Describing Women’s Clothing in Eighteenth-Century England

Author:   Dr Elizabeth Spencer
Publisher:   Boydell & Brewer Ltd
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9781837650347


Pages:   222
Publication Date:   12 March 2024
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Author:   Dr Elizabeth Spencer
Publisher:   Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Imprint:   Boydell & Brewer
Weight:   0.001kg
ISBN:  

9781837650347


ISBN 10:   1837650349
Pages:   222
Publication Date:   12 March 2024
Audience:   College/higher education ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
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List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Conventions Abbreviations Introduction 1. Bequeathed, Lost, Stolen 2. Accounting for the Wardrobe 3. The Pauper Wardrobe 4. Linen 5. Clothing and Conflict Conclusion Appendix 1. Terms used to describe clothing in wills proved by the Dean and Chapter Court of York, 1686-1830 Appendix 2. Terms used to describe clothing in lost advertisements placed in the Daily Advertiser, 1731-96 Appendix 3. Terms used to describe textiles in 404 overseers' vouchers, 1769-1837 Bibliography Index

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ELIZABETH SPENCER is a Lecturer in Eighteenth Century and Public History at the University of York. She is also Director of the Institute for the Public Understanding of the Past. She holds a PhD in History from the University of York, and has published on women, clothing, and consumption in the long eighteenth century.

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