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Showing posts with label Cloths used by Colonists. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cloths used by Colonists. Show all posts

Friday, January 27, 2012

Cloth used by Colonists

Calico was a cotton cloth that was first imported into England by the East Indiasn Company. Colonists also purchased quantities of lockram, oznaburg, dowlas, linsey-woolsey, thread silk, etc. for use in the home.

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