Keywords: Flat-front skirt
Item 110680
Crinolette hoop skirt, ca. 1885
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1885
Media: linen, wire
This record contains 12 images.
Item 105502
Lace and fringe trimmed walking dress, ca. 1865
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1865
Media: silk, cotton, horsehair, lace
This record contains 10 images.
Exhibit
Northern Threads: Bustle era fashions
A themed vignette within "Northern Threads Part I," featuring 1870s and 80s era bustle silhouettes.
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 2 of 4
"… short gray-green basque dress also features a flat front skirt, with an overdress creating a heavy double layered skirt at the back, which could be…"
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Historic Clothing Collection - 1850-1870 - Page 4 of 4
"Fashion’s skirt styling direction is made clear in the June 1867, Peterson’s Magazine which marks the beginning of the bustle era with descriptions…"
