Keywords: 1840s outerwear
Item 105506
Grapevine embroided cape, Portland, ca. 1840
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1840
Location: Portland
Media: wool, silk
This record contains 5 images.
Item 110540
Martha Fifield's woven cotton bonnet, Newry, ca. 1842
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1842
Location: Newry; Riley Plantation
Media: cotton, silk
This record contains 3 images.
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Northern Threads: Outerwear, Militia & Cadet uniforms
A themed vignette within "Northern Threads Part I," featuring 19th century outerwear, bonnets, militia and cadet uniforms.
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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.
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Historic Clothing Collection - 1830-1850 - Page 2 of 3
"… In this age of cotton industry growth, attractive 1840s printed cottons were affordable and readily available, yet they are scarcely in evidence in…"
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Historic Clothing Collection - 1830-1850 - Page 3 of 3
"… of plain and woven patterns predominate the 1840s examples. A not very skillfully sewn, gold woven leafy stripe silk dress with an almost-bloused…"
