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panel of silk brocade
19th century
This item is a piece of Zuanghua satin, a type of Yun brocade which was produced in Nanjing, with a red ground and polychrome weft patterns. The patterning is composed of oval motifs, including the p...
square collar
late 19th Century
This collar is of blue and white satin silk with black edges and pink on the reverse. Four sections of the cloud shapes are joined by silk thread knots. There is multi-coloured knotted embroidery and...
matting sample
early 20th Century
Sample of matting, possibly made in Dundee. Paper label attached. Woven striped pattern in green and yellow.
belt
late 20th Century
A woven golden yellow cotton belt with knotted fringing and machine overlocked edges. Half the piece has little pattern, while the other half has a multi-coloured all over geometric design of stripes...
16662 á 18076 [pattern book]
1800-1950
Hardback with mottled brown covers and cream coloured spine. Contains fabric samples with polychrome, printed geometric and floral motifs mostly on a white ground or embroidered floral motifs on colo...
Paisley shawl fragment
1900-1950
A fragment of a Paisley shawl which was brought as a dress in Kilbarchan, Scotland by the donor before she was married, to turn the fabric into a housedress. It is stated that she gave the dress to t...
Design
Marchini, Guido (1929-2008)
1950-2008
Painted floral design with a pattern of blue and pink flowers and a green background
Paisley fragments
1900-1950
A set of fabric samples of left over scraps of paisley fabric from a sewing project. Three samples are small scraps fabric which show the curvature of the pattern cut out to make a dress. One sample h...
Design
Marchini, Guido (1929-2008)
1950-2008
Painted organic design with a pattern of yellow and pink circles with pink flowers on a red background