Findings: The Material Culture of Needlework and Sewing
Mary C. Beaudry
Mary C. Beaudry mines archaeological findings of sewing and needlework to discover what these small traces of female experience reveal about the societies and cultures in which they were used. Beaudry’s geographical and chronological scope is broad: she examines sites in the United States and Great Britain, as well as Australia and Canada, and she ranges from the Middle Ages through the Industrial Revolution.
The author describes the social and cultural significance of findings”: pins, needles, thimbles, scissors, and other sewing accessories and tools. Through the fascinating stories that grow out of these findings, Beaudry shows the extent to which such small things” were deeply entrenched in the construction of gender, personal identity, and social class.
The author describes the social and cultural significance of findings”: pins, needles, thimbles, scissors, and other sewing accessories and tools. Through the fascinating stories that grow out of these findings, Beaudry shows the extent to which such small things” were deeply entrenched in the construction of gender, personal identity, and social class.
Կատեգորիաներ:
Տարի:
2008
Հրատարակչություն:
Yale University Press
Լեզու:
english
Էջեր:
256
ISBN 10:
0300134800
ISBN 13:
9780300134803
Ֆայլ:
PDF, 49.62 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2008