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Total number of records: 18

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Japan9
France6
Paris6
Lillehammer1
Norway1
Tokyo1
United Kingdom1

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Bilbille & Co5
Knight, Rachel Hannah1
Societe Des Nouveautes Textiles1
Winter, Mabel1

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Up to 199917

Textile

Winter 1903 [pattern book]

1903

Commercial pattern or day book. Hardback with green covers. Contains fabric samples, most black or dark grey with slight, woven, coloured patterning. Samples numbered and with description or detail...

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collar (inner)
Textile

collar (inner)

early 20th-mid 20th Century

An embroidered kimono inner collar (uraeri?) on cream silk. One of a group of 12 collars, this piece has two embroidered symmetrical panels. This embroidery in gold, silver, cream and pink depicts ...

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stencil
Textile

stencil

early 19th-mid 20th Century

This katagami stencil, used in resist dyeing of fabric, depicts plum, pine and bamboo on a background of 'reed mace' stripes (gama jima). These three plants are the Three Friends of Winter - plum blo...

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Présentation des Modèles en Couture Aout 1954

Société des Nouveautés Textiles

1954

Softback with buff coloured covers. Describes trends in clothing - colours, patterning, materials and cut for the winter haute-couture collections. 18 pages.

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damask fragment
Textile

damask fragment

before 1900

Fragment of damask woven fabric in yellow and white on a dark blue background The patterning has an overall structure of undulating lines (tatewaku) composed of bamboo, plum blossom and pine trees (th...

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Bilbille & Co Printed Silks October 1966 no.11

Bilbille & Co

1966

Softback with cream coloured covers, orange labels on cover. Contains woven fabric samples (including jersey, etamin, twill, armure, quilting, corduroy) with printed patterning including floral sprig...

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Bilbille & Co Printed Silks July 1966 no.10

Bilbille & Co

1966

Softback with cream coloured covers, orange labels on cover. Contains woven fabric samples (including twill, jersey, etamin, armure) with printed patterning including flowerheads, floral sprigs, geom...

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Bilbille & Co Woven Silks and Rayons May 25th 1954 no.7

Bilbille & Co

1954

Softback with cream coloured covers. Brown text on cover. Contains fabric samples (including jacquard weaving, brocade, satin) with woven patterning including ornamental floral designs, stripes, abst...

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Bilbille & Co Woven Silks and Rayons September 1965 no.12
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Bilbille & Co Woven Silks and Rayons September 1965 no.12

Bilbille & Co

1965

Softback with cream coloured covers. Brown text on cover. Contains fabric samples (including jacquard weaving, crepe, satin, leno, gauze, jersey, chiffon, armure). Woven patterning includes floral t...

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stencil
Textile

stencil

early 19th-mid 20th Century

A katagami stencil, used in resist dyeing of fabric, possibly depicts plum blossom and stylised pine bark motifs (matsukawa bishi). Pine is symbollic of longevity and plum of renewal. Both plants ar...

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Bilbille & Co Woven Silks and Rayons November 1964 no.16

Bilbille & Co

1964

Softback with cream coloured covers. Brown text on cover. Contains fabric samples (including jacquard weaving, armure, leno, tweed, bouclette, velvet, crepe). Most samples have textured patterning...

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handwoven tapestry

Knight, Rachel Hannah (1858-1935)

c.1890

One of two hand woven tapestry hangings made by Rachel Hannah Knight. A relative stated that Knight collected the wool and natural dyes, spun the yarn and created the tapestry in Lillehammer, Norway....

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