The Pocket: A Hidden History of Women's Lives, 1660–1900
by Barbara Burman, Ariane Fennetaux
An illustrated history of women's pockets from 1660 to 1900, revealing how these hidden accessories shaped daily life, fashion, and personal identity.
About This Book
This book explores the overlooked history of women's pockets and the objects they carried between 1660 and 1900.
Authors Barbara Burman and Ariane Fennetaux draw on surviving garments, personal writings, and visual sources to trace changing fashions and daily practices.
The study highlights how pockets served practical, social, and symbolic roles in women's lives across two centuries.
Richly illustrated, the volume brings together material culture and social history to illuminate private and public aspects of the past.
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