[Elk Mill, Royton] Mending threads: cotton mule spinner Arthur Wardle

Made:: 1974 in Royton

artist:: Edna Lumb

[Elk Mill, Royton] Mending threads: cotton mule spinner Arthur

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Drawing by Edna Lumb:- [Elk Mill Royton] Mending threads: Cotton Mule Spinner. Arthur Wardle, 1974. Pen and wash sketch of the last of the cotton spinners, barefoot, piecing and mending threads at the threading machine

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Category:: Art

Object Number:: 1974-627

Materials:: ink

Measurements:: overall: 440 mm x 365 mm

type:: drawing

copyright:: Science Museum

credit:: Goosewell Gallery

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[Elk Mill, Royton] Mending threads: cotton mule spinner Arthur Wardle

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