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Sarah S. Wilson's beaded silk two-piece ensemble, Waterford, ca. 1888

Historic Clothing Collection - 1870-1890 - Page 4 of 4

"In the late 1880s, the bustle simplified in shape and disappeared by 1890. As fashions moved towards the next century, skirts lost the over layers…"

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Hannah P. Adams' embroidered dress, Belfast, ca. 1875

Historic Clothing Collection - 1870-1890 - Page 3 of 4

"… Society Between the mid-1870s and early 1880s, the bulky overskirt 'polonaise' styling gave way to the unusually slim silhouette called cuirasse…"

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

Historic Clothing Collection - 1890-1900 - Page 1 of 3

"… industry became firmly established during the 1880s. By the 1890s a profusion of colored, affordable (but not cheap), American manufactured silk…"

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Haskell Silk Mill, Westbrook, ca. 1874

Historic Clothing Collection - 1870-1890 - Page 1 of 4

"… which became well established in the 1880s. Many twist mills now switched to weaving broad silks, as did the Haskell Silk Company in 1883…"

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Silk dress with lace and tassel details, Bangor, ca. 1920

Historic Clothing Collection - 1920-1930 - Page 1 of 3

"Initially discovered in the late 1880s, rayon is the product of a chemical process that converts cellulosic (plant) material into long filaments."