Replica 18th century dress for an enslaved child Unbleached Linen

Description

The 56 enslaved women and children issued with clothing in 1796 at Waltham Plantation, Grenada, shortly after the Fédon Uprising included Old Harriet, Manon, Abbodoeko, Susan Creole, Susan QuaQua, Rosette, Dinah and her four children, and Harriet and her child.

Young boys and girls were issued with a simple shift linen dress which would have had to last until it was probably threadbare. This replica dress is made of linen. 18th century Scottish weavers had ready market exporting this cloth and clothing to the colonies. The Scottish economy thrived on supporting slavery.

This dress was made by Stefan Romero as a research project for Paxton House in 2021 whilst studying on the Art History: Dress and Textiles MLitt course at The University of Glasgow.

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