SKU: B-000646

Costume Of Household Servants

Author: Phillis Cunnington

Special Features: Dust Jacket, Illustrated, Inscribed, Ex Libris

Condition: Ex library book, in good condition, includes library stamps on some page edges, pencil writing/underlining to almost a dozen pages, tight binding, from a smoke free home

Art, Design & Photography History Antiquarian & Collectable

Cultural Studies Cultural History Costume Middle Ages Fashion History Historical Fashion

Costume of Household Servants by Phillis Cunnington explores the working wardrobes of domestic staff from medieval halls to Edwardian townhouses. This 1974 illustrated hardback is a treasure for collectors of historical fashion and social history.

The jacketed volume is packed with period images—portraits, prints, and tailor’s notes—that trace servants’ dress from livery to aprons. An earlier owner has added brief pencilled notes on fewer than twelve pages, offering gentle scholarly prompts without obscuring the text.

Ex-library copy shows stamps on page edges yet remains tight and square; inscription on the fly-leaf adds a personal touch. A vintage find for fashion historians, costume designers, or anyone who loves antiquarian reference books.

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