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Printing blocks
late 19th-mid 20th Century
Two printing blocks: the larger block has metal flower pattern set into a wooden base. They are used as a stamp in order to apply hot wax or colour to fabric creating a repeat pattern. There is a hand...
woven textile
before 2000
A hand woven piece in yellow, brown, green and natural, with a weft stripe and small geometric designs of triangles and diamonds. The short edges have warp fringing. The single warp is natural colo...
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woven cloth
before 2000
This long piece of narrow cloth appears to be a repeat of three identical sections connected by unused warp threads. It would suggest that the three sections woven on the same warp are intended to fun...
Varanasi brocade silk
Fuchsia pink silk sari length with teal silk thread embroidery enhancing the silver metal thread embroidered motifs. There are two different weaves within the length of fabric: Brocade weave 432c...
brocade sari fabric
Described as "Varvanasi Brocade, Benares" - a red silk sari length with metallic gold thread borders. There are regular scattered motifs in extra weft figuring, and a decorated end panel.
shawl
late 20th Century
Labelled as "Varanasi silk stole with Paisley motifs". Purple plain weave shot silk, with a black warp and a purple weft, and fringes tied in a pattern at either short end. It is a woven brocade. Ther...
shawl
Labelled as "Prayer shawl from Benares". Yellow ground with red repeated central and border block printed patterns and motifs.
shawl
mid 20th Century
Turquoise blue shawl with a brocaded border, thought to be woven on a lappet loom. It has metallic gold thread buteh (Paisley) motifs, containing female dancers, along the short borders. There are ext...
stole
early 20th Century
White silk Varanasi Benares stole with large Paisley motifs in zari (gold) work at either short end. There are extra weft figuring small paisley (butti) motifs in the main part of the stole, and a nar...
shawl
A white and gold silk shawl with large gold paisley or buteh pattern and gold tassels at either end. Gold on white buteh and tendril pattern on the main section.
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Cravat [pattern portfolio]
Seidea S.A.
1991
A black portfolio box containing 55 looseleaf sheets. On each sheet are four colour photographs of traditional Kashmir shawl designs.
box of silk cocoons
late 19th-mid 20th Century
A card box with a glass cover, containing samples of silk cocoons 'Cricula Trifenestrata'. Cricula Trifenestrata or Cricula Silkwork is a moth of the Saturniidae family. The main regions of productio...