The following fashions from 1830 include three changes of clothes for a girl paper doll and two changes for a boy. There are also two bonnets for the girl and two hats for the boy. During this period in dress in the United States, the fabric and color of the fabric reflected wealth and status. The lighter the clothing and finer the fabric the wealthy the child.
Children from more ordinary households wore similar styles but the fabrics were made of sturdier stuff and the colors were darker to hide stains and the fact that the garments may not have been laundered as frequently.
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Katelyn Kearns makes costumes from the 1830s.
One of many videos showing methods, fabrics and styles.