Original oil on canvas, framed in a floating white wood tray frame measuring 44 x 54 cm.

A Georgian Silkweaver’s house stands alone - lifted from it’s home in Spitalfields, East London and adorned with a design by Anna Maria Garthwaite. Moving to London in 1728, unmarried, in her forties and with no experience, Anna began a bold career in the male-dominated industry of silk design. Working alongside many French Huguenot weavers who had fled persecution in France, she established herself as the most famous female practitioner of the craft. Her designs became known worldwide and are the only surviving designs by a female artist from this era. 

The house remains mostly unchanged by time, and Chris has honoured the architectural details - vanishing the neighbours and transporting it to a quiet landscape.