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Textile:
ITC 2016.1

before 1920

A blue binder with cord ties, and addressed Oak House, Bradford, containing numbered pages of manuscript notes, black and white photographs and attached embroidery samples. In Ink, red pencil and silk...

Textile:
ITC 2017.158.1

mid 20th Century

A booklet with crochet projects, including the star motif, spider's web, well handled gloves, dressing set, dainty garlands, motif luncheon set, petal collar, two choux, blue birds and four lace edgin...

Textile:
ITC 2017.17.1

early 20th-mid 20th Century

A long sample of commercial weaving in peach, with a repeat stylised flower motif in an art deco style. The warp is in purple and green, the weft includes cream. Made by Mary Barker MBE, the first f...

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ITC 2017.20.1

early 20th-mid 20th Century

A sample of commercial weaving in two colourways of mauve and pale yellow, with a repeat stylised design of butterflies within geometric cartouches in an art deco style. The warp is in tan. Made by ...

Textile:
ITC 2017.21.1

early 20th-mid 20th Century

A woven sample with two different colourways, with burgundy warp and a mix of yellow and blue weft, with a different weft colour dominant in each colourway. The geometric repeated design appears to b...

Textile:
ITC 2017.22.1

early 20th-mid 20th Century

A sample of commercial weaving associated with the pointpaper design 2017.22.4, showing stylised cranes with a Japanese / art nouveau influence. This weave is in royal blue and cream over a green war...

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ITC 1999.1

1888-1889

A hardback with dark brown covers and black spine, with gold text on spine. Contains printed forms with handwritten inscriptions detailing orders for looms. Listed by date with an index of companies...

Textile:
ITC 2017.16.1

1926-1999

A small weave sample in white, light blue and burgundy, with a striped design moving diagonally across the centre of the piece and wider striped borders. The centre is plain weave and the borders have...

Textile:
ITC 2019.21.1

1932-1940

A drawn pointpaper design produced for the Broiderers of Winchester Cathedral by Louisa Pesel, referenced as series 2, number 10. The design for needlepoint is a symmetrical organic design, possibly ...

Textile:
ITC 2011.140.1

1936

Cream museum exhibit card from the Department of Colour Chemistry, displaying 12 annotated photomicrographs of lengths and cross sections of flax as used in textiles. Top row: Six images of lengths s...

Textile:
ITC 2017.159.1

1948

A magazine focussing on embroidery designs with theme of femininity, accomplishment, adornment, personal touches. Gives brief history of embroidery. The booklet gives various design suggestions, howe...

Textile:
ITC 2017.1

1952-1953

A length of printed satin cotton designed for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953, depicting a royal lion and unicorn crest with crown and ER monogram in the central cartouche. A black conti...