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Guide to London

Handkerchief
1851 (made)
Artist/Maker
Welch, Margetson & Co. Ltd (manufactured)
Place of origin
England (made)

Handkerchief of printed silk. 'Guide to London'. The map of London is plate-printed in sepia on white silk with a yellow surround. the map extends from Regent's Park in the north-west to Shoreditch in the north-east, Surrey Zoological Gardens in the south-east and Cremorne Gardens in the south-west. Marked on the map are theatres, statues, railway termini, the Oval buildings such as the British Museum, the Tower and Crystal Palace, and the Chinese Junk at the Essex Pier on the river. The map is headed in three languages and has a printed compass in the lower right-hand corner.


Object details

Categories
Accessories
Commemoration
Textiles
Object type
Handkerchief
TitleGuide to London
Materials and techniques
Printed silk
Brief description
Handkerchief of printed silk, 'Guide to London', made in England, Welch Margetson & Co. Ltd., 1851.
Physical description
Handkerchief of printed silk. 'Guide to London'. The map of London is plate-printed in sepia on white silk with a yellow surround. the map extends from Regent's Park in the north-west to Shoreditch in the north-east, Surrey Zoological Gardens in the south-east and Cremorne Gardens in the south-west. Marked on the map are theatres, statues, railway termini, the Oval buildings such as the British Museum, the Tower and Crystal Palace, and the Chinese Junk at the Essex Pier on the river. The map is headed in three languages and has a printed compass in the lower right-hand corner.
Dimensions
  • Length: 32.25in
  • Width: 36.25in
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'GUIDE TO THE PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND PLACES OF AMUSEMENT IN LONDON / ANWEISUNG ZU DEN SEHENSWÜRDICKEITEN LONDONS / PLAN DES PRINCIPAUX MONUMENTS THEATRES JARDINS PUBLICS &C DE LONDRES' (Heading of map in three languages)
  • 'REGISTERED BY WELCH MARGETSON AND CO. LONDON' (In the lower right-hand corner)
  • Registration mark for 31st March 1851 (In the lower right-hand corner )
  • Compass (Printed in lower right-hand corner)
Credit line
Given by Welch Margetson & Co. Ltd.
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.84-1972

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O354017/guide-to-london-handkerchief-welch-margetson/
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