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Creator(s): University of Leeds (1904-)(Compiler); Wm Clark & Sons, Ltd, Co. Derry(Manufacturer (institution))

Title: Linens [exhibit card]

Date created: early 20th-mid 20th Century

Accession number: ITC 2011.99

Site Location(s): Created in - Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom( 53.7965, -1.54785 )

Place of creation: Made in United Kingdom - Leeds

Manifest: https://iiif.library.leeds.ac.uk/presentation/cc/dp71vkxp

Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/666336

Collection group(s): International Textile Collection

Description

Cream museum exhibit card from the Department of Colour Chemistry, displaying ten annotated samples of dyed linens of different types of weave. Samples are glued to apertures.


Three rows.

Row 1.

i. Knop weave. Loom state.

ii. Knop weave. Alkali boiled, soured, finished.

iii. Tweed suiting. Azoic red effect.


Row 2.

i. White and grey slub yarns.

ii. vat dyed upholstery (yellow)

iii. looom state 3/4 white 42"

iv. mercerised to 36" vat dyed, bettled finished. (green)


Row 3. Hollands.

i. loom state

ii. alkali boiled, dyed sumach and iron

iii. direct dye.



Exhibit card from original box entitled 'Museum Exhibit Cards. Linen Jute'

Physical characteristics

Category: Textile

Technique: Textile-Dyed

Medium: card; linen

Object: width 50cm height 68cm

Features

Bottom front ' Bottom Linens' in pencil.

Accession details

Accession number: ITC 2011.99

Accession date: 18/02/2011

Source: Transfer; University of Leeds, School of Chemistry

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