The Dress Diary of Mrs Anne Sykes: new book details the life, times, and clothes of 19th century Lancastrian socialite
In 1838, a young woman born in Clitheroe was given a diary on her wedding day. Ann Sykes decided to fill it with swatches, snippets of clothing from a vast range of garments, each with its own brief annotation, creating a unique record of her life and times.
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