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| Genre/Form: | Catalogs Catalogues |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Claire Wilcox; Sara Hodges; Victoria and Albert Museum. |
| ISBN: | 1851772863 9781851772865 |
| OCLC Number: | 44861311 |
| Description: | 127 p. : col. ill. ; 22 cm. |
| Contents: | Girdle pouches and almoners: the fourteenth and fifteenth century -- Pokes, purses and swete bagges: the sixteenth and seventeenth century -- Pockets, purses, and work-bags: 1700-1790 -- Reticules: 1790-1830 -- Bags, purses and châtelaines: 1830-1880 -- Handbag: 1880-1918 -- Dance bags, clutches and 'make-do-and-mend': 1918-1945 -- New look, shoulder bags and designer handbags -- Major UK dress collections featuring bags. |
| Responsibility: | Claire Wilcox ; colour photography by Sara Hodges. |
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Abstract:
Exploring changing styles and usage, this account features a wide range of bags from delicate draw-string and richly worked ecclesiastical purses, to large 18th-century work-bags and tiny reticules worn by slender-waisted Empire beauties.
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