The Clothing Trade in Provincial England, 1800-1850

The Clothing Trade in Provincial England, 1800-1850
Author: Alison Toplis
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 248
Release: 2015-10-06
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 131732305X

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.