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Decorative Arts
1970-1979
This file contains items relating generally to the decorative arts, including carving and the decoration of items. The file includes a photocopy of Carson I. A. Ritchie's article, 'Art of the Northern...
The Art and Craft of Glass-Blowing by Hand
Napier, Valerie A
1964
A dissertation based on the observation of methods and terms used in the making of antique glass in Sunderland (at Hartley, Wood and Company), and in the making of vases, wine glasses and ornaments in...
Appointment of Principal of Leeds College of Art
May 1956
Correspondence related to the appointment of Eric Taylor to the position of Principal of Leeds College of Art, including a typewritten letter from George Taylor, Chief Education Officer, to Maurice de...
The book of trades : or Library of the useful arts (v.1)
1807-10
Volumes 1-2 the fourth edition, 1810; volume 3, 'A new edition, corrected', 1807.
The book of trades : or Library of the useful arts (v.2)
1807-10
Volumes 1-2 the fourth edition, 1810; volume 3, 'A new edition, corrected', 1807.
The book of trades : or Library of the useful arts (v.3)
1807-10
Volumes 1-2 the fourth edition, 1810; volume 3, 'A new edition, corrected', 1807.
Scud Winder
[1940s-1950s]
Scud winder used for hand twisting straw rope, probably from Suffolk. The instrument is made from two pieces of iron(?) welded(?) together. The first is attached at right angles to a wooden handle. Th...
Printing Matrices
[1960s]
Printing matrices, or mats, consisting of 204 characters representing the International Phonetic Alphabet. It is likely that these matrices were acquired for use in publications relating to the Survey...
The cabinet of arts, or general instructor in arts, science, trade, practical machinery, the means of preserving human life, and political economy, including a variety of important subjects
Clarke, Hewson (1787-1832?); Dougall, John (1760-1822)
1817
The chapters on architecture, painting and engraving are for the most part the same as books 2-4 of The cabinet of the arts, being a new and universal drawing book, edited by T. Hodson, in l805.
Lace: An Enquiry into the Art of Making Lace Either by Hand or Machine with Particular Reference to the Vocabulary and Folklore of both Industries
Slinn, Gillian A
1964
A dissertation on lacemaking, with particular reference to the industry in Nottingham. The first chapter presents a general history of lacemaking, whilst the second focusses on pillow lace, with secti...
Swedish Woven Textile
March 1965
Finished woven article with reindeer, bird, and snowflake motifs, woven in blue, red, white, and yellow, from Skåne (Sweden). This example of weaving in rölakan was included in an exhibition of Peas...
Horse-Head Carvings
Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)
December 1974
Wooden horse-head carvings by the door of a house from the Danube Delta, exhibited at the open-air Village Museum in Bucharest. The house is made of timber, with a thatched roof. Mounted on Photo File...