Name/Title
The pocket : a hidden history of women's lives, 1660-1900Entry/Object ID
GT2350.B87Description
Pencils, a sketchbook, cake, yards of stolen ribbon, thimbles, snuff boxes, a picture of a lover, two live ducks: these are just some of the fascinating things carried by women and girls in their tie-on pockets, an essential accessory throughout the 18th and 19th centuries. This first book-length study of the tie-on pocket combines materiality and gender to provide new insight into the social history of women's everyday lives-from duchesses and country gentry to prostitutes and washerwomen-and explore their consumption practices, work, sociability, mobility, privacy, and identity. The authors draw on an unprecedented study of surviving pockets in museums and private collections to identify their materials, techniques, and decoration; their use is investigated through sources as diverse as criminal trials, letters, diaries, inventories, novels, and advertisements. Richly illustrated with paintings, satirical prints, and photographs of artifacts in detail, this innovative book reveals the unexpected story of these deeply evocative and personal objects.Lexicon
Search Terms
dress accessories, dress accessories--history, pockets, pouches, women's clothing--great britain, women's clothing--historyBook Details
Author
Barbara Burman, Ariane FennetauxPublisher
Yale University PressDate Published
2020Call No.
GT2350.B87ISBN
300253745, 9780300253740Notes
Length: 263