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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...

Textile:
ITC 2016.191

before 2004

A woven mat in white with red, blue, green and pink stripes, with fringing. The warp on the matting consist of the colour threads that created the striping design, the weft is in white cotton througho...

Textile:
ITC 2017.27

late 19th Century

A manuscript by J.J. Hummel, and possibly also by A.E. Perkin, showing the results of dyeing experiments with plants. The names of the authors appear to be added on the first page with a different han...

Textile:
ITC 2010.41

1944-c. 1950

A loose-leaf, hand written manuscript which includes annotations and corrections. The work has been submitted as a marked educational assignment, but some chapters appear to be subsequent additions. ...

Textile:
ITC 2014.56

c.1976-1984

This is a freehand, wax resist dyed, batik panel, with selvedge on two sides. It depicts two individuals, along with a variety of other items, inside a border. The items depicted illustrate various a...

Textile:
ITC 2000.212

1956

Softback with blue covers. Black text on cover. Sample book for the fashion industry of menswear fabric. Contains woven fabric samples of varying weights with polychrome patterning. Most samples ha...