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home52
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occupations52
textile industry52
play42
material culture41
handicraft27
agriculture18
nature18
implements, utensils etc17

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Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)21
Malden, John11
Aston, Michael Geoffrey8
Hunter, Mr T.4
Calvert, Maggie3
Burdekin, J.1
Earnshaw, David R1
Langhorne, Richard1
Metcalf, Olive1
Morris, Patricia M1
Tablecloth (Norway)
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Tablecloth (Norway)

January 1965

Linen tablecloth from the Sogn og Fjordan region (Norway). The cloth is woven with zigzag, diagonal, and chequered patterns, and was made on a horizontal draw-loom. It dates to around 1550, and is hou...

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Pillowcase (Norway)
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Pillowcase (Norway)

January 1965

Woven pillowcase from the Sogn og Fjordan region (Norway). The pillowcase is made of wool, is heavily patterned with floral and geometric designs, and dates to around 1650. It is housed at the Norsk F...

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Shoemaker's Vice

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

Summer 1968

Mr. T. Hunter (retired shoemaker, saddler, cobbler and clogmaker) working leather with the aid of a shoemaker's vice, or clam, Redmire ( Wensleydale). The shoemaker's vice is an implement made of two ...

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Shoemaker's Vice

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

Summer 1968

Mr. T. Hunter (retired shoemaker, saddler, cobbler and clogmaker) working leather with the aid of a shoemaker's vice, or clam, Redmire ( Wensleydale). The shoemaker's vice is an implement made of two ...

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Shoemaker's Vice

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

Summer 1968

Mr. T. Hunter (retired shoemaker, saddler, cobbler and clogmaker) working leather with the aid of a shoemaker's vice, or clam, Redmire ( Wensleydale). The shoemaker's vice is an implement made of two ...

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Shoemaker's Vice
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Shoemaker's Vice

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

Summer 1968

Mr. T. Hunter (retired shoemaker, saddler, cobbler and clogmaker) working leather with the aid of a shoemaker's vice, or clam, Redmire ( Wensleydale). The shoemaker's vice is an implement made of two ...

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Tapestry/Pillowcase (Norway)
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Tapestry/Pillowcase (Norway)

January 1965

Tapestry or pillowcase with late Renaissance flower and fruit motifs, in shades of gold, blue, and green, from Valdres (?) (Norway). The tapestry dates to around 1700, and is housed at the Norsk Folke...

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Basketmaking: Orkney Chair
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Basketmaking: Orkney Chair

Malden, John

October 1971

Basket maker weaving a round base for the seat of an Orkney chair, Burdekin's Baskets, Flushdyke, near Ossett (West Yorkshire). Mounted on Photo File card. Card 7 in a series of 11.

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Basketmaking: Orkney Chair

Malden, John

October 1971

Decorative plaited border of an Orkney chair, woven at Burdekin's Baskets, Flushdyke, near Ossett (West Yorkshire). Mounted on Photo File card. Card 8 in a series of 11.

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Basketmaking: Orkney Chair

Malden, John

October 1971

Decorative plaited border of an Orkney chair being woven at Burdekin's Baskets, Flushdyke, near Ossett (West Yorkshire). Mounted on Photo File card. Card 9 in a series of 11.

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Basketmaking: Orkney Chair

Malden, John

October 1971

View of Orkney chair showing basket maker undertaking the plaiting of the decorative border, Burdekin's Baskets, Flushdyke, near Ossett (West Yorkshire). Mounted on Photo File card. Card 10 in a serie...

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Basketmaking: Laundry Basket or Skep
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Basketmaking: Laundry Basket or Skep

Aston, Michael Geoffrey

1964

Part-woven skep or laundry basket at Burdekin's Baskets, Flushdyke, near Ossett (West Yorkshire). The view shows upright stakes protruding from an upsetting base, and a basketmaker weaving one of the ...

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