Keywords: 1850's fashion
Item 105492
Helen Bancroft Hay's cameo-button striped dress, Charlestown, MA., ca. 1860
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1860
Location: Portland
Media: silk, cotton, metal, glass, baleen, wool
This record contains 11 images.
Item 105494
Plaid silk day dress, ca. 1850
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1850
Media: Silk, cotton, brass, glass
This record contains 11 images.
Exhibit
Northern Threads: Mourning Fashions
A themed exhibit vignette within "Northern Threads Part I," featuring 18th and 19th century mourning jewelry and fashions.
Exhibit
Poland Spring: Summering in Fashion
During the Gilded Age at the end of the nineteenth century, Americans sought to leave increasing urban, industrialized lives for the health and relaxation of the country. The Poland Spring resort, which offered a beautiful setting, healing waters, and many amenities, was one popular destination.
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Historic Clothing Collection - 1850-1870 - Page 2 of 4
"Other crinoline dresses also feature the fashionable pelerine look. The detached fringed pelerine on a purple shot silk ensemble matches the…"
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Historic Clothing Collection - 1830-1850 - Page 3 of 3
"1830-1850 Figured silk dress, ca. 1845Maine Historical Society Silk dresses in subdued colors of plain and woven patterns predominate the…"
Lesson Plan
Primary Sources: Daily Life in 1820
Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12
Content Area: Social Studies
This lesson plan will give students the opportunity to explore and analyze primary source documents from the years before, during, and immediately after Maine became the 23rd state in the Union. Through close looking at documents, objects, and art from Maine during and around 1820, students will ask questions and draw informed conclusions about life at the time of statehood.
