Description This book is a richly illustrated history of the Wardle Family of Leek, Staffordshire, which rose to prominence in fine Textile Production in the second half of the nineteenth century.
She is also a freelance lecturer in the History of Design and Museum and Heritage Studies and the author of Silk and Empire (2005 and 2009) and Dye, Print, Stitch: Textiles by Thomas and Elizabeth Wardle (2009)..
King is a Textile historian and holds the Chair of the Textile Society.
BRENDA M.
Lavishly illustrated, this book will be of interest to those interested in Textile and fashion history and the history of the Arts and Crafts movement, as well as the relationship between the British Empire and the Indian subcontinent.
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D.
Scott Jnr and J.
G.
Shaw, G.
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Elizabeth Wardle, embroiderer, worked with many major architects such as R.
Liberty, among others, and their designs, printed by Wardle, were internationally applauded.
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His work attracted William Morris, Walter Crane and A.
Thomas Wardle travelled in India and integrated Indian designs into British silk production.
The Wardle family\'s rich legacy is played out against the backdrop of the Anglo-Indian silk trade.
Followers of the Arts and Crafts Movement and Gothic Revivalism, as well as Art Needlework and Aestheticism, benefited from the Family enterprises that flourished despite rapid industrialisation.
Beautiful dyed, printed and embroidered textiles were created in Leek using traditional craft skills.
At its core is an object-centred exploration revealing how an entrepreneurial Family responded to complex international factors.
Description This book is a richly illustrated history of the Wardle Family of Leek, Staffordshire, which rose to prominence in fine Textile Production in the second half of the nineteenth century
