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panel of silk brocade
late 19th century
This piece of silk brocade has been woven with fine orange and white warps and thick untwisted polychrome wefts. The pattern consists of overlapping circles. Within each there is a different flower;...
chair canvas sample
early 20th Century
Sample of canvas, possibly made in Dundee. Paper label attached. Woven striped pattern in beige and green.
mandala thangka
mid 19th-early 20th Century
Painted panel bordered in yellow silk brocade and inset into a red silk brocade hanging, suspended from a wooden batten with red string for hanging, and backed by a red loose weave material. The pain...
table runner
late 20th Century
A hand woven table runner in white, purples and green, with a symetrical stripe and zig-zag design, a central all over repeated diamond design and tassels.
Dispositions 17 [pattern book]
P.Chanay & Cie
1938-1945
Hardback with green and black mottled covers. Book no.17. Contains samples of fabric including satin and gauze. Samples are unpatterned or patterned with stripes or small geometric motifs, checks in...
Design
Marchini, Guido (1929-2008)
1950-2008
Painted design with a red, blue and white checkerboard pattern with light blue flowers (roses), quatrefoils and white birds.
Draperies Hiver 1952 pour Échantillonnage Hiver 1953 E
Société des Nouveautés Textiles
1952-1953
Softback with dark blue covers. Black text on cover. Contains fabric samples with geometric woven patterning in 2-3 colours includes dots, circles, herringbone, checks and stripes. Some samples hav...
Lefkaritikon embroidery
late 20th century
A mat of "Lefkaritiko" or Lefkaritika (or Lefkara) drawn thread embroidery, originating from the village of Lefkara in Cyprus. It is characteristic of the island's culture, and was thought to have f...
ABC English wax sample
ABC Company
late 20th Century
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, in yellow, white, and blue, is of pencils, and noughts a...
Design
Marchini, Guido (1929-2008)
1950-2008
Painted stylised organic design with a pattern of blue and pink flowers and circles on a green background