{"product_id":"feathers-frills-and-fancy-goods","title":"Feathers, Frills and Fancy Goods","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTracing its development from a trade devoted to selling small needlework articles, ribbons and trimmings to one chiefly concerned with making and selling hats and bonnets, \u003ci\u003eFeathers, Frills and Fancy Goods\u003c\/i\u003e is an examination of the millinery trade from the early 17th century to the Victorian period.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe term 'milliner' derives from milan-er - seller of goods from Milan. Milliners sold 'small wares' - pins, needles, thread, tapes, ribbons, laces, soft leathers for belts and purses, gloves, hosiery and other decorative items which often, but not invariably, included caps and hats.\u003ci\u003e Feathers, Frills and Fancy Goods\u003c\/i\u003e traces the history of the millinery trade from the late 16th century, when most milliners were men, to the 19th century, when an increasing number of women had moved into the industry, and the term 'milliner' began to take on its contemporary meaning of 'hat maker\/seller'. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on a wealth of unpublished and primary sources, and illustrated with over 65 images, \u003ci\u003eFeathers, Frills and Fancy Goods\u003c\/i\u003e traces the evolution of this complex and under-researched trade and grants new insights into working class life in 18th- and 19th-century Britain.","brand":"Bloomsbury Visual Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50013765632250,"sku":"9781350253025","price":115.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0840\/1253\/1962\/files\/imageloader_94899689-adc7-4140-b73f-6759e3b0a051.jpg?v=1786133823","url":"https:\/\/mindsourcebooks.com\/products\/feathers-frills-and-fancy-goods","provider":"Mind Source Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}