Early american churches

Another good place for American History and research: the American Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/index.html

First Baptist Church in America in RI

St. James Church, built in South Carolina's oldest Anglican parish outside of Charleston, is thought to have been constructed between 1711 and 1719 --

http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/religion/rel02.html

Nieuw Amsterdam on the island of Manhattan
Etching, c. 1690. Facsimile
Geography & Map Division, Library of Congress (47)

A View of Fort George with the City of New York
Engraving by I. Carwithan, c. 1730
Geography & Map Division, Library of Congress (48)

church built 1774
A South East view of Christ's Church 
Engraving in Columbian Magazine, November 1787- December 1787 Philadelphia: 1787
Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (52)

church built 1775
Exterior of South Quay Baptist Church, Copyprint
Virginia Baptist Historical Society (53-54)

church built 1774-1775
Interior of Mt. Shiloh Baptist Church , Copyprint
Virginia Baptist Historical Society (53-54)

church built 1774-1775
A S.W. view of the Baptist Meeting House, Providence, R.I.
Engraving by S. Hill for Massachusetts Magazine
or Monthly Museum of Knowledge and Rational Entertainment, August 1789
Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (55)

more colonial america

One of the things I love about my job is that I never stop learning. Every new project I work on there are new questions to answer. Today, I continue my journey deeper into the specifics of early American life. I'm hunting for furniture and clothing again and specifically some more information about what priests would have worn.

Today I'm taking advantage of all the hard work my costume design professor from the University of Connecticut, Laura Crow, has been organizing for years. The best digital collection of clothing through the centuries. This site: http://costumes.uconn.edu/DBmuseums.htm will guide you to all sorts of sites that not only have the historical costumes and details you need but are also sources you can trust. The internet is a murky place, it's always nice to find somewhere that is a little clearer.

The following images were taken from http://www.nga.gov/collection

Charles Willson Peale
John Beale Bordley, 1770

Edward Savage
The Washington Family, 1789-1796

The following images are from: www.philamuseum.org

Oil Lamp

Made in Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central AmericaTinned sheet iron

1780-1840

4 5/8 x 7 7/8 x 3 3/4 inches (11.7 x 20 x 9.5 cm)

Chandelier

Made in Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

1780-1810

Tin over sheet iron13 1/2 × 28 × 28 inches (34.3 × 71.1 × 71.1 cm)

Wardrobe (Schrank)

Probably made in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
1781Walnut, yellow poplar, oak, white pine, light and dark wood inlay decoration; brass, iron6 feet 10 inches x 66 1/2 x 25 inches (208.3 x 168.9 x 63.5 cm)

Wainscot Armchair

Made in Pennsylvania, southeastern Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central AmericaWalnut 42 7/8 x 22 1/2 x 21 3/8 inches (108.9 x 57.2 x 54.3 cm) Seat: 17 1/2 x 22 x 17 3/8 inches (44.5 x 55.9 x 44.1 cm)

made 1720-50 

Gateleg Table

Made in Massachusetts, eastern Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
Walnut, ash, pine; brass 1725-35 27 3/4 x 12 x 30 1/4 inches (70.5 x 30.5 x 76.8 cm) Width (open): 38 3/4 inches (98.4 cm)

plus sized clothing

Love this website's style!

The following clothing was found on www.mysticcrypt.com

love this dress.

woodcut research

rench depiction of an English funeral.

http://www.history.org/history/teaching/tchcrpc1.cfm

colonial american wardrobe research

All of the following research was found on http://www.history.org

"Children in a Classroom." Sepia aquatint with stipple. Drawn by T. Stohard, engraved by C. Knight, England, ca.1790. 

mob cap

gown

three piece suit

"cravat" the necktie

http://www.history.org/almanack/life/family/background.cfm

images of priests from other sources

colonial bedroom research

First off, colonial american bedrooms

Allen House in Alamance County, N.C., showing the kind of furniture and household items that would have been present when the house was occupied in the late 1700s. 

Allen House in Alamance County, N.C.

Allen House in Alamance County, N.C.

Allen House in Alamance County, N.C.

Allen House in Alamance County, N.C.

The bed room in a primitive colonial style reproduction home, built with materials reclaimed from structures built in the late 1700's. The room contains many antiques from the late 18th century.

Image ID: 108426482