Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Lansdell, Avril
Title:
The clothes of the cut : a history of canal costume / by Avril Lansdell.
Published / Created:
London : British Waterways Board, [1976]
Physical Description:
36 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 21 x 30 cm
Collection:
Reference Library
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 35-36).
Contents:
Introduction -- Beginnings: Navvies and the early boatmen -- Competition: the coming of the railways : the families move onto the boats -- Flowering of a tradition: the canal people develop their own style.
Subject Terms:
Clothing and dress -- England. | Boaters (Persons) -- England. | Boaters (Persons) | Clothing and dress. | England.
Form/Genre:
History.