Shirts, Shifts and Sheets of Fine Linen (Paperback)

Idioma: inglés

Editorial: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, London, 2026

1350253006 / 9781350253001

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Paperback. Shirts, Shifts and Sheets of Fine Linen explores how the jobs of the seamstress evolved in scope, and status, between 1600-1900.In the 17th and early 18th centuries, seamstressing was a trade for women who worked in linen and cotton, making mens shirts, womens chemises, underwear and baby linen; some of these seamstresses were consummate craftswomen, able to sew with stitches almost invisible to the naked eye. Few examples of their work survive, but those that do attest to their skill. However, as the ready-to-wear trade expanded in the 18th century, women who assembled these garments were also known as seamstresses, and by the 1840s, most seamstresses were outworkers for companies or entrepreneurs, paid unbelievably low rates per dozen for the garments they produced, notorious examples of downtrodden, exploited womenfolk. Drawing on a range of original and hitherto unpublished sources, including business diaries, letters and bills, Shirts, Shifts and Sheets of Fine Linen explores the seamstresss change of status in the 19th century and the reasons for it, hinting at the resurgence of the trade today given so few women today are skilled at repairing and altering clothes. Illustrated with 60 images, the book brings seamstresses into focus as real people, granting new insights into working class life in 18th- and 19th-century Britain. An examination of the profession of 'seamstress' and how it changed from being a respected craft in the 17th and early 18th centuries to being a symbol of downtrodden womanhood in the 19th century. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

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Título
Shirts, Shifts and Sheets of Fine Linen (Paperback)
Autor
Dr Pam Inder
Editorial
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, London
Año de publicación
2026
Estado
new
Encuadernación
Paperback
Idioma
inglés
ISBN 10
1350253006
ISBN 13
9781350253001

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