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| 17th-18th Century Clothing |
The 1761 cloak on the left was
owned by Rachel Lee Griffing (1727-1811). Her husband, Jasper Griffing,
purchased the Whitfield House in 1776. The house descended to his
son, Nathaniel, his granddaughter, Sarah Chittenden, and his great-granddaughter,
Sarah Cone, who sold it to the State of Connecticut in 1899The uniform coat and vest, on the right, was used in the local militia. Red coats were worn by different units on both sides in the Revolutionary War, and are still worn by the Connecticut Governor's Foot Guard. |
This case displays a variety
of clothing and accessories, including bonnets, a man's beaver top
hat, children's dresses, corsets, breeches, shoe buckles, and wedding
slippers. |
