'Beautiful and poignant' The Art Newspaper 'Absorbing... a
magnificent book' Mail on Sunday The first illustrated book on
mudlarking that tells the captivating stories of forgotten people
through objects recovered from the river Thames. Combining insights
from 200 eclectic objects discovered on the Thames foreshore,
meticulous historical research and contextual illustrations,
Mudlark'd uncovers the hidden histories of forgotten people from
all over the world. Beginning in each case with a particular find,
Malcolm Russell tells the stories of the people who owned, made or
used such objects, revealing the habits, customs and crafts not
only of those living in London but also of those passing through,
from continental Europe, the Americas, Africa, Asia and Australia.
In the 18th and 19th centuries London was the busiest port in the
world, exchanging goods, ideas, people and power with every
continent. The Thames long acted as London's water source,
shipyard, thoroughfare and rubbish dump. Its banks have been
densely packed with taverns, brothels, markets and workplaces, and
scavengers - known as mudlarks - have scoured them since at least
the 18th century. Consequently, the Thames today offers a
repository of intriguing objects that evoke ways of life long
forgotten. A delicate bone hair pin uncovers the story of Roman
ornatrices - enslaved hairdressers. A counterfeit coin reveals the
heritage of millions of Australians. Glass beads expose the brutal
dynamics of the transatlantic slave trade. Clay tobacco pipes
uncover the lives of Edwardian women parachutists and Victorian
magicians. A scrap of Tudor cloth illuminates the stories of Dutch
and French religious refugees. The book also includes a primer,
giving step-by-step advice on how to mudlark on tidal rivers and
how to identify commonly made finds.
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