| This entertaining and educational coloring book provides a fascinating glimpse of clothing styles worn by Colonial Americans - from the early years of colonization to the eve of the American Revolution. Carefully researched and meticulously rendered by illustrator Tom Tierney, 45 excellent, ready-to-color illustrations present an exciting panorama of wearing apparel spanning nearly 150 years of fashion history. Accurately depicted are men, women, and children from every social class: Puritans of the early 17th century, Danish immigrants, Maryland settlers, pirates dressed in the latest fashions acquired as booty, an indentured servant, an English officer and his lady, a colonial merchant's family of the early 1700s, an 18th century Quaker woman, and many others. Engaging, full-page display of shoes, headgear, hairstyles, and powdered wigs complete this collection - sure to appeal not only to coloring book fans but to costume historians and designers as well. Paperback, 48 pages.ISBN:486403645. DOVER |
