Labour of the Stitch
by Serena Dyer
Title:
Labour of the Stitch
Author:
Serena Dyer
Series (if any):
Elements in Eighteenth-Century Connections
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
90 pages, Worked examples or Exercises
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13:
9781009177696
EAN:
9781009177696
Classifications:
Literature: history and criticism
Weight (g):
262
Dimensions (mm):
150 x 229 x 8
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Price:£21.60
2 copies in stock
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Description
This Element centres the sartorial hand as a point of connection across the trades which generated fashionable dress in the eighteenth century. It explores how the agency and skill of the stitching hand can inform understandings of craft, industry, gender, and labour in the eighteenth century.
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