View A Woman in a Colonial Dress By Wyeth N.C.; oil on canvas mounted to masonite; 11 3/4 x 4 1/4 in (29.8 x 10.7 cm) 40.0 x 20.9 x 2.22 cm 15 3/4 x 8 1/4 x 7; Signed; Edition. Access more artwork ...

Our Colonial ancestors used a clever little fabric bag, or “pocket,” that was part of their everyday dress. A woman’s pocket was tied under her apron to the sash of her skirt every morning.

On Wednesday, mantua makers at The Millinery Shop are undertaking the task of making a full dress in a day for the Gown in a Day program. The work will start at 8 a.m. and continue throughout the d… ...

Photo courtesy of Fort Roberdeau Cat Schirf, wearing Colonial period dress, moves a wheelbarrow at the 18th century replica Fort Roberdeau in Sinking Valley.

CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE — Colonial women in Cape May County might have created America’s first brand-name designer clothing — worsted wool mittens known as Cape May Mitts — and ...

The dress code, and its rationale (that women's indecently dressed bodies can incite sexual desires among men), exceeds the norms of professional workplace dress codes, writes Hundle [Getty] In ...

When French colonial armies arrived in Algeria in the early twentieth century, they were accompanied by photographers. France had occupied Algeria since 1830—the occupation would last until 1962 ...

Dress up like a person from the Colonial period and come to school to celebrate Christmas. ... and Addie Jennings, 10, proudly smiled and shared that they were middling and gentry women respectively.

For one Colonial Heights woman, her death brought back a unique memory that also was shared around the world. 68 years have passed since November 11, 1954, when Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother ...