Download or read book Rural Pennsylvania Clothing written by Ellen J. Gehret and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This is a source-book to be used especially when making reproduction everyday rural clothing of the type worn in southeastern Pennsylvania, particularly between 1750 and 1820, by the farmer, the day laborer, the tradesman, their women-folk and children. Sewing instructions are derived from the measurement and analysis of Pennsylvania clothing of the period; the original garment is the only guide to use in making historically-accurate patterns."--Abstract, page [7]