Forty-five accurate depictions of 17th-century Puritans, an indentured servant, an English officer and his lady, pirates, a colonial merchant's family of the mi

This 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, re

The Politics of Fashion in Eighteenth-Century America

The many different nationalities that settled in colonial America formed a rich mosaic of European cultures: English, Dutch, French, Spanish, and others. Tom Ti

Illustrated with more than 300 color photographs, including many details and back views, What Clothes Reveal treats not only elegant, high-style clothing in col