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Archive Series:
ITC/O'Hear Collection

2017

The documents attached to this record were written by Ann O’Hear in 2017 to aid research into the O’Hear Collection of West African textiles, and to reference the work undertaken during documentat...

Archive File:
LUA/DEP/007/ULITA

1995 - 2019

BOX 1: ULITA committee meetings 2001-2019; Museum Accreditation certificate; The Clothworkers’ Documentation and Conservation Project ULITA (final report 2010); Letters of support for creatin...

Textile:
ITC 2016.1

before 1920

A blue binder with cord ties, and addressed Oak House, Bradford, containing numbered pages of manuscript notes, black and white photographs and attached embroidery samples. In Ink, red pencil and silk...

Textile:
ITC 2018.1

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...

Textile:
ITC 1

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...

Textile:
ITC 2010.624.1

1880-1914

Double weave textile sample with tapestry style design of flowers and foliage in greens, pinks, blue, yellow and black. This is a copy of historic Italian or French textile.

Textile:
ITC 2000.594.1

before 1970

Strip of cream coloured, Azorean lace. The central design is of regularly spaced circles. There is a border all the way round with a slightly scalloped edge. The lace is knitted using fine, curved ...

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...

Textile:
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...

Textile:
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...

Textile:
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...

Textile:
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...