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Textiles: a petition presented on behalf of the descendants of John Kay, for a pension. Coloured lithograph by Nosworthy and Wells after Cardwell, with letterpress, 1846.
- Cardwell.
- Date
- 28 October 1846
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Description
At top, a rural scene, showing all the activities concerned with spinning and weaving cloth, and all the members of the community involved, from children to aged persons
Publication/Creation
[London?] : Thomas Sutcliffe, 28 October 1846.
Physical description
1 print : lithograph, with watercolour
Contributors
Lettering
To the merchants, manufacturers, &c. &c. of Great Britain. ; Cardwell del. ; Nosworthy & Wells lith.
Reference
Wellcome Library no. 46142i
Lettering note
The extensive letterpress text contains the names and localities of several hundred textile manufacturers, signatories to the petition
Type/Technique
Languages
- English