The archaeology of clothing and bodily adornment in colonial America / Diana DiPaolo Loren ; foreword by Michael S. Nassaney.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Loren, Diana DiPaolo.

Contributor:

Nassaney, Michael S.

Series:

American experience in archaeological perspective.

The American experience in archaeological perspective

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Clothing and dress--United States--History--17th century.

Dress accessories--United States--History--17th century.

Clothing and dress--United States--History--18th century.

Dress accessories--United States--History--18th century.

Excavations (Archaeology)--United States.

United States--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.

United States--Social life and customs--To 1775.

United States--Antiquities.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (121 pages) : ill., map.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Gainesville : University Press of Florida, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Diana DiPaolo Loren investigates some ways in which colonial peoples chose to express their bodies and identities through clothing and adornment

Contents:

Cvr; Table of Contents vii; List of Figures ix; Foreword xi; A Short Preface and Some Acknowledgements xv; 1 Clothing and Adornment in Colonial North America 1; 2 Discerning Artifacts of Clothing and Adornment 14; 3 Enclosing the Body 35; 4 Attaching Adornments 55; 5 Clothed in the Colonial World 73; 6 Conclusions and a Backward Glance 89; References Cited 97; Index 119

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8130-4034-5

OCLC:

763157808