Imitation in Scottish eighteenth-century textiles : the drive to establish the manufacture of Osnaburg linen

Author

Durie, Alastair

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Journal of design history. 1993, Num. 2, Vol. 6, 71-76

ISSN

0952-4649

Abstract (en)

On the attempt to establish in Scotland during the 1740s and 1750s the manufacture of a type of linen called "Osnaburg," a German coarse linen with many uses from clothing to wrapping and backing. The attempt was eventually to succeed, with the product achieving major sales at home and abroad.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1400-1800 -- Decorative arts -- Textiles and costume -- United Kingdom
• Linen
• Great Britain
• 1700-1800
• Scotland (GBR)
• Textiles
• Copies
• Germany
• Manufacture

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1400-1800 -- Arts décoratifs -- Textiles et costume -- Royaume-Uni
• Lin
• Grande-Bretagne
• 1700-1800
• Scotland (GBR)
• Textiles
• Copie
• Allemagne
• Fabrication

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19940701-00343076

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