1770's Woolen Frock Coat - Short Collar | Black 1812petticoats this introduction to the American

this introduction to the American Revolution also includes a final chapter on how the ideals expressed in the Declaration of Independence have persisted and evolved through the years

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The stem and the v-shaped vessel are indicative of the 18th and early 19th centuries

Martha Jefferson Randolph

1770's Woolen Frock Coat - Short Collar | Black 1812petticoats this introduction to the AmericanThroughout much of the second half of the eighteenth century, the frock coat made of wool, linen, or a combination of fibers, became the predominant style of outer garment for everyday wear for men of all classes. By the 1770s the straight bodied coat gave way to the more rounded front line with a narrower back featured here. This frock coat, like the originals of the 1770s is noted for its simplistic style. Buttonholes were often little longer than