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panel for woman's formal coat
late 19th century
This panel is silk brocade with green satin ground and polychrome weft patterns. The patterning is composed of a four clawed dragon and a phoenix flying above the waves of the sea.
matting sample
early 20th Century
Sample of matting, possibly made in Dundee. Paper label attached. Various shades of red and blue. Vertical stripes on the right hand side in green and brown. Horizontal blue and red stripes.
Armures [pattern book]
late 19th-mid 20th Century
Hardback with black covers and red spine, with black text on cover and spine. Contains woven fabric samples. In the first and third sections the samples are monochrome and patterned with small geome...
headscarf
late 20th Century
An evenweave natural coloured fabric with a border of two parallel rows of handstitching in red. The edges are further enhanced with a separate edging attached by hand. It has loops on the open edge, ...
shawl
late 20th Century
A long burgandy shawl with white edges and thin tassels. Both ends are decorated with a repeated diamond design in orange, blue, pink, green and metalic threads. The whole piece is covered in small ...
Draperies Hiver 1950 pour Échantillonnage Hiver 1951 E
Société des Nouveautés Textiles
1950-1951
Softback with grey covers. Black text on cover. Contains fabric samples with geometric woven patterning in 2-4 colours including stripes, herringbone, houndstooth, triangles, dots and checks. Some ...
Design
Marchini, Guido (1929-2008)
1950-2008
Painted geometric design with a pattern of pink circles on a blue and white check background
Learn How Book
The Spool Cotton Company
1941
The Learn How Book, number 170, is one of a series published by The Spool Cotton Company. The magazine contains instructions on how to crochet, knit, tat and embroider. The booklet gives illustrated t...
Design
Marchini, Guido (1929-2008)
1950-2008
Painted stylised floral design with a pattern of orange and green flowers on a white, black, pink and blue background of diagonal stripes