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Total number of records: 106

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Record typeCount
Textiles54
Archives24
Indexes13
Books and printed items8
Objects5
Art items1
People and organisations1

Top 10: Collection group

Collection groupCount
International Textile Collection54
Liddle Collection21
Art and Antique Market8
Brotherton Collection8
John Evan Bedford Library of Furniture History8
English Literature3
Leeds Animation Workshop2
Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture2
Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society2
Brotherton Collection Manuscript Verse1

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
furniture3
house furnishings3
tableware3
buildings2
implements, utensils etc2
occupations2
textile industry2
agriculture1
animals1
architecture1

Top 10: Place

PlaceCount
Indonesia25
East Nusa Tenggara17
South Central Timor17
United Kingdom8
Soe5
Flores3
India3
Kolbano3
Peru3
South America3

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Pesel, Louisa F5
Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)3
Silber & Fleming3
Foster, Margaret M2
Anderton, Stanley (1876-1876)1
Anonymous1
Barry, Michael V (1935-)1
Bold, Alan1
Brown, Thomas (1663-1704)1
C. Cole1

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From 17003
From 180020
From 190070

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Up to 189910
Up to 199970
Up to latest19
blanket
Textile

blanket

late 20th Century

A hand woven blanket made by sewing two equal lengths together. The design is of seven cotton stripes (of red, pink, yellow, mauve, blue) and three neutral stipes at each end with a base of natural w...

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blanket
Textile

blanket

before 2000

A hand woven blanket, made by sewing three equal lengths together. The design is of alternate stripes of mauve/pink and larger symmetrical stripes incorporating turquoise, pink, mauve, orange and mag...

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Archive Object File

blanket

c.1914-1918

1 Blanket, grey with read threading, type in use in Army hospitals

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blanket
Textile

blanket

late 20th Century

A warp striped cloth in red, yellow, orange, green, yellow and pink with hook and rhomb symbols running along two central white stripes. The colouring is much lighter than equivalent pieces from this ...

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blanket
Textile

blanket

early 20th Century

A hand woven textile in green and red broad stripes, with small geometric patterns in black, white, yellow and pink on the red sections. The motifs in the stripes are similar to those found in Peruvi...

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blanket
Textile

blanket

before 1975

Hand woven striped textile predominantly in red, with black borders and white patterning, with tassels. It is believed to be one of the pieces brought back to the University of Leeds from South Ameri...

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blanket
Textile

blanket

before 1975

Hand woven textile of maroon with broad red stripes, with white and green zig zag patterns. It is edged with a wide blue cotton border with machine embroidered patterns of flowers and two words, 'Ana...

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blanket
Textile

blanket

c. 2007

A sigi Ae (blanket) ikat predominantly in black and undyed white, with lozenge and wave motifs. Small warp stripes of yellow and pink run between the designs, with an uncut fringe.

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blanket

c.1914-1918

1 Blanket, wool, green, possibly USA army issue 1918,offered for the price of a drink to a British ship's Master in Bordeaux 1919, dimensions reduced on repair

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Archive Object File

blanket

c.1914-1918

1 London Scottish tartan blanket

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blanket

c.1914-1918

1 Blanket, crochet work, made from old socks while in India by Pte C.A.Sparkes 2/4th Wilts Rgt

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blanket

c.1914-1918

1 Army blanket, woollen, grey

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