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Silver service slavery: the black presence in the white home
Black Britons worked in a variety of professions; as sailors, shopkeepers, artisans, labourers, peddlers and street musicians, amongst others. The biggest employment sector for both white and black populations was domestic service and a large number of black people worked as servants, butlers, valets and other domestic helps.
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Fashions for porcelain in Europe
In the 18th century, European aristocrats and monarchs often founded porcelain factories as a sign of prestige. Their factories created luxury dining wares, porcelain figures (essentially a new ceramic type) and other ornaments in the latest style.
Wartime entertainment
World War II (1939–45) saw a surge of interest in the arts. Many civilian and military audiences experienced drama, opera and ballet for the first time. Unlike audiences in World War I (1914–18) who needed escapism, the audiences of the 1940s were looking for something more.
Indian textiles & Empire: John Forbes Watson
John Forbes Watson's (1827-1892) idea for 'portable industrial museums', led to the publication of The Collections of the Textile Manufactures of India in 1866, eighteen volumes of mounted and classified samples of Indian textiles containing seven hundred examples in all.
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Smallest Postal Service Kit
The World's Smallest Post Service is an ongoing project by artist Lea Redmond.
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