Snail's Trail
Furnishing Fabric
1920-1925 (made)
1920-1925 (made)
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Furnishing fabric made of hand-woven rayon sample strip. Fine cotton warp divided into three strips from left to right, black, mid-blue then purple and red. 27 two and three colour samples are woven by the use of nine different weft combinations: green with yellow rayon; blue with yellow; black with yellow and red; yellow with black; black with yellow; red with pink; pale grey with lilac; blue with green; orange with yellow. The samples are separated by unwoven warp and weft strips.
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Title | Snail's Trail |
Materials and techniques | Hand-woven rayon and cotton |
Brief description | Furnishing fabric 'Snail's Trail' made of hand-woven rayon sample strip, made by Ruth Vaughan Lodge for Calimala, Great Britain, 1920-1925 |
Physical description | Furnishing fabric made of hand-woven rayon sample strip. Fine cotton warp divided into three strips from left to right, black, mid-blue then purple and red. 27 two and three colour samples are woven by the use of nine different weft combinations: green with yellow rayon; blue with yellow; black with yellow and red; yellow with black; black with yellow; red with pink; pale grey with lilac; blue with green; orange with yellow. The samples are separated by unwoven warp and weft strips. |
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Credit line | Given by Miss Janet Milne |
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Accession number | T.656-1974 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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