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Union News, issue 254
Archive Item

Archive Print piece

Troilus and Cressida. I. ii. 112 - I. ii. 254

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

1623

First Folio page number: (80)

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Archive Print piece

Troilus and Cressida. I. ii. 254 - I. iii. 60

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

1623

First Folio page number: -

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Archive File

Ad Incensum Lucernae

1974

1974 chor, orch Cantata to words by Geoffrey Hill. Ink, short score

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As
Coin

Denomination: As

Date(s): 211-23 BCE

Place: Rome

Material: copper alloy


Archive File
shawl
Textile

shawl

1815-1820

Large shawl with a twill woven cream ground surrounded on all four sides by a narrow patterned border of small pine cone motifs. Deep patterned borders at each end consist of large pine cone "buta" mo...

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Textile

Dessins [pattern book]

1918

Hardback with purple/black covers. Containing fabric samples with woven or embroidered patterns and textile designs in black and white ink on paper. Labelling handwritten in ink. Reference to some ...

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Textile

Eté 1952 Envoi 2

Société des Nouveautés Textiles

1952

Softback with yellow covers. Black text on cover. Sample book of fabrics for the fashion industry, issued 22nd April 1952. Contains woven fabric samples with polychrome patterning. Most samples hav...

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kneeler embroidery model
Textile

kneeler embroidery model

Pesel, Louisa F (1947)

1931-1938

Woolwork sample worked as a model for a kneeler in Winchester Cathedral. The work is in red, blue, black/brown and green wool on a neutral background, depicting an all over tile design of intersectin...

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Textile

permanently pleated skirt

University of Leeds (1904-)

mid - late 20th century

A black, white and grey dogstooth (or houndstooth) design permanently pleated wool skirt. It was made with a process evolved in the Department of Textile Industries, University of Leeds.

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