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Pesel, Louisa F4
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Textile

Art nouveau weave

c. 1900

An art nouvea design reversible double weave with repeat sinuous flowers and stems in greens and pinks, with a selvedge on one side.

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portfolio of Egyptian art

Pesel, Louisa F (1947); Victoria and Albert Museum

late 19th-mid 20th Century

A portfolio of Egyptian Art publication, which also including designs by Louisa Pesel (some on graph paper) and other coloured plates from the Victoria and Albert Museum (e.g. silverware, tiles, Itali...

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Art Nouveau textile fragment
Textile

Art Nouveau textile fragment

late 19th-early 20th Century

An off-cut fragment of a double weave Art Nouveau floral design in greens and pinks.

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Art Nouveau woven fragment
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Art Nouveau woven fragment

late 19th-early 20th Century

An Art Nouveau weave in three layers. with large symmetrical leaves and small flowers in shades of green. Some tears and staining.

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Art Nouveau textile fragment
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Art Nouveau textile fragment

mid 19th-early 20th Century

A printed velvet with an a large floral design in cream, green and pink.

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Art Nouveau textile sample
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Art Nouveau textile sample

late 19th-early 20th Century

A large sample in satin weave with an Art Nouveau design of poppies in green and cream. Selvedge on one side.

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Art Nouveau textile fragment
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Art Nouveau textile fragment

late 19th-early 20th Century

An off-cut fragment of a double weave Art Nouveau floral design originally in greens and pinks, but this piece is faded.

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Art Nouveau textile fragment
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Art Nouveau textile fragment

late 19th-early 20th Century

A double weave Art Nouveau stylised tulip design in green, cream and pink. Faded.

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Art nouveau style sample

early 20th Century

A large sample of a satin weave art nouveau style floral symmetrical design in gold, green and red.

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Examples of Japanese Art in Silk Brocade

before 1909

A collection of samples of Japanese silk brocade fabric concertina bound on thick cardboard pages. The names of the manufacturer and a previous owner have been added using a brush and ink.

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Textile

lectures before Royal Society of Arts

Pesel, Louisa F (1947)

1807-1947

Manuscript notes including detail of Lecture on Antiquity of Embroidery at an exhibition of West Riding Needlecraft Association at Bradford School of Art.

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Art Needlework by Penelope: Designs for cream linens

1930-1945

A5 embroidery pamphlet in orange with 20 pages: "Containing Eighteen designs - illustrated in full colour with instructions for working" Series 135

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