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Total number of records: 63
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| Collection group | Count |
|---|---|
| International Textile Collection | 16 |
| Brotherton Collection | 15 |
| Art and Antique Market | 10 |
| John Evan Bedford Library of Furniture History | 10 |
| Novello Cowden Clarke Collection | 7 |
| English Literature | 4 |
| Brotherton Collection Manuscript Verse | 3 |
| Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society | 3 |
| Incunabula | 1 |
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lace sampler
19th century
A pink embroidered rectangular sampler of drawn thread work designs in the centre surrounded by repeating floral motifs. All four sides of the ground fabric are neatly hemmed. The open woven cotton gr...
Embroidery and lace, their manufacture and history
Lefébure, Ernest; Cole, Alan Summerly (1846-1934)
1899
'Conceit' by (Mary) Sabilla Novello
27 Dec 1883
'Conceit: with a piece of point lace, given Dec. 27th 1883' by (Mary) Sabilla Novello. The short verse commemorates a gift of lace given to her niece, Porzia Gigliucci. Written in Genoa, Italy.
fragment
1720-1740
Silk dress fabric with large flowers and a suggestion of the lace background patterns associated with the period.
Letter
13th Feb 1676
Letter to Sir Godfrey Copley from Matthew Bigge concerning the livery and prices of buttons and lace.
Note of money disbursed for Thomas Lister of Arnoldsbigging
18th century
Including for one suit of childbed linen laced and one plain
Letter: 14 August 1881
14 August 1881
14 August 1881. W[ethersfield] P[lace, Braintree] To Edith Thompson On hymn-tunes. Postcard.
Letter: 19 July 1888
19 July 1888
19 July 1888. W[ethersfield] P[lace] To Edith Thompson On courts-martial. 2 Pages.