Lecture: Stand & Deliver: Desirable Dress Accessories in the Georgian Age - London - 29-6-2023

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V&A South Kensington
The Lydia and Manfred Gorvy Lecture Theatre
Cromwell Road
London, SW7 2RL


Lunchtime Lecture: Stand & Deliver: Desirable Dress Accessories in the Georgian Age

Thursday, 29th June 2023

Join collector Mark Wallis for a lively illustrated talk which will look at the perils that travellers in Georgian England endured, from coaches overturning in mud or snow to frightened runaway horses, unpredictable inns and robbers on the road, including infamous highwaymen such as Dick Turpin, Jerry Abershaw and 'Galloping Dick' Ferguson. After the talk there will be a chance to examine some original objects from the speaker's private collection of the sort of valuables the highwaymen were after - money, costly watches, sparkling shoe buckles, decorative snuff boxes, among many tempting trinkets - as well as the weapons used to keep the thieves at bay.

Time: 13.00 – 13.55

Admission: Free - No booking is required.

https://www.vam.ac.uk/event/9Bpx9GPqdE/ ... -june-2023