Re: [h-cost] Clothing order sent to London from Virginia in 1759
Wow, that's fascinating! She did know exactly what she wanted. 20 pounds was an enormous price at the time, something like $320, I think, before inflation. -- Happy sewing, Deb Salisbury The Mantua-Maker Quality Historical Sewing Patterns www.mantua-maker.com Hello, gang. During my nightly reading I discovered this snippet about a clothing order sent to London, placed by a well-to-do Virginia planter's wife in 1759: ?Hose and shoes ? these of the smallest fives ? a black mask, perfume, six pairs of kid gloves and six of mittens, and a multitude of small articles.? ?Her particular want was of a negligee gown and coat of salmon-colored tabby with satin flowers and a cap, handkerchief, tucker and ruffles to match or blend. These were to be of Brussels or point lace at the stiff price of 20 Pounds Sterling.? Interesting, eh? Oh, by the way, the well-to-do Virginia planter's wife was Martha Washington. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Clothing order sent to London from Virginia in 1759
Thanks for the info, really interesting. Katy On Sat, Jun 15, 2013 at 6:39 PM, Michelle Plumb mpl...@wideopenwest.comwrote: Hello, gang. During my nightly reading I discovered this snippet about a clothing order sent to London, placed by a well-to-do Virginia planter's wife in 1759: “Hose and shoes – these of the smallest fives – a black mask, perfume, six pairs of kid gloves and six of mittens, and a multitude of small articles.” “Her particular want was of a negligee gown and coat of salmon-colored tabby with satin flowers and a cap, handkerchief, tucker and ruffles to match or blend. These were to be of Brussels or point lace at the stiff price of 20 Pounds Sterling.” Interesting, eh? Oh, by the way, the well-to-do Virginia planter's wife was Martha Washington. __**_ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/**listinfo/h-costumehttp://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume -- Katy Bishop, Vintage Victorian katybisho...@gmail.comwww.VintageVictorian.com Custom reproduction gowns of the Victorian Era. Publisher of the Vintage Dress Series books. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Clothing order sent to London from Virginia in 1759
Not for nothing did George Washington marry the richest widow in Virginia! Ann Wass -Original Message- From: Deb Salisbury, Mantua-Maker d...@mantua-maker.com To: h-costume h-cost...@indra.com Sent: Sun, Jun 16, 2013 3:06 pm Subject: Re: [h-cost] Clothing order sent to London from Virginia in 1759 Wow, that's fascinating! She did know exactly what she wanted. 20 pounds was an enormous price at the time, something like $320, I think, before inflation. -- Happy sewing, Deb Salisbury The Mantua-Maker Quality Historical Sewing Patterns www.mantua-maker.com Hello, gang. During my nightly reading I discovered this snippet about a clothing order sent to London, placed by a well-to-do Virginia planter's wife in 1759: ?Hose and shoes ? these of the smallest fives ? a black mask, perfume, six pairs of kid gloves and six of mittens, and a multitude of small articles.? ?Her particular want was of a negligee gown and coat of salmon-colored tabby with satin flowers and a cap, handkerchief, tucker and ruffles to match or blend. These were to be of Brussels or point lace at the stiff price of 20 Pounds Sterling.? Interesting, eh? Oh, by the way, the well-to-do Virginia planter's wife was Martha Washington. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Clothing order sent to London from Virginia in 1759
Deb Salisbury wrote: Wow, that's fascinating! She did know exactly what she wanted. 20 pounds was an enormous price at the time, something like $320, I think, before inflation. -- Wowzers, that WAS a pricey order! The book I'm reading is Volume 3 of a 7-volume biography of George Washington written by Douglas Southall Freeman in the late 1940s. Incredibly fascinating stuff! Oh, boy, it took some time to scare up all 7 volumes, especially the one covering the Revolution. But it was well worth the hunt! I highly, highly recommend this series. It should be required reading in every American school. A lot of libraries seem to carry them; check them out! ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Clothing order sent to London from Virginia in 1759
Hello, gang. During my nightly reading I discovered this snippet about a clothing order sent to London, placed by a well-to-do Virginia planter's wife in 1759: “Hose and shoes – these of the smallest fives – a black mask, perfume, six pairs of kid gloves and six of mittens, and a multitude of small articles.” “Her particular want was of a negligee gown and coat of salmon-colored tabby with satin flowers and a cap, handkerchief, tucker and ruffles to match or blend. These were to be of Brussels or point lace at the stiff price of 20 Pounds Sterling.” Interesting, eh? Oh, by the way, the well-to-do Virginia planter's wife was Martha Washington. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
