The Silvern series: photographs from the collections of the South Kensington Museum

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Hendon, Z. and Victoria & Albert Museum, online journal 2012. The Silvern series: photographs from the collections of the South Kensington Museum. V&A Online Journal.
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TitleThe Silvern series: photographs from the collections of the South Kensington Museum
AuthorsHendon, Z. and Victoria & Albert Museum, online journal
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This article looks at the Silvern Series, a set of photographs of items from the South Kensington Museum’s collections. The Series was created and published by Arthur Silver in 1889 and was intended as a source of inspiration for textile manufacturers. Arthur Silver was a commercial pattern designer who founded his own design company (the Silver Studio) in 1880. The Silver Studio was a key producer of designs for wallpapers and textiles for manufacturers and retailers around Britain and abroad, from 1880 until the 1960s.
This article draws on evidence from the Silver Studio Collection, now part of the Museum of Domestic Design & Architecture, Middlesex University.

Research GroupDesign and Urban Cultures cluster
PublisherVictoria and Albert Museum
JournalV&A Online Journal
ISSN2043-667X
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Print2012
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Deposited28 Sep 2012
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Web address (URL)http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/journals/research-journal/issue-no.-4-summer-2012/the-silvern-series-photographs-from-the-collections-of-the-south-kensington-museum
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