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)