LONDON WATER SUPPLY: THE EAST LONDON COMPANY'S WATERWORKS.

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Artist/Maker	DPE Co. (publishers) Unknown
Place of origin	London (printed)

Wood engraving featuring 11 scenes of London's water supply, with images of countryside and some with industrial buildings.

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Category	Prints
Object type	Print
Title	LONDON WATER SUPPLY: THE EAST LONDON COMPANY'S WATERWORKS. (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Wood engraving Wood Engraving
Brief description	Wood engraving, cutting from 31 May 1884 depicting 11 scenes of London's water supply: the East London Company's Waterworks.
Physical description	Wood engraving featuring 11 scenes of London's water supply, with images of countryside and some with industrial buildings.
Dimensions	Height: 13.75in Width: 4.25in Dimensions taken from departmental handlist.
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.
Subjects depicted	Water Works Rivers Canals Rural Areas Ferries Industrialisation East London Water Works Company
Places depicted	River Lea Woodford Chingford Finsbury Park
Associations	Gardner, John Edmund East London
Bibliographic reference	Taken from departmental handlist.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.4592-1923

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O767829/london-water-supply-the-east-print-unknown/

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