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Wey - 1883

designed by William Morris indigo discharged and block printed on cotton, with part of a large flowerhead in shades of blue, green, ochre and pink, 3 1/ x 5 in; 9 x 13 cm; now mounted on a washed yellow ground, and in a card mount with watercolour lines, 7 x 10 in; 18 x 26 cm

Wey - 1883

designed by William Morris and indigo discharged and block printed on cotton, with flowerheads in shades of blue, green, ochre and pink, 3 1/ x 5 in; 9 x 13 cm; now mounted on a washed yellow ground, and in a card mount with watercolour lines, 7 x 10 in; 18 x 26 cm

Bird & Anemone 2 - 1881

designed by William Morris, hand block printed red cotton, designed before April 1881, registered 17 June 1882, with thrushes in two sizes amongst flowers and foliage, 23 x 33 in or 59 x 84 cm w

Bird & Anemone 1 - 1881

designed by William Morris, hand block printed red cotton, designed before April 1881, registered 17 June 1882, with thrushes in two sizes amongst flowers and foliage, 23 x 33 in or 59 x 84 cm w

Glasgow School - c 1900

of Art tea cosy, the pale blue linen embroidered with flowers with typical curving stems, the flowerheads within circles, in pale pink, blue and green, the down filled lining in pinky/mauve fabric, 11 x 15 in or 28 cm x 38 cm d

Cattren Franquet - 1746

a long sampler with a bird perched on a three storey house flanked by bushy trees, blue birds perched on grass below, above the house are three alphabets and a bud meander, below the house vases of fruits and flowers and two angels, below Cattren Franquet finished this sampler in the twelft (sic) year of her ..... The of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and forty six, with a bud menader below, all worked in green, blue green, crimson, mauve, ivory, beige and brown silks on a natural linen ground, 18 x 8 in or 45 x 8.5 cm wide

Mea Angerer - Late 1940's

designed printed rayon dress, with label Roecliffe & Chapman Grosvenor Street and size label 36, also label printed with a circle and two stripes (later luxury Utility label), the mid blue fabric printed with pierots, harlequins and clowns, in fondant pink, black and white, the bodice gathered at the shoulders with soft pleats falling to under the bust, the front with a pointed section, gathered full length skirt, short sleeves, the back with a tie belt, press studs to the side opening, 56 in; 140 cm.

Mea Angerer - late 1940's

Norwich Worsted - 1730's

jacket, exported to Holland and made into a man's Hemdrok, of bronze worsted wool damask woven with red stylised motifs, the ground with a ribbon effect, the jacket with the initials embroidered inside IDWround neck and front opening, two silk loops at the neck, the buttonholes of red silk, buttons missing, the sleeves open under arm, for ease of movement, the cuffs with two buttons and buttonholes,lined with coarse fustian, shoulder to hem 27 in or 70 cm.

Cut Paper Picture - Late 18th c

in the style of Mrs Delaney, of a lilac blossom in pinky cream, the heart shaped leaves in shades of blue, green, beige with raised veins, on a brown stem, the actual flower with pencil markings, on a black painted paper ground 9 /2 in. or 24 cm long, the glossy mount of black edged with gold and the original gilded frame 15 x 13 1/2 or 38 x 34 cm

Campion Triple Cloth - 1883

woven wool, designed by Morris and registered 8 March, 1883, hand-loom jacquard woven Merton Abbey, repeat 23 in or 59 cm; 4ft 3 in x 3ft 5 in in or 130 x 106 cm w

Pashmina - mid 19th c

embroidered in the dori style, with ivory silk stylised flowers and a boteh in each corner, on a fine herringbone weave ground, fringed, 5 ft 4 in or1.64 m sq

Barron & Larcher - 1932

Winchester pair of curtains from Fell Dining Room, Girton College, Cambridgedesigned by Phyllis Barron and Dorothy Larcher, hand blocked and discharge printed indigo on a natural coloured linen ground, repeat 9 x 6 1/2 in or 23 x 16 cm wide, red cotton tape edgings, each curtain 9 ft 4 in x 5 ft 4 in or or 2.84 m long x 1.63m bottom width. Top gathered width 4ft 3 in or 1.3 m. The pelmet is shaped with inverted V's and bound with red cotton tape, 10 in or 26 cm deep 7 ft 11 in x 2.42m long.

Minnie McLeish 1 - c 1920

designed for W Foxton Ltd, roller printed cotton with painterly effect of birds sitting on branches with large stylised flowerheads and full buds, 22 1/2 in x28 1/2 in or 57 x 73 cm wide selvedge to selvedge

Robe Edgings - Third Quarter 19th c

each with three roundels containing insects, a spider or fly, dragonfly and a cicada of between pavillions, bridges, willow trees, butterflies and flowers, all embroidered in tent stitch on an ivory silk gauze ground, each 17 x 1 3/4 in; 44 x4.5 cm; now hand stitched to acid free calico, stretched over acid free board and with a cardboard and hand painted watercolour lined mount.

Long Wool Shawl - c 1850

each end printed with five elongated pines in alternating pink and aubergine between Indian inspired trees bearing exotic flowers, their leafy fronds scattered onto the large ivory centre, a double border, all in soft shades of pink, orange, aubergine, green, pale blue and light brown,10 ft 6 in x 5 ft 3 in or 3.2 x 1.6 m, wool fringe.

Shetland Shawl - Early 20th c

the centre with small diamonds and hexagons, the borders with similar but larger, 6 ft 8 in or 2.06 cm square

Embroidered Fichu - c 1800

the fine muslin with a narrow double frilled and raised embroidered collar, with a double frill extending down most of the sides, the curved hem with deeper frill and with cutwork and embroidery, the centre of the cape with flower sprays to the edge, 81 or 2.08 cm in wide; 28 in or 70 cm depth centre back

Giarre e Stanghi - c 1810

three hand coloured prints, of posturing men and women in fashionable clothes 9 x 5 1/2 x 23 or 4 cm d Dame Signorea di Corte & c - Eur: Vol VI - Tav 50+ in 18th c costumes Abiti dell Imperatrice & c - Eur:Vol VI - Tav 56+ Abiti dell Imperatore & c - Eur: Vol VI - Tav 56

Giarre e Stanghi - c 1810

two hand coloured prints, of posturing men and women in fashionable early 1th century clothes 9 x 5 1/2 x 23 or 4 cm d Luigi XVIII La Duchesse di Angouleme & c - Eur:Vol VI - Tav 60 Abiti dei Gittadinif - Eur: Vol VI - Tav 63