Pocket

Pencils, a sketchbook, cake, yards of stolen ribbon, thimbles, snuff boxes, a picture of a lover, two live ducks: these are just some of the fascinating things carried by women and girls in their tie-on pockets, an essential accessory throughout the 18th and 19th centuries.

This first book-length 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 explore their consumption practices, work, sociability, mobility, privacy, and identity. The authors draw on an unprecedented study of surviving pockets in museums and private collections to identify their materials, techniques, and decoration; their use is investigated through sources as diverse as criminal trials, letters, diaries, inventories, novels, and advertisements. Richly illustrated with paintings, satirical prints, and photographs of artifacts in detail, this innovative book reveals the unexpected story of these deeply evocative and personal objects.
 

Creioane, un caiet de schite, tort, curti de panglica furata, degetare, cutiile de tabac, o imagine a unui iubit, doua rate vii: acestea sunt doar cateva dintre lucrurile fascinante purtate de femei si fete in buzunarele lor, un accesoriu esential de-a lungul secolelor al XVIII-lea si al XIX-lea. Acest prim studiu de lunga durata al cartii despre buzunarul de legatura combina materialitatea si genul pentru a oferi o noua perspectiva asupra istoriei sociale a vietii de zi cu zi a femeilor - de la ducese si gentry de tara la prostituate si spalatoare - si exploreaza practicile lor de consum, munca, sociabilitate, mobilitate , confidentialitate si identitate. Autorii se bazeaza pe un studiu fara precedent al buzunarelor supravietuitoare din muzee si colectii private pentru a identifica materialele, tehnicile si decorarea lor; utilizarea lor este investigata prin surse la fel de diverse precum procesele penale, scrisori, jurnale, inventare, romane si reclame.