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Total number of records: 446

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Nigeria66
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Yorubaland25
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The Textile Institute25
Pesel, Louisa F12
Societe Des Nouveautes Textiles3
Abc Company2
Duxbury, Mabel2
Knight, Rachel Hannah2
Wace, A J B2
Boys-Smith, Mrs Charlotte C1
Carey, Emma1
Chanay & Pupat1

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Textile

Thangka Collection

A collection of thangka from Tibet. Part of the Georgina and Raymond Mills Collection.

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Textile

collection catalogue cards

Pesel, Louisa F (1947)

20th-mid 20th Century

A group of 24 catalogue cards with black and white photographs of items in the Pesel's collection [a small proportion of the collection], with data on reverse. Wrapped in paper.

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Textile

Coleman Collection related archives

late 20th Century

A collection of labels, notes, cards and packaging relating to items from the Coleman Collection of Indonesian textiles. These were originally stored with the textiles. Items relate to ITC 2022.19, ...

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Collection Homo [pattern book]

Chanay & Pupat (1926)

late 19th-early 20th Century

Hardback with mottled black covers and white spine. Book no. 1. Contains woven fabric samples in varied colours and patterns includes brocades and gauze. Samples unnumbered

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The Pesel Collection [printed notes]

1995

Printed text related to the exhibition held in Leeds University Gallery during 1995 Ars Textrina Conference.

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The Brunnschweiler Collection [English Wax advertising pamphlet]
Textile

The Brunnschweiler Collection [English Wax advertising pamphlet]

ABC Company

late 20th Century

An A4 coloured stapled English Wax advertising pamphlet with four pages, showing annotated photographs of discharge printed textiles and models wearing the designs, along with information and business...

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copies of catalogue lists relating to Pesel Collection

c.1947

6 varied photocopied typewritten catalogue lists of Pesel Collection: 'Louisa F Pesel Bequest Embroideries' (4 pages); 'List of Pesel Items' (1 page, detailing manuscripts); 'Louisa F Pesel Embroider...

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ABC Wax print collection Summer 1999 [advertising leaflet]
Textile

ABC Wax print collection Summer 1999 [advertising leaflet]

ABC Company

1999

A three folding leaflet advertising the Summer 1999 collection of ABC, an English Wax company based in Hyde, Manchester. It includes 30 images of designs listed under six collections: Nigerian Classi...

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Pieces owned by Miss Pesel but which are no longer present in the collection [catalogue cards]

20th-mid 20th Century

11 catalogue cards with black and white photographs labelled "Pieces owned by Miss Pesel but which are no longer present in the collection" Some are duplicates. [wrapped in paper]. These relate to t...

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Collection of notes and photographs including 3 loose sheets with notes and photographs of embroideries belonging to LFP

Pesel, Louisa F (1947); Pesel, Louisa F (1947)

early 20th Century

A folder containing: an article entitled "The Critic in the chair" relating to opera; a card index detailing looms; photographs (10) of borders, crochet; Arts & Craft style designs (wallpaper), half c...

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Lieut. Harry Dent Crompton Prize Fund Scheme Design and Structure of Woven Fabrics Reference Collection

The Textile Institute

1921-1922

String bound with hard covers. Brown covers with black text. Book no.3. Contains varied samples of woven dress and furnishing fabrics. Monochrome and polychrome fabrics with textured, embroidered ...

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Lieut. Harry Dent Crompton Prize Fund Scheme Design and Structure of Woven Fabrics Reference Collection

The Textile Institute

1924-1925

String bound with hard covers. Grey/green covers with black text. Book no.6. Contains varied samples of woven and knitted dress and furnishing fabrics. Monochrome and polychrome fabrics with textu...

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