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Benjamin Shepard Judkins' felted wool cape, Palmyra, ca. 1835

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

"… and what they tell us, among the most valued objects in a collection. At MHS that is certainly the case with, for example, a tattered wool country…"

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Madam de St. Felix ball dress, ca. 1820

Historic Clothing Collection - Site Overview

"The aim was to let the objects tell the history, to be concise, but avoid its becoming a list. In the narrative section over 220 garments and…"