Keywords: 1840s fashion
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Historical Items
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Item 110368
Teenage Pamelia Emery's silk dress, Portland, ca. 1847
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1847
Location: Portland
Media: silk, cotton
This record contains 7 images.
Item 105398
Victoria Mansion gold silk dress, Portland, ca. 1840
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1840
Location: Portland
Media: silk, cotton, brass
This record contains 6 images.
Item 105397
Figured silk evening dress, ca. 1845
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1845
Media: Silk, cotton
This record contains 9 images.
Item 105390
Gigot (leg-of-mutton) sleeve dress, Eastport, ca. 1837
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1837
Location: Eastport
Media: cotton, metal
This record contains 10 images.
Item 105762
Iridescent shot silk bodice, ca. 1848
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1848
Media: silk, cotton
This record contains 7 images.
Item 105399
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1848
Location: Portland; Cape Elizabeth
Media: silk, linen, cotton, baleen
This record contains 6 images.
Item 105763
Shot silk dress made from 1840s silk, ca. 1920
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1920
Media: silk, cotton
This record contains 6 images.
Item 105973
Bodice made from reused 1840s silk, ca. 1880
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1880 Media: silk, cotton, metal
Item 105761
Brocade silk dress with pleated puffed sleeves, Windham, ca. 1840
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1840
Location: Windham
Media: silk, cotton, metal
This record contains 11 images.
Item 110540
Martha Fifield's woven cotton bonnet, Newry, ca. 1842
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1842
Location: Newry; Riley Plantation
Media: cotton, silk
This record contains 3 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 105816
Bradbury family mourning dress, Standish, ca. 1845
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1845
Location: Standish
Media: silk, linen, cotton
This record contains 9 images.
Item 105364
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1830
Media: cotton, silk
This record contains 7 images.
Item 105506
Grapevine embroided cape, Portland, ca. 1840
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1840
Location: Portland
Media: wool, silk
This record contains 5 images.
Item 105388
Demi-gigot sleeve dress, Portland, ca. 1832
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1832
Location: Portland
Media: silk, cotton, metal
This record contains 8 images.
Item 105648
Nellie Ryan Abbott's fancy weave dress, Presque Isle, ca. 1898
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1898
Location: Presque Isle
Media: silk, cotton, wool, glass
This record contains 10 images.
Item 105764
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1845
Media: silk, linen, metal
This record contains 8 images.
Item 102411
Noonday meal, New Portland, ca. 1898
Contributed by: Stanley Museum on deposit at Maine Historical Society Date: 1898 Location: Kingfield Media: Lantern slide
