Lola Lely and Shoreditch Park Primary School
While some of the results of Milward’s wealth still remain in the house today, the troubling history of the East India Company is not one we have told in any depth before.
Our New Museum School Trainee Daniel Adediran conducted new research into Milward and the East India company, which will form a new guide for visitors.
East London based textile artist Lola Lely took inspiration from the children’s writing about Milward and the East India Company to help them create an original artwork to display in the Linenfold Parlour from February 2020.
They used traditional techniques and materials including indigo dye and other natural dye extracts to dye silks. The finished product will resemble a billowing sail.
The new artwork will be exhibited from when we reopen in February 2020 after our closed period in January.