Early American Childrens Clothing and Textiles - Clothing a Child 1600-1800

Early American Children's Clothing and Textiles: Clothing a Child 1600 to 1800 explores the life experiences of Indigenous, Anglo-European, African, and mixed-race children in colonial America, their connections to textile production, the process of textile production, the textiles created, and the clothing they wore.

List of contents

1. 1600-1660 2. 1660-1700 3. 1700-1758 4. 1760-1800

About the author

Carey Blackerby Hanson is a Professor of Costume Design at the University of Mississippi. Her costume experience has covered a wide range of theatre, musical theatre, opera, dance, and theatre for youth. Carey has worked professionally with The Santa Fe Opera, Utah Opera, Sundance Summer Theatre, Old Lyric Repertory Company, Unicorn Theatre, The Pink Garter Theatre, and Playmill Theatre-Jackson. She is a member of the United States Institute for Theatre Technology and the Costume Society of America. As a costume historian, her research focus is early American children and textile production. She has traveled abroad as well as throughout the Eastern and Southern United States to gather primary information for her continuing research. With the support of the University of Mississippi department of Theatre and Film and the College of Liberal Arts, Carey is in the process of developing a historical clothing collection for students interested in studying extant garments.

Summary

Early American Children’s Clothing and Textiles: Clothing a Child 1600 to 1800 explores the life experiences of Indigenous, Anglo-European, African, and mixed-race children in colonial America, their connections to textile production, the process of textile production, the textiles created, and the clothing they wore.

Product details

• Authors: Carey Blackerby Hanson
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2024
• EAN: 9781032136912
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3213691-2
• No. of pages: 174
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, HISTORY / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), ART / History / General, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, DESIGN / Fashion & Accessories, DESIGN / Textile & Costume, History of art / art & design styles, History of Art, Fashion & society, Social and cultural history, History of fashion, History of the Americas, Fashion and textile design, Cultural studies: dress and society