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Keywords: hems

Historical Items

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Item 105668

Ecru summer dress, ca. 1912

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1912 Media: linen, cotton

Item 34337

Green print dress, Bangor, ca. 1949

Contributed by: Bangor Historical Society Date: circa 1949 Location: Bangor Media: Silk

Item 11554

Two piece brown satin dress worn by Mrs. Henry G. Thayer, 1880

Contributed by: Brick Store Museum Date: 1880 Location: Freeport; Freeport Media: Satin

Online Exhibits

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Northern Threads: Adaptive reuse

A themed vignette within "Northern Threads Part I," featuring up-cycled and reused historic fabrics.

Exhibit

Northern Threads: Mourning Fashions

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

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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 Pages

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

"… yoke, shoulder-wide mock collar, and flounced hem skirt with an inner waist tie labeled "S.E. Thomas, Portland." Two more pouched bodice gowns, one…"

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

"… bodice ornamented with a diamanté broach, flared hem skirt, and short sleeved little top trimmed with white lace."

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1930-1940 - Page 2 of 4

"… transparent beads and features narrow neck-to-hem puckered pleating, somewhat reminiscent of the Fortuny "Delphic" pleating tradition."