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weave sample
Barker, Mary (1907-1999)
1926-1999
A small striped weave sample in white and light blue with supplementary weft stripes in yellow and burgundy. The central section is plain weave. This is one of a set of four similar pieces made by Mar...
weave sample
Barker, Mary (1907-1999)
1926-1999
A small weave sample in white, lemon yellow and light blue stripes and a yellow central square, with unfinished warp edges. The coloured threads are supplementary, and the yellow stripe is twill woven...
weave sample
Barker, Mary (1907-1999)
early 20th-mid 20th Century
A long sample of commercial weaving in grey, with a repeat stylised flower motif in an art deco style. The warp is in purple and green, the weft includes peach. Made by Mary Barker MBE, the first fe...
colourway weave sample
Barker, Mary (1907-1999)
early 20th-mid 20th Century
A long sample of commercial weaving in five colourways of grey, turquoise, blue, red and yellow, with a repeat stylised flower motif in an art deco style. The warp is in purple and green, the weft in...
colourway weave sample
Barker, Mary (1907-1999)
early 20th-mid 20th Century
A long sample of commercial weaving in five colourways of grey, red, peach, purple and yellow, with a repeat stylised flower motif in an art deco style. The warp is in purple and green. Made by Ma...
colourway weave sample with snails
Barker, Mary (1907-1999)
1926-1999
A woven sample with a green warp and two colourways in the weft: purple and red. The repeated design in two directions, in green and purple, is of snails holding umbrellas. Made by Mary Barker MBE, ...
geometric weave sample
Barker, Mary (1907-1999)
early 20th-mid 20th Century
A sample of weaving with a geometric repeat design in the art deco style of black, white and green interlocking diamonds. Made by Mary Barker MBE, the first female textiles student at the University ...
geometric weave sample
Barker, Mary (1907-1999)
early 20th-mid 20th Century
A sample of commercial weaving in two colourways of green and purple, with a repeat stylised design of butterflies within geometric cartouches in an art deco style. The warp is in tan. Made by Mary ...
weave sample with crane design
Barker, Mary (1907-1999)
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...
geometric design sample
Barker, Mary (1907-1999)
1926-1999
A woven sample in peach and pink. The geometric repeated design appears to be a chalice and knotted flower or lozenge. Made by Mary Barker MBE, the first female textiles student at the University of...
weave sample with crane design
Barker, Mary (1907-1999)
early 20th-mid 20th Century
A sample of commercial weaving associated with the pointpaper design ITC 2017.22.4, showing stylised cranes with a Japanese / art nouveau influence. This weave is in pale blue and cream over a green ...
point paper design
Barker, Mary (1907-1999)
early 20th-mid 20th Century
A stiff card point paper weave design on pre-printed gridlines depicting a design of stylised cranes in produced in red watercolour paint, with some ink annotations on the lower left corner and pencil...