ISBN:
9780313335938
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (482 pages)
,
illustrations
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Parallel Title:
Print version Clothing through American history : the British colonial era
DDC:
391.00973
Keywords:
Clothing and dress History
;
Clothing and dress Social aspects
;
History
;
Clothing and dress -- United States -- History
;
Clothing and dress -- Social aspects -- United States -- History
;
United States -- Social life and customs -- To 1775
;
United States -- Social conditions -- To 1865
;
Electronic books
;
United States Social conditions To 1865
;
United States Social life and customs To 1775
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
This study of clothing during British colonial America examines items worn by the well-to-do as well as the working poor, the enslaved, and Native Americans, reconstructing their wardrobes across social, economic, racial, and geographic boundaries
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Chronology, 1585-1785; 1. Settling British Colonial America; The People; The Individual and the Family; Health and Hygiene; The Economy; References; 2. Society, Culture, and Dress; Clothing as Fashion; Clothing as Communication; Clothing and Ornamentation as Mediating Agents; Clothing for Social Rituals; Clothing and Fabrics as Currency; Access to Clothing; References; 3. Clothing and Textile Technologies and Trades, 1607-1785; Clothing Technology; Problems in Terminology; Bespoke and Ready-Made Clothing; Imported Fabrics
Description / Table of Contents:
Colonial Production of Textiles: HomespunFabric Quantities for Clothing; Colonial Clothing Trades and Crafts; References; 4. Women's Fashion; 1608-1714; The Evolution of Cut, Construction, and Silhouette, 1608-1714; Clothing for the Enslaved, 1620-1714; Clothing of American Indians, 1607-1714; Clothing in Portraiture, 1616-1714; Composition of a Wardrobe, 1608-1714; 1715-1785; The Evolution of Cut, Construction, and Silhouette, 1715-1785; Clothing in Portraiture, 1715-1785; Clothing for the Enslaved, 1715-1785; Clothing of American Indians, 1715-1785; Composition of a Wardrobe, 1715-1785
Description / Table of Contents:
References5. Men's Clothing; 1607-1714; The Evolution of Cut, Construction, and Silhouette, 1607-1714; Clothing for the Enslaved, 1620-1714; Clothing of American Indians, 1607-1714; Composition of a Wardrobe, 1607-1714; 1715-1785; The Evolution of Cut, Construction, and Silhouette, 1715-1785; Clothing in Portraiture, 1751-1785; Clothing for the Enslaved, 1715-1785; Clothing of American Indians, 1715-1785; Composition of a Wardrobe, 1715-1785; References; 6. Children's Fashions; Concepts of Childhood in Colonial America; Infants: Birth to Three Months
Description / Table of Contents:
Infants and Toddlers: Three Months to Three YearsGirls: Three to Eleven Years, 17th Century; Boys: Three to Eleven Years, 17th Century; Girls: Three to Eleven Years, 18th Century; Boys: Three to Eleven Years, 18th Century; Children over Twelve; Enslaved, Apprenticed, and Indentured Children; American Indian Children; Composition of a Wardrobe; Availability of Children's Ready-Made Clothing; References; Glossary: The Colonial Period; Resource Guide: The Colonial Period; Print Resources; Museums; Index; About the Authors
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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