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copper stamp
mid 20th-early 21st Century
A copper stamp with an iron handle for the application of a wax resist. The design consists of a wave-like pattern and the stamp's overall shape follows the shape of its design on two sides to enable ...
copper stamp
mid 20th-early 21st Century
A copper stamp with an iron handle for the application of a wax resist. The pattern design consists of four triangular sections, each half a rectangle. The top right triangle has the design of a flowe...
box of labels
Pesel, Louisa F (1947)
mid 20th Century
A card box of labels, many saying "Patterns suitable for a school of embroidery" The box has a Winchester address and stamp, and "Laces" in script, stamp and 'The Hat Hospital' label.
velvet fragment
before 1920
Velvet wool in light brown with stamped repeat design. Blue selvedge and back weave.
embroidered fragment
This has been labelled as a "Small Textile stamped". It is a hand embroidered cotton twill cloth using many colours in geometric flower motifs, trellis pattern, and including shisha mirrors. The patte...
shuttle
1870-1970
Wooden shuttle with metal ends and full bobbin with pile-fabric lining to holder and ceramic/plastic and steel reinforcements. 'AGO' stamped at one end.
saw (used in batik)
mid 20th-early 21st Century
An orange saw blade of a bowsaw used to brush a finished batik stamp, cleaning off the caked-on wax.
silk fabric
Sheer stiffened natural silk fabric, in a plain weave gauze with an all over printed pattern of a small sprig motif. There is a purple stamp with "Shira Nahali ML dye Bombay" at one end of the fabric ...
embroidered fragment
before 1800
A piece of repp woven, peach coloured silk with a watered pattern stamped on it. The selvedge is woven with alternate warp threads of yellow. The floral embroidery consists of large scale satin stitc...
Class C Fancy Woollen and Worsted Dress Fabrics Autumn 1902
Yorkshire College
1902
A hardback with black covers, red label and gold text on spine. Vol. 7A. Contains polychrome fabric samples with woven patterns most of which are variations on tartans. Samples are numbered in penc...
envelope of casein fibres
20th Century
A brown paper envelope with a Christmas themed address label and two stamps of King George VI. The envelope contains a sample of casein, a fibre made from milk protein. It is unknown whether the fibr...
Printing blocks
late 19th-mid 20th Century
Two printing blocks: the larger block has metal flower pattern set into a wooden base. They are used as a stamp in order to apply hot wax or colour to fabric creating a repeat pattern. There is a hand...