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Total number of records: 479

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Hutchinson, Hollingworth & Co. Ltd.7
Plows, Annie5
David Sowden and Sons5
Fried. Bayer & Co. Elberfeld.3
Blackburn, Tolson and Co.3
Green, Professor Arthur George - University of Leeds3
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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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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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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
Textile

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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Catalogue of Parts for the Hollingworth and Knowles Patent Open Shed High Speed Fancy Loom

Hutchinson, Hollingworth & Co. Ltd.

1898

Hardback book with multicoloured covers and green spine. Black text and engraving on cover. Contains 17 labelled plates showing components of the Hollingworth and Knowles open shed high speed fancy ...

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mandarin square or rank badge
Textile

mandarin square or rank badge

19th century

The central motif on this mandarin square, or rank badge, is the golden pheasant, which was a symbol used by a second rank civil official. The surrounding motifs include bats and Buddhist precious th...

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shawl
Textile

shawl

1830-1850

The phala (large patterned border at each end of the shawl) has a total of eight densely patterned right-hand facing botehs, separated into compartments by a series of vertical lines between symmetric...

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mandarin square or rank badge
Textile

mandarin square or rank badge

late 18th century

According to imperial costume regulations of the period, this mandarin square or rank badge, was intended to embellish the formal court robe of a crown prince. It shows the highest ranking symbol ava...

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shawl
Textile

shawl

c. 1825

The deep phala patterned border at each end has seven buta shapes each with a symmetrical floral design with the phalia infilled around the buta shapes with stylised flowers. This is called the jhal. ...

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