Rural Pennsylvania Clothing

By Ellen J. Gehret. Originally published in 1976 and now re-published for the 3rd time, this extensive source book is an invaluable insight into clothing being worn by the German, English, and Scotch Irish populations of Pennsylvania from 1750 to roughly 1820. Gehret, using extant garments taken from museum and private collections, analyses, drafts and writes detailed instructions for re-creating the originals. This book contains 303 illustrations. Much of the information can be found applicable to other geographic locations as well. This book is a staple for anyone’s library that is involved in living-history, historic costume and textile research. (Softcover 309 pages)