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02810aam a2200421 i 4500 001 C2E3D9EEB8CA11EDAC6855BD37ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230302011926 008 210719t20222022enka b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2021031766 020 $a 1108817084 020 $a 9781108817080 020 $a 1108495176 020 $a 9781108495172 035 $a (OCoLC)1258219771 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d NTU $d YDX $d OCLCO $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a e-uk--- 050 00 $a GT737 C75 2022 084 $a TEC056000 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Cowie, Helen $q (Helen Louise), $e author. 245 10 $a Victims of fashion : $b animal commodities in Victorian Britain / $c Helen Louise Cowie, University of York. 264 1 $a Cambridge, United Kingdsom ; $b Cambridge University Press, $c 2022. 300 $a ix, 290 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 24 cm. 490 1 $a Science in history 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Introduction -- Murderous millinery -- The seal and his jacket -- Is the elephant following the dodo? -- Silk of the Andes -- Bitter perfumes -- Monkey Business -- Conclusion. 520 $a "Animal products were used extensively in nineteenth-century Britain. A middle-class Victorian woman might wear a dress made of alpaca wool, drape herself in a sealskin jacket, brush her hair with a tortoiseshell comb and sport feathers in her hat. She might entertain her friends by playing a piano with ivory keys or own a parrot or monkey as a living fashion accessory. In this innovative study, Helen Cowie examines the role of these animal-based commodities in Britain in the long nineteenth century and traces their rise and fall in popularity in response to changing tastes, availability and ethical concerns. Focusing on six popular animal products - feathers, sealskin, ivory, alpaca wool, perfumes and exotic pets - she considers how animal commodities were sourced and processed, how they were marketed and how they were consumed. She also assesses the ecological impact of nineteenth century fashion"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Fashion $z Great Britain $x History $y 19th century. 650 0 $a Clothing and dress $z Great Britain $x History $y 19th century. 650 0 $a Animal products $z Great Britain $x History $y 19th century. 651 0 $a Great Britain $x Social life and customs $y 19th century. 776 08 $i Online version: $a Cowie, Helen Louise, 1981- $t Victims of fashion $d Cambridge, United Kingdsom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2022 $z 9781108861267 $w (DLC) 2021031767 830 0 $a Science in history (Cambridge University Press) 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20240305042747.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=C2E3D9EEB8CA11EDAC6855BD37ECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search