The last of the Dublin silk weavers

Author

Breathnach, Kathleen; Breathnach, Pádraig

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

GPA Irish arts review yearbook. 1990, p. 134-143, 8 ill.

ISSN

0791-038X

Abstract (en)

History of silk and poplin weaving in Dublin in the 17th-20th cs.; disputes the traditional view of the role of Huguenot refugees; includes a transcript of an interview with Pádraig Breathnach, known as "the last of the Dublin silk weavers".

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- Decorative arts -- Textiles and costume -- Ireland
• Weaving
• Ireland
• Breathnach, Pádraig, ca.1888-1980
• Silk
• Interviews
• Dublin (IRL)
• Huguenots
• 1600-2000
• French
• Weavers

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- Arts décoratifs -- Textiles et costume -- Irlande
• Tissage
• Irlande
• Breathnach, Pádraig, v.1888-1980
• Soie
• Interview
• Dublin (IRL)
• Huguenots
• 1600-2000
• Français
• Tisserands

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19920701-00428764

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