Material lives : women makers and consumer culture in the 18th century /

"Conventional histories of the 18th century - and the industrial revolution and the birth of the consumer society - have distorted our understanding of the complex dynamics of material production and consumption and the ways in which these were experienced by both men and women. With its illumi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Principal: Dyer, Serena (Author)
Formato: Licensed eBooks
Idioma:inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Bloomsbury Visual Arts, 2021.
Acceso en liña:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=2689866
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: making material lives
  • Material accounting: a sartorial account book
  • Dress of the year: watercolours
  • Adorned in silk: dressed prints
  • Conclusion: material afterlives