Coldengham, New York
Store of Cadwallader Colden, Jr.
Garters
Josiah Robison purchased a pair of garters at the Colden Store on this day, 250 years-ago. Garters were simply two ribbons that were tied tightly around the leg at the top of long stockings to keep them from falling down. Their manner of use can be seen in paintings of the day. More can be seen at the 18th Century Notebook.
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| Garters in 1774 Painting, The Battle Royal. Collections of Yale University. |
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| 18th Century Garter. Image courtesy of Colonial Williamsburg |
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This article is one in a series of a daily accountings of Colden Store transactions. Be sure you read the first installment for an introduction to the store. You should also read this article which appeared in the Journal of the Orange County Historical Society.
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The Day Book recorded sales of over thirty garters. They were always sold in pairs and never had descriptors of color, design, or width. In one case the item was 'Garters and Pins' indicating that perhaps pins were used to hold the garters in place.
Colden stocked his shelves with 'gartering' sold to him by Hugh Calhoon.
The surname of Robison (Roberson, Robinson) appeared forty-six times in the Day Book. Given names (and their frequency) included Andrew (Acct# 180, 6), Benjamin (Acct# 217, 7), Josiah (Acct# 117, 16), and John (Acct# 187, 15).
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