Books: Accessories and EquipmentOn this page you find out about such necessary items as shoes, slippers, hats, fans, clay pipes, spectacles and escritoires. Remember, we have shrunk all the book cover images. To expand them temporarily for a closer look, click on them. After a pause, they will close automatically. Costume | Accessories | Zeitgeist | Re-enacting | Textiles | Techniques |
An Introduction to the Tokens at the Foundling Museumby Janette Bright and Gillian Clark
Working from the well accepted Threads of Feeling exhibit at the Foundling Museum in London this wonderful new book illustrates the many identifiers left with children in full color. These identifiers were used so parents could identifier their children years later. Some parents left notes but others, who were not good with the letter, left a small token that would be highly recognizable that could be used to prove the identity of an infant if the parent or parents found themselves in circumstances to take the infant back. After eight years of meticulous work by Janette Bright and Gillian Clark, many tokens are now returned to the names of the children to whom they belonged. This in turn has allowed us to understand the situations the parents and children found themselves in when they were first at the Foundling Hospital. Read about the individual stories of a number of this small book showcases a number of tokens as well as their very human stories. If you like this book you might consider Hogarth's Children. Softcover 32 pages |
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"Death Head" buttons, their use and constructionby Norman H. Fuss A Treatise on how thread wrapped buttons known as "Death Head" were made and used in 18th Century Clothing. Mr. Fuss has written a book that has clear and concise instructions and easy to follow photographs showing the process to make a thread covered button. Not just an instruction book, the history of the button along with many photographs of extant clothing is included. This book is a must for the construction of well-made civilian clothing. "They appear to have been used primarily on less formal attire intended for business and informal social wear rather than formal or court attire" according to Mr. Fuss. He adds that there is some evidence that their use may extend down to the lower sort as well. With the directions in this book and wood button blanks you can make your own death head buttons. Mr. Fuss taught me how to make death head buttons and I put them on Fred's coat, they certainly add that extra pizzazz! Softcover 23 pages |
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The Snowshill CollectionThe Snowshill Collection of costumes and accessories, created by Charles Paget Wade, represents a private collection of world-class quality. It contains over 2,200 items, the majority originating from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, many unique, and most of astounding quality. Now at Berrington Hall in Herefordshire, the collection is rarely on display because of the vulnerability of the pieces. Special photography has been commissioned so that this series will enable those interested in costume, design and needlework to enjoy some of the treasures from the collection and understand them in their social and historical context. Althea Mackenzie is the curator of the Wade Costume Collection, and of the textile collection at Hereford Museum. |
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