Clothing the Poor in Nineteenth-Century England

Clothing the Poor in Nineteenth-Century England
Author :
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 359
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781107471405
ISBN-13 : 1107471400
Rating : 4/5 (05 Downloads)

Synopsis Clothing the Poor in Nineteenth-Century England by : Vivienne Richmond

In this pioneering study Vivienne Richmond reveals the importance of dress to the nineteenth-century English poor, who valued clothing not only for its practical utility, but also as a central element in the creation and assertion of collective and individual identities. During this period of rapid industrialisation and urbanisation formal dress codes, corporate and institutional uniforms, and the spread of urban fashions replaced the informal dress of agricultural England. This laid the foundations of modern popular dress and generated fears about the visual blurring of social boundaries as new modes of manufacturing and retailing expanded the wardrobes of the majority. However, a significant impoverished minority remained outside this process. Clothed by diminishing parish assistance, expanding paternalistic charity and the second-hand trade, they formed a 'sartorial underclass' whose material deprivation and visual distinction was a cause of physical discomfort and psychological trauma.

Clothing, Society and Culture in Nineteenth-Century England, Volume 3

Clothing, Society and Culture in Nineteenth-Century England, Volume 3
Author :
Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 496
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781000561098
ISBN-13 : 1000561097
Rating : 4/5 (98 Downloads)

Synopsis Clothing, Society and Culture in Nineteenth-Century England, Volume 3 by : Clare Rose

In recent times clothing has come to be seen as a topic worthy of study, yet there has been little source material available. This three-volume edition presents previously unpublished documents which illuminate key developments and issues in clothing in nineteenth-century England.

The History of England from the Earliest Times to the Death of George the Second. To which is Added A Continuation from the Death of George the Second to the Celebration of the Jubillee of His Majesty King George the Third by D. Rivers ..

The History of England from the Earliest Times to the Death of George the Second. To which is Added A Continuation from the Death of George the Second to the Celebration of the Jubillee of His Majesty King George the Third by D. Rivers ..
Author :
Publisher :
Total Pages : 882
Release :
ISBN-10 : BL:A0021719074
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (74 Downloads)

Synopsis The History of England from the Earliest Times to the Death of George the Second. To which is Added A Continuation from the Death of George the Second to the Celebration of the Jubillee of His Majesty King George the Third by D. Rivers .. by : Oliver Goldsmith

Illustrated London Almanack

Illustrated London Almanack
Author :
Publisher :
Total Pages : 338
Release :
ISBN-10 : HARVARD:HWJUT6
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (T6 Downloads)

Synopsis Illustrated London Almanack by : Illustrated London News