How you can use this image
Notes
Add or edit a note on this artwork that only you can see. You can find notes again by going to the ‘Notes’ section of your account.
A painted metal, wood and papier-mâché sculpture of a hand operating a sewing machine. The sculpture was made by a Hackney pupil as part of the Suitcase Sculptures project. The museum worked with children at Shacklewell JMI School and May Ayres, a local artist, to create small handheld sculptures about the children's experiences of living in and moving to Hackney. The class includes children who had moved for many different reasons, such as 'because there is a war in my country' to a girl whose family has 'always lived here'.
Title
My Mum Working in a Sewing Factory
Date
2001
Medium
wood, papier-mâché & metal
Accession number
2010.95
Acquisition method
gift from a participant of the Suitcase Sculpture Session, 2010
Work type
Sculpture
Normally on display at