Overview

Students and enthusiasts of period costume as well as needleworkers interested in re-creating authentic costumes of America's post-Revolutionary era will welcome this comprehensive, scholarly treatment. It not only discusses and describes the clothing worn in rural America (primarily in New England) between 1783 and 1800, it is one of the few books to include scaled drawings of patterns and full instructions for making most of the garments.The attire includes the clothing both of settlers and of the Abenaki Indians of New England. The Abenaki traditionally wore clothing made of soft tanned deerskin or moosehide, sometimes decorated with dyes or with complex embroidery of dyed porcupine quills and moose hair. By the late eighteenth century, however, the Abenaki had adopted certain of the settlers' garments, such as the men's shirt and the women's shift. Similarly, the settlers had begun to wear moccasins, leggings, and other Indian garments when it made sense in their daily lives.The heart of this book is devoted to full descriptions and scaled patterns for specific garments. For women: shift, petticoat and skirt, gowns, neckerchief, apron, headgear, and more. Men's clothes include shirt, cravat and stock, breeches and breechcloth, waistcoat, coat, frock, and headgear. Also covered are men's and women's stockings, leggings, shoes, and moccasins. While the majority of the clothing was worn in rural areas, small-town clothing is described as well.Cultural and costume historians, or anyone interested in the clothing styles of the late eighteenth century in rural America, will find a rich store of information and practical instruction in this book. It belongs in the library of any lover of antique clothing or needleworker wishing to duplicate the everyday dress of our forebears.

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Author:   Meriteth Wright ,  Nancy E. Rexford
Publisher:   Dover Publications Inc.
Imprint:   Dover Publications Inc.
Dimensions:   Width: 21.20cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 28.40cm
Weight:   0.376kg
ISBN:  

9780486273204

ISBN 10:   0486273202
Pages:   128
Publication Date:   28 March 2003
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   No Longer Our Product
Availability:   Awaiting stock  
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Table of Contents

Part 1 - What People Wore Setting the Stage How do we know what people wore? Terminology and references Using this book for making reproductions of clothing Fashionable Clothing in the Established Towns Clothing in the New Settlements Clothing of the Western Abenaki A Word About Children's Clothing Part 2 - The Individual Garments Women's Clothing The Shift The Stays The Pockets The Petticoat and the Skirt The Gown The Open and the Round Gown The Shortgown The Muslin Chemise Gown The Neckerchief The Apron Hair and Headgear Men's Clothing The Shirt The Cravat and Stock ""Breeches, Trousers, and the Breechcloth"" The Waistcoat The Coat The Man's Frock Hair and Headgear Men's and Women's Stockings and Leggings Men's and Women's Shoes and Moccasins Part 3 - Fabrics and Hand Sewing Techniques ""What Materials Were Used, and Choosing Materials for Making Reproductions"" The Basics of Hand Sewing Part 4 - Resources Full-Size patterns ""Mail-Order Fabric, Thread, Leather, and Stockings"" Instructions and Information Part 5 - Bibliographies Books and Periodicals - Primary Sources Books and Periodicals - Secondary Sources ""Paintings, Drawings, and Prints"" Costume Pieces in Museum Collections

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