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Total number of records: 37

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Textiles18
Books and printed items16
Archives3

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International Textile Collection18
Brotherton Collection7
Maurice de Sausmarez Archive2
Herbert Read Collection1
John Evan Bedford Library of Furniture History1
Novello Cowden Clarke Collection1

Top 10: Subject

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painting, french5
painting4
painters3
automobile driving2
furniture2
holidays2
landscape painting, french2
road transport2
travel2
animals1

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France37
Lyon12
Paris3
Carnac (France)1
Dordogne (France)1
Italy1
London, United Kingdom1
Netherlands1
Paris (France)1
Portugal1

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Chanay & Pupat6
P.Chanay & Cie5
Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)3
Bouvet - G. Bouvet3
Foster, Joshua James3
Heylyn, Peter (1600-1662)3
Pencheon, James Michael (1924-1982)3
Coignet - P.Coignet2
De Sausmarez, Maurice (1915-1969)2
Textiles-Paris-Echos2

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Archive Print Item

France painted to the life

Heylyn, Peter (1600-1662)

1657

The first edition of this piracy of Books 1-4 of Heylyn's 'Full relation' appeared in 1656 and preceded the first authorized edition, also published in that year. The piracy adds five chapters (nos. 1...

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Paintings in wood : French marquetry furniture

Chastang, Yannick; Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); Wallace Collection (London, England)

[2001]

"Published... to accompany the exhibition Paintings in wood held at the Wallace Collection, London from 4 October to 31 December 2001"--Title page verso. Includes bibliographical references (pages 1...

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The man who painted roses : the story of Pierre-Joseph Redouté

Ridge, Antonia; Pencheon, James Michael (1924-1982)

1974

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Archive Item

Route plans through France

c. 1960

Undated handwritten route plans through France, beginning in Boulogne, noting the distances between places, paint colours, places to stay and places of interest. 1.

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Sophie Dawes : Queen of Chantilly

Montagu, Violette M; Pencheon, James Michael (1924-1982)

MCMXII [1912]

With a frontispiece portrait of Sophie Dawes from a miniature painted by Huet-Villiers in 1812. Musée Condé, Chantilly.

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Textile

woven silk picture

Neyret Freres

c. 1890

A Jacquard woven silk picture based on 'Le Sentier Dangereux' painting by Johann Hamza (Austrian) in black and white. Depicting a male figure holding hands with a female, both wear period dress. The...

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Textile

Patrons de façonnés

Bouvet - G. Bouvet

1938-1952

Hardback with mottled green and black covers and green spine, with black text on cover and spine. Labelled 8900 at the top of the spine and P.C.C. at the bottom of the spine. Contains fabric samples...

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Patrons de Faconnes

Chanay & Pupat (1926)

1907-1908

Hardback with black mottled covers and green spine, with black text on cover and spine. Book no.11. Contains fabric samples with woven geometric patterning or floral motifs. Most samples are monoch...

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Patrons de Façonnés

Bouvet - G. Bouvet; P.Chanay & Cie

1930

Hardback with black and red mottled covers and green spine, with black text on cover and spine. Book no. 84. Contains fabric samples with woven patterning of flowers, geometric motifs or small abstr...

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Travel and transport

1955-1969

Documents related to Maurice de Sausmarez's travels across France, Italy and Spain, including official documents and handwritten itineraries for varioius different trips. He often spent the summers pa...

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Textile

Patrons de Façonnès [pattern book]

P.Chanay & Cie; H.Berthet

1923-1928

Hardback with grey and black mottled covers and green spine. Book no.16. Contains woven fabric samples including jacquard weaving. Woven patterning includes large floral/foliar motifs and abstract ...

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Patrons de Faconnes 8

Chanay & Pupat (1926)

1902-1904

Hardback with black mottled covers and green spine, with black text on cover and spine. Book no. 8. Contains monochrome and polychrome fabric samples with woven stripe patterns or abstracted flower ...

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