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Collection Database
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Cloth Fragment
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85.1.136b
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Long narrow cloth fragment in predominantly grey and brown herringbone twill. Fragment appears to be machine woven.
All threads are singles, Z twist in off white, beige, grey, brown and dark greyish brown. Colors are grouped to form stripes in twill. No selvedges, all edges raw cut, one of which is pinked....View Full Record
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Cloth Fragment
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85.1.138b
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Yellow, brown and off white woolen sample of broken twill weave. Fragment is trapezoidal with three cut edges, one of which has handstitched overcast reinforcement.
Yarns appear to be hand spun....View Full Record
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Sample
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85.1.144d
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Long narrow rectangle of medium blue, twill, suiting fabric. Raw cut on four sides....View Full Record
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Cloth Fragment
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85.1.145b
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Light, medium and dark blue fragment in twill weave creating rows of lozenge shapes. Fabric appears to be machine woven and fulled.
One selvedge and four raw cut edges....View Full Record
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Sample
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85.1.146b
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Small strip of light blue wool woven in broken twill.
Warp and weft threads are both light blue, singles, Z ply. Four raw cut edges....View Full Record
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Sample
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85.1.147b
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Long, narrow sample with natural white wool background to orange, green and yellow overlaid yarns. Overlaid yarns form a grid.
Natural cotton singles S twist warp and weft forms twill background to overlaid colored yarns. Colored yarns are all two ply S twist. All have a colored thread teamed with a natural white thread to make the two ply. All edges are raw cut. Fabric appear to have been fulled....View Full Record
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Cloth Fragment
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85.1.155c-e
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Green and black twill variation creating black diaper grid filled with green "H" shapes. One selvedge on sample "B". All remaining edges are raw cut.
Warp and weft yarns are the same: heavy black S twist singles, and two ply green and off white "heather" yarn....View Full Record
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Cloth Fragment
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85.1.163c
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Solid light green cloth fragment in twill weave. Warp and weft are two ply Z twist wool. Fabric looks and feels like it has been machine woven and fulled.
All edges are raw cut, one of which is pinked. Old card notes: "same textured weave as 85.1.22 but darker shade of green"...View Full Record
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Cloth Fragment
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85.1.164b,c
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Solid off white woolen sample in variation of twill creating raised intersecting lines forming checks. Warp and weft threads are the same natural white wool with grey fibers throughout. Fabric appears to be machine woven and felted.
One selvedge on "b", otherwise all edges are raw cut....View Full Record
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