The Clothing Trade in Provincial England, 1800-1850

The Clothing Trade in Provincial England, 1800-1850

Author: Alison Toplis

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2015-10-06

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13: 131732305X

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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.