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Clothing through American history : the British colonial era / Kathleen A. Staples and Madelyn Shaw.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Staples, Kathleen A.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Clothing and dress--United States--History.
- Clothing and dress.
- Clothing and dress--Social aspects--United States--History.
- Clothing and dress--Social aspects.
- History.
- United States--Social life and customs--To 1775.
- United States.
- Manners and customs.
- United States--Social conditions--To 1865.
- Social conditions.
- Physical Description:
- xxvii, 444 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Barbara, California : Greenwood, [2013]
- Summary:
- Clothing through American History: The British Colonial Era presents, in six chapters, a description of all aspects of dress in British colonial America, including the social and historical background of British America, and covering men's, women's, and children's garments. The book shows how dress reflected and evolved with life in British colonial America as primitive settlements gave way to the growth of towns, cities, and manufacturing of the pre-Industrial Revolution. Readers will discover that just as in the present day, what people wore in colonial times represented an immediate, visual form of communication that often conveyed information about the real or intended social, economic, legal, ethnic, and religious status of the wearer. The authors have gleaned invaluable information from a wide breadth of primary source materials for all of the colonies: court documents and colonial legislation; diaries, personal journals, and business ledgers; wills and probate inventories; newspaper advertisements; paintings, prints, and drawings; and surviving authentic clothing worn in the colonies. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- 1 Settling British Colonial America 1
- The People 1
- The Individual and the Family 17
- Health and Hygiene 21
- The Economy 26
- References 30
- 2 Society, Culture, and Dress 33
- Clothing as Fashion 35
- Clothing as Communication 41
- Clothing and Ornamentation as Mediating Agents 51
- Clothing for Social Rituals 57
- Clothing and Fabrics as Currency 66
- Access to Clothing 69
- References 73
- 3 Clothing and Textile Technologies and Trades, 1607-1785 79
- Clothing Technology 79
- Problems in Terminology 106
- Bespoke and Ready-Made Clothing 110
- Imported Fabrics 133
- Colonial Production of Textiles: Homespun 142
- Fabric Quantities for Clothing 167
- Colonial Clothing Trades and Crafts 169
- References 210
- 4 Women's Fashion 221
- 1608-1714 222
- The Evolution of Cut, Construction, and Silhouette, 1608-1714 222
- Clothing for the Enslaved, 1620-1714 248
- Clothing of American Indians, 1607-1714 249
- Clothing in Portraiture, 1616-1714 251
- Composition of a Wardrobe, 1608-1714 253
- 1715-1785 257
- The Evolution of Cut, Construction, and Silhouette, 1715-1785 257
- Clothing in Portraiture, 1715-1785 281
- Clothing for the Enslaved, 1715-1785 283
- Clothing of American Indians, 1715-1785 284
- Composition of a Wardrobe, 1715-1785 285
- References 289
- 5 Men's Clothing 295
- 1607-1714 296
- The Evolution of Cut, Construction, and Silhouette, 1607-1714 296
- Clothing for the Enslaved, 1620-1714 318
- Clothing of American Indians, 1607-1714 318
- Composition of a Wardrobe, 1607-1714 322
- 1715-1785 327
- The Evolution of Cut, Construction, and Silhouette, 1715-1785 327
- Clothing in Portraiture, 1751-1785 352
- Clothing for the Enslaved, 1715-1785 354
- Clothing of American Indians, 1715-1785 358
- Composition of a Wardrobe, 1715-1785 361
- References 366
- 6 Children's Fashions 371
- Concepts of Childhood in Colonial America 372
- Infants: Birth to Three Months 378
- Infants and Toddlers: Three Months to Three Years 381
- Girls: Three to Eleven Years, 17th Century 388
- Boys: Three to Eleven Years, 17th Century 390
- Girls: Three to Eleven Years, 18th Century 391
- Boys: Three to Eleven Years, 18th Century 392
- Children over Twelve 396
- Enslaved, Apprenticed, and Indentured Children 398
- American Indian Children 401
- Composition of a Wardrobe 402
- Availability of Children's Ready-Made Clothing 404
- References 406.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780313335938
- 0313335931
- OCLC:
- 422756858
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