tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8987961782829181276.post4130024128127709123..comments2023-11-18T19:38:23.917-08:00Comments on Crazy Concord Chicks: Miss Boylston - Hunting the Elusive TippetCrazy Concord Chickshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18162445506926070144noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8987961782829181276.post-9397123560538556602011-09-18T13:20:35.917-07:002011-09-18T13:20:35.917-07:00JoAnne, that reference is from the lady's maga...JoAnne, that reference is from the lady's magazine, May, 1775. I just came across it somewhere else, so we know that a tippet can be lace, not just fur. Mrs. P.Crazy Concord Chickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18162445506926070144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8987961782829181276.post-88429378070681178022011-09-16T22:11:51.514-07:002011-09-16T22:11:51.514-07:00I just became interested in 18th century history l...I just became interested in 18th century history last month. The first book I read is "Costume of Colonial Times" by Alice Morse Earle. It reads: "Rattlesnake tippets were of fine blonde stuck with flowers."Joannenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8987961782829181276.post-84709930416404275012011-09-13T12:10:43.485-07:002011-09-13T12:10:43.485-07:00Boston Newsletter 6-7-1764
Being sold by Jolley Al...Boston Newsletter 6-7-1764<br />Being sold by Jolley Allen<br />"Mecklingburg Tippets for women and children, made on purpose for summer wear"<br /><br />--Mrs. S.Crazy Concord Chickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18162445506926070144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8987961782829181276.post-67702478117759847572011-09-13T05:50:54.717-07:002011-09-13T05:50:54.717-07:00Found a "rattle snake tippet" Lady's...Found a "rattle snake tippet" Lady's Magazine, May 1775<br />Mrs. PeabodyCrazy Concord Chickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18162445506926070144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8987961782829181276.post-11834264878056656012011-09-12T12:07:45.403-07:002011-09-12T12:07:45.403-07:00Miss Boylston- On a quick search of period ads 176...Miss Boylston- On a quick search of period ads 1760-1780, I noticed ads for "Thread, silk and tinsel tippets", "silk and silver tippets and tubans", "Fillits and tippets", "English feather muffs and tippets", "very handsome furr muffs and with and without tippets", "tippets and ermines", "tippets @ 10s, turbands @ 5s". Though the majority of the ads just listed the offerings as "muffs and tippets"Crazy Concord Chickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18162445506926070144noreply@blogger.com