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Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)34
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Archive File

MS music book

1946-1948

containing exercises 1946-8 (i) Composition exercises in various styles and for different forces: in ink except for a single exercise in pencil. These are dated 1946 on the front cover. (ii) Pedal exe...

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Scrapbook containing photographs and other works and designs, by Emily Susan Ford

Ford, Emily Susan (1850-1930)

1912

Scrapbook compiled in 1912, containing 49 photographs of mural paintings, other works and designs, mostly on religious themes and dating from ca.1880 to ca.1910. A list of the contents is included D...

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Textile

Soieries Hiver 1956 pour Échantillonage Hiver 1957 Envoi D

Société des Nouveautés Textiles

1956-1957

Softback with buff coloured covers. Black text on cover. Contains garment fabric samples including organza. Woven patterning in 1-4 colours includes dots, wavy lines, flowerheads, ornamental flower...

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Textile

collar

Pesel, Louisa F (1947)

late 19th-mid 20th Century

Loosely woven natural coloured linen fabric with repeating geometric border design, worked in coloured wools in satin, double running and cross stitches.

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Archive Item

Southgate (Thomas Lea)

12 January 1892

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Archive Item

This drama.

02-Jun-1933

The Spectator, 2nd June 1933, p 811. Reviews of published plays by E M Delafield, Miles Malleson, Beverley Nichols, Shirland Quin, Howard Peacey and Compton Mackenzie, also Plays of a half -decade.

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