Tuesday, 23 December 2025
Textile
Details
Northern Ireland arpillera: Locomotive 'Otter'. (Photo: Deborah Stockdale)
|
| Title of Textile: | Locomotive 'Otter' |
| Maker: | Geraldine Brady, Carnlough group |
| Country of Origin: | Northern Ireland |
| Year Produced: | 2013 |
| Size (cm): | 30cm (w) x 50cm (l) |
| Materials: | A mixture of natural and man made fabrics on a natural fabric backing |
| Type of Textile: | Arpillera |
| Description: | Geraldine invites us to journey with the steam locomotive the “Otter.” It was acquired in 1898 and transported materials from the Tullyoughter limestone quarry to the Whiting Mill via a three kilometre long railway line, crossing Carnlough River on a trestle bridge. Department of the Environment NI, (January 1981) "Carnlough Conservation area", (p13)
Geraldine stitched this arpillera during workshops linked to the exhibition Stitching and Unstitching the Troubles I and II, 2012/2013.
In these weekly workshops, women had the opportunity through the medium of textile, to explore and record their memories of this tumultuous period in Northern Ireland; The Troubles.
|
| Owner: | Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council Museum Collection |
| Location: | Coleraine Museum, Northern Ireland |
| Original / Replica: | Original |
| Photographer: | Deborah Stockdale |
| Provenance: | Produced in Conflict Textile facilitated workshops, as part of "Stitching and Unstitching The Troubles" phase 1 & 2, 2012/2013. (HM0724) |
Textile
Detail Image(s)
 |
|
