Firwood Fold

Image credit: Bolton Library & Museum Services, Bolton Council

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This is the birthplace of Samuel Crompton. This work was commissioned in 1927 by the Bolton Cotton Spinners Trade association to mark centenary of death of Samuel Crompton, inventor of the spinning mule. The artist was a former cotton spinner from Bolton.

Smithills Hall

Bolton

Title

Firwood Fold

Date

1927

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 125 x W 168 cm

Accession number

BOLMG:1975.172

Acquisition method

gift from the Cotton Spinners and Manufacturers Association, 1973

Work type

Painting

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