THE TEXTILE HISTORY OF WHITBY 1700-1914 is the recently published monograph by the textile historian Viveka Hansen. An account which weaves the history and development of the social and industrial fabric of a small town on the North Sea coast. Tracing trends of production techniques, fashion and social shifts to mark out the gradual move from a whale fishing and trading port to becoming one of the premier Victorian tourist destinations of its time.
This is a publication of meticulous research using extensive primary sources to trace the history of textile development through clothes produced, tools and techniques applied and the social norms of the period. Work which is visualised by the esteemed photographic artist Frank Meadow Sutcliffe (1853-1941) – providing a vivid visual account of daily life in combination with an in-depth analysis of trends within the relationship between the local textile industry and the socio-economic development of Whitby.
This definitive work is the culmination of ten years of research into textile development and techniques in a period spanning cottage industries, industrialisation and commercialisation – the book frames an essential part of a region’s local history on a larger scale.
THE TEXTILE HISTORY OF WHITBY 1700-1914 spans 456 pages and is available in a limited edition of 350 numbered copies at the price of £80.00.
The Author Viveka Hansen is an independent scholar and textile researcher – having been the costume and textile curator at the Whitby Museum (2006-2012). For more information regarding the author's biography, work and collections please visit "TEXTILIS - Viveka Hansen's textile thoughts"
For a selection of sample pages regarding ‘The Textile History of Whitby 1700-1914 – A lively coastal town between the North Sea and North York Moors’
