Keywords: Floral pattern
Item 105489
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1850
Media: Cotton
This record contains 15 images.
Item 105822
Silk panel skirt with embroidery, China, ca. 1885
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1885
Media: silk, cotton
This record contains 11 images.
Exhibit
Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In
Adorning oneself to look one's "best" has varied over time, gender, economic class, and by event. Adornments suggest one's sense of identity and one's intent to stand out or fit in.
Exhibit
Settlers' clothing had to be durable and practical to hold up against hard work and winters. From the 1700s to the mid 1800s, the women of Maine learned to sew by making samplers.
Site Page
Historic Clothing Collection - Eighteenth Century - Page 1 of 3
"… background, with a red (madder) and blue (indigo) floral pattern. It bears a label, stating "1779. Worn by Miss Olive Gray, born in North Yarmouth…"
Site Page
Historic Clothing Collection - 1910-1920 - Page 1 of 2
"… and net-filled V neckline, edged with silk-gilt floral trim. It includes detachable matching net sleeves, tiny taffeta ruffles on cuffs and edges…"
Story
Rug Hooking Project with a Story
by Marilyn Weymouth Seguin
My grandmother taught me the Maine craft of rug hooking when I was a child.
