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

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 their consumption practices, sociability, mobility, privacy, and identity.?A wealth of evidence reveals unexpected facets of the past, bringing women's stories into intimate focus. ? "What particularly interests Burman and Fennetaux is the way in which women of all classes have historically used these tie-on pockets as a supplementary body part to help them negotiate their way through a world that was not built to suit them."-Kathryn Hughes,?The Guardian ? ? "A brilliant book."-Ulinka Rublack, Times Literary Supplement
Binding: Paperback / softback