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curtain
late 19th century
The cover fabric of this curtain is assembled from two pieces of silk brocade, both of which have a red satin ground and polychrome weft patterns. Each fabric width is 69 cm. The patterning of the ...
Pongées Façonnees
DD & C
1891
Hardback with black and white mottled covers and white spine, with black text on spine. Contains fabric samples, the majority of which are monochrome white, black or pastel shades; 2 samples have co...
Dispositions 4
P.Chanay & Cie
1912-1931
Hardback with grey/brown covers and spine, with black text on cover and spine. Book no.4. Contains fabric samples - mostly of various types of crepe. The majority of samples are monochrome and unpa...
Crépons Unis Imprimès Pékin [pattern book]
Chanay & Pupat (1926)
late 19th-mid 20th Century
Hardback with black and grey mottled covers and white spine. Contains samples of woven fabric the majority are crepe, a few at the back of the book are smooth fabrics. Samples are monochrome or have...
mounted samples
Joah Lodge and sons
mid to late 19th century
13 boards with mounted samples of woven fabrics. All sample boards have 'Joah Lodge & Sons' in print along the bottom. The first 5 boards show samples that are darker in colour including black, purpl...
curtain
early 20th Century
This item is constructed from two pieces of silk brocade each with a satin ground of red warps and wefts, and polychrome weft patterns. The pattern is horizontally divided into two major sections and...
Patrons de Façonnés 44
Chanay & Pupat (1926); Coignet - P.Coignet
1906-1913
Hardback with green and black mottled covers and green spine, with black text on cover and spine. Book no. 44. Contains woven fabric samples including jacquard weaving and gauze. Samples have flora...
cloud collar
c. 1930 - 1950
This four pointed collar, or 'cloud cape' has a round neckline secured by two fabric fastenings. The edges are cut to form the shapes of four large and four small Ruyi motifs (based on a ceremonial s...
Adire cloth
c.1970-1984
Made from a damask-type cloth, this Yoruba Adire cloth has selvedge on two sides. It features a repeated starburst design, produced by folding the cloth to form a rectangle, holding the centre of the ...
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...
film of Peruvian sheep breeding (edited)
Barker, Aldred F (1868-1964); University of Leeds. Department of Textile Industries; Ewart, Professor Cossar - Edinburgh University
1926
A digital copy of a1926 research film (5 minutes 15 seconds / digital transfer from a positive) created in support of the research of Professor Aldred F. Barker (1868-1964). The film is associated wit...