G. Strosse Ltd - Shoddy & Mungo Merchants, Dewsbury

PART OF:
Through The Mill: The Story of Yorkshire Wool In Photographs
Made:
1987 in Dewsbury
photographer:
Ian Beesley
G. Strosse Ltd - Shoddy & Mungo Merchants, Dewsbury

Ian Beesley/Science Museum Group
© Ian Beesley

Gelatine silver print entitled 'G. Strosse Ltd - Shoddy & Mungo Merchants, Dewsbury' by Ian Beesley. Signed in pencil on the back. Produced for the commission 'Through the Mill: The Story of Yorkshire Wool in Photographs', 1985-1987.

Shoddy and mungo are terms for cloth made from recycled woollen rags blended together with raw wool.

Details

Category:
Photographs
Object Number:
2026-2/67
Materials:
paper (fibre product)
Measurements:
overall: 478 mm x 388 mm
image: 455 mm x 356 mm
type:
silver gelatin print
credit:
The National Media Museum, Bradford

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