Arts Center Library | Thousand Islands Arts Center
Collection Database
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sampler
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2005.1.18
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Sampler - harness controlled weft. Variations of overshot weave. Courderoy pile. Weft piles. Cream and grey. Wool, cotton and some synthetic....View Full Record
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Tapestry
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86.4.9
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Tapestry - natural, black and brown stripes with stylized bird-in-flight motif in natural, black and grey. Tapestry-woven plain weave. Warp is wool singles, natural. Weft is wool, white, perhaps natural "black sheep", shades of brown. Could have been used as corporate gift....View Full Record
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Sample
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86.4.89
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Fabric sample - brown wool twill with tree repeat motif in tan on black cotton warp.
Weave: Twill, point; Chevrons.
Warp: Cotton, black
Weft: Wool, brown, mink...View Full Record
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Sample, woven
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86.4.88
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Fabric sample - black heather and white wool rectangular brick design on black cotton warp. Design reverses on back side. Weave: double faced twill weave.
There are two wefts; each is woven in such a way as to create a weft faced fabric on each side using a common warp thread to connect the layers as a single cloth....View Full Record
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Sample
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86.4.87
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Fabric sample - two shades of green wool on natural cotton warp. Double-faced figured furnishing fabric with floral motifs. Jacquard weave....View Full Record
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Fragment, woven
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93.5.41
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Coverlet fragment - Indigo, pink and natural; overshot weave, unknown pattern. Unusual pink color in pattern weft, much more worn than the indigo dyed yarn. Pattern is not woven in a traditional manner, only portions of a pattern are used, therefore the pattern cannot be identified. Handwritten note attached, but is hard to read....View Full Record
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fragment, woven
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98.6.8
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Fragment of fabric, possibly linen. White with block twill pattern and three hand hemmed edges....View Full Record
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Runner
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86.4.135
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Runner - natural, yellow and grey cotton plain weave plaid with lace squares; tied fringe at one warp end.
Weave: Plain weave and huck lace
Warp and weft are the same. Cotton.
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Suit
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99.1.3a,b
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Ladies' suit of slight A-line skirt and fitted jacket. Fabric of construction is handwoven brown wool with vertical rust pinstripe.
Jacket is fitted with curved side seams and darts, five-button closure, collar and lapels. Jacket line with brown and rust moire twill synthetic fabric. Sleeves are long with no cuffs. Skirt has metal side zipper, metal hook and eye, machine-woven rep reinforcement band at waist, darts, narrow hem at bottom....View Full Record
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Fragment, woven
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93.5.3A
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Coverlet fragment - Natural cotton with indigo blue wool pattern; Overshot weave, star and wheel with double table, chariot wheel, orchard windows; natural cotton warp, 20 EPI; natural cotton weft; indigo wool pattern weft; draft and note included....View Full Record
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