Keywords: Reused fabric
Item 105973
Bodice made from reused 1840s silk, ca. 1880
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1880 Media: silk, cotton, metal
Item 105762
Iridescent shot silk bodice, ca. 1848
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1848 Media: silk, cotton
Exhibit
Northern Threads: Adaptive reuse
A themed vignette within "Northern Threads Part I," featuring up-cycled and reused historic fabrics.
Site Page
Historic Clothing Collection - Fabric Adaptive Reuse
"Fabric Adaptive Reuse View the Fabric Adaptive Reuse Slide Show In the past, when silk textiles were so expensive and new dresses required…"
