Arts Center Library | Thousand Islands Arts Center
Collection Database
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Cloth Fragment
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86.1.272d-g
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Four fragments of natural white wool fabric in plain weave with overshots of dark blue woolen yarn, creating blue square outlines over white. This dark blue overlay is on both sides of the white plain weave ground. Dark blue yarn is slubby singles S twist wool. Natural white wool is two ply S twist yarn.
One selvedge present on large sample "d". Remaining edges are raw cut. Yarns appear to be hand spun....View Full Record
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Sample
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86.1.274
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Natural cotton off white sample showing central star motif and decorative border in boutonne heavy cotton wicking. Two selvedges, two raw cut edges....View Full Record
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Sample
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86.1.322
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Small sample in off white cotton white with orange, green, aqua and yellow inlay details. Details consist of narrow colored lines and three long narrow diamond shapes. Colored details are woven with floss.
Two selvedges and two fringed edges....View Full Record
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Cloth Fragment
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86.1.185
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Length of deep rose and beige damask fabric with pattern of griffins, birds, urns and grape vine. Two selvedges and two handstitched hems....View Full Record
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Sampler
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85.5.58
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Sampler - Natural with stripes of green, blue, gold, red, peach and more colors. "Ancient Rose," 50 treadlings, overshot. Fancy twill....View Full Record
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Sampler
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85.5.75
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Color Blanket
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Sampler - color blanket, blue and maroon wool.
Weave: Twill, 6 threadings
Warp and weft: wool, Briggs and Little, Canada, multi-colored.
See "notes" tab for details about this wool/object....View Full Record
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Letter
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85.5.78b
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Envelope and letter about coca bag from Bolivia....View Full Record
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Placemat
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85.5.79
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Placemat - natural linen woven in Bronson lace, with notes "Marjorie" and "Helen" repeated across width, woven in "pickup". "Pick up" can be found in Mary Snyder's workshop, given to Weaver's Guild of Rochester, 1962....View Full Record
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Lace
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86.2.75A-B
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Lace edging fragment. Natural cotton Battenberg lace with flower of narrow tape and picoted brides alternating with sections of plain mesh. Identified as needle lace....View Full Record
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Sampler
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85.5.8
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sampler - white, purple, red, green, white and brown wool....View Full Record
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