Keywords: 1880s clothing
Item 105515
Sarah S. Wilson's beaded silk two-piece ensemble, Waterford, ca. 1888
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1888
Location: Waterford
Media: silk, glass
This record contains 14 images.
Item 105516
Taffeta and velvet bustle dress ensemble, ca. 1880
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1880
Location: Newcastle
Media: silk, cotton
This record contains 11 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: 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 - 1870-1890 - Page 4 of 4
"In the late 1880s, the bustle simplified in shape and disappeared by 1890. As fashions moved towards the next century, skirts lost the over layers…"
Site Page
Historic Clothing Collection - 1870-1890 - Page 3 of 4
"… Society Between the mid-1870s and early 1880s, the bulky overskirt 'polonaise' styling gave way to the unusually slim silhouette called cuirasse…"
