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before 1700
This sample has an asymmetrical pattern of stylized leaves and buttonhole shapes, reminiscent of the slashed fabrics of the period. A very worn fabric, which originally had a velvet pile on the leaf s...
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before 1800
A brocatelle with linen and silk weft and warp facing red silk. A satin and twill weave form the large pattern of folliage.
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before 1800
The design, in several shades of pink, burgundy and cream consists of stylized sprays of rose like flowers and a lace style ribbon.
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before 1800
The background of the pattern is formed from the silver and silver-gilt threads with a flame-stitch effect. The foreground is of stylized daisy like flowers in shades of pink, blue and green silk. The...
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1735
Silk brocade in a pink and black striped background with a brocaded pattern of flowers and lace/ribbon, the colours of which are created by long stripes of differing colours of thread throughout the w...
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mid 16th-mid 17th Century
A brocatelle weave with yellow silk and linen weft and pink silk warp in a symmetrical pattern of stylised plants.
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mid 16th-mid 17th Century
This silk piece is possibly a dress fabric from the mid 16th century. It has red warp and yellow weft with a fine yellow metal strand. The large design is a lattice pattern with scrolls and dolphins...
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mid 16th-mid 17th Century
A brocatelle with a twill weave green and yellow selvedge. The design has a red silk warp and yellow silk and linen weft. Much of the yellow silk has worn away. There are signs of stitched and line...
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mid 16th-mid 17th Century
Three pieces of textile jointed together with stitching, of the same or similar designs. The damask organic symetrical pattern uses two colours. Twill weave and satin weave.
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mid 16th-mid 17th Century
A brocattelle weave in red and yellow silk threads and natural coloured linen, with linen weft and silk warp.
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mid 16th-mid 17th Century
A brocatelle of linen and silk in yellow and red with a silk warp. The large scrolling pattern is characteristic of the mid 16th century.
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mid 16th-mid 17th Century
A brocattelle weave in red and yellow silk threads and natural coloured linen, with linen weft and silk warp.