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Creator(s): University of Leeds (1904-)(Compiler); Fox Brothers(Manufacturer (institution))

Title: British Army Puttees [exhibit card]

Date created: 1932

Accession number: ITC 2011.59

Place of creation: Made in United Kingdom - Wellington; Compiled in United Kingdom - Leeds

Manifest: https://iiif.library.leeds.ac.uk/presentation/cc/vdghw65h

Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/669769

Collection group(s): International Textile Collection

Description

Cream museum exhibit card from the Department of Colour Chemistry, displaying 6 annotated samples demonstrating the stages of preparation of Khaki dyed and knitted wool textile for army puttees (lower leg bindings or gaiters). Described on the card as 'Loose wool dyed Khaki with Azo Chrome Colours; blended with grey and Indigo dyed wool; spun; yarn Knitted'. The samples are annotated individually (from top left) In the grease; Scoured; Milled; Tentered; Pressed; Finished. The last sample has a (cotton?) tape securely attached with machine stitching.



Samples are glued to apertures, except the last one (bottom right) which is attached with tape.



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

Physical characteristics

Category: Textile

Technique: Textile-Dyed

Medium: card; wool

Object: width 50cm height 68cm

Features

Bottom' in pencil, front bottom edge

Accession details

Accession number: ITC 2011.59

Accession date: 18/02/2011

Source: Transfer; University of Leeds, School of Chemistry

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