Arts Center Library | Thousand Islands Arts Center
Collection Database
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Sample
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86.4.154
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Fabric sample - square geometric figures. Colors are natural, light brown, maroon and faint pink line. Stitched on all sides to prevent fraying.
Weave: Point work with variation. 12 shafts.
Warp: Natural cotton
Weft: natural and light brown cotton. Supplementary weft: maroon cotton and blue pink fine rayon cord....View Full Record
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Sample
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86.4.91
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Fabric Sample - figured weft of pale green and chartreuse wool on natural cotton warp. Weave structure resembles Bedford Cord....View Full Record
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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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93.5.40A
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Coverlet fragment. Natural cream color tabby and warp, and red/pink pattern. Overshot weave. Small blooming leaf pattern with table. Warp is natural cotton, extremely fine 64 epi. Weft is same. pattern weft is cotton, red/pink.
A has a hemmed corner and is documented with a slide/photo in HGA slide kit "coverlets" #69. Observation by Ruth Holroyd for the commentary of the slide kit "Graduating blocks form a blooming leaf pattern, but is used more as a connecting block with a large table."...View Full Record
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Runner, Table
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93.5.339
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Off white table runer with yellow, orange and green borders. Plain weave. Warp and weft in white cotton with mercerized Spanish lace inlay. Inlay colors are yellow, buttercup, coral and 2 greens. Handstitched hems....View Full Record
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Mat, Table
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93.5.338
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Blue and white table mat. Pine tree and snowball pattern in summer and winter. Warp and weft are both natural cotton; pattern weft is blue cotton.
2 finished hems....View Full Record
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Jacket
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00.17.a
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Silk damask Korean child's jacket. Bright green body, multicolored striped sleaves, red lappet and sash, red and white striped placket at front opening, bright red sash....View Full Record
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Sample
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86.4.148
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Fabric sample - weft stripes of chartreuse and natural wool with gold metallic gimp; warp ecru cotton with textrued gimp stripes; fringed on three sides.
Weave structure: plain weave, space-dented.
Warp: cotton, light olive green
Weft: chartreuse, alternative with white wool also natural linen and wool (white) and metallic gimp.
Observe - warp thread appears to change color but is actually a pale olive green that picks up the charteuse color of the weft....View Full Record
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Sample
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93.5.317
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"Sample, overshot. White cotton warp and green wool pattern weft with white cotton."...View Full Record
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Runner, table
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86.4.147
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Table runner - stripe in shades of yellow wool-spun synthetic and natural cotton warp and tabby; fringed on all four sides.
Weave: Appears to be a variation of Rosepath, space dented, needs to be confirmed. Point twill variations. 4 shaft.
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