18th century – Sarah A. Bendall

17th century, 18th century, public talk or workshop, Research

Maternity Stays and Corsets

April 24, 2024April 17, 2026 Sarah Bendall

I recently sat down with Bernadette Banner to chat about maternity corsetry. Check out our video below! https://youtu.be/VCuWQ8t3dUI?si=g22uTvvBvzKRtArm

17th century, 18th century, Manuscript / Archival Research, Research, Seventeenth-century fashion, Stuart

Second Book Announcement: The Women Who Clothed the Stuart Queens

January 9, 2023April 17, 2026 Sarah Bendall

I’m excited to finally share that I’ve signed a contract with Bloomsbury Visual Arts (an imprint of Bloomsbury Academic) for my next book, The Women Who Clothed the Stuart Queens: Gender and Work in the Royal Wardrobe and the Fashion Marketplace The book examines the lives and changing work of the women who made, sold,… Continue reading Second Book Announcement: The Women Who Clothed the Stuart Queens

17th century, 18th century, Manuscript / Archival Research, Research, Stuart

Quilted Petticoats in the Seventeenth Century

September 5, 2022April 17, 2026 Sarah Bendall

Quilted petticoats in England and America are usually attributed to and discussed in the context of the eighteenth century. This is likely due to the fact that all the earliest surviving quilted petticoats (to my knowledge) date from this period. Quilted Petticoat, c. 1740-60 (made), 1870-1910 (altered), British. Victoria and Albert Museum, T.430-1967. I am… Continue reading Quilted Petticoats in the Seventeenth Century

17th century, 18th century, Jacobean, Object Research

Early Modern Upcycling: Eighteenth-century shoes from the Joseph Box Collection at MAAS

October 15, 2017October 16, 2017 Sarah Bendall

Early modern upcycling. Eighteenth-century shoes made from an Elizabethan or Jacobean waistcoat?

16th century, 17th century, 18th century, 19th century

Romantic Love and Material Culture Workshop

September 28, 2016September 28, 2016 Sarah Bendall

A couple of months ago I was fortunate enough to participate in a one day workshop supported by the ARC History of Emotions called 'Romantic Rituals: Making Love in Europe, c. 1600 to the Present'. By coincidence there were actually four of us who were focusing on the material culture of romantic love from the… Continue reading Romantic Love and Material Culture Workshop

18th century, 19th century, Museum/Exhibition Review

Déboutonner La Mode at Le Musée des Arts Décoratifs – A Mini Review

July 2, 2015 Sarah Bendall

"Although small in size, the priceless materials and skills involved in making these pieces dating from the 18th to the 20th century can make them fully-fledged objects d’art. Produced by artisans ranging from embroiderers, soft furnishers, glass makers and ceramicists to jewellers and silversmiths, they crystallise the history and evolution of these skills. The button… Continue reading Déboutonner La Mode at Le Musée des Arts Décoratifs – A Mini Review