Product Description

Antique clothing worn by men, women, and children in the eighteenth century offers a revealing glimpse into the lives of colonial Virginians. Accessories such as aprons, gloves, hats, handkerchiefs, fans, shoes, stockings, and undergarments are also illustrated. 79 pp.; 48 color photographs; 64 black-and-white photographs

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #391085 in Books
• Published on: 1986-09-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 79 pages

Customer Reviews

what they wore at Williamsburg
This is a carefully researched, beautifully photographed monograph on everyday clothing and high style fashions worn by early Americans during this important century in our history. A valuable resource for costume designers, writers, re-enactors, and historians, it also provides documentation and suggestions for further study.

A Nice Companion Piece
I bought this with Costume Close-up by Baumgarten, and while it has pretty pictures and some interesting information, the brochure (and it really is just a bigger, prettier, brochure for the Williamsburg collection) just isn't as thick and full of the structural goodness that I appreciate in my costume literature. Worth getting, of course, but not one of those books I will end up relying on again, and again, like others I could mention (but will refrain from doing so in the interests of brevity).