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Union News, issue 270
Archive Item

Union News, issue 270

11/12/1964

Committee Reject Pyjama Motion

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Coin

Denomination: semis

Date(s): 135-125 BCE

Place: Rome

Material: copper alloy

shawl sample
Textile

shawl sample

1820

Sample of twill woven small floral design, woven in shades of red, yellow, blue and black on a dark beige ground, within a woven red sample.

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Textile

The Textile Institute, Lieut. Harry Dent Crompton Prize Fund Scheme, Design and Structure of Woven Fabrics, Reference Collection No.13

The Textile Institute

1931

String bound book with red covers with black text on front cover. Containing samples of patterned clothing, furnishing and household fabrics. 12 pages.

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Textile

Été 1955 Envoi 3

Société des Nouveautés Textiles

1955

Softback with buff coloured covers. Black text on cover. Contains fabric samples with patterning including stripes, checks, oblongs and plaid. Patterning in 1-4 colours. Some of the samples have a...

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Design
Textile

Design

Marchini, Guido (1929-2008)

Before 1965

Painted geometric design with a pattern of yellow diamonds on a red and purple background

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Textile

textile printing block

A long carved printing block for textile printing, with a design of flowers and flying cranes on checkerboard design using dots within the squares. The design includes small circles, imitating tie dy...

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ikat weave
Textile

ikat weave

late 20th Century

A green and white cotton ikat weave, where the white and pale green warp threads and dark green weft threads create a faded green effect.

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Archive Item

Writers and their work: William Congreve.

1963

[?1963] TS. 29 ff Marked by BD on f 1r, 'Draft British Council pamphlet no. 164 1963'.

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