Two centuries of costume in America, MDCXX-MDCCCXX (1903)
Earle, Alice Morse, 1851-1911 · New York, The Macmillan Company; London, Macmillan & Co., ltd. · leaf 274
y of his times. Overhis doublet hewears a hand-some embroid-ered shouldersash called atrooping-scarf;and his broadlace tie is veryunusual for theyear 1660. Iknow few likeit upon Amer-ican gentlemenin portraits;and I fancy itis a gorget, ora piccadilly. Itis pleasant to know that this handsome piece… … Lace Gorget and Cane of Captain GeorgeCurwen. 2o8 Two Centuries of Costume tales are very fond of attiring their heroines inwimples and kirtles. Both have a picturesque, anantique, sound — the wimple is Biblical and Shake-sperian, and therefore ever satisfying to the ear,and to the sight in…
Costume · United States -- Social Life and Customs · United States -- Social life and customs To 1775
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