Arts Center Library | Thousand Islands Arts Center
Collection Database
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Sample
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93.5.297a, b
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Two samples of overshot weave. Warp is white wool. Weft of sample A is green wool; sample B weft is 4 shades of green wool. Sample a is bookmark size. Sample b is pot holder size. Both mounted on cards....View Full Record
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Sample
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86.3.2
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Fabric samples - small swatches mounted on 8 x 10" cards. 29 in all. Wool suiting fabrics....View Full Record
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Blanket
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85.5.448
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Steamer blanket - red, green and blue wool plaid. Double weave, one side has red background, the other side has green background. Fringe on 2 ends. Tagged, "Ross Tartan purchased in Scotland in 1913, crossed the ocean many times."...View Full Record
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Apron
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93.5.186
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Green apron in plain weave with variety of decorative weft yarns. Warp in black rayon. Weft is light brown boucle, shiny light green rayon, pale cherry red rayon, yellow wool, gold-colored rickrack, black cord, and dark green chenille. Sash is grosgrain ribbon. Rosettes at sash front of thick, light green yarn and cluster of gold-colored rickrack....View Full Record
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Sample
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87.6.56a, b
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Rectangular sample of Point twill weave. Blue heather wool warp with blue wool boucle weft. Notes on card read: "Point twill structure woven straight twill."...View Full Record
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Sample
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85.3.477
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Fabric Samples (13) - Natural wool and novelty yarn; lace effect on monks belt threading; plain weave. Most are small samples on 8x10 cards; samples are tagged 85.3.477 a1, a2, b, c, d, e, f, g1, g2, h, p, q, r....View Full Record
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Fragment, woven
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87.6.110
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Scarf fragment. Woven twill. Warp stripes of black, red, plum, 2 shades of green, 2 shades of mauve, dark red, dark blue, beige, lemon yellow, and egg yolk yellow. 1 knotted end; 1 cut end....View Full Record
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Shawl
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95.12.1
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Shawl. Beige with multicolored design with gold threads. Handspun singles, cotton, motifs are inlayed with multiple strands of cotton singles, hand embroidered multicolor and metal threads. Fringed on both ends.
Lottie Speth purchased this in Yugoslavia in the 1970s. At the time the shop keepers were reluctant to sell it to her because it was old - she has no idea when it was made. [source: correspondence between Lottie Speth and Sonja Wahl, in curators files]...View Full Record
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Sample
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85.3.491
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Fabric Samples (6) - Cotton dot corduroy in a variety of colors; blues, greens, yellows, pinks, natural....View Full Record
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sample, woven
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00.20.41-87
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47 woven samples mounted on paper. some include drafts, some are experiments in dying. Most are the project of her masters thesis at Kansas University under Evelyn McGraw. Some are experiments done while on Fulbright to Landeskunstsehule in Hamburg, Germany....View Full Record
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