Port & River — 1900-1935
Label, printed label for raw silk
Label for Japanese silk, featuring the makers mark toward the top of the label. The Japanese silk trade came to the fore in the late 19th Century, taking over from the Bengali silk trade. Silk was imported into London through the East India Docks in Tower Hamlets.
- Category:
- Port & River
- Object ID:
- DK88.116/507i
- Object name:
- label, printed label for raw silk
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- —
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- Production date:
- 1900-1935
- Material:
paper
- Measurements/duration:
- L 88 mm W 56 mm
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- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 100%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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- —
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