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Working People |
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Most ordinary people could not afford more than one set of clothes, so
what they wore was practical, functional, and often reflected their everyday
work. In these examples the women wear dark coarse skirts and cotton shifts
with corsets/bodices, shawls, caps, and aprons. The older man is wearing a smock, the traditional ‘rustic’ English
countryman’s uniform. The lady knitting, seated in the rocking chair, has a Welsh bonnet. |