Dress and Appearance in Florida – What People Looked Like in 1821 – by Rachel Laue
Twin miniatures of John Houston McIntosh (1772-1836) and Eliza Bayard McIntosh (1769-1847) show a well-to-do couple of the early 1800s who lived in both Florida and Georgia. Eliza wears the high Empire style and lace cap of a young married woman. John Houston wears the tailcoat, waistcoat, and neckcloth…