Name/Title
Cloth and costume, 1750-1800 : Cumberland County, PennsylvaniaEntry/Object ID
NK8812.H47Description
This book tells the story of how the people who settled Cumberland County, Pennsylvania dressed and how they furnished their homes with textiles. Analysis of all 1220 estate inventories filed in the county from 1750 until 1800, together with wills, deeds, administrative papers, tax lists, indictments, newspapers and manuscripts, give rich detail about men's and women's clothing, bed "furniture" and table linen during these fifty years.Collection
Titi Halle/Cora Ginsburg LLC CollectionLexicon
Search Terms
costume--history--18th century, costume--pennsylvania, costume--united states, dressmaking--history, tailoring--history, textile fabrics--pennsylvania, textile fabrics--united states--historyBook Details
Author
Tandy Hersh, Charles HershPublisher
Cumberland County Historical SocietyPlace Published
City
CarlisleState/Province
PennsylvaniaCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaDate Published
1995Call No.
NK8812.H47ISBN
963892320, 9780963892324LCCN
2009482246Notes
Length: 212