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Historic Clothing Collection - Northern Threads: Two centuries of dress at Maine Historical Society - Page 2 of 3

"Northern Threads: Two centuries of dress at Maine Historical Society Why collect historic clothing? Clothing or dress study is a new discipline."

Historic Clothing Collection - Northern Threads: Two centuries of dress at Maine Historical Society - Page 3 of 3

"Northern Threads: Two centuries of dress at Maine Historical Society Northern Threads Part I: ca. 1780-1889 Northern Threads was a two-part…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Northern Threads: Two centuries of dress at Maine Historical Society - Page 1 of 3

"Northern Threads: Two centuries of dress at Maine Historical Society X Celebrating Maine Historical Society’s 200th anniversary (2022)…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Early Twentieth Century

"1900Maine Historical Society Fashion moves forward into the new century with Mary Scrimgeour’s elegant black suit dress with its aquamarine silk…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Early Nineteenth Century

"1830Maine Historical Society Some fashion changes are distinct and occur quickly, while others are subtle and transition more slowly. From the end…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Mid Twentieth Century

"Factions formed, iconic styles took hold, and silhouettes continuously changed throughout the mid twentieth century."

Historic Clothing Collection - Eighteenth Century - Page 3 of 3

"Eighteenth Century During this period male dress also underwent change. A combination of the eighteenth century English taste for clothes suited to…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Eighteenth Century - Page 1 of 3

"The dress' provenance is complicated by its backstory. The dress is said to have been created (updated) for an 1825 ball in Portland, in honor of…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Eighteenth Century - Page 2 of 3

"… social change, and enlightenment ideas, modes of dress changed during the late eighteenth century. By 1800 women's formal, stiff wide skirted…"

Historic Clothing Collection - The Maine Historical Society Historic Dress Collection - Page 2 of 2

"Buck, when surviving specimens of dress are studied in the same way as other material evidence of civilization, clothing takes its place as part of…"

Historic Clothing Collection - The Maine Historical Society Historic Dress Collection - Page 1 of 2

"As of 2020, the MHS collection consists of approximately 3,000 pieces. With few exceptions, the garments and accessories are associated with people…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Wrappers, Teagowns & At Home Dresses

"Wrappers, Teagowns & At Home Dresses View the Wrappers, Tea Gowns & At Home Dresses Slide Show Wrapper is the traditional term used for the…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Organdy summer dress, ca. 1863 - Page 1 of 4

"It has drop shoulders, and full "bishop" sleeves, defined here as a sleeve gathered at the bottom with a button enclosure."

Historic Clothing Collection - Gauze evening dress with silk sash, ca. 1865 - Page 1 of 4

"The gauze or cotton organdy dress is constructed of four pieces - bodice, overskirt, petticoat and sash."

Historic Clothing Collection - Mid to Late Nineteenth Century

"Of the many new colors developed only a small number proved stable (lasting, not fading) and useful for industrial purposes."

Historic Clothing Collection - White cotton dress with gigot sleeves, Portland, ca. 1828 - Page 1 of 2

"This dress includes an earlier example of the enlarged sleeve style, known as a Gigot or "leg of mutton" sleeve."

Historic Clothing Collection - Arcy Cary Bradford's gigot sleeve wedding dress, ca. 1829 - Page 1 of 2

"The beige silk dress features the fashionable gigot sleeve, which are lined with a glazed brown linen. There is a frill net at the cuff."

Historic Clothing Collection - Lace and fringe trimmed walking dress, ca. 1865 - Page 1 of 4

"Lace and fringe trimmed walking dress, ca. 1865 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description After the Civil War…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Twentieth-Century Community Life

"… which reached its peak in the early part of the century, created an enlarged social environment for women and for men."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1850-1870 - Page 1 of 4

"For many women, a silk dress was an investment, a best dress for Sunday, or for special occasions. Looked after, often stored away as they moved past…"

Early Maine Photography - Art

"This uncropped photograph (at right) reveals a portrait placed before the camera on a cane seated chair."

Early Maine Photography - Family Groups

"A well-dressed family sat for Charles L. Marston of Bangor between 1856 and 1859. Marston skillfully posed the seven sitters - a father, mother…"

Early Maine Photography - Occupational

"The lady’s plain dress and her old rocking chair indicate a rural origin for this tintype. Tintype of woman knitting, ca."