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What can a dress tell us? A look at cotton and the cotton industry
Collections, Dress & Textiles, Featured, Leeds Industrial Museum BlogsDiscover what this cotton dress can tell us about the history of the cotton industry and how people's attitudes towards fashion have changed over the last 200 years.
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Decolonising our Life On Earth Gallery
Collections, Colonial Histories, Featured, Leeds City Museum BlogsFind out how we've become more open about the colonial history of some of our collection through refreshing the Life On Earth gallery at Leeds City Museum.
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Troubling Tales at Temple Newsam: Venetian Wall Brackets
Collections, Featured, Temple Newsam BlogsThe fourth blog post in a series exploring objects from Temple Newsam portraying black figures and looking to include them in the narrative.
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Troubling Tales at Temple Newsam: Isabella, Marchioness of Hertford’s Hatchment
Collections, Featured, Temple Newsam BlogsThe third blog post in a series exploring objects from Temple Newsam portraying black figures and looking to include them in the narrative.
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Troubling Tales at Temple Newsam: 16th Century Mirror Frame
Collections, Featured, Temple Newsam BlogsThe second blog post in a series exploring objects from Temple Newsam portraying black figures and looking to include them in the narrative.
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Troubling Tales at Temple Newsam: Portrait of Henrietta Anne, Duchess of Orleans and unknown attendant
Collections, Featured, Temple Newsam BlogsThe first blog post in a series exploring objects from Temple Newsam portraying black figures and looking to include them in the narrative.