The Clothing Trade in Provincial England, 1800–1850

Toplis, Alison

This detailed study is the first exploration of rural consumption of clothing in early nineteenth-century Britain. Drawing on evidence from a range of sources including newspapers, trade directories, court records, visual sources and surviving garments, Toplis investigates how the apparel of the mass of the British population was acquired.

EAN

9781138664449

Publisher

Routledge

Published

21 January 2016

Pages

256