Handling Collection
Collection:CSM Museum & Study Collection
Date: mid-19th century to late 20th century
Curator: Ann Bristow (1928 - 2008)
Medium: textiles
Object number: T.2016.13.M
Descriptiontextile handling collection of 370 samples ranging from mid-19th century to later 20th centuries:
Floral stripe in white on green, blue, brown
Neo-classical leaf & flower border in green on yellow
Rose sprigs on black
Diagonal floral check on blue
Scattered leaves (in two colourways)
Blue leaf & floral sprigs
Pink flower bunches on silver vermicular ground
Brown floral stripe
Floral trail on black
Floral stripe on grey & cream ground
Floral vignette & lozenge in bands on blue ground
Coral pattern on black
Floral stripe on green
Floral band & stripe in red & blue on beige ground
Gothic stripe (in four colourways)
Leaf sprig on stripe
Rainbow coloured sample with floral trail
Black & white motif on grey rib ground
Cat heads & mice in check
Black & grey leaf stripe
Red floral stripe on green
Red & orange floral stripe
Blue geometric stripe on pink ground
Red & blue floral stripe on brown
Alternating arabesque & check stripes in red & blue on green ground
Ornamental stripe alternating with red & blue stripe
Ethnic stripe in cream on black ground
Green spot on mauve & cream stripe
Diamonds & squares check
Pixelated flowers
Blue & yellow flowers in ogee pattern
Rose stripe in cream & red
Geometric stripe
Pansies on pale orange with green stripe
Rainbow coloured floral stripe on pink ground
Rainbow stripe on pink ground
Rainbow stripe on dark brown ground
Mauve paisley trail
Cream, blue & red paisley trail
Cream & red on black ground paisley trail
Mauve paisley stripe
Paisley pine in mauve on cream
Red, orange, blue paisley floral on black ground
Yellow, blue & red paisley pine on maroon ground
Pink & cream paisley check
Red & blue paisley style
Blue & brown floral paisley on green ground
Blue & white paisley trail
Red on black paisley trail
Blue on brown paisley
Brown, white & blue paisley
Green, white & red paisley trail
Silver & purple paisley
Pale blue paisley
Purple, white & green paisley
Blue, red & yellow paisley on navy ground
Multi-coloured paisley style trail
Paisley stripe
Paisley flower in zigzag lines
Paisley stripe
Paisley check on yellow ground
Blue paisley stripe
Paisley trail on orange ground
Paisley trail on red ground
Paisley trail (in three colourways)
Paisley stripe
Paisley border
Green & red paisley (double-sided)
Paisley in red on green ground
Paisley in oranges
Paisley allover
White & maroon paisley
Green & mauve paisley stripe
Paisley on multi-coloured bands (in two colourways)
Cream & brown paisley on purple ground
Ornamental paisley on black ground
Small white paisley pine shapes on blue
White paisley pine shapes on red, blue, green , yellow squiggly pattern
Paisley on brown ground
Criss-cross paisley (in two colourways)
Red paisley on green check ground
Multi paisley on dark brown ground
Black, green & cream paisley
Yellow & silver paisley pine & clouds on black ground
Blue & orange paisley
Paisley colourblanket in brown and blue colourways
Floral garland paisley on black ground
Paisley colourblanket in two colourways
Paisley as above (in two colourways)
Paisley colourblanket in five colourways
Double-sided silver & brown paisley
Paisley trail alternating with neo-classical Greek key pattern (in two colourways)
White & blue paisley crossed with red floral bands
Blue, gold, red paisley on black ground
Cream & red paisley on brown ground
Brown & silver paisley
Floral paisley on green
Silver paisley on dark green
Blue paisley leaf
Paisley trail on brown
Green & blue paisley on brown
Mauve paisley on gold
Orange paisley on multi-coloured stripe ground
Geometric paisley (in two colourways)
Paisley trail (in two colourways)
Paisley on quilted style ground
Blue & gold paisley on pale green ground
Cream ribbed paisley
Paisley trail on cream ground with stripe
Paisley trail (in two colourways)
Paisley pairs on black ground
Blue paisley on cream & silver stripe
Maroon paisley on cream embossed style ground
Paisley check in velvet (in two colourways)
Paisley on leaf trail ground
Red paisley on black ground
Paisley stripe
Blue paisley stripe
Paisley leaf check
Green & red paisley check
Gold & purple paisley check
Paisley colourblanket in two colourways
Cream & purple paisley
Mauve paisley on black ground
Paisley colourblanket in two colourways
Paisley colourblanket in three colourways
Red & blue paisley
Green & red paisley
Green & red paisley
Red & pale blue paisley
Maroon, silver & mauve paisley on black ground
Red, silver & mauve paisley on black ground
Red, blue & silver paisley
Pale blue paisley on black ground
Green paisley on maroon ground
Silver, red & blue paisley on black ground
Floral roundels
Gold & grey check with squiggle pattern
Cream zigzag pattern
Floral trail in quilt style
Green flowers with cream leaves on cream ground
Silver leaf stripe
Leaf bunches on ribbed ground
Pink squiggle pattern on ribbed ground
