Anna Maria Garthwaite: Successful Silk Designer
She turned observations of flowers and plants into intricate textile designs, building a successful creative career and leaving rare evidence of women’s work in the industry.
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I am an art history graduate from the University of Sussex. I am very interested in women's history especially from the 18th and 19th century. I love reading Regency and Victorian Novels and am fan of Jane Austen.
She turned observations of flowers and plants into intricate textile designs, building a successful creative career and leaving rare evidence of women’s work in the industry.