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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...
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 ...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....