Everyday Dress of Rural America, 1783-1800 books on repertoires

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Everyday Dress of Rural America, 1783-1800 books on repertoiresStudents and enthusiasts of period costume as well as needleworkers interested in re creating authentic costumes of America's post Revolutionary era will welcome this comprehensive, scholarly treatment. It not only discusses and describes the clothing worn in rural America (primarily in New England) between 1783 and 1800, it is one of the few books to include scaled drawings of patterns and full instructions for making most of the garments. The attire