Title
Silk Workshop in Spitafields
Caption
Weaving silk fringe, Spitalfields, London, England. This man could earn 3d (1.25 pence) per hour when work was available. The Spitalfields silk industry was begun by Huguenot refugees who left France after Revocation of Edict of Nantes (1685) by Louis XIV. From "Cassell's Family Magazine" (London, 1884). Engraving.
Date
1884
Credit line
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Reference
ARP07111_007083P
License type
Rights managed
Available size
35,0Mb (3,4Mb) / 11,8in x 11,5in / 3543 x 3451 (300dpi)