Keywords: Silk
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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 31532
Journal of the American Silk Society, Baltimore, 1840
Courtesy of Jacqueline Field, an individual partner Date: 1840 Media: Ink on paper
Item 102211
Margaret A. McGuire's wedding dress, Portland, 1909
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: 1909
Location: Portland
Media: silk
This record contains 7 images.
Item 102214
Marguerite Waterman Cobb's dress, Portland, ca. 1923
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1923
Location: Portland
Media: Silk
This record contains 9 images.
Item 100305
Russian silk shawl, Kupavno, Russia, 1804
Contributed by: Tate House Museum Date: 1804 Location: Kupavno; Portland Media: Silk
Item 30964
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1840 Location: Windham Media: Silk, cloth
Item 105481
Empire waist silk dress, Portland, ca. 1810
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1810
Location: Portland
Media: silk
This record contains 5 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 105503
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1865
Media: silk, cotton
This record contains 7 images.
Item 6679
Haskell silk wedding dress, Westbrook, ca. 1912
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1912
Location: Westbrook
Media: Silk
This record contains 19 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 18826
Raw silk, Haskell Silk Mill, Westbrook, 1907
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1907 Location: Westbrook Media: Ink on paper
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 135810
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1880
Location: Portland
Media: Silk
This record contains 2 images.
Item 135809
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1825
Location: Portland
Media: Silk,
This record contains 3 images.
Item 135813
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1870
Location: Portland
Media: Silk
This record contains 2 images.
Item 18828
Haskell Silk Company advertisement, 1897
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1897 Location: Westbrook Media: Ink on paper
Item 135812
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1870
Location: Portland
Media: Silk
This record contains 3 images.
Item 18824
Warping silk, Haskell Silk Company, 1907
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1907 Location: Westbrook Media: Ink on paper
Item 31533
American Silk Grower magazine, 1839
Courtesy of Jacqueline Field, an individual partner Date: 1839 Media: Ink on paper
Item 105973
Bodice made from reused 1840s silk, ca. 1880
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1880 Media: silk, cotton, metal
Item 34344
Haskell Silk Mill, Westbrook, 1889
Contributed by: Walker Memorial Library Date: circa 1889 Location: Westbrook Media: Photographic print
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 18730
Haskell Silk Company puzzle, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Westbrook Media: Wood
Item 33688
Luther Cary petition for bounty on mulberry trees and silk manufacturing, Turner, 1841
Contributed by: Maine State Archives Date: 1841 Location: Turner Media: Silk, ink on paper
