Keywords: sack back style
Item 105294
Dress worn at the English court, ca. 1775
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1775 Media: silk brocade
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Northern Threads: Outerwear, Militia & Cadet uniforms
A themed vignette within "Northern Threads Part I," featuring 19th century outerwear, bonnets, militia and cadet uniforms.
Exhibit
Port of Portland's Custom House and Collectors of Customs
The collector of Portland was the key to federal patronage in Maine, though other ports and towns had collectors. Through the 19th century, the revenue was the major source of Federal Government income. As in Colonial times, the person appointed to head the custom House in Casco Bay was almost always a leading community figure, or a well-connected political personage.
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Historic Clothing Collection - Eighteenth Century - Page 1 of 3
"The gown features a sack back with pleats falling from the shoulders into a train, a style still worn for dress occasions as late as 1770-1785."
