The Museum and the Factory
The V&A, Elkington and the Electrical Revolution
$132.21
- Hardcover
160 pages
- Release Date
14 December 2018
Summary
This book reveals a great untold story of enterprise and innovation based on the relationship between the Victoria and Albert Museum, and Elkington & Co., the renowned industrial art and design manufacturer of the 19th-century. The Birmingham-based company pioneered and patented the industrial art of electro-metallurgy to create original artworks, perfect replicas, and mass-reproduced luxury consumer goods that used electricity to ‘grow’ metal into shape at a molecular level. This tech…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781848222915 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1848222912 |
| Author: | Alistair Grant, Angus Patterson |
| Publisher: | Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd |
| Imprint: | Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Release Date: | 14 December 2018 |
| Weight: | 733g |
| Dimensions: | 270mm x 228mm |
| Series: | V&A 19th-Century Series |
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Critics Review
‘This book has an engaging and carefully considered structure […] Packed with intriguing research, these richly documented essays widen the story across the industrial and art history of Victorian Britain.’ – Philippa Glanville, The Silver Society
About The Author
Alistair Grant
Alistair Grant is a Teaching Fellow at the University of Sussex, and a Research Fellow at the Victoria and Albert Museum. Angus Patterson is Senior Curator in the Sculpture, Metalwork, Ceramics and Glass Department of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
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