Keywords: 1830s clothing
Item 110366
Embroidered boat neck dress, ca. 1835
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1835
Media: cotton
This record contains 7 images.
Item 105813
Mourning dress for a young child, ca. 1830
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1830
Media: cotton
This record contains 10 images.
Exhibit
Northern Threads: Two centuries of dress at Maine Historical
Organized by themed vignettes, Northern Threads shares stories about Maine people, while exploring how the clothing they wore reveals social, economic, and environmental histories. This re-examination of Maine Historical Society's permanent collection is an opportunity to consider the relevance of historic clothing in museums, the ebb and flow of fashion styles, and the complexities of diverse representation spanning 200 years of collecting.
Exhibit
Northern Threads: The rise and fall of the gigot sleeve
A themed exhibit vignette within "Northern Threads Part I," featuring the balloon-like gigot sleeve of the 1830s.
Site Page
Historic Clothing Collection - 1830-1850 - Page 2 of 3
"… and faded, thin cotton print dresses span the 1830s-1840s. One is a white flower sprig design with gathered horizontal strips across the wide neck…"
Site Page
Historic Clothing Collection - 1830-1850 - Page 1 of 3
"The same three gowns also illustrate 1830s bodice pleat and gather detailing, and the fuller skirts, that in combination with the return of the…"
