Maine Memory Network

Bright pink petticoat, ca. 1780

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1780 Media: cotton, wool, linen

Lucia Wadsworth's "assembly dress," Portland, ca. 1799

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1799 Location: Portland Media: cotton, linen

Late century cape, ca. 1895

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1895 Media: silk, jet, cotton

Harriet Coffin Thom's sheer overdress, ca. 1815

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1815 Location: Gloucester; Londonderry Media: silk, silver

Broad axe, Alna, ca. 1800

Contributed by: Davistown Museum Date: circa 1800 Location: Alna Media: Forged Iron

Rabbet plane, ca. 1789

Contributed by: Davistown Museum Date: circa 1789 Location: Winthrop Media: Beech wood

Olive Gray's childhood dress, North Yarmouth, ca. 1785

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1785 Location: North Yarmouth Media: Cotton

Painting of 18th and 19th century fashion dolls, 1919

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1820 Media: Watercolor on paper

Century of Progress Parade, Naples, 1934

Contributed by: Naples Historical Society Date: 1934-08-11 Location: Naples Media: Photographic print

Carrie Cushman Wood's trousseau bodice, Portland, ca. 1868

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1868 Location: Portland Media: silk, cotton

18th century pocket watch and case, ca. 1763

Contributed by: Old York Historical Society Date: circa 1763 Location: York Media: Gold, silver, brass, enamel, silk, paper

Judge Max Pinansky and Family, ca. 1937

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1937 Location: Alfred; Portland Media: Photographic print

Mannequins exhibited in 1840's dresses from “Godey's Ladies: An Exhibition of 19th-Century Dresses,” Kennebunk, 1986

Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: circa 1840 Media: Cotton

Gold printed satin dress, Portland, ca. 1907

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1907 Location: Portland Media: silk, cotton

A. Rosenthal velvet coat from Berlin, Germany, ca. 1895

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1895 Location: Berlin Media: silk, sateen, velvet, feather

Mary Scrimgeour's black suit dress with aquamarine lining, Lewiston, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Lewiston Media: silk, cotton, metal

Annie Merrill's plum-colored ensemble, Gardiner, ca. 1903

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1903 Location: Gardiner Media: sateen, cotton, lace, metal

Adela Adams' silk faille ensamble, Portland, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Portland Media: silk, cotton

Samuel Freeman's waistcoat, Portland, ca. 1786

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1786 Location: Portland Media: Silk, linen, metallic thread

Climbing Newport (Champlain) Mountain, 1886

Contributed by: Abbe Museum Date: 1886 Location: Mount Desert Media: Printed material

Rebecca Usher on trip to begin nursing work, 1862

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862 Location: Chester Media: Ink on paper

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Green wool dress with red satin and black braid details, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Media: wool, cotton, silk, metal

Nineteenth century valentine, ca. 1880

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Media: Paper

Benjamin K. Rogers, 1870

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1870 Location: Jaffa; Jonesport Media: Photographic print