Blue satin & maroon ribbed stripe
Maroon coral stripe on cream
Blue ribbed stripe alternating with red blocked stripe
Red & orange stripe on brown voile
Tartan check on sheer fabric
Floral check on quilted style
Small check (in three colourways)
Cream diamond check
Pale blue diamond check
Pale green check
Chenille check
Six variations on a check
Tiny red, white & brown check
Cream & brown check
Cream & brown check
Black & white check with red detail
Cream & brown check with red detail
Cream & beige check
Black & white check
Red, white & black check
Blue, gold on green check
Cream & brown check with floating brown stripe
Blue check on black ground
Blue, brown, white & grey check on watered silk
Red & green, black & white check
Blue & brown ribbed check on black ribbed ground
Purple, cream & brown check
Tartan check
Blue spot on white & grey check
Black & cream check with satin stripe
Black & gold check
Tartan check with sating stripe
Red, pink, black & cream check
Red, pink, black & cream check with satin stripe
Red & blue, grey & cream check
Red, green & silver check on brown ground
Gold check on black & cream check
Black & white check with red check on top
Tartan
Floral check on mauve check ground
Floral triangles check
Berries
Crosses
Flowers on leafy ground
Flowers on leafy ground
Crosses
Blue roses on white ground
Floral sprigs on blue check ground
Blue flowers on white stripe ground
Red leaf sprigs on ribbed ground
Mauve flowers amid trail on striped ground
Blue roses alternating with faux watered silk
Blue leaf sprigs on white ground
Floating leaves & tiny flowers
Floating leaves & tiny flowers
Rose garland
Floral trail on beige ground
Floral trail on green ground
Floral bunches on gold ground
Floral trail on cream ground
Floral trail on mauve ground
Marigolds & carnations on maroon ground
Floral trail on maroon & pale blue ground
Leaf & flower (in two colourways)
Paisley on check ground
Multi-coloured paisley on grey ground
Pink & blue floral on cream ground
Green flowers on dark brown ground
Pink & grey flowers with raised pile on pink ground
Ikat style flowers
Blue & orange flowers on red ground
Sketchy check (in four colourways)
Rose & berries stripe
Floral alternating with watered silk stripe
Gold floral on blue ground
Brown paisley with cut pile
Floral garland on blue ribbon
Floral & lace border
Red, white & blue check
Red interweaving check
Cream squares check
Black check
Cream & pink flowers on black ground
Black ring stripe on brown ground
Blue flowers on white stripe ground
Pink flowers on pale green ground
White leaf stripe alternating with multi-coloured flowers on mauve ground
Yellow, blue & pink flowers on pale blue ground
Grey & blue paisley on blue ground
White flowers on brown ground
Leaf check on stripe ground
Metal thread floral sprigs on cream ground (in two colourways)
Blue floral sprig on metal thread ground
Metal thread floral sprigs on cream ground
Pink motifs in blue check on ribbed ground
Gold spot on blue stripe
Leaf trail on stripe
Green leaf on brown stripe ground
Black & white lacy flower stripe
Green stripe with cream flowers and raised pile maroon coral shapes & flower heads
Green stripe with cream leaves and raised pile maroon flower heads
Green stripe with cream leaves and raised pile maroon leaf shapes & trails
Red spots on blue ground
Blue & black geometric shapes on blue check ground
Red floral stripes on purple ground
Pink, brown & purple stripes
Mauve leaves jacquard
Paisley floral trail
Laurel leaf
Floral allover
Warp printed floral
Warp printed green leaves on grey ground
Warp printed roses on mauve stripe
Warp printed roses on green stripe
Warp printed branches
Warp printed flowers on navy ground
Warp printed geometric
Cashmere check
Paisley with cut pile (in two colourways)
Velvet paisley
Blue & green sprigs on blue & beige check ground
Cream & brown check
Floral sprigs on blue ‘noise’ ground with woven stripe
Floral on woven stripe
Paisley & woven ornamental stripe
Floral check on woven floral jacquard
Floral on woven floral jacquard
Floral on woven floral jacquard
Floral on woven floral jacquard
Floral alternating with woven floral jacquard
Floral alternating with woven floral jacquard
Floral alternating with woven floral jacquard
Floral on woven floral jacquard
Floral on woven stripe
Floral on woven stripe
Floral on woven stripe (in two pieces)
Floral on woven check
Fruit on woven check
Check & stripe
Black & white chenille stripe
Houndstooth check
Houndstooth check
Black & white optical stripe
Blue & grey stripe
Grey stripe
Blue, black & green check
Black & white check
Brown & cream check
Brown & cream circles
Yellow & black stripes
Pale blue & white check & stripe
Brown & cream check
Black & white check
Brown & cream spots & stripes in waves
Blue & white check
Orange & red zigzags
Orange & yellow check
Pink, white & black check
Ribbed fabric
Fruit trail with padded fruit
‘Glendale’ linen samples in a bunch
Check in pink, orange, purples & white
Weave demonstration piece?
