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Pesel, Louisa F9
David Sowden and Sons4
Oates Bros (Halifax) Ltd2
Plows, Annie2
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Courtaulds Ltd.1
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letter case sampler
Textile

letter case sampler

Pesel, Louisa F (1947)

1870-1947

Partly worked model for an embroidered letter or document case. Shaped as an elongated octagon. Geometric all-over pattern based on a Moroccan design. Worked in cross stitch. Woven ribbons attache...

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letter case sampler
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letter case sampler

Pesel, Louisa F (1947)

late 19th-mid 20th Century

Canvas work sample with two sides turned under and secured with wool cross stitches. The part-worked geometric design is also worked in cross stitch. The original Pesel card label attached reads 'Mode...

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Handicrafts that heal [manuscript]

Pesel, Louisa F (1947)

1938-1946

A typewritten draft manuscript entitled "Handicrafts that heal" with approximately 14 black and white photos, 21 ink illustrations and 2 letters (1946 letter on Windsor Castle headed paper from Mary H...

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sampler
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sampler

Pesel, Louisa F (1947)

1870-1947

Embroidered design possibly for a letter D, one including an outline and partly worked background. If the embroidery is a letter, it probably relates to the work Pesel carried out for Winchester Cath...

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David Sowden & Sons Ltd Low Wells Loom Works, Briggate, Shipley. Vol.3 [inventory]

David Sowden and Sons (1856-1856)

1922

Semi-hardback with black covers and spine, with gold lettering. Contains the 3rd volume of a typed inventory of the contents of Low Wells Loom Works.

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sampler
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sampler

Pesel, Louisa F (1947)

1930-1947

Partly-worked embroidered lettering. This probably relates to Pesel's work designing and supervising the production of kneelers, alms bags and other textile items for Winchester Cathedral from around...

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Oates Bros (Halifax) Ltd Shades 1962-1964 [shade book]

Oates Bros (Halifax) Ltd

1962

A dark blue and white binder with gold text on the cover and white text on the spine. Contains cards with samples of dyed thread with a handwritten letter to Mr Snowden in the front. Non paginated.

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Looms 18 [order book]

David Sowden and Sons (1856-1856)

1894-1895

Hardback with brown covers and gold lettering. Contains printed forms with handwritten inscriptions detailing orders for looms. Includes sketches and printed sheets showing loom components and speci...

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loom book

David Sowden and Sons (1856-1856)

1905-1907

Hardback with green covers and gold lettering. Book no. 23. Containing handwritten black and red ink inscriptions on printed forms detailing loom orders by various companies. Various line diagrams ...

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Egypt Coptic Notes [correspondence and lecture notes]

Pesel, Louisa F (1947); Newberry, Professor Percy E (1868-1949); Welsh, S L

early 20th Century

An orange folder containing: publication Les Manufacturers D'Etoffe en Egypte au moyen age, 1904.; manuscript notes; order for Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) photographs; 3 photographs; letter to Pe...

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Oates Bros. (Halifax) Ltd. Shades 1965-1968

Oates Bros (Halifax) Ltd

1964-1968

A ring binder with grey and black covers and black spine. Gold text on cover and white text on spine. Contains dyed yarns mounted on black card. With silver text on the cards.

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Union Colours
Textile

Union Colours

Read Holliday & Sons Ltd

Mar-08

This buff coloured booklet was published by Read Holliday & Sons Ltd. It describes the Union Colours with illustrated samples on black interspersed with descriptions. The introduction is repeated in...

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