Kimberly Costa, an 18th century clothing expert and Colonial re-enactor, explains the type of garments worn by the women of the 1700s during a talk at the Bachmann Publick House in Easton.

Dressed in period attire, Payson was at work sewing a variety of items that would’ve been commonly worn during the 1700s ... the nicer his clothes. Even the working class, he said, invested ...