Colonial American Girl's Clothing Around 1770

This child is dressed in the manner of the mid-to-late 18th century. In the 21st century, little boys don't wear dresses, but in the 18th century they dressed in gowns like this until they were about 5 years old. Little boys did not wear caps like the girls did.

Navigate to each layer of this activity by clicking on the "Next" and "Previous" buttons. Using your cursor, roll over each image to learn about the unfamiliar clothing.

Non-interactive, printable version of this activity

Note for Safari Users: to enable audio, from the menu bar at the top of your screen select "Safari > Settings for This Website > Auto-Play > Allow All Auto-Play".

top of page