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The Brunnschweiler Collection [English Wax advertising pamphlet]
ABC Company
late 20th Century
An A4 coloured stapled English Wax advertising pamphlet with four pages, showing annotated photographs of discharge printed textiles and models wearing the designs, along with information and business...
Laboratory Notes (Various)
Green, Professor Arthur George - University of Leeds (1864-1941)
1890-1892
A hardback note book with red marbled boards and hand written label: Laboratory notes (Various), originally bought from Whitehead, Morrris & Lowe stationers (London). This book belonged to A. G. Gree...
Certificate for the Advancement of Plain Needlework
London Institute for the Advancement of Plain Needlework
1908
Certificate for the Advancement of Plain Needlework. Awarded by the London Institute for the Advancement of Plain Needlework to Jessie M. Johnstone for plain needlework, patching and darning, knitting...
photographs of embroidery and whitework
Pesel, Louisa F (1947)
late 19th-mid 20th Century
20 photographs predominantly of embroidery, mainly whitework with photographers details on reverse. Some have Pesel's address on reverse. Taken by A.C. Cooper, St James SW1, Miller & Harris, and othe...
poster of stages of wool production
early 20th Century
A poster with photographs explaining the stages of production of wool, from sheep to cloth. In the centre of the poster is a picture of a merino sheep's head. Photographs show merino sheep on the past...
Fashion plates
1814-1821
Six hand coloured early 19th century women's fashion plates published either by R.Ackermann's Repository of Arts (101 Strand, London) or La Belle Assemblee. All titled, dated and numbered: Walking d...
sample of Wessex embroidery
Pesel, Louisa F (1947); Foster, Margaret M (1843-1936)
late 19th-mid 20th Century
Green coloured, plain woven, thick canvas with an all over repeating tiny floral design. The edges of the canvas are turned to the reverse side and stitched into position with blanket stitches. The re...
plain sewing sampler
1899
A 'Pupil Teacher Needlework Specimen' or plain sewing sampler. A large sample of stitched and embroidered cotton with red stitching combining various techniques including gathered hems, button hole,...
Wessex Stitchery piece
Foster, Margaret M (1843-1936)
early 20th Century
This piece of embroidery is labelled as Wessex stitching panel. Wessex stitching was the name given by the embroiderer Mrs M Foster to her own style of work. Examples vary in style, but this particul...
Weave Truth With Trust
Duxbury, Mabel (1924-2010)
1944-c. 1950
A loose-leaf, hand written manuscript which includes annotations and corrections. The work has been submitted as a marked educational assignment, but some chapters appear to be subsequent additions. ...
How to drape a saree
Milans
Three duplicate leaflets on how to drape a sari with black/white/pink illustrations.
photographs from the Victoria & Albert Museum
Victoria and Albert Museum
late 19th-mid 20th Century
9 photographs from the Victoria & Albert Museum.