Table of Contents

List of figures
List of plates
Glossary of textile terms
Glossary of Indian textile terms
Preface
Introduction
Part I The Anglo-Indian silk trade
1. The state of sericulture in England
2. Design issues in the English silk industry
3. India as a potential solution
4. Indian sericulture: an industry in decline
Part II Thomas Wardle
5. Background influences
6. Displaying India
7. The Arts and Crafts Movement and Indian silk
8. Legacies
Bibliography
Index

About the Author

Brenda M. King is Lecturer in Design History and Museum and Heritage Studies, an Independent Researcher and an exhibition Curator.

Reviews

""Silk and Empire" contains information of central importance to a fuller understanding of a diverse range of topics, from Arts and Crafts movement generally and William Morris in particular, to the creation and impact of the Great and International Exhibitions from 1851 onwards, as well as the origins and functions of significant collections of Indian skills now held in the UK. All with an interest in these topics - and in the history of British textile consumption, design and education - will want to read this book." --Mary Schoeser, "Crafts"