Irish Georgian Society’s Desmond Guinness Scholarship

White, Deborah (Recipient)

Belfast School of Art

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Commendation

Awarded date	30 Nov 2022
Degree of recognition	International
Granting Organisations	Irish Georgian Society’s Desmond Guinness Scholarship

Awarded at event

Event title	IGS Annual Christmas Party
Location	Irish Georgian Society's HQ 58South William Street, Dublin 2., Dublin, IrelandShow on map
Period	3 Dec 2022 → 3 Dec 2022

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Formal Announcement of The Desmond Guinness Scholarship Award Commendation/ Grant 2022. The Desmond Guinness Scholarship committee also recognised Deborah White's application with a commendation and a grant. Deborah White is a PhD student at the Ulster University, whose thesis is providing an examination of hand-woven linen damask production and design in Ireland. Deborah's research is being conducted under the supervision of Professor Karen Fleming and Dr Catherine O'Hara. The Desmond Guinness Scholarship Committee have awarded a grant toward the technical investigation and analysis of a linen damask tablecloth point paper design (mise-en-carte) sold by Henry McCleary of Waringstown at Mountrath Street, Dublin in 1740. This mise-en-carte is believed to be the earliest extant example of this kind of point paper design in Ireland, and Deborah anticipates that her research will help illuminate our understanding of linen damask design in eighteenth century Ireland, a trade then in its nascency, and now recognised by historians of material culture to be of international significance.
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