The exterior of modern colonial homes are fairly simple with a square or rectangle footprint. They have steeply pitched ...

A collection of historical clothing donated to Colonial Williamsburg helps tell the story of Lewis Littlepage, a colorful American diplomat who donned them as he rubbed shoulders with late 18th-cen… ...

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 ...

Pappas consults books on colonial-era fashion and agriculture to bring the details within historic art to life—from garment construction to now-extinct peach varieties. No stone (fruit) left unturned.

Fashion is one way to understand how Black men dressed in accordance with their own aesthetic preferences, ... strength, and commitment to the colonial struggle. Although George Washington, ...