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Yorkshire College32
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Marles, Albert T1
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Figured Fabrics Autumn 1889 Class D
Textile

Figured Fabrics Autumn 1889 Class D

Yorkshire College

1889

Hardback with black covers and spine. Red label and gold text on spine. Contains fabric samples with monochrome and polychrome woven patterns, mostly with floral or foliar designs. Some with embroi...

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Class C Woollen and Worsted Dress Fabrics, Autumn 1889

Yorkshire College

1889

A hardback with black covers, red label and gold text on spine. Contains fabric samples, monochrome and polychrome, unpatterned or with woven patterning mostly striped designs. pp 173.

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Class A Silks Autumn 1889 [folder of mounted samples]

1889

A green folio of mounted samples with a museum label. The folio contains approximately 75 sample boards of dyed silks from the year 1889.

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Patterns Session 1890-91 [pattern book]

Yorkshire College

1890-1891

Hardback with black cover and spine (deteriorated to red). Containing woven fabric samples with polychrome woven floral or linear patterning and a few also with embroidered patterning. No numbers or...

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Patterns Session 1891-92

Yorkshire College

1891-1892

Hardback with dark green covers. Contains woven fabric samples in varied colours, patterns and finishes. 101 pages, samples not individually numbered.

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Class E Plain and Figured Mantlings, Autumn 1893

Yorkshire College

1893

A hardback with black spine (both covers missing), red labels and gold text on spine. Book no.1. Contains woven fabric samples. At the front of the book these are monochrome. Most samples are blac...

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Class E Figured Mantling, Autumn 1893

Yorkshire College

1893

A hardback with black covers, red labels and gold text on spine. Book no.2. Contains woven fabric samples with polychrome abstract or geometric woven patterning also highly stylised plant motifs. F...

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K Spring 1893 [sample book]

Yorkshire College

1893

Hardback with black covers and leather handle and remains of buckled strap. Contains woven fabric samples mostly in brown, dark blue and grey shades with lighter striping or herringbone patterning. ...

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Patterns Session 1894-95

Yorkshire College

1894-1895

Hardback with black covers. There is a handle attached to the cover and mounting points for leather straps which are missing. Most samples have red-brown, pink, blue, white or grey ground. Samples a...

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Woollen and Worsted Dress Fabrics Autumn 1895
Textile

Woollen and Worsted Dress Fabrics Autumn 1895

Yorkshire College

1895

Hardback with black covers and spine. Red label and gold text on spine. Contains woven fabric samples. Some unpatterned in a variety of colours. Many are black or bicolour with highly textured pat...

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Class E Plain and Figured Mantlings, Autumn 1895

Yorkshire College

1895

A hardback with green covers, red label and gold text on spine. Book no. 3.

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Class A Silk Autumn 1895 [folder of mounted samples]
Textile

Class A Silk Autumn 1895 [folder of mounted samples]

1895

Green folio of mounted samples with museum label. It contains 68 Class A and 7 Class B samples with dyed silks from the year 1895, including silk velvets and black silks, possibly for mourning. All c...

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