The Cultural History of Marlborough, Virginia Part 35

SHALLOON: A closely woven woolen material used for linings.

PRUNELLA: A stout, smooth material, used for clergymen's gowns, and later for the uppers of women's shoes.

TAMMY: A plain-woven worsted material, with open weave. Used plain, it served for flour bolts, soup and milk strainers, and sieves.

Dyed and glazed, and sometimes quilted, it was used for curtains, petticoat linings, and coverlets.

TARTAN: Woolen cloth woven in Scotch plaids.

In addition to these fabrics, there are listed "China Taffety,"

"Silv^r Vellum," "worsted," "Pomerania Linnen," "Russia Bedtick,"

"Irish linnen," "1 yd. India Persian," "worsted Damask," "Mechlin lace"

(a costly Belgian pillow lace, of which Mercer purchased nine yards of "No. 3" at five s.h.i.+llings, and eight yards of "N^o 4" at six s.h.i.+llings), "sprig Linnen," and "6 silk laces at 4-1/2."

For tr.i.m.m.i.n.g and finis.h.i.+ng, one finds white thread, black thread, nun's thread, brown thread, blue thread, red thread, colored thread (all bought by the pound), gingham and hair b.u.t.tons, "gold gimp ribband,"

"pair Womens buckles," fringe, coat b.u.t.tons, vest b.u.t.tons, scarlet b.u.t.tons, silver coat b.u.t.tons, s.h.i.+rt b.u.t.tons, "mettle" vest b.u.t.tons, "fine" s.h.i.+rt b.u.t.tons, "course" s.h.i.+rt b.u.t.tons, "Card sleeve b.u.t.tons,"

silver sleeve b.u.t.tons, and cording. There were several purchases of haircloth, used princ.i.p.ally in stiffening lapels and other parts of men's clothing, but used also for towels, tents, and for drying malt and hops.