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Record Nr.

UNINA9910818988103321

Autore

Loren Diana DiPaolo

Titolo

The archaeology of clothing and bodily adornment in colonial America / / Diana DiPaolo Loren ; foreword by Michael S. Nassaney

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Gainesville : , : University Press of Florida, , 2010

ISBN

0-8130-4034-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (121 pages) : ill., map

Collana

The American experience in archaeological perspective

Altri autori (Persone)

NassaneyMichael S

Disciplina

391.00973

Soggetti

Clothing and dress - United States - History - 17th century

Dress accessories - United States - History - 17th century

Clothing and dress - United States - History - 18th century

Dress accessories - United States - History - 18th century

Excavations (Archaeology) - United States

United States History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775

United States Social life and customs To 1775

United States Antiquities

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cvr; Table of Contents vii; List of Figures ix; Foreword xi; A Short Preface and Some Acknowledgements xv; 1 Clothing and Adornment in Colonial North America 1; 2 Discerning Artifacts of Clothing and Adornment 14; 3 Enclosing the Body 35; 4 Attaching Adornments 55; 5 Clothed in the Colonial World 73; 6 Conclusions and a Backward Glance 89; References Cited 97; Index 119

Sommario/riassunto

Diana DiPaolo Loren investigates some ways in which colonial peoples chose to express their bodies and identities through clothing and adornment