Keywords: Undergarments
Item 105476
Bright pink petticoat, ca. 1780
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1780
Media: cotton, wool, linen
This record contains 6 images.
Item 110680
Crinolette hoop skirt, ca. 1885
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1885
Media: linen, wire
This record contains 12 images.
Exhibit
Fashion for the People: Maine's Graphic Tees
From their humble beginnings as undergarments to today's fashion runways, t-shirts have evolved into universally worn wardrobe staples. Original graphic t-shirts, graphic t-shirt quilts, and photographs trace the 102-year history of the garment, demonstrating how, through the act of wearing graphic tees, people own a part of history relating to politics, social justice, economics, and commemorative events in Maine.
Exhibit
Northern Threads: Civil War-era clothing
An exhibit vignette within "Northern Threads, Part 1," featuring American Civil War civilian and military clothing, 1860 to 1869.
Site Page
Historic Clothing Collection - Children's Wear
"… of 19th century baby and children’s white undergarments and clothing and select examples of everyday or more formal wear."
Story
My Story of Trauma
by Anonymous (Maine Correction Center)
The process of being incarcerated is traumatic. This is my story.
