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J. Barry, ‘The Cultural Life of Bristol, 1640–1775’ (D.Phil. thesis, Oxford University, 1985)
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Plates and Acknowledgements
1 Colne Cloth (or Piece) Hall. Photograph courtesy of the Pendle Heritage Centre, Barrowford.
2 Emmott Hall. Photograph courtesy of the Pendle Heritage Centre, Barrowford.
3 Arthur Devis, The Parker Conversation Piece, 1757. Private collection. Photograph courtesy of Spink–Leger Pictures.
4 Browsholme Hall, near Clitheroe, 1808. Private collection.
5 Alkincoats Hall in winter, 1896. Private collection
6 Pasture House, 1977. Photograph courtesy of the Pendle Heritage Centre, Barrowford.
7 Carr Hall. Photograph courtesy of the Pendle Heritage Centre, Barrowford.
8 Standen Hall, Clitheroe. Photograph courtesy of Mr John Aspinall Esq. of Standen.
9 ‘The Assignation’, from the Lady's Magazine (1772). Private collection.
10 ‘The Choice of a Husband’, c.1825. Photograph courtesy of the British Museum.
11 ‘The Choice of a Wife’, c.1825. Photograph courtesy of the British Museum.
12 John Collett, ‘Modern Love: Courtship’, 1782. Photograph courtesy of the British Museum.
13 John Collett, ‘Modern Love: The Elopement’, 1782. Photograph courtesy of the British Museum.
14 John Collett, ‘Modern Love: The Honeymoon’, 1782. Photograph courtesy of the British Museum.
15 John Collett, ‘Modern Love: Discordant Matrimony’, 1782. Photograph courtesy of the British Museum.
16 Thorp Arch Hall, Wharfedale. Photograph courtesy of the West Yorkshire Archaeology Service.
17 Philip Mercier, William Gossip of Thorp Arch, 1745. Private collection.
18 Philip Mercier, Anne Gossip of Thorp arch, 1745. Private collection.
19 ‘Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales & her Infant daughter, attended by Lady Chomondely’, 1797. Source unknown. Private collection.
20 ‘Morning Dress’, from Ackermann's Repositary of Arts (1810). Private collection.
21 ‘Goodnight’, 1808. Source unknown. Private collection.
22 Title-page from Elizabeth Shackleton's Pocket Diary, 1776, DDB/81/29. Photograph courtesy of the Lancashire County Record Office.
23 ‘The Haberdasher Dandy’, 1818. Photograph courtesy of the British Museum.
24 Trade card of Phillips Garden, St Paul's Churchyard, London. Heal Collection, British Museum.
25 Trade card of Benjamin Cole. Heal Collection, British Museum.
26 ‘The Vis a Vis Bisected or the Ladies Coop’, [M. Darly], 1776. Photograph courtesy of the British Museum.
27 ‘The Lady's Disaster’, 1746. Private collection.
28 ‘A lady in the Dress of the Year 1746’, from Elizabeth Parker/Shackleton's Pocket Diary, L.R.O., DDB/81/4. Photograph courtesy of the Lancashire County Record Office.
29 ‘A Lady in the Dress of the Year 1772’, and ‘Twelve of the genteelest Head-dresses of 1772’, from Elizabeth Shackleton's Pocket Diary, L.R.O., DB/81/20. Photograph courtesy of the Lancashire County Record Office.
30 ‘Ladies of Quality in the Most Fashionable Headresses’, from Elizabeth Shackleton's Pocket Diary, 1780. Photograph courtesy of the Lancashire County Record Office.
31 ‘A lady in the full Dress of the Year 1775’, Frontispiece to Elizabeth Shackleton's Pocket Diary, DDB/81/29. Photograph courtesy of the Lancashire County Record Office.
32 ‘Ten Fashionable Head-dresses of 1786’, from the Ladies' Own Memorandum Book (1787). Private collection.
33 ‘The Rage or Shepherds I have lost my waist’, 1794. Photograph courtesy of the British Museum.
34 Triptych, ‘Lady Torrington’, ‘Lady Archer’ and ‘Lady Waldegrave’, in Riding Dress, Full Dress and Undress, c.1777. Source unknown. Private collection.
35 ‘Ladies in the Dress of 1786’ from the Ladies' Own Memorandum Book (1787). Private collection.
36 ‘Fashionable Dresses’, from Carnan's Ladies Complete Pocket Book for 1802.
Private collection.
37 ‘Fashionable Dress’ and ‘Fashionable Dresses’, from Carnan's Ladies Complete Pocket Book for 1808. Private collection.
38 A woman demonstrating the gesture ‘To GIVE or RECEIVE’, from F. Nivelon, The Rudiments of Genteel Behaviour: An Introduction to the Method of attaining a graceful Attitude, an agreeable Motion, an easy Air and a genteel behaviour (1937). Photograph by kind permission of the Huntington Library, Pasadena, California.
39 A man demonstrating ‘The Complement RETIRING’ from F. Nivelon, The Rudiments of Genteel Behaviour: An Introduction to the Method of attaining a graceful Attitude, an agreeable Motion, an easy Air and a genteel behaviour (1737). Photograph by kind permission of the Huntington Library, Pasadena, California.
40 H. Gravelot, untitled lady, 1744. Private collection.
41 H. Gravelot, untitled gentleman, 1744. Private collection.
42 Detail from plate 55.
43 ‘View of the Ball at St James's on the Celebration of Her Majesty's Birth Night February 9 1786’, from the New Lady's Magazine. Private collection.
44 ‘Theatrical Pleasures, Crowding to the Pit’, 1821. Photograph courtesy of the British Museum.
45 ‘Theatrical Pleasures, Contending for a Seat’, 1821. Photograph courtesy of the British Museum.
46 Edward Finden after John Brown(e), ‘York Music Festival’, 1824. Photograph courtesy of York City Art Gallery.
47 William Lindley, ‘A Perspective View of the Inside of the Grand Assembly Room in Blake Street’, 1759. Photograph courtesy of York City Art Gallery.
48 Emily Brookes, Cuerdon Masquerade, 1822. Photograph courtesy of Harris Museum and Art Gallery, Preston.
49 ‘A General Prospect of Vauxhall Gardens’, 1751. Private collection.
50 ‘View of the Grand South Walk in Vauxhall Gardens’, 1751. Private collection.
51 ‘A View of the Company in Vauxhall Gardens’, 1779, from Carnan & Newbury's Pocket Book. Private collection.
52 ‘A View of the Company at the Pantheon, Oxford St’, 1779, from Carnan & Newbury's Pocket Book. Private collection.
53 ‘A View in Kensington Gardens During the Performance of the Military Band’, from Poole's Cabinet of Fashion and Repositary of Literature (1827). Private collection.