From St Giles to Marylebone: The gin mad girl and an MCC Tie by David Allen

This article traces the changing status of gin in nineteenth-century British culture by exploring two artefacts: an image from The Drunkard’s Children and a neck tie from the collection of the Marylebone Cricket Club. Despite their apparently disparate nature, the items combine to relate how the story of gin touches on social status, group identity, and gender politics.