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1870~, Halifax

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Identifier
T.96-1953
Acquisition
Given by Messrs S. Courtaulds & Co. Ltd.
Carried out by
Dresser, Christopher (http://data.silknow.org/activity/designer)
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Material
Silk
Technique
  • Damask 57%
  • Tabby (silk weave) 77%
  • Velvet 78%
  • Velvet 68%
  • Embroidery 78%
  • Embroidery 60%
  • Embroidery 88%
  • Embroidery 42%
  • Embroidery 87%
  • Embroidery 92%
  • Embroidery 91%
  • Embroidery 55%
  • Embroidery 88%
Depiction
  • Floral motif 54%
  • Floral motif 55%
  • Floral motif 48%
  • Floral motif 49%
  • Floral motif 61%
  • Floral motif 54%
  • Vegetal motif 82%
  • Vegetal motif 64%
  • Vegetal motif 48%
  • Vegetal motif 40%
  • Vegetal motif 46%
  • Vegetal motif 47%
  • Vegetal motif 61%
  • Geometrical motif 54%
  • Geometrical motif 84%
  • Geometrical motif 78%
Dimension
5 cm (depth)
21.2 cm (height)
30 cm (width)
Production time
1870~
19th century (dates CE)
Production place
Halifax
Type of object
fabrics

Description

Swatch containing 11 furnishing fabric samples of silk and wool, probably designed by Christopher Dresser, made by J. W. & C. Ward, Halifax, ca. 1870. Swatch containing eleven furnishing fabric samples of silk and wool. One sample has been detached from the book and framed.

The data contained in ADASilk comes from the archives of Art Institute of Chicago, Boston Museum of Fine Arts, CDMT Terrassa, Europeana, Gallica, Garín 1820, Joconde Database of French Museum Collections, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Mobilier International, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Musée des Tissus, Musei di Venezia, Museo de Arte Sacro El Tesoro de la Concepción, Paris Musées, Red Digital de Colecciones de Museos de España, Rhode Island School of Design, Sicily Cultural Heritage, Smithsonian, Versailles, Victoria and Albert Museum. The Virtual Loom and Spatio-Temporal Maps visualizations have been developed by Universitat de Valencia. ADASilk is based on a generic exploratory search engine for knowledge graphs being developed at EURECOM and includes scientific contributions from Universitat de Valencia, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - Lyon 2, Universita Degli Studi di Palermo, GARIN 1820 S.A., Institut Jozef Stefan, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universitaet Hannover, Monkeyfab, and Instituto Cervantes.

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