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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456984003321

Autore

Toplis Alison

Titolo

The clothing trade in provincial England, 1800-1850 [[electronic resource] /] / by Alison Toplis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Pickering & Chatto, 2011

ISBN

1-317-32304-1

1-317-32305-X

1-283-14026-8

9786613140265

1-84893-117-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (249 p.)

Collana

Perspectives in economic and social history

Disciplina

381.45687094209034

Soggetti

Clothing trade - England - History - 19th century

Electronic books.

Great Britain History 19th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Acknowledgements; List of Figures; Introduction; 1. Clothing Shops and Working-Class Consumers; 2. The Shopkeeper and the Working-Class Consumer; 3. Selling by Non-Fixed Traders; 4. Clothing the Poor: Parish Relief; 5. Clothing the Poor: Charity; 6. Fashion and the Working-Class Consumer; Conclusion; Glossary; Notes; Works Cited; Index

Sommario/riassunto

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.