Colonial Williamsburg Girls Pocket 18th Century for Costume Dress Reenactment

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Colonial Williamsburg Girls Pocket
A beautifully crafted girl's pocket—a colonial accessory and necessity. During the 17th and 18th centuries when women's skirts were full and wide, women wore teardrop-shaped bags around their waists and under their skirt to carry items they needed. Separate from the dress, these "pockets" could be switched from gown to gown. When clothes became slimmer, about the 1790s to about 1800, women didn't want to ruin the lines of their nice, slim, clingy neoclassical gown with the big bulging pocket underneath, so they started carrying pocketbooks. Even though clothes today may have sewn-in pockets, we still carry the handbag because very few clothes can carry all the stuff that we need with us every day.
This girl's pocket was hand-crafted in Colonial Williamsburg's costume sewing room using reproduction fabric.
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NOTE:
All of my Colonial Williamsburg items are bought in the Colonial Williamsburg historic area or the Merchant’s Square stores associated with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.
Some of these items are made in other countries but they are exclusively made for Colonial Williamsburg.
I do not buy or sell any items from the Outlet stores.  I prefer to support the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and not a strip mall.
I gladly combine items to reduce shipping costs.  If you buy more than one item, when you’re done shopping, send me a request for total and I’ll send you an adjusted invoice.
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