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The Costume of Great Britain / designed, engraved, and written by W. H. Pyne. 1808
37.0 x 4.0 cm (book measurement (inventory)) | RCIN 1075693
William Henry Pyne (1769-1843)
The Costume of Great Britain / designed, engraved, and written by W. H. Pyne 1808
William Henry Pyne (1769-1843)
The Costume of Great Britain / designed, engraved, and written by W. H. Pyne 1808
William Henry Pyne (1769-1843)
The Costume of Great Britain / designed, engraved, and written by W. H. Pyne 1808
William Henry Pyne (1769-1843)
The Costume of Great Britain / designed, engraved, and written by W. H. Pyne 1808
William Henry Pyne (1769-1843)
The Costume of Great Britain / designed, engraved, and written by W. H. Pyne 1808
William Henry Pyne (1769-1843)
The Costume of Great Britain / designed, engraved, and written by W. H. Pyne 1808
William Henry Pyne (1769-1843)
The Costume of Great Britain / designed, engraved, and written by W. H. Pyne 1808
William Henry Pyne (1769-1843)
The Costume of Great Britain / designed, engraved, and written by W. H. Pyne 1808
William Henry Pyne (1769-1843)
The Costume of Great Britain / designed, engraved, and written by W. H. Pyne 1808
William Henry Pyne (1769-1843)
The Costume of Great Britain / designed, engraved, and written by W. H. Pyne 1808
William Henry Pyne (1769-1843)
The Costume of Great Britain / designed, engraved, and written by W. H. Pyne 1808
William Henry Pyne (1769-1843)
The Costume of Great Britain / designed, engraved, and written by W. H. Pyne 1808
William Henry Pyne (1769-1843)
The Costume of Great Britain / designed, engraved, and written by W. H. Pyne 1808
William Henry Pyne (1769-1843)
The Costume of Great Britain / designed, engraved, and written by W. H. Pyne 1808
William Henry Pyne (1769-1843)
The Costume of Great Britain / designed, engraved, and written by W. H. Pyne 1808
William Henry Pyne (1769-1843)
The Costume of Great Britain / designed, engraved, and written by W. H. Pyne 1808
William Henry Pyne (1769-1843)
The Costume of Great Britain / designed, engraved, and written by W. H. Pyne 1808
William Henry Pyne (1769-1843)
The Costume of Great Britain / designed, engraved, and written by W. H. Pyne 1808
William Henry Pyne (1769-1843)
The Costume of Great Britain / designed, engraved, and written by W. H. Pyne 1808
William Henry Pyne (1769-1843)
The Costume of Great Britain / designed, engraved, and written by W. H. Pyne 1808
William Henry Pyne (1769-1843)
The Costume of Great Britain / designed, engraved, and written by W. H. Pyne 1808
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This publication by the writer and illustrator William Henry Pyne records and depicts a variety of 18th and 19th-century occupations, providing a valuable insight into both textile production practices and working-class clothing.
In the description and image for plate 9, 'Welsh Peasants Washing', we can see how clothes were cleaned by first being rinsed in a ‘clear and rapid stream’, before being beaten on a smooth flat stone and laid out to dry on rocks or grass. In plate 48, 'Worsted Winder', we can see how worsted (a type of woollen thread) was produced. A woman is shown winding worsted onto bobbins, which would then be woven on a loom to create decorative trims and fringes.
The generic and recognisable representations of working-class people and activities were intended for an elite audience, able to afford such expensive publications.Provenance
Previously in the Carlton House Library of George IV when Prince of Wales
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37.0 x 4.0 cm (book measurement (inventory))
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