Keywords: 1890s outerwear
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Historic Clothing Collection - Outerwear 1870 to 1900
"Outerwear 1870 to 1900 Day jacket, ca. 1880Maine Historical Society Dolman sleeved mantles suitable to wear with large skirts or bustles…"
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Historic Clothing Collection - Early Twentieth Century
"… small, but outstanding, group of late-1890s to early 1900s fashionable garments segue this overview into the twentieth century."
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Historic Clothing Collection - 1890-1900 - Page 2 of 3
"Perhaps the most extreme mid-1890s sleeves are found among the collection’s wedding dresses, one of which is a long trained crisp woven stripe silk…"
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Historic Clothing Collection - 1890-1900 - Page 1 of 3
"1900Maine Historical Society The 1890s are defined by plain skirts, the rapid rise and fall of the sleeve, and the increased availability of silk."
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Historic Clothing Collection - 1870-1890 - Page 4 of 4
"… and trained wedding dresses from the 1880s and 1890s are tributes to remarkable dressmaking skills."
