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Imperial Chemical Industries1
Joah Lodge and Sons1
Johnston, George P1
Morrell, Professor Anne B1
Stewart, Donald William1
Sundour1
University of Leeds1

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Textile

mounted samples

Joah Lodge and sons

mid to late 19th century

13 boards with mounted samples of woven fabrics. All sample boards have 'Joah Lodge & Sons' in print along the bottom. The first 5 boards show samples that are darker in colour including black, purpl...

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Morrell stitch samples
Textile

Morrell stitch samples

Morrell, Professor Anne B

c. 2016

A set of 13 stitch samples made by Professor Anne Morrell to illustrate the method of creating stitch patterns for her publication 'Embroidered & Stitched Textiles Fragments from Kashmir' (2017). All ...

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Sundour Fabrics [exhibit card]
Textile

Sundour Fabrics [exhibit card]

University of Leeds (1904-); Sundour

1933

Cream museum exhibit card from the Department of Colour Chemistry, displaying 16 annotated samples. The samples show different dying methods on various types of cotton, silk and wool textiles. Samples...

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Old and Rare Scottish Tartans
Textile

Old and Rare Scottish Tartans

Stewart, Donald William

1893

A hardback with black covers and gold text on cover and spine. 61 pages of text plus fabric samples of tartans and monochrome illustrations. Samples include (seen in media) Balmoral (#1), Stewart (#...

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Terylene' Polyester Fibre [educational box]
Textile

Terylene' Polyester Fibre [educational box]

Imperial Chemical Industries

1956

A royal blue box with card compartments containing an educational sample and information kit, which includes posters, a flow chart, an educational chart, a selection of literature describing 'Terylene...

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