Chinese Textiles in 18th-Century Britain: An Interview with Shilei Zeng
About this episode
Isabella interviews Shilei Zeng about the use of Chinese textiles in 18th-century Britain.
In this episode, Isabella interviews Shilei Zeng, Assistant Curator of China at the Victoria and Albert Museum and final year PhD student at King's College London. The two discuss Shilei's research into the use of Chinese textiles in 18th-century Britain and beyond. Images and sources are available at @sewwhatpodcast on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. The podcast has a website, sewwhatpodcast.com. You can find Shilei on Instagram at Instagram.com/fashioneastandwest.
People in this episode
Host: Isabella Rosner
Guest: Shilei Zeng
Topics covered
- Chinese textiles
- 18th-century Britain
- museum studies
- fashion history
- cultural exchange
Keywords
- Chinese textiles
- 18th-century
- fashion history
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Shilei Zeng
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Victoria and Albert Museum, King's College London, sewwhatpodcast, Instagram
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