Distaff Sketch Book Author:R. L. Klinger Distaff Sketch Book: A Collection of Notes and Sketches on Women’s Dress in America, 1774-1783. From the Introduction: "This collection of sketches and notes is based on the study of many actual specimens of women’s clothing and accessories worn in the last half of the 18th century. In addition, the study of contemporary writing... more »s, drawings and paintins were also used as a basis for details. It is the hope of the author that this small collection of sketches will help illustrate the typical manner of women's dress in America at the time of the Revolutionary War."« less