Maine Memory Network

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

"An example of such is a shortish everyday dress made of narrow vertical red and white striped cotton, which may date from the late 1940s or into the…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 3 of 4

"… black and white check rustling nylon seersucker dress, with red piped details, pointed collar, dolman sleeves, red plastic belt, and very full…"

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

"… upper sleeves of a detailed, very fine quality dress-maker made woven striped pink (now faded) silk dress with a spencer-like (jacket) bodice, an…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Mourning Clothing

"… by means of economically dying existing cotton dresses, or remaking and dyeing an old one. Black silks or mourning crape were another class of…"

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

"1800-1830 Lucia Wadsworth's "assembly dress," Portland, ca. 1799Maine Historical Society Slender cotton gown, Buckfield, ca."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1920-1930 - Page 3 of 3

"1925Maine Historical Society Nile green dress, Paris, ca. 1926Maine Historical Society Perhaps a green all over beaded mid-calf length dress…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Eighteenth Century - Page 2 of 3

"… simple high waisted nightdress-like white cotton dresses. The change was not as abrupt as it might seem."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 4 of 4

"… for Highlight"; and a two piece consisting of a dress, with a black rayon knit bodice attached to a black and white tweedy skirt and matching…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1870-1890 - Page 2 of 4

"Trimmed walking dress, ca. 1865Maine Historical Society Basque example, ca. 1865 X Short basque dress, ca."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1850-1870 - Page 3 of 4

"… crinolines include: a green and white warp print dress, with red and pink floral print, pagoda sleeves, and double layered skirt; a blue, black and…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1920-1930 - Page 1 of 3

"Adeline (Bond) Rines or one of her sisters. The second dress is a brown satin, trimmed with gold metallic lace, and two long tasseled tabs that…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1970-1980 - Page 3 of 3

"… the most elegant, and certainly unusual, evening dress in the collection is a Geoffrey Beene long gray wool A-line, high waist, sleeveless, square…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1910-1920 - Page 1 of 2

"Two-piece dress and blouse, ca. 1912Maine Historical Society The other Martha Riley example is a cream-colored wool dress with a similarly tubular…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1850-1870 - Page 1 of 4

"The collection’s 1850s dress of gold silk damask with an elongated leafy tree motif (quite distinct from imported European designs) is a reminder…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1930-1940 - Page 3 of 4

"The large number and variety of long 1930s dresses preserved in the collection are a reminder that it was still customary to wear long dresses for…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Eighteenth Century - Page 3 of 3

"Eighteenth Century During this period male dress also underwent change. A combination of the eighteenth century English taste for clothes suited to…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1830-1850 - Page 1 of 3

"1830Maine Historical Society Gigot sleeve dress, ca. 1834Maine Historical Society Gigot sleeve dress, ca."

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

"… owned a peach rayon full length georgette evening dress with machine lace detailing and featuring the same striking wide panel of machine lace…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1890-1900 - Page 2 of 3

"1890-1900 Jessie Carter's wedding dress, Bath, ca. 1896Maine Historical Society Bedecked with wide satin ribbons, Myra Bradeen Philpot’s…"

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

"… to center waist contrive a pelerine effect on a brown taffeta plaid dress. Although of the period, the dress includes a noticeably altered waist."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1870-1890 - Page 3 of 4

"Cut velvet two-piece dress, ca. 1885Maine Historical Society Ida Bowles' wedding dress, ca.1886Maine Historical Society In August 1882…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Themed Image Galleries

"… the Maine Historical Society historic costume and dress collection consists of middle class women's wear, primarily dresses."

Historic Clothing Collection - Early Twentieth Century

"… bloused-bodice peach and cream leafy print voile dress is labelled "Dunton Robes of Augusta." Suit dress with aquamarine lining, ca."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1920-1930 - Page 2 of 3

"1920-1930 Helen Little Hamm's drop waist dress, Kittery, ca. 1926Maine Historical Society Clothing of the early 1920s is characteristically…"