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

"The dress also includes two large jet beaded medallions, holding a satin swag that is draped over the skirt's front."

Historic Clothing Collection - Eighteenth Century - Page 3 of 3

"This supplanted heretofore dominant French male silk and velvet fashions, suitable only for languid court life."

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

"Wilson's red long sleeved early rayon dress featuring pieced art deco design construction; a velvet black with cream polka dots double breasted long…"

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

"… in the MHS collection is a lace trimmed pink, silk crepe-like rayon night dress associated with Mrs. Marguerite Waterman Cobb."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1800-1830 - Page 2 of 2

"… dress-maker made woven striped pink (now faded) silk dress with a spencer-like (jacket) bodice, an apron front skirt, and sets of flaring double…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1920-1930 - Page 2 of 3

"For the same reason - room to move - but in this case to work, the straight skirt on a plain khaki cotton household maid’s dress features side seam…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1830-1850 - Page 1 of 3

"… family, a wadded mulberry colored plain taffeta silk coat-dress with very full gigot sleeves presents a good example of day fashions straddling the…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Eighteenth Century - Page 1 of 3

"… made of imported, probably English, woven floral silks. Such textiles were the product of highly skilled, intensive hand labor, and an extreme…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1800-1830 - Page 1 of 2

"Empire waist silk dress, Portland, ca. 1810Maine Historical Society Over the next years, stylistic and decorative details began to encroach on the…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Fabric Adaptive Reuse

"… Adaptive Reuse Slide Show In the past, when silk textiles were so expensive and new dresses required many yards of fabric, women were familiar…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1930-1940 - Page 1 of 4

"The simple dress features a front closure with four large flat pearl buttons, waist level buckled belt, and a straight skirt with a single neat pleat…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Outerwear 1800-1830

"… green wadded cloak, pink silk lined with pink silk frills trimming the hood; and a slim full length beautifully quilted grayish figured silk coat…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1850-1870 - Page 3 of 4

"… is a boat necked short sleeved teal and pink silk plaid with a set of detachable long sleeves, fringed neck trimming, flat skirt pleating at front…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Eighteenth Century - Page 2 of 3

"Progress away from heavy full skirted formal silks to simpler styled cottons is traced in numerous late-eighteenth to early-nineteenth century…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1900-1910 - Page 1 of 3

"… with a neat waist-level faux jacket, cream silk front insert, brown velvet standing collar, cuffs, and belt."

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

"… development of, appropriate, comfortable work and sporting attire. By 1900 Sears catalogue offered smart sensible suits with silk lined jackets."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1960-1970 - Page 2 of 3

"1965Maine Historical Society A group of short dresses in the collection, but not truly "mini" dresses, are straight or shapeless with loose, and…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1870-1890 - Page 2 of 4

"Trimmed walking dress, ca. 1865Maine Historical Society Basque example, ca. 1865 X Short basque dress, ca."

Historic Clothing Collection - Outerwear 1830-1860

"… garments such as a black and brown watered silk tassel trimmed cape with a similarly trimmed shoulder cape; a wide dark brown wadded coat, with an…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Outerwear 1870 to 1900

"… coat, made in Berlin, Germany with heavy corded silk, leg-of-mutton sleeves, and dense passementerie embellishment is a dramatic example of later…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1960-1970 - Page 3 of 3

"Bridesmaid dress, ca. 1969Maine Historical Society Nylon chiffon bridesmaid dress, ca. 1968Maine Historical Society"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1940-1950 - Page 2 of 3

"Norman Norell evening dress, ca. 1940Maine Historical Society The second example features a V neck, cream satin dolman sleeve bodice, attached to a…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1910-1920 - Page 2 of 2

"Most outstanding is a ca. 1905 long, body-fitting dress with white crescent embroidery, a three-quarter double skirt from the hips, and long…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Fashions Far & Away

"… a tunic and pant made from Guangdong (Canton) mud silk, a regional textile specialty, until recently unrecognized or collected by museums."