Keywords: Cotton warp
Item 82067
Dana Warp Mill, Westbrook, ca. 1895
Contributed by: Walker Memorial Library Date: circa 1895 Location: Westbrook Media: Photographic print
Item 82069
Dana Warp Mill, Westbrook, 1893
Contributed by: Walker Memorial Library Date: 1893 Location: Westbrook Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
Biddeford, Saco and the Textile Industry
The largest textile factory in the country reached seven stories up on the banks of the Saco River in 1825, ushering in more than a century of making cloth in Biddeford and Saco. Along with the industry came larger populations and commercial, retail, social, and cultural growth.
Exhibit
Northern Threads: Mourning Fashions
A themed exhibit vignette within "Northern Threads Part I," featuring 18th and 19th century mourning jewelry and fashions.
Site Page
Historic Clothing Collection - 1850-1870 - Page 3 of 4
"… with cage crinolines include: a green and white warp print dress, with red and pink floral print, pagoda sleeves, and double layered skirt; a blue…"
Site Page
John Martin: Expert Observer - Thomas White Dry Good Emporium, Bangor, 1864
"… sidewalk are a bale of soldiers' blankets and a bale of cotton warp. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."
Story
Tapestry, Seine Twine and Burlesque
by Barbara Burns
My work as a tapestry artist and dancer in Maine.
