Pocket: A Hidden History of Women's Lives, 1660-1900

This fascinating and enlightening 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 to explore their consumption practices, sociability, mobility, privacy, and identity. A wealth of evidence reveals unexpected facets of the past, bringing women&;s stories into intimate focus. &;What particularly interests Burman and Fennetaux is the way in which women of all classes have historically used these tie-on pockets as a supplementary body part to help them negotiate their way through a world that was not built to suit them.&;&;Kathryn Hughes, The Guardian &;A riveting book . . . few stones are left unturned.&;&;Roberta Smith&;s &;Top Art Books of 2019,&; The New York Times &;A brilliant book.&;&;Ulinka Rublack, Times Literary Supplement
The unexpected story of an essential 18th and 19th century accessory