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stencil
early 19th-mid 20th Century
This katagami stencil, used in resist dyeing of fabric, depicts repetitions of the Japanese character 'U' falling down the stencil against a background of bamboo stripes. The falling 'U' characters a...
stencil
early 19th-mid 20th Century
This katagami stencil, used in resist dyeing of fabric, depicts flying swallows on a background of rain. Characters in traditional plays in Japan sometimes have particular motifs or patterns associat...
stencil
late 19th-mid 20th Century
This katagami stencil, used in resist dyeing of fabric, has a pattern of maple leaves in the rain. It forms part of a set including another stencil (acc. no. 528) and probably a third stencil not pre...
batik sampler
late 20th Century
A batik tulis sampler showing forty different motifs and their names, thirty-nine of which are in Indonesian or Javanese. The designs include a dragon in a chariot/cart, trees/flowers and lizards, on ...
pair of sleeve bands
late 19th century
This item is composed of a pair of decorative sleeve bands which have been joined together to form a single panel. The patterning is composed of twelve gourds in various colours and patterned with va...
The Dyer, calico printer, bleacher, finisher, and textile review
Heywood and Co.; Hurst, George H
1897
This hardback publication is Volume 22, published in 1897 and contains188 pages. It includes an index, black and white illustrations and 11 sample pages, each with 16 small cloth or yarn samples illus...