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Record Nr.

UNINA9910800072503321

Autore

Toplis Alison

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Pickering & Chatto, , 2011

ISBN

1-315-65576-4

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 (xi, 235 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Perspectives in economic and social history ; ; 12

Disciplina

338.47687094209034

Soggetti

Clothing trade - England - History - 19th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).

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 is the first detailed study to examine the purchase and exchange of clothing by provincial non-elite consumers. Toplis investigates how everyday apparel was bought and sold using evidence from a wide range of sources including newspapers, trade directories, court records, visual sources and surviving garments. She shows how acquisition patterns varied according to location and examines the retail networks for these types of consumers: how they obtained their clothes; how they used suppliers; and how they perceived their clothing and its relationship with fashion.