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Marchini, Guido2
Societe Des Nouveautes Textiles1

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panel for woman's formal coat
Textile

panel for woman's formal coat

late 19th century

This panel is silk brocade with green satin ground and polychrome weft patterns. The patterning is composed of a four clawed dragon and a phoenix flying above the waves of the sea.

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matting sample
Textile

matting sample

early 20th Century

Sample of matting, possibly made in Dundee. Paper label attached. Woven stripes in red and purple.

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woven fragment
Textile

woven fragment

mid 19th-early 20th Century

A double weave in green and cream with a stylised design of foliage, reminisent of Arts and Crafts.

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Wedding shawl
Textile

Wedding shawl

before 1947

An embroidered wedding shawl or 'bagh' (garden). The design is typically outlined in green thread. Wedding shawls were made in the Punjab by the female members of the family, usually the grandmot...

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Textile

woven cloth

late 20th Century

A woven cotton with a complex pattern of multicoloured lozenges falling diagonally across the textile. In red, green, blue, tangerine, yellow and grey, with a white warp thread. Two sides are machine...

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Textile

Draperies Hiver 1950 pour Échantillonnage Hiver 1951 F

Société des Nouveautés Textiles

1950-1951

Softback with grey covers. Black text on cover. Contains fabric samples with geometric woven patterning in 2-5 colours including dots, houndstooth, stripes, zigzags and herringbone.

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Design
Textile

Design

Marchini, Guido (1929-2008)

1950-2008

Painted geometric design with a harlequin print of diamonds in shades of orange, with green centres.

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Design
Textile

Design

Marchini, Guido (1929-2008)

1950-2008

Painted stylised floral design with a pattern of pink and yellow flowers, including thistles, with a pink and purple woven lattice background

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