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Yorkshire College32
Hutchinson, Hollingworth & Co. Ltd.7
David Sowden and Sons5
Plows, Annie5
Green, Professor Arthur George - University of Leeds3
Blackburn, Tolson and Co.3
Fried. Bayer & Co. Elberfeld.3
Farbenfabriken Bayer A.G.2
Voysey, Charles Francis Annesley2
Simpson Bros2

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silk sample scroll
Textile

silk sample scroll

late 19th Century

A narrow silk on paper scroll or banner, with blank panels to attach and display silk fragments. When rolled the outer part of the scroll is shown as a brightly coloured silk brocade with flower moti...

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yi pi or chair cover
Textile

yi pi or chair cover

19th Century

Two lions playing with balls are embroidered on red silk satin. Between the lions a square framed band of metallic weft faced black satin with a cloud pattern forms the seating area. The gold colour...

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shawl fragment
Textile

shawl fragment

mid - late 18th Century

A fragment consisting of part of the border of a red shawl. The fabric is twill woven. The design consists of a repeating series of large buta motifs. The predominant colours are reds but there are...

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Textile

Looms 15 [order book]

David Sowden and Sons (1856-1856)

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...

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Safavid prayer rug design
Textile

Safavid prayer rug design

Churchill, Sidney John Alexander (1862-1921)

16th-19th Century

Two pieces of cloth-backed squared paper with a design or cartoon for a silk prayer rug. The design depicts a mihrab shape decorated with arabesques and lotus, peony, chrysanthemum and magnolia flowe...

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mummy cloth
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mummy cloth

c. 2500 BCE

Fragment of coarse plain woven cloth. Light brown colour with darker brown stripes formed by double weft threads which are not at standard intervals. Very creased. This is a wrapping from the mumm...

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cloth fragment
Textile

cloth fragment

c. 3900 BCE

Cloth fragment from grave 45 at Tarkhan, excavated by Petrie.

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cloth fragment
Textile

cloth fragment

c. 4400 BCE

Cloth fragment from mastaba (tomb) 2050 at Tarkhan, excavated by Petrie. Plain woven with one edge turned under and slip stitched with a single linen thread, into position. The turning appears to be ...

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cloth fragment
Textile

cloth fragment

c. 766 BCE

Cloth fragment from the cemetery at Tarkhan excavated by Petrie.

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sampler

Horsfall, Hannah

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...

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upper panel of door curtain
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upper panel of door curtain

early 19th century

This item is composed of several different fabrics; the decoration on each has been achieved by a different technique. The top panel is rectangular and consists of a white silk satin ground embroider...

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Sampler
Textile

sampler

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...

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