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The Deptford Biscuit
Nicole Mollett & Bridgette Ashton
Deptford X
23rd September - 3rd October
2011
In the 18th century Deptford was home to a bakery which made the iconic hard biscuits that fed the Sailors, Convicts and Navy who lived and worked in the Dockyard. For Deptford X artists Ashton and Mollett reincarnated the Mill lane bakery through making and distribution of Deptford Biscuits at a number of venues and events. The Deptford Biscuit depicts the fate of the Golden Hinde, a ship with circumnavigated the globe to end up as an eatery in Deptford creek, and eventually got turned into a souvenir chair.
For more about the project go to;
www.thedeptfordbiscuit.wordpress.com
Performer Jane Handing out the Biscuits at Deptford Market