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Creator(s): University of Leeds (1904-)(Compiler)

Title: Cellulose Acetate-Viscose-Cotton Sponge Cloth [exhibit card]

Date created: 1931

Accession number: ITC 2011.54

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/z42b8wt2

Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/669724

Collection group(s): International Textile Collection

Description

Cream museum exhibit card from the Department of Colour Chemistry, displaying 5 annotated samples of sponge cloth, the first two appearing to be undyed, the remaining three with different combinations of yarn and dyeing methods. From top to bottom:

1. loom state;

2. lightly scoured with soap giving 30% reduction shrinkage in length;

3. cellulose acetate dyed with celatine dye, viscose and cotton piece dyed with direct dye;

4. cellulose acetate dyed with celatine dye, viscose and cotton piece dyed with vat dye;

5. cellulose acetate dyed with celatine dye, cotton dyed with vat dye.



Samples are glued to apertures, two pieces with additional tape.



Exhibit card from original box entitled '(1) Courtaulds Ltd (2) Rayon Fabrics'

Physical characteristics

Category: Textile

Technique: Textile-Dyed

Medium: card; cellulose acetate; viscose; cotton

Object: width 50cm height 68cm

Features

No 2' and '2' bottom front, in pencil.

Accession details

Accession number: ITC 2011.54

Accession date: 18/02/2011

Source: Transfer; University of Leeds, School of Chemistry

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