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Textile:
ITC 1999.301.1

1953-1954

Hardback with black covers and white spine. White text on cover and spine. Reference Collection no. 27. Contains woven dress and furnishing fabric samples. Most are polychrome and patterned with g...

Textile:
ITC 2008.28.1

2007

11 Embroidery samples used as photographic illustrations in a publication.

Textile:
ITC 2018.60.1

19th Century

A faded symmetrical sampler in green, red (faded) and cream, with a central feature of a religious poem and the name Hannah Horsfall in a zigzag border. Other features include a central lion and unic...

Textile:
ITC 2016.10

c. 1923

A loose A4 portfolio entitled "Cross-stitch & Filet, odd designs", containing approximately 44 designs and stitching illustrations, many annotated on plain, checked and tracing paper, in pencil, inks ...

Textile:
ITC 2013.10

19th Century

Sampler with embroidered cross stitch of a grand house design in red (suggestive of bricks) enclosed in a red and green cross stitch repeat border. Above the house design are grey cross stitch arcs, p...

Textile:
ITC 2010.10

1870-1947

Oblong piece of canvas, edged on three sides with cream cotton tape. Running stitches mark out the positioning of the design. One corner has a geometric wool embroidered border design, worked in tent ...

Textile:
ITC 2017.10

late 20th Century

A handwoven hanging entitled 'Sirens' depicting four female heads in blues and turquoises, with red lips and loose wool and clear plastic strip hair. The facial features are stylised. There are eigh...

Textile:
ITC 2018.10

late 20th Century

An A4 coloured stapled English Wax advertising pamphlet with four pages, showing annotated photographs of discharge printed textiles and models wearing the designs, along with information and business...

Textile:
ITC 1999.10

1898

Hardback book with multicoloured covers and green spine. Black text and engraving on cover. Contains 17 labelled plates showing components of the Hollingworth and Knowles open shed high speed fancy ...

Textile:
ITC 2011.100

1932

Cream museum exhibit card from the Department of Colour Chemistry, displaying 9 annotated samples of dyed silk textiles in different types of weave. Some samples glued to apertures, some attached wit...

Textile:
ITC 2011.101

1932

Cream museum exhibit card from the Department of Colour Chemistry, displaying 7 annotated samples of dyed woollen textiles. Samples are glued to apertures, one with additional tape. 1. Bleached Fla...

Textile:
ITC 2011.102

1931

Cream museum exhibit card from the Department of Colour Chemistry, displaying 7 annotated samples showing the stages of preparation of billiard cloth, with a 3 month period of manufacture from wool bl...