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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Main Author: Matheson, Rebecca Jumper, 1975-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lubbock, Tex. : Texas Tech University Press, [2009]
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.
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)