Material literacy in eighteenth-century Britain : a nation of makers
Cover -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Plates -- List of Tables -- Notes on Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction Serena Dyer and Chloe Wigston Smith -- 2. 'Work'd pocketts to my intire sattisfaction': Women and the multiple literacies of making Ariane Fennetaux...
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| Format: | E-Book |
| Sprache: | English |
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London New York Oxford New Delhi Sydney : Bloomsbury Visual Arts3000 Dyer, Serena$BVerfasserIn$4aut,
2020
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| Mit dem übergeordneten Werk verknüpfte Titel: | Material Culture of Art and Design
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| Schlagworte: | Material culture Textile crafts Needleworkers Consumers Consumption (Economics) Art and design Electronic books Großbritannien Textilien Handarbeiten mehr... |
| Umfang: | 1 online resource (337 pages) |
| Zusammenfassung: | Cover -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Plates -- List of Tables -- Notes on Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction Serena Dyer and Chloe Wigston Smith -- 2. 'Work'd pocketts to my intire sattisfaction': Women and the multiple literacies of making Ariane Fennetaux -- 3. Needlework verse Crystal B. Lake -- 4. Domestic crafts at the School of Arts Chloe Wigston Smith -- 5. 'To embroider what is wanting': Making, consuming and mending textiles in the lives of the Bluestockings Nicole Pohl -- 6. Material literacies of home comfort in Georgian England Jon Stobart -- 7. Stitching and shopping: The material literacy of the consumer Serena Dyer -- 8. Stitching the it-narrative in The History and Adventures of a Lady's Slippers and Shoes Alicia Kerfoot -- 9. Making, measuring and selling in Hampshire: The provincial tailor's accounts of George and Benjamin Ferrey Sarah Howard -- 10. Gendered making and material knowledge: Tailors and mantua-makers, c. 1760-1820 Emily Taylor -- 11. Dress and dressmaking: Material evolution in Regency dress construction Hilary Davidson -- 12. Fancy feathers: The feather trade in Britain and the Atlantic world Elisabeth Gernerd -- 13. Tomahawks and scalping knives: Manufacturing savagery in Britain Robbie Richardson -- 14. The lady vanishes: Madame Tussaud's self-portrait and material legaciesLaura Engel -- 15. Learning to craft Beth Fowkes Tobin -- Select Bibliography -- Index. |
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| Beschreibung: | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (337 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781501349638 1501349635 9781501349614 1501349619 |