One of the Last Looms at Salt's Mill, Saltaire
- maker:
- Ian Beesley
Gelatine silver print entitled 'One of the Last Looms at Salt's Mill, Saltaire' 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.
In 1986, after 133 years of production, scrap metal merchants prepare to dismantle this pattern loom, one of the last in use at the mill.
Details
- Category:
- Photographs
- Object Number:
- 2026-2/34
- Materials:
- paper (fibre product)
- Measurements:
-
overall: 486 mm x 387 mm
image: 454 mm x 356 mm
- type:
- photograph and silver gelatin print
- credit:
- The National Media Museum, Bradford