Harriett Hutchinson Rutherford, wife of Hiram Rutherford, in the mid to late 1840's.
1840's-1850's dress
hoopsHiram built his outhouse in 1847 to accommodate the women's hoops skirts of the time.
The number one cause of death for females was burns. The hems of the skirts would catch on fire when they were around a fire place or were out in the yard with the fires under the big pots to do the laundry in, make soap or render lard.
Interesting pictures. Pretty intersting stuff. Glad I wasn't born then. I love my jeans.
ReplyDeleteOh, me, too! But just imagine all those ladies did in all this fabric! It's a wonder they had any energy left after just getting dressed.
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