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- catalog abstract ""Paintings of upper-class men and women tell an important part of the history of costumes, but surviving garments reveal even more. Every crease, stitch, and stain in a piece of clothing supplies valuable information about its wearer and its era. This stunning book features eighteenth - and early-nineteenth-century garments from the premiere collection of Colonial Williamsburg. Illustrated with more than 300 color photographs, including many details and back views, What Clothes Reveal treats not only elegant, high-style clothing in colonial America but also garments for everyday and work, the clothing of slaves, and maternity and nursing apparel." "Drawing on contemporary written descriptions and on actual costumes of the period, the book analyzes what Americans in the eighteenth century considered fashionable and attractive and how they used clothing to assert status or to identify occupations. The book also examines the myths and meanings of clothing in British and American society, clothing for the entire life cycle, and a history of clothing alteration. Informative sidebars on a variety of fascinating topics complete the volume."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12643413.
- catalog contributor b12643414.
- catalog coverage "United States Social conditions To 1865.".
- catalog coverage "United States Social life and customs To 1775.".
- catalog created "2002.".
- catalog date "2002".
- catalog date "2002.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2002.".
- catalog description ""Paintings of upper-class men and women tell an important part of the history of costumes, but surviving garments reveal even more. Every crease, stitch, and stain in a piece of clothing supplies valuable information about its wearer and its era. This stunning book features eighteenth - and early-nineteenth-century garments from the premiere collection of Colonial Williamsburg. Illustrated with more than 300 color photographs, including many details and back views, What Clothes Reveal treats not only elegant, high-style clothing in colonial America but also garments for everyday and work, the clothing of slaves, and maternity and nursing apparel." "Drawing on contemporary written descriptions and on actual costumes of the period, the book analyzes what Americans in the eighteenth century considered fashionable and attractive and how they used clothing to assert status or to identify occupations. The book also examines the myths and meanings of clothing in British and American society, clothing for the entire life cycle, and a history of clothing alteration. Informative sidebars on a variety of fascinating topics complete the volume."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 252-257) and index.".
- catalog description "Introduction : collecting costumes at Colonial Williamsburg -- ch. 1. Costume : old and new connoisseurship -- ch. 2. The myths and meanings of clothing -- ch. 3. Homespun and silk : American clothing -- ch. 4. Common dress : clothing for daily life -- ch. 5. Cradle to coffin : life passages reflected in clothing -- ch. 6. Tailoring meaning : alterations in eighteenth-century clothing -- Conclusion : listening to clothes.".
- catalog extent "xii, 265 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0300095805 (hardcover : alk. paper)".
- catalog identifier "0879352167 (hardcover : alk. paper)".
- catalog isPartOf "Williamsburg decorative arts series".
- catalog issued "2002".
- catalog issued "2002.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Williamsburg, Va. : Colonial Williamsburg Foundation ; New Haven : In association with Yale University Press,".
- catalog spatial "United States Social conditions To 1865.".
- catalog spatial "United States Social life and customs To 1775.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "391/.00973 21".
- catalog subject "Clothing and dress Social aspects United States History.".
- catalog subject "Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.".
- catalog subject "GT607 .B38 2002".
- catalog tableOfContents "Introduction : collecting costumes at Colonial Williamsburg -- ch. 1. Costume : old and new connoisseurship -- ch. 2. The myths and meanings of clothing -- ch. 3. Homespun and silk : American clothing -- ch. 4. Common dress : clothing for daily life -- ch. 5. Cradle to coffin : life passages reflected in clothing -- ch. 6. Tailoring meaning : alterations in eighteenth-century clothing -- Conclusion : listening to clothes.".
- catalog title "What clothes reveal : the language of clothing in colonial and federal America : the Colonial Williamsburg Collection / by Linda Baumgarten.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".