18th Century noblewoman costume?
www.buycostumes.com has a pretty good selection of 18th cent. costumes and accessories. If you want to be adventurous, there are three Simplicity patterns from the 18th century. One is a knockoff of Elizabeth's wedding dress from Pirates of the Carribean, and the other two are a set of period underwear and a super-accurate gown (if you make that one, please send me pictures!). You could try your hand at sewing it yourself, or ask someone else to do it for you....
How do you find how much antiques from the 1940's are worth without taking them to an antique appraiser?
Hi. In general as another answer mentioned antiques are classified so when they are 100 yrs old, though lately I've seen many 75 year old items called antiques. As for value ... It all depends on what you have, what it is made out of, who designed it, condition, rarity... There are many books but also many online resources for researching items such as kovels.com and many more for specific items... If you'd like - we can help you further submit detailed questions to ASK maryantiques ... GET mary...
What did the political systems in late 18th century consist of in countries other than U.S?
Most political systems across Europe in the 18th century still relied on monarchs. Towards the late 18th century we see the French Revolution deposing Henry XVI. There were also parliaments, and parlements in England and France....
In America the great issues of 17th century were theological and 18th century, political, is this true?
I would agree. The religious wars in the 1600's were destructive as Protestants and Catholics vied for control of Europe. By the 18th century, the Age of Enlgihtenment, creating a just form government seem to be the focus of most thinkers. Theological debates still raged on, though not as intesnely as they had in the 17th century....
Details on 17th/18th/19th century fishermen!(?)?
Sorry I can't do the research for you, it takes too much time but here are the sites I found: 17th century 18th century 19th century You can do ofcourse a more detailed search....
