The sunbonnet : an American icon in Texas /
"This first book-length history of the American sunbonnet, which persisted as folk dress late into the twentieth century, discusses what the sunbonnet reveals about American fashion, culture, ideals, and class- and race-related issues. Details sunbonnet construction, care, and design difference...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Lubbock, Tex. :
Texas Tech University Press,
[2009]
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| Series: | Costume Society of America series.
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| Summary: | "This first book-length history of the American sunbonnet, which persisted as folk dress late into the twentieth century, discusses what the sunbonnet reveals about American fashion, culture, ideals, and class- and race-related issues. Details sunbonnet construction, care, and design differences; includes oral histories and a variety of visual primary sources"--Provided by publisher. |
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| Item Description: | The Cushing Library/Chapman Texas Collection copy is part of the Floyd & Louise Chapman Texas & Borderlands Collection. The Cushing Library/Texas & Borderlands copy is gift from the author in appreciation of assistance with photographs from the Cushing collections. |
| Physical Description: | xiv, 256 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780896726659 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0896726657 (pbk. : alk. paper) |