Susan Finlay Watkins Collection of Graphics on Linen Production in Ireland
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Scope and Contents
Series of 12 engravings that illustrate the various stages of the preparation of linen in Ireland, from sowing the flax seed to the sale of the bleached cloth. Original engravings published by Hincks in London in 1783. Date of this reproduction is unknown.
William Hincks delin. et sculp. (drawn and engraved by William Hincks).
Plate VIII is missing from this set.
Dates
- 1783
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
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Biographical / Historical
William Hincks was born in Waterford, Ireland. He was a self-taught artist, creating portraits in crayon, oils, and chalk. While in Dublin in 1780, Hincks illustrated an edition of "Tristram Shandy." His twelve-plate series on linen production was originally published in 1782. It was later republished in 1791 by R. Pollard, Spafields, London.
Extent
0.11 cubic feet
Abstract
Series of 12 engravings by William Hincks that illustrate the various stages of the preparation of linen in Ireland.
Quantity:
0.1 linear ft.
Forms of Material:
Engraving.
General
- Contact Information:
- Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives 227 Ives Hall Tower Road Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3183 kheelref@cornell.edu https://catherwood.library.cornell.edu/kheel/
- Compiled by:
- R. Miles, October 16, 2017
- EAD encoding:
- Randall Miles, December 11, 2017
Source
- American Textile History Museum (Organization)
- Title
- Susan Finlay Watkins Collection of Graphics on Linen Production in Ireland
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Compiled by R. Miles
- Date
- December 11, 2017
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Revision Statements
- 02/23/2024: This resource was modified by the ArchivesSpace Preprocessor developed by the Harvard Library (https://github.com/harvard-library/archivesspace-preprocessor)
Repository Details
Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository