Drawing the Retorts at the Great Gas Light Establishment, Brick Lane
Print
February 1821 (published)
February 1821 (published)
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Print depicting coke being raked out of the ovens (retorts) at a gasworks in Brick Lane.
Object details
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| Title | Drawing the Retorts at the Great Gas Light Establishment, Brick Lane (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | aquatint |
| Brief description | 'Drawing the Retorts at the Great Gas Light Establishment, Brick Lane', aquatint by W. Read, 1821 |
| Physical description | Print depicting coke being raked out of the ovens (retorts) at a gasworks in Brick Lane. |
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| Credit line | Given by the Hon. Arthur Villiers |
| Object history | This object was part of the John Edmund Gardner collection of topographical prints and drawings of London. After Gardner's death the collection passed to his son Edmund Thomas, but was sold to Edward Coates MP in 1910. The collection was sold again in 1923 after Coates' death, and was split between various institutions and private collectors. The portion connected with Hoxton, Homerton, Hackney and Bethnal Green was bought by the Hon. Arthur Villiers and donated to the Bethnal Green Museum. |
| Production | This was the frontispiece to the February 1821 edition of The Monthly Magazine. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Taken from departmental handlist |
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| Accession number | E.4936-1923 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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