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17th-19th Century Native American Wardrobe

Jessica Diemer-Eaton is a historical interpreter and owner of Woodland Indian Educational Programs (WIEP). She conducts public programs on historical Northeastern Native American lifeways for museums, Powwows, historical reenactments, cultural centers, and schools. WIEP provides interpretive workshops for museum docents and guides, illustrations for educational publications, and free worksheets and coloring pages downloads for classroom use (limited permissions for teachers).

I created this page to address the questions I usually get regarding the historic period clothing I wear for my job. I am a historical interpreter (museum trained) who conducts programs about historic Native life-ways, and demonstrations of historic Woodland Indian daily activities for museums, powwows, cultural centers, and living history events (www.WoodlandIndianEDU.com). I have been doing this and related cultural/historical awareness projects and programming for over 10 years.

Strap Dress

Leggings

A Garment with Time-Specific Design

1600's white trade shirt, stained with red pigment and decorated with silver ring broaches

The Wrap Skirt

Visit Jessica's page on Squidoo for her discussion on each of her outfits as well as information on moccasins, finger weaving, the native hood, nose rings on women, shoulder bags and pouches as well as a wealth of other information.

Copy and photos from My 17th-19th Century Native American Wardrobe.

Habit, France, 1789-1791

Photos from Les Arts Decoratifs.

18th Century Suit

The owner of this elegant suit was Dr. Philippe Louis François Badelart of Québec City, who listed his profession as surgeon. He was known as a man of excellent reputation, financial substance and social prominence. Dr. Badelart often treated the sick free of charge, and frequently gave monies to the poor. He held many positions, including that of Surgeon of the Canadian Militia and President of the Quebec Medical Society. Made of salmon-coloured cut velvet in the collared style of a "French frock", the garment is typical of the era's trend in masculine clothing away from more elaborate dress.

About 1780-1790

Copy and images from McCord Museum.

18th Century Ladies Clothing

Silk Brocade Robe A L'anglaise, 1770-1790s

3-piece cream silk damask w/ brocade sprays of polychrome flowers: lace front bodice w/ attached back skirt train, pleated petticoat, stomacher w/ ribbon & lace trims, B 31", W 22", Train L 63", Petticoat L 37", (1770s fabric, bodice altered in 1790s small breaks in faric along arm seams) very good.

Lady's Silk Shoes, American Label, 1767

Sage green & beige damask, white kid leather Italian style heel & rand, linen lining, leather sole & insole, square paper label stamped "SHOES, Made and Sold by JOHN CONSOLVE, In PROVIDENCE" and inked on label "1767", L 9.25", Wd 3", Heel Ht 1.75", (silk torn around back bottom edge of each shoe, slight wear at toe point, silk binding tape missing on top edges & latchets) fair. Provenance Phebe Wardwell Smith, from MA., mother of Fanny Smith (b. 1789), grandmother of John Jay Jenks (b. 1847).

Quilted Silk Petticoat, Late 18th C

Khaki China silk, butternut squash dyed wool backing & wool batting, hand quilted in patterns of undulating fern/foliage decorated w/ hearts, lilies, tulips, starfish, twirling suns, etc., all against diagonal ground, W 31", L 36", (waistband replaced, many small wear marks, holes, light stains) fair.

Copy and photos from Augusta Auction.