Clothing The Poor In Nineteenthcentury England
Clothing The Poor In Nineteenthcentury England
About this book
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.
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- OL Work ID
- OL17579010W
Subjects
Clothing and dressPoorGreat britain, economic conditions, 19th centuryGreat britain, social conditionsHistoryClothingEconomic conditionsSocial conditions