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United Kingdom3
Edinburgh1

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Barker, Mary2
Ardern1
Greenwood1
J & P Coats, Ltd1
James Chadwick & Brother Ltd.1
Johnston, George P1
Stewart, Donald William1

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Up to 19994
weave sample with crane design
Textile

weave sample with crane design

Barker, Mary (1907-1999)

early 20th-mid 20th Century

A sample of commercial weaving associated with the pointpaper design ITC 2017.22.4, showing stylised cranes with a Japanese / art nouveau influence. This weave is in pale blue and cream over a green ...

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point paper design
Textile

point paper design

Barker, Mary (1907-1999)

early 20th-mid 20th Century

A stiff card point paper weave design on pre-printed gridlines depicting a design of stylised cranes in produced in red watercolour paint, with some ink annotations on the lower left corner and pencil...

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samples of spun fibres
Textile

samples of spun fibres

J & P Coats, Ltd; James Chadwick & Brother Ltd.; Ardern; Greenwood

20th Century

A biscuit tin with an image on the lid of a knight on horseback and a mismatching base with cartoon figures in red suits and fur hats. The tin contains of balls of threads of different materials and f...

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Old and Rare Scottish Tartans
Textile

Old and Rare Scottish Tartans

Stewart, Donald William

1893

A hardback with black covers and gold text on cover and spine. 61 pages of text plus fabric samples of tartans and monochrome illustrations. Samples include (seen in media) Balmoral (#1), Stewart (#...

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Textile

sewing samples for examination

mid 20th Century

A group of 31 samples (all but one on grey card) and a handwritten note in red ink by the tutor. Samples display different sewing techniques, often on patterned mid-century type fabric, and a few hav...

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