The Museum and the Factory - The V&a, Elkington and the Electrical Revolution

A fascinating illustrated account of the relationship between the Victoria and Albert Museum and a famous, high-tech 19th-century industrial art manufacturer, Elkington & Co.

List of contents

Director's Foreword; Series Editor's Foreword; Authors' Acknowledgements; Introduction: 'An Experimental Arrangement'; Key Terms; 1. An Early Electrotype Reproduction: The Bedford Tankard (1854); 2. Establishing a Luxury Designer Brand: The Electroplated Candlestick, Model No.2765 (1847); 3. Artistic Applications of the Electrotype: Eve's Hesitation (1851); 4. Unique Replicas: Electrotypes of the Temperantia Basin (1852-67); 5. A Global Artwork: The Milton Shield (1867-76); 6. Supplying 'The Art Wants of the World': Electrotypes of the Rosenborg Castle Lions (1885); 7. Diplomacy and Discovery in Russia: Electrotype of the Jerningham Wine Cooler (1884); 8. Expressions of Imperial Power: Electrotypes of the Perak Royal Regalia at the Colonial and Indian Exhibition (1886); Conclusion: The Present Time - Child and Heir of All the Past Times; Notes; Further Reading; Image Credits; Index

About the author

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.

Summary

A fascinating illustrated account of the relationship between the Victoria and Albert Museum and a famous, high-tech 19th-century industrial art manufacturer, Elkington & Co.

Additional text

‘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

Product details

• Authors: Alistair Grant, Alistair Patterson Grant, Grant Alistair, Angus Patterson, Patterson Angus
• Publisher: Victoria and Albert Museum
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2018
• EAN: 9781848222915
• ISBN: 978-1-84822-291-5
• No. of pages: 160
• Weight: 1001 g
• Series: V&A 19th-Century Series; V&A 19th-Century Series; V&a 19th-Century
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; England, ART / Museum Studies, ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Silver, Gold & Other Metals, History of art & design styles: c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, History of Art, Industrial / commercial art & design, History of specific companies / corporate history, Design, Industrial and commercial arts, illustration, Exhibition catalogues and specific collections