Name/Title
What Clothes Reveal: The Language of Clothing in Colonial and Federal AmericaEntry/Object ID
2012.004.06Description
Features 18th- and early 19th-century garments from the collection of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, not only elegant, high-style clothing in colonial America but also garments for every day and work, the clothing of slaves, and maternity and nursing apparel. Analyzes what Americans in the 18th century considered fashionable and attractive and how they used clothing to assert status or to identify occupations, and examines the myths and meanings of clothing in British and American society, clothing for the entire life cycle, and a history of clothing alteration.
xii, 265 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 32 cm. (softcover)Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation LibraryAcquisition
Accession
2012.004.Source or Donor
New Library Books Purchased (2012)Acquisition Method
PurchasedCredit Line
Restricted Book/Archives Acquisition Fund PurchaseLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
BookNomenclature Sub-Class
Other DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
Clothing and dress--Social aspects--United States--History, United States--Social life and customs--To 1775, United States--Social conditions--To 1865Book Details
Author
Baumgarten, LindaSeries
Williamsburg Decorative Arts SeriesPublisher
Colonial Williamsburg FoundationDate Published
2011Call No.
GT607 .B38 2011ISBN
9780300181074LCCN
2002007297Location
Category
PermanentDate
February 7, 2023Moved By
Brandy S. CulpDate
April 25, 2013Date
August 16, 2012Notes
Notes: DavidDate
August 16, 2012Notes
Notes: BridgetLocation
Shelf
Hall Bookshelf-Oversize, Hall Bookshelf-OversizeBuilding
NRH Research RoomCategory
PermanentGeneral Notes
Note
Notes: By Linda Baumgarten.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 252-257) and index.
Published by Colonial Williamsburg Foundation in association with Yale University Press.
First published 2002; first published in paperback 2011.Created By
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August 7, 2012Updated By
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April 5, 2023