Domestic textiles and country house sales in Georgian England
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8419087 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jon Stobart (0000-0002-9771-4741, Manchester Metropolitan University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 61 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 17-37 |
| Publication date | 2019-01-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Business History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-6791 • E-ISSN: 1743-7938 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00076791.2017.1368493 |
| OpenAlex | W2756190131 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 27 |
Textiles are central to our understanding of the second-hand trade in Georgian England, but the focus is generally on clothing; much less attention has been given to domestic textiles in the form of linen, beds and drapery. This article draws on auction catalogues from Northamptonshire, 1761–1836, to identify the changing quantity and nature of textiles being sold, the ways in which they were promoted and valorised, and what this might tell us about consumers’ motivations. It highlights how the continued appeal of second-hand textiles was framed in a rhetoric of gentility and respectability, and reveals the country house auction as a key institution in the recirculation of second-hand goods
Advertising · Appeal · Business · Clothing · Commerce · Economics · Economy · Georgian · Institution · Political science · Rhetoric · Decadence, Literature, and Society · Fashion and Cultural Textiles · Historical Economic and Social Studies · Law
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |