Keywords: 1800s fashion
Item 105335
French-inspired silk coat, ca. 1800
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1800
Media: silk, cotton
This record contains 6 images.
Item 105479
Slender cotton gown, Buckfield, ca. 1805
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1805
Location: Buckfield
Media: cotton
This record contains 4 images.
Exhibit
Holding up the Sky: Wabanaki people, culture, history, and art
Learn about Native diplomacy and obligation by exploring 13,000 years of Wabanaki residence in Maine through 17th century treaties, historic items, and contemporary artworks—from ash baskets to high fashion. Wabanaki voices contextualize present-day relevance and repercussions of 400 years of shared histories between Wabanakis and settlers to their region.
Exhibit
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 Page
Historic Clothing Collection - 1910-1920 - Page 1 of 2
"Visibly appearing less restrictive than earlier fashions, reform dress was, nevertheless, worn with body shaping corsets."
Site Page
Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Other Recreation
"The traps were an investment made by the trappers who found a great market for the beaver pelts. Beaver hats were in fashion! Trappers also trapped…"
