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 |
"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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The Worm-Eaten Waistcoatby Alison Backhouse We no longer carry this book because of the poor exchange rate. The Warm-Eaten Waistcoat may help many of our customers so we have left it here for you to read about. The database is at last complete . . . 1900 gowns, 1400 aprons, 1300 handkerchiefs, 600 cloaks, 200 watches, 500 petticoats . . . Over 10,000 pledges accepted during 1777-78 by George Fettes, the pawnbroker of Lady Peckett's Yard in York, give a fascinating insight into the every-day life of the poor in Georgian England. Information abounds about the customers and the goods they pawned. Essential reading for everyone who has ever found it hard to make ends meet and invaluable for students of social history and costume. 112 pages, including 6 chapters, 9 appendices, 50 illustrations and tables and a comprehensive index. $18.95 |
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