Fashion — C. 1848-9
The Railways in Great Britain
The first railway in Britain was built in 1825, and by the 1840s the rail network had expanded enormously. This handkerchief is printed with a map of the rail network across England, Wales and Scotland as it was in the 1840s. It would have been used as both a reference item, and a souvenir commemorating the technological marvel of railway travel.
- Category:
- Fashion
- Object ID:
- 2015.5/65
- Object name:
- The Railways in Great Britain
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- Artist/Maker:
- —
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- Production date:
- c. 1848-9
- Material:
textile
- Measurements/duration:
- H 590 mm, W 590 mm
- Part of:
- —
- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 60%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
Accepted in lieu of Inheritance Tax by H M Government and allocated to the Museum of London, 2015.
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
- Image credit:
- —
- Creative commons usage:
- CC BY-NC 4.0
- License this image:
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Credit: London Museum
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