The museum and the factory : the V&A, Elkington and the electrical revolution / Alistair Grant and Angus Patterson.

"This book reveals a great untold story of enterprise and innovation based on the relationship between the Victoria and Albert Museum, and Elkington & Co., the renowned industrial art and design manufacturer of the 19th-century. The Birmingham-based company pioneered and patented the industrial art...

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Uniform Title:Victoria and Albert Museum's nineteenth-century series.
Main Authors: Grant, Alistair (Author)
Patterson, Angus (Author)
Corporate Authors: Victoria and Albert Museum
V&A Publishing
Other Authors: Soper, Nigel (Book designer)
Grater, Abigail (Editor)
Language:English
Published: London : Lund Humphries in association with V&A Publishing, 2018.
Series:Victoria and Albert Museum's nineteenth-century series.
Subjects:
Metalworking industries > Great Britain.
Electrotyping.
Victoria and Albert Museum.
Metalworking industries.
Great Britain.
Elkington and Co.
Physical Description:159 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 x 24 cm.
Format: Book
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Summary:
"This book reveals a great untold story of enterprise and innovation based on the relationship between the Victoria and Albert Museum, and Elkington & Co., the renowned industrial art and design manufacturer of the 19th-century. The Birmingham-based company pioneered and patented the industrial art of electro-metallurgy to create original artworks, perfect replicas, and mass-reproduced luxury consumer goods that used electricity to grow metal into shape at a molecular level. This technological revolution created a profound legacy, which continues to influence the way modern material culture looks and operates today." -- Provided by publisher.
Call Number:N1150 .G63 2018
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (page 154) and index.
ISBN:1848222912
9781848222915