Details
Creator(s): University of Leeds (1904-)(Compiler); Courtaulds Ltd.(Manufacturer (institution))
Title: Silk Fabrics [exhibit card]
Date created: 1932
Accession number: ITC 2011.61
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/rsxm16qw
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/669771
Collection group(s): International Textile Collection
Description
Cream museum exhibit card from the Department of Colour Chemistry, displaying 9 annotated samples of dyed woven silk fabrics. Each sample is annotated indicating the nature of the warp and weft, from top left to right:
Nett Silk/Schappe;
Schappe/" [schappe]:
Spun/" [spun];
Spun Silk/Crepe Nett (pink with woven flower motif);
Nett/Nett Tram;
Nett/Noil and Crepe Nett (textured stylised repeating pattern of interlinked arched forms);
Spun Silk/Nett (striped);
Spun Silk/Nett (striped);
Spun Silk/Thrown Nett (striped);
Samples are glued to apertures.
Exhibit card from original box entitled '(1) Courtaulds Ltd (2) Rayon Fabrics'
Physical characteristics
Category: Textile
Technique: Textile-Dyed
Medium: card; silk
Object: width 50cm height 68cm
Features
wood frame' on reverse in pencil
Accession details
Accession number: ITC 2011.61
Accession date: 18/02/2011
Source: Transfer; University of Leeds, School of Chemistry
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