Description |
1 online resource (xx, 460 p., [87] p. of plates) : ill. |
Note |
"This Dover edition ... is an unabridged republication of the work originally published by Faber and Faber, Ltd., London, in 1937"--T.p. verso. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 441-442) and index. |
Note |
Description based on print version record. |
Summary |
Remarkably thorough illustrated overview based on rare period photographs, periodicals, other contemporary sources. Description and information about hundreds of fashions: morning dresses, riding outfits, carriage costumes, evening dresses, bridal gowns, more. Also millinery, footwear, underclothing, other apparel. 891 black-and-white line illustrations. 226 halftones. Bibliography. 3 glossaries. |
Subject |
Clothing and dress -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
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Women's clothing -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
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Costume -- Grande-Bretagne -- Histoire -- 19e siècle. |
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ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Textiles & Costume
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Genre |
Electronic books.
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Subject |
1800 - 1899 |
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Clothing and dress. (OCoLC)fst00864680
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Women's clothing. (OCoLC)fst01178707
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Great Britain. (OCoLC)fst01204623 |
Added Author |
Freading.
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Related To |
Print version: Cunnington, C. Willett (Cecil Willett), 1878-1961. English women's clothing in the nineteenth century. New York : Dover Publications, 1990 0486263231 (DLC) 90031248 (OCoLC)21080702 |
ISBN |
9780486319636 (electronic bk.) |
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0486319636 (electronic bk.) |
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