Joseph Southall - Mrs Pepper's Loom
Joseph Southall - Mrs Pepper's Loom
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JOSEPH SOUTHALL, RWS, NEAC, RBSA
(1861-1944)
Mrs Pepper’s Loom at Elterwater
Signed with monogram and dated l.r.: 9.ix.99 / JES and inscribed with titl l.l.
Pencil
17 by 10.5 cm., 6 ¾ by 4 in.
Provenance:
The artist’s cousin Isabel Harlock and thence by descent.
Elizabeth Pepper became manager of Langdale Line Industry in the late 1880s. The industry was set up in Westmoreland, Cumbria by Alfred Fleming and supported by Ruskin. It produced hand woven linen for a form of embroidery and cutwork known as Ruskin lace. A craft practiced by Southall’s mother.
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Mrs Pepper’s Loom at ElterwaterSigned with monogram and dated l.r.: 9.ix.99 / JES and inscribed with titl l.l.Pencil17 by 10.5 cm., 6 ¾ by 4 in. Provenance:The artist’s cousin Isabel Harlock and thence by descent.Elizabeth Pepper became manager of Langdale Line Industry in the late 1880s. The industry was set up in Westmoreland, Cumbria by Alfred Fleming and supported by Ruskin. It produced hand woven linen for a form of embroidery and cutwork known as Ruskin lace. A craft practiced by Southall’s mother. ){kind=link}