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Textile:
ITC 2014.102.1

c.1964-1965

This is a handwoven Akwuete cloth, woven by a woman on a vertical loom. (Akwuete is a town in eastern Igboland, southeastern Nigeria.) The cloth consists of two broad panels stitched together, with fr...

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ITC 2014.1

mid 20th Century

A sample of Madagascar fibre. Produced from the leaf sheathes of a palm native to Madagascar (usually Dypsis fibrosa, sometimes other Dypsis species). The donor stated that brushmaking was carried...

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ITC 2017.156.1

mid 20th Century

A booklet with embroidery stitch patterns. Patterns include alphabets, borders, geometrical patterns and children engaged in seasonal activities, covering playing in snow, water, sand, ice skating, sk...

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ITC 2017.158.1

mid 20th Century

A booklet with crochet projects, including the star motif, spider's web, well handled gloves, dressing set, dainty garlands, motif luncheon set, petal collar, two choux, blue birds and four lace edgin...

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ITC 2017.17.1

early 20th-mid 20th Century

A long sample of commercial weaving in peach, with a repeat stylised flower motif in an art deco style. The warp is in purple and green, the weft includes cream. Made by Mary Barker MBE, the first f...

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ITC 2017.20.1

early 20th-mid 20th Century

A sample of commercial weaving in two colourways of mauve and pale yellow, with a repeat stylised design of butterflies within geometric cartouches in an art deco style. The warp is in tan. Made by ...

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ITC 2017.21.1

early 20th-mid 20th Century

A woven sample with two different colourways, with burgundy warp and a mix of yellow and blue weft, with a different weft colour dominant in each colourway. The geometric repeated design appears to b...

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ITC 2017.22.1

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...

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ITC 2014.79.1

c.1976-1984

This is a large, predominantly blue handwoven Aso-Oke head tie, woven in Ilorin, northern Yorubaland. Aso-Oke is a highly prized form of Yoruba handwoven cloth. This cloth is made up of six narrow st...

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ITC 2019.21.1

1932-1940

A drawn pointpaper design produced for the Broiderers of Winchester Cathedral by Louisa Pesel, referenced as series 2, number 10. The design for needlepoint is a symmetrical organic design, possibly ...

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ITC 2011.140.1

1936

Cream museum exhibit card from the Department of Colour Chemistry, displaying 12 annotated photomicrographs of lengths and cross sections of flax as used in textiles. Top row: Six images of lengths s...

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ITC 2017.159.1

1948

A magazine focussing on embroidery designs with theme of femininity, accomplishment, adornment, personal touches. Gives brief history of embroidery. The booklet gives various design suggestions, howe...