Skirts, Stays, and Skeleton Suits: Clothing Children in New England

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When did children wear corsets? When did boys stop wearing skirts and girls begin wearing pants? Learn about the surprising ways we clothed our children from the eighteenth to the early twentieth centuries at this illustrated lecture by Associate Curator Laura Johnson using images of many interesting and rare items from Historic New England's collection of children's clothing and portraits.

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$10. Registration is required. Please call 207-384-2454 for more information.

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Sarah Orne Jewett House
5 Portland Street
South Berwick, ME 03908

Directions/Transportation/Parking

Directions detail: From south, I-95 to Maine Exit 3; from north, after the York tolls, take Exit 2. Follow Route 236 north 10 miles to South Berwick. At intersection with Route 4, turn right. House is in center of town, where Routes 236 and 4 divide.

Parking: Ample street parking on Portland and Main Streets. Municipal lot on Portland Street within short walking distance of the house.

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Historic New England

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http://www.historicnewengland.org/