Sample Book
1930s (made)
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| Place of origin |
Book of colour samples of woollen crewels for tapestry consisting of three grey boards joined at the top with a bootlace tag.
Each of the three boards below contains 16 blocks of coloured woolen threads numbered, but not consecutively. The first, numbered 144 to 116, has shades of buff, brown, red, orange and black; the second, 148 to 105, yellow, greens and blues; the third, 111 to 136, stone colours, greys, buffs and dark browns.
Each of the three boards below contains 16 blocks of coloured woolen threads numbered, but not consecutively. The first, numbered 144 to 116, has shades of buff, brown, red, orange and black; the second, 148 to 105, yellow, greens and blues; the third, 111 to 136, stone colours, greys, buffs and dark browns.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Tapestry of wool crewels |
| Brief description | Book of colour samples of wollen crewels for tapestries, Great Britain, 1930s |
| Physical description | Book of colour samples of woollen crewels for tapestry consisting of three grey boards joined at the top with a bootlace tag. Each of the three boards below contains 16 blocks of coloured woolen threads numbered, but not consecutively. The first, numbered 144 to 116, has shades of buff, brown, red, orange and black; the second, 148 to 105, yellow, greens and blues; the third, 111 to 136, stone colours, greys, buffs and dark browns. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | CREWELS/ FINE RAPESTRIES/ QUALITY/ SIZE/ T2 (In the corner) |
| Credit line | Given by Mr V.L. Haines |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.466-1980 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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