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125 - 'Declaration by the King Prohibiting All Persons from Wearing Fabric Buttons on Their Clothing.'
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'Declaration by the King Prohibiting All Persons from Wearing Fabric Buttons on Their Clothing.' Arras, Martin Becquet, n.d. Signed, dated, and located in Arras Vellum 1694 40 x 32 cm This official document prohibits tailors from making buttons out of cloth, silk, or any other fabric, and forbids the general public from wearing them on their clothing. This decision, which may seem surprising today, was part of the economic and sartorial policies of the Ancien Régime. In particular, it aimed to limit the excessive consumption of silk used in button-making, a practice that was especially widespread in the province of Languedoc. An original account of the regulation of clothing practices in the late 17th century.
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Button Frenzy; Loïc Allio CollectionAuction house
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