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