguerite Waterman Cobb's dress, Portland, ca. 1923

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1923 Location: Portland Media: Silk

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Item 100305

Russian silk shawl, Kupavno, Russia, 1804

Contributed by: Tate House Museum Date: 1804 Location: Kupavno; Portland Media: Silk

Item 30964

Silk skein, Windham, ca. 1840

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1840 Location: Windham Media: Silk, cloth

Item 105481

Empire waist silk dress, Portland, ca. 1810

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1810 Location: Portland Media: silk

Item 105763

Shot silk dress made from 1840s silk, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Media: silk, cotton

Item 105503

Watered silk cape, ca. 1865

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1865 Media: silk, cotton

Item 6679

Haskell silk wedding dress, Westbrook, ca. 1912

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1912 Location: Westbrook Media: Silk

Item 105762

Iridescent shot silk bodice, ca. 1848

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1848 Media: silk, cotton

Item 18826

Raw silk, Haskell Silk Mill, Westbrook, 1907

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1907 Location: Westbrook Media: Ink on paper

Item 105681

Grosgrain silk day dress, ca. 1922

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1922 Media: silk, velvet, cotton

Item 135810

Top hat, Portland, ca. 1880

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1880 Location: Portland Media: Silk

Item 135809

Top hat, Portland, ca. 1825

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1825 Location: Portland Media: Silk,

Item 135813

Top hat, Portland, ca. 1870

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1870 Location: Portland Media: Silk

Item 135812

Top hat, Portland, ca. 1870

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1870 Location: Portland Media: Silk

Item 18828

Haskell Silk Company advertisement, 1897

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1897 Location: Westbrook Media: Ink on paper

Item 18824

Warping silk, Haskell Silk Company, 1907

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1907 Location: Westbrook Media: Ink on paper

Item 31533

American Silk Grower magazine, 1839

Courtesy of Jacqueline Field, an individual partner Date: 1839 Media: Ink on paper

Item 105973

Bodice made from reused 1840s silk, ca. 1880

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1880 Media: silk, cotton, metal

Item 34344

Haskell Silk Mill, Westbrook, 1889

Contributed by: Walker Memorial Library Date: circa 1889 Location: Westbrook Media: Photographic print

Item 105761

Brocade silk dress with pleated puffed sleeves, Windham, ca. 1840

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1840 Location: Windham Media: silk, cotton, metal

Item 18730

Haskell Silk Company puzzle, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Westbrook Media: Wood

Item 33688

Luther Cary petition for bounty on mulberry trees and silk manufacturing, Turner, 1841

Contributed by: Maine State Archives Date: 1841 Location: Turner Media: Silk, ink on paper

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