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Marchini, Guido2
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panel of silk brocade
Textile

panel of silk brocade

late 19th century

This item is a piece of silk brocade woven with fine warps and thick untwisted polychrome wefts in a pattern similar to that used in the previous item. The panel is lined with a fine plain woven blue...

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Sacking [sample]
Textile

Sacking [sample]

early 20th Century

Sample of sacking or matting, possibly made in Dundee. Paper label attached. Woven striped pattern in beige, orange, yellow and red.

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mandala thangka
Textile

mandala thangka

mid 19th-early 20th Century

Painted panel bordered in yellow silk brocade and inset into a hanging of brown and gold silk brocade design of large roundels, suspended from a wooden batten with string for hanging, and backed by a...

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Textile

shawl

late 20th Century

A fine white woven shawl with fringing and thin red, green and yellow striped detail on either end, possibly originating from south-west Asia.

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Textile

Dispositions 19 [pattern book]

Chanay & Pupat (1926); Michal-Ladichère Frères

1903-1910

Hardback with mottled dark red covers and green spine. Book no.19. Contains handwritten ink inscriptions detailing fabric production and orders classified by pattern. Some pages include samples of ...

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Design
Textile

Design

Marchini, Guido (1929-2008)

1950-2008

Painted geometric design with a pattern of blue circular wreaths and pink flowers (roses).

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Textile

Draperies Été 1953 pour Échantillonnage Été 1954 B

Société des Nouveautés Textiles

1953-1954

Softback with dark blue covers. Black text on cover. Contains fabric samples with geometric woven patterning in 2-4 colours includes herringbone, dots, checks, rectangles and stripes. Some samples ...

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New Fine Trail [English wax sample]
Textile

New Fine Trail [English wax sample]

ABC Company

after 1966

A sample of English wax (often know as "Dutch wax") fabric length made for a West African market in Manchester by the ABC company. The design is in black, red and white, and shows trailing leaves and...

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The Dyer, calico printer, bleacher, finisher, and textile review
Textile

The Dyer, calico printer, bleacher, finisher, and textile review

Heywood and Co.; Hurst, George H

1897

This hardback publication is Volume 22, published in 1897 and contains188 pages. It includes an index, black and white illustrations and 11 sample pages, each with 16 small cloth or yarn samples illus...

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Design
Textile

Design

Marchini, Guido (1929-2008)

1950-2008

Painted stylised floral design with a pattern of green and pink flowers with a background of pink and white diagonal stripes

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