Vanished Art
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A 1902 Magazine of Art article on the rise and collapse of the Irish embroidered (sewed) muslin industry, centered in County Down, in the early Victorian period. It describes the workers, wages, the role of Glasgow merchants, the effect of a firm's failure and changing fashion, and the near disappearance of the craft. Four halftone illustrations show an embroidered front, two collarettes and a cuff, with comments on design and stitches such as openwork and spoking.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1902
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 3
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