The 18th century has been hailed for its revolution in consumer culture, but Material Literacy in Eighteenth-Century Britain repositions Britain as a nation of makers. It brings new attention to 18th-century craftswomen and men with its focus on the material knowledge possessed not only by professional artisans and amateur makers, but also by skilled consumers. This book gathers together a group of interdisciplinary scholars working in the fields of art history, history, literature and museum studies to unearth the tactile and tacit knowledge that underpinned fashion, tailoring and textile…mehr
The 18th century has been hailed for its revolution in consumer culture, but Material Literacy in Eighteenth-Century Britain repositions Britain as a nation of makers. It brings new attention to 18th-century craftswomen and men with its focus on the material knowledge possessed not only by professional artisans and amateur makers, but also by skilled consumers. This book gathers together a group of interdisciplinary scholars working in the fields of art history, history, literature and museum studies to unearth the tactile and tacit knowledge that underpinned fashion, tailoring and textile production. It invites us into the workshops, drawing rooms and backrooms of a broad range of creators, and uncovers how production and manual knowledge extended beyond the factories and machines which dominate industrial histories. This book illuminates, for the first time, the material literacies learnt, enacted and understood by British producers and consumers. The skills required for sewing, embroidering and the textile arts were possessed by a large proportion of the British population: men, women and children, professional and amateur alike. Building on previous studies of shoppers and consumption in the period, as well as narratives of manufacture, this collection documents the multiplicity of small producers behind Britain's consumer revolution, reshaping our understanding of the dynamics between making and objects, consumption and production. It demonstrates how material knowledge formed an essential part of daily life for eighteenth-century Britons. Craft technique, practice and production, the contributors show, constituted forms of tactile languages that joined makers together, whether they produced objects for profit or pleasure.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Serena Dyer is Lecturer in History of Design and Material Culture at De Montfort University, UK. She has published on albums, wallpaper, consumer culture and childhood in the eighteenth century. Her book, Material Lives: Women Makers and Consumer Culture in the 18th Century, was published by Bloomsbury in 2021. Chloe Wigston Smith is Senior Lecturer in the Department of English and Related Literature and the Centre for 18th Century Studies at the University of York, UK. She is the author of Women, Work, and Clothes in the 18th-Century Novel (2013), as well as articles on women in literature, material culture studies and fashion culture.
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List of Figures List of Tables Notes on Contributors Acknowledgements 1. Introduction Serena Dyer (De Montfort University UK) and Chloe Wigston Smith (University of York UK) 2. 'Work'd pockets to my entire satisfaction': Women and the Multiple Literacies of Making Ariane Fennetaux (University of Paris France) 3. Needlework Verse Crystal B. Lake (Wright State University USA) 4. Domestic Crafts at the School of Arts Chloe Wigston Smith (University of York UK) 5. 'To Embroider what is Wanting': Making Consuming and Mending Textiles in the Lives of the Bluestockings Nicole Pohl (Oxford Brookes University UK) 6. Material Literacies of Home Comfort in Georgian England Jon Stobart (Manchester Metropolitan University UK) 7. Stitching and Shopping: The Material Literacy of the Consumer Serena Dyer (De Montfort University UK) 8. Stitching the It-Narrative in The History and Adventures of a Lady's Slippers and Shoes Alicia Kerfoot (SUNY Brockport USA) 9. Making Measuring and Selling in Hampshire: The Provincial Tailor's Accounts of George and Benjamin Ferrey Sarah Howard (Independent Scholar UK) 10. Gendered Making and Material Knowledge: Tailors and Mantua-Makers c. 1760-1820 Emily Taylor (National Museums Scotland UK) 11. Dress and Dressmaking: Material Evolution in Regency Dress Construction Hilary Davidson (University of Sydney Australia) 12. Fancy Feathers: The Feather Trade in Britain and the Atlantic World Elisabeth Gernerd (Historic Royal Palaces UK) 13. Tomahawks and Scalping Knives: Manufacturing Savagery in Britain Robbie Richardson (University of Kent UK) 14. The Lady Vanishes: Madame Tussaud's Self Portrait and Material Legacies Laura Engel (Duquesne University USA) 15. Learning to Craft Beth Fowkes Tobin (University of Georgia USA) Select Bibliography Index
List of Figures List of Tables Notes on Contributors Acknowledgements 1. Introduction Serena Dyer (De Montfort University UK) and Chloe Wigston Smith (University of York UK) 2. 'Work'd pockets to my entire satisfaction': Women and the Multiple Literacies of Making Ariane Fennetaux (University of Paris France) 3. Needlework Verse Crystal B. Lake (Wright State University USA) 4. Domestic Crafts at the School of Arts Chloe Wigston Smith (University of York UK) 5. 'To Embroider what is Wanting': Making Consuming and Mending Textiles in the Lives of the Bluestockings Nicole Pohl (Oxford Brookes University UK) 6. Material Literacies of Home Comfort in Georgian England Jon Stobart (Manchester Metropolitan University UK) 7. Stitching and Shopping: The Material Literacy of the Consumer Serena Dyer (De Montfort University UK) 8. Stitching the It-Narrative in The History and Adventures of a Lady's Slippers and Shoes Alicia Kerfoot (SUNY Brockport USA) 9. Making Measuring and Selling in Hampshire: The Provincial Tailor's Accounts of George and Benjamin Ferrey Sarah Howard (Independent Scholar UK) 10. Gendered Making and Material Knowledge: Tailors and Mantua-Makers c. 1760-1820 Emily Taylor (National Museums Scotland UK) 11. Dress and Dressmaking: Material Evolution in Regency Dress Construction Hilary Davidson (University of Sydney Australia) 12. Fancy Feathers: The Feather Trade in Britain and the Atlantic World Elisabeth Gernerd (Historic Royal Palaces UK) 13. Tomahawks and Scalping Knives: Manufacturing Savagery in Britain Robbie Richardson (University of Kent UK) 14. The Lady Vanishes: Madame Tussaud's Self Portrait and Material Legacies Laura Engel (Duquesne University USA) 15. Learning to Craft Beth Fowkes Tobin (University of Georgia USA) Select Bibliography Index
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