Julie--The site I was referring to is this one Brent sent.
http://people.uvawise.edu/runaways/
From there, scroll down a bit and click on the image, which
will take you to:
http://www.vcdh.virginia.edu/gos/
Then you can click on documents, resources, etc. The
slave ads describe clothing in detail, and there is a
definition of the clothing material, etc. in a glossary
which is included in the list of resources.
Another resource listed takes you to:
http://www.vcdh.virginia.edu/gos/resources.html
and includes images that show clothing (mostly of slaves).
It's necessary to do some exploring, and I just barely
tapped the surface. --Joanne
----- Original Message -----
From: "Julie Perry" <[log in to unmask]>
To: "qvarizona" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, April 09, 2004 9:57 AM
Subject: Re: Clothing
| Please send the website for this information. I will
appreciate it.
| Julie
| ----- Original Message -----
| From: "qvarizona" <[log in to unmask]>
| To: <[log in to unmask]>
| Sent: Friday, April 09, 2004 12:05 PM
| Subject: Re: Clothing
|
|
| > Many thanks, Brent, this site is worth exploring. Aside
| > form the runaway ads, there are many reproductions of
early
| > illustrations showing both customs, clothing and housing
of
| > the slavery period. Also great additional source
| > material. I'll use this site more than once! --Joanne
| >
| >
| > ----- Original Message -----
| > From: "Brent Tarter" <[log in to unmask]>
| > To: <[log in to unmask]>
| > Sent: Friday, April 09, 2004 4:57 AM
| > Subject: Re: [VA-ROOTS] Clothing
| >
| >
| > There is a splendid web resource, Virginia Runaways,
that
| > reprints 18th
| > century runaway advertisements from Virginia newspapers.
| > Those who ran
| > away were slaves, indentured servants, and some
deserters
| > from the army.
| > In many instances the advertisement contained a physical
| > description of
| > the person and what the person wore or might have been
| > wearing. You can
| > search the advertisements by many categories, including,
I
| > think,
| > costume.
| >
| > The URL is http://people.uvawise.edu/runaways/
| >
| > Brent Tarter
| > The Library of Virginia
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