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Historical Items
These results include photographs, documents, letters, paintings, artifacts, and many other kinds of Maine related items from collections around the state and elsewhere.
Item 111433
Drop waist cocktail dress, Portland, ca. 1925
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1925
Location: Portland
Media: silk, rayon, glass beads
This record contains 12 images.
Item 105494
Plaid silk day dress, ca. 1850
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1850
Media: Silk, cotton, brass, glass
This record contains 11 images.
Item 105475
Geoffrey Beene evening dress, Scarborough, ca. 1975
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1975
Location: Scarborough
Media: wool, acetate, nylon, plastic, metal
This record contains 10 images.
Item 105488
White cotton dress with gigot sleeves, Portland, ca. 1828
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1828
Location: Portland
Media: Cotton
This record contains 10 images.
Item 105686
Beaded blue chiffon party dress, ca. 1925
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1925
Media: silk, glass beads
This record contains 6 images.
Item 105676
Whitework summer dress, ca. 1917
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1917
Media: cotton
This record contains 12 images.
Item 105678
White batiste cotton dress, Brownville, ca. 1905
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1905
Location: Brownville
Media: cotton
This record contains 16 images.
Item 105662
Ella May Clark's three-piece dress, Yarmouth, ca. 1901
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1901
Location: Yarmouth; New Gloucester
Media: wool, velvet, cotton, shell
This record contains 9 images.
Item 105364
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1830
Media: cotton, silk
This record contains 7 images.
Item 105495
Detachable sleeve crinoline dress, ca. 1855
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1855
Media: silk, cotton, baleen, wool
This record contains 11 images.
Item 111511
Floral maxi-dress, Kennebunk, ca. 1972
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1972
Media: cotton, plastic
This record contains 11 images.
Item 105688
Lavender chiffon and velveteen dress, ca. 1925
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1925
Media: silk, cotton
This record contains 7 images.
Item 105663
Pigeon bodice day dress, Lewiston, ca. 1895
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1895
Location: Lewiston
Media: silk, cotton, metal
This record contains 12 images.
Item 102231
Esther McDonald's Edwardian-era evening dress, Portland, ca. 1910
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1910
Location: Portland
Media: Satin, lace
This record contains 12 images.
Item 105672
Two-piece dress and blouse, Cherryfield, ca. 1912
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1912
Location: Cherryfield
Media: wool, rayon, cotton, glass
This record contains 11 images.
Item 105817
Altered mourning dress, Standish, ca. 1865
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1865
Location: Standish
Media: silk, cotton, linen
This record contains 10 images.
Item 105681
Grosgrain silk day dress, ca. 1922
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1922
Media: silk, velvet, cotton
This record contains 14 images.
Item 105687
Hattie B. Morrison's chiffon dress, Belmont, NH, ca. 1926
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1926
Location: Belmont
Media: silk, beads
This record contains 10 images.
Item 105305
Annie Corbett's beaded fancy occasion dress, Portland, ca. 1880
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1880
Location: Machiasport; Portland
Media: silk, cotton, glass, metal
This record contains 15 images.
Item 105309
Phebe Cole Townsend's 'electric' blue dress, Alexander, ca. 1863
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1863
Location: Alexander
Media: silk taffeta
This record contains 10 images.
Item 105517
Emma W. Farrington's wedding dress, Holden, ca. 1861
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1861
Location: Holden
Media: silk, baleen,cotton
This record contains 10 images.
Item 105740
Coordinating dress, belt, and scarf ensemble, Portland, ca. 1970
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1970
Location: Portland; Cape Elizabeth
Media: nylon, polyester, metal
This record contains 11 images.
Item 105682
Anne Wilson's Art Deco design dress, Sommerville, MA, ca. 1925
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1925
Location: Somerville
Media: rayon, rhinestones
This record contains 11 images.
Item 105500
Full crinoline dress with fringe, ca. 1859
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1859
Media: silk, cotton
This record contains 8 images.