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.
| ISBN: | 9781138664449 |
| Publication date: | 21st January 2016 |
| Author: | Alison Toplis |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 256 pages |
| Series: | Perspectives in Economic and Social History |
| Genres: |
History Economic history |