Ink Costume Illustrations - (13) - 1600s, 1610s - Englishman

This .21 linear foot collection contains twenty-two folders with original ink and pencil illustrations. The contents consist of 198 ink costume drawings (three of which are second versions), twenty-four pages of patterns and handwritten text, seven pages of pencil drawings, and two book jackets, all from her book Early American Costume. The scope is limited to the preparation and publication of this book. Many of her images are signed and dated 1974 and the book was released in 1975.

The folders one through nineteen are labeled with the folder’s heading, a parenthetical number (corresponding with the figure number from Early American Costume), date of the fashion, and a short descriptor of the image (taken from Worrell’s explanation of the images in her book). Folder twenty contains drawings and writing on constructing the costumes. It is labeled with the folder’s heading, a parenthetical number if available (indicating the page number from Early American Costume), the composition (whether drawing or manuscript), and description. The contents of folder twenty-one is labeled by the page’s available information, including the folder heading, book page number, date of fashion and identifying description. Most of Worrell’s ink drawings are signed with her initials in ink or pencil, although some are signed in pencil with her full name and date.