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Colonial Woman - 1740 |
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| Paintings
from the 1700s can show much
about how people lived. Wealthy men were dressed in
clothing of the finest materials, often containing frills
and many buttons. Women
often held needlepoint
or sewing. When families were painted together,
the man of the household was standing in a more
prominent position while women were seated holding the children.
Children were dressed as "little adults". Click on each image to expand it. Use the back arrow on your browser to return here. |
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Epes Sargent, a wealthy merchant, 1760 |
Mrs. Thomas Gage - |
The Edward Savage Family, 1779 |
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Charles Pettit, 1792 |
Sarah Greenleaf Boardman and Benjamin Greenleaf Boardman, about 1787 | Isaac Royall and Family - 1741 |
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| Portrait of James Ward - 1791 | ||
