Tag: Design history Archives and archivistsPre-Raphaelites, John Bull and lobsters: Highlights from cataloguing the Stationers’ Company copyright collectionFriday 25 November 2022For the last few years, our dedicated team of volunteers have been working hard...Archives and archivistsDigital by design: 20th century design data extracted from the Patents JournalMonday 21 November 2022The National Archives has a vast and rich collection of designs that were registered...Records and research1920s fashion and design in The National Archives’ visual collectionsTuesday 12 April 2022The registered design collection at The National Archives offers us a unique insight into...Records and researchImagining Empire in the 1920s: Posters of the Empire Marketing BoardTuesday 15 February 2022If you found yourself walking on Charing Cross Road on New Year’s Day in...Records and researchCataloguing and analysing 19th-century artworkThursday 21 October 2021The National Archives holds an incredible collection of artwork submitted to the Stationers’ Company...Records and researchPlaying cards captured at sea: Prize Papers of L’Aimable JulieWednesday 24 March 2021Some of The National Archives’ most striking visual records are found in the most...Records and researchCast-iron cosiness: Designs for the Victorian hearthFriday 4 December 2020Cold, black metal might not be the first thing that comes to mind when...Records and researchChristmas with the Victorians: Upcoming eventsTuesday 3 November 2020The Christmas we enjoy today is heavily influenced by the Victorians. From the stories...Records and researchPublicising the Battle of Britain: Creative publishing in the Second World WarTuesday 22 September 2020The Battle of Britain occupies a powerful place in the British cultural memory of...Records and researchThe art of learning to read with Walter CraneFriday 14 August 2020Walter Crane (1845-1915) was an artist and designer, a prolific book illustrator and leading...Records and researchPublic bins – a design history we shouldn’t discard too easilyMonday 9 April 2018Why do our public bins, benches and bus shelters – things collectively known as...Records and researchPolicing the powder puff in 1930s LondonTuesday 3 April 2018On the evening of Saturday 14 November 1936, 28 year old Arthur Agate –...
