Sample
1966-1967 (made)
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Tapestry sample woven in wool on cotton warps. White cotton warp of approximately 10 threads to the inch. Wool weft in white, dark green, pale green, blues, browns and purples. Pattern of purple discs arranged in a grid pattern on a dark background. At one end is a colour gradation from blue to white to blue. There is an area with no weft threads where the warp is separated by two pieces of white card. There is a fringe of cut warp threads.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tapestry woven in wool on cotton warps |
| Brief description | Tapestry sample woven in wool on cotton warps, designed by Harold Cohen, made by Edinburgh Tapestry Company Ltd., Edinburgh, 1966-1967. |
| Physical description | Tapestry sample woven in wool on cotton warps. White cotton warp of approximately 10 threads to the inch. Wool weft in white, dark green, pale green, blues, browns and purples. Pattern of purple discs arranged in a grid pattern on a dark background. At one end is a colour gradation from blue to white to blue. There is an area with no weft threads where the warp is separated by two pieces of white card. There is a fringe of cut warp threads. |
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| Object history | Experimental piece in preparation for weaving the tapestry 'Over All.' The piece is based on a preliminary study for the tapestry by the designer Harold Cohen. |
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| Accession number | CIRC.541-1967 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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