The Pocket: A Hidden History of Women's Lives, 1660-1900

by Ariane Fennetaux and Barbara Burman

Book Overview

A New York Times Best Art Book of 2019

"A riveting book . . . few stones are left unturned."--Roberta Smith's "Top Art Books of 2019," The New York Times

This fascinating and enlightening study of the tie-on pocket combines materiality and gender to provide new insight into the social history of women's everyday lives--from duchesses and country gentry to prostitutes and washerwomen--and to explore...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300253745
• ISBN13: 9780300253740
• Release Date: July 2020
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.9" x 9.3"