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OverviewThis 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. 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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Kathleen A. Staples , Madelyn C. ShawPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Imprint: Greenwood Press Dimensions: Width: 17.80cm , Height: 3.60cm , Length: 25.40cm Weight: 1.162kg ISBN: 9780313335938ISBN 10: 0313335931 Pages: 480 Publication Date: 25 June 2013 Recommended Age: From 7 to 17 years Audience: College/higher education , Primary & secondary/elementary & high school , Tertiary & Higher Education , Educational: Primary & Secondary Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsPreface 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 Colonial Production of Textiles: Homespun Fabric 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 References 5. 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 Infants and Toddlers: Three Months to Three Years Girls: 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 IndexReviewsThe authors, both textile historians and curators, offer an extensively researched and comprehensive guide to a multifaceted period of American history that will serve as a good reference resource for libraries of all types. - Choice Although it's written for an academic audience, the readability of the information makes this a good source for high school students as well. . . . Recommended for most public and academic libraries. - Booklist Uses for this volume are numerous. Students or historians researching the era would obviously be interested, as would those seeking information for a theatrical production or even a reenactment event. The volume would also be useful as a tool to introduce children not only to the clothing itself but to the many individuals and trades necessary to produce and supply it. - ARBA Uses for this volume are numerous. Students or historians researching the era would obviously be interested, as would those seeking information for a theatrical production or even a reenactment event. The volume would also be useful as a tool to introduce children not only to the clothing itself but to the many individuals and trades necessary to produce and supply it. - ARBA Although it's written for an academic audience, the readability of the information makes this a good source for high school students as well... Recommended for most public and academic libraries. - Booklist The authors, both textile historians and curators, offer an extensively researched and comprehensive guide to a multifaceted period of American history that will serve as a good reference resource for libraries of all types. - Choice Although it's written for an academic audience, the readability of the information makes this a good source for high school students as well. . . . Recommended for most public and academic libraries. - Booklist Author InformationKathleen A. Staples is a textile historian and curator specializing in the cultural and technical histories of fabrics and embroidery in early-modern England and colonial America. She has served as curator or historical advisor for exhibitions at museums such as The Charleston Museum. Madelyn Shaw is an independent curator and historian specializing in the exploration of American history and culture through textiles and dress. She had held curatorial and administative positions at museums such as Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) Museum. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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