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A Memory of the first president of the Embroiderers' Guild Louisa Frances Pesel (1870 - 1947)
1961
Typewritten memoir with loose black and white photograph of Italian art work from the National Gallery, accompanied by notes. Written by Louisa Pesel's sister Laura.
photographs
Pesel, Louisa F (1947)
late 19th-mid 20th Century
Eight miscellaneous photographs from England, Danmark and France.
1391A, 1392, 1472, 1473, 1391BCD [pattern book]
19th-mid 20th Century
Hardback with blue and black mottled covers and white spine. Contains full page fabric samples which are monochrome in varied colours. Samples have small, woven, geometric motifs including dots, grou...
woven sample
1880-1914
Double weave textile sample with design of flowers and trees with fruits in a landscape with a tournament style tent. In browns, greens, white and pinks.
fragment
17th-18th Century
The piece is made up of two fragments stitched together with white thread and no attempt at pattern matching, possibly they are completely different fabrics.
J.Claude Frères & Cie 1
J. Claude Frères & Co
1954
Softback with red covers, with black text on cover. Compiled in France, but a large number of samples are labelled as German.
J.Claude Frères & Cie 7 [pattern book]
J. Claude Frères & Co
1954
Softback with red covers. The book was compiled in France but several of the samples are labelled as American.
J.Claude Frères & Cie 4
J. Claude Frères & Co
1954
Softback with red covers, with black text on cover. The book was compiled in France but several of the samples are labelled as American.
ikat fragment
1630-1660
A chiné silk with a coarser linen weft thread in a satin weave, with a very narrow selvege. This piece is in yellow, white, red and green. It is believed that Ikat weaving didn’t begin in Europe u...
J.Claude Frères & Cie 3
J. Claude Frères & Co
1954
Softback with red covers, with black text on cover. The book was compiled in France but several of the samples are labelled as American.
pattern book [pattern book]
Rojon et Durand; Dolbeau; du Closel
19th-mid 20th Century
Hardback with blue and black mottled covers and grey spine. Contains woven fabric samples including crepe and moire: some unpatterned, some with woven patterning, most with printed patterning of abst...
Textiles-Paris-Echos Soieries Tissées 2 [pattern book]
Textiles-Paris-Échos
1954
Softback with blue covers. The book was compiled in France but includes some fabric samples labelled as Swiss or Italian. Contains woven fabric samples. Patterning includes flower heads, sprigs, o...