Ovals check
Ovals check
Four drawn thread squares
Undyed stripes
Article on trimmings & two cards with various braid samples
Two colour piece with stitched border
Checks with open and closed weave
Squares check
Squares & crosses
stripes
Stripes
Tre Trallande Jantor
Female figure with staff
Geometric cockerel (initials UM below)
Square from Värmlands Hemslöjd, Karlstad
Squares from Svensk Slöjd
Red stripes with postcard of women in Swedish regional dress attached
Square of pale green check
Multi-coloured stripe
Multi-coloured stripe on check
White stripe on red ground
White stripe on blue ground
Cream stripes in two versions
Multi-coloured houndstooth check
Extra large houndstooth check
Leno weave (x3)
Brown & cream check
Ovals check
Black & white check
Braid check
Zizags
Diamond check
Floral stripe in white on green, blue, brown
Neo-classical leaf & flower border in green on yellow
Rose sprigs on black
Diagonal floral check on blue
Scattered leaves (in two colourways)
Blue leaf & floral sprigs
Pink flower bunches on silver vermicular ground
Brown floral stripe
Floral trail on black
Floral stripe on grey & cream ground
Floral vignette & lozenge in bands on blue ground
Coral pattern on black
Floral stripe on green
Floral band & stripe in red & blue on beige ground
Gothic stripe (in four colourways)
Leaf sprig on stripe
Rainbow coloured sample with floral trail
Black & white motif on grey rib ground
Cat heads & mice in check
Black & grey leaf stripe
Red floral stripe on green
Red & orange floral stripe
Blue geometric stripe on pink ground
Red & blue floral stripe on brown
Alternating arabesque & check stripes in red & blue on green ground
Ornamental stripe alternating with red & blue stripe
Ethnic stripe in cream on black ground
Green spot on mauve & cream stripe
Diamonds & squares check
Pixelated flowers
Blue & yellow flowers in ogee pattern
Rose stripe in cream & red
Geometric stripe
Pansies on pale orange with green stripe
Rainbow coloured floral stripe on pink ground
Rainbow stripe on pink ground
Rainbow stripe on dark brown ground
Mauve paisley trail
Cream, blue & red paisley trail
Cream & red on black ground paisley trail
Mauve paisley stripe
Paisley pine in mauve on cream
Red, orange, blue paisley floral on black ground
Yellow, blue & red paisley pine on maroon ground
Pink & cream paisley check
Red & blue paisley style
Blue & brown floral paisley on green ground
Blue & white paisley trail
Red on black paisley trail
Blue on brown paisley
Brown, white & blue paisley
Green, white & red paisley trail
Silver & purple paisley
Pale blue paisley
Purple, white & green paisley
Blue, red & yellow paisley on navy ground
Multi-coloured paisley style trail
Paisley stripe
Paisley flower in zigzag lines
Paisley stripe
Paisley check on yellow ground
Blue paisley stripe
Paisley trail on orange ground
Paisley trail on red ground
Paisley trail (in three colourways)
Paisley stripe
Paisley border
Green & red paisley (double-sided)
Paisley in red on green ground
Paisley in oranges
Paisley allover
White & maroon paisley
Green & mauve paisley stripe
Paisley on multi-coloured bands (in two colourways)
Cream & brown paisley on purple ground
Ornamental paisley on black ground
Small white paisley pine shapes on blue
White paisley pine shapes on red, blue, green , yellow squiggly pattern
Paisley on brown ground
Criss-cross paisley (in two colourways)
Red paisley on green check ground
Multi paisley on dark brown ground
Black, green & cream paisley
Yellow & silver paisley pine & clouds on black ground
Blue & orange paisley
Paisley colourblanket in brown and blue colourways
Floral garland paisley on black ground
Paisley colourblanket in two colourways
Paisley as above (in two colourways)
Paisley colourblanket in five colourways
Double-sided silver & brown paisley
Paisley trail alternating with neo-classical Greek key pattern (in two colourways)
White & blue paisley crossed with red floral bands
Blue, gold, red paisley on black ground
Cream & red paisley on brown ground
Brown & silver paisley
Floral paisley on green
Silver paisley on dark green
Blue paisley leaf
Paisley trail on brown
Green & blue paisley on brown
Mauve paisley on gold
Orange paisley on multi-coloured stripe ground
Geometric paisley (in two colourways)
Paisley trail (in two colourways)
Paisley on quilted style ground
Blue & gold paisley on pale green ground
Cream ribbed paisley
Paisley trail on cream ground with stripe
Paisley trail (in two colourways)
Paisley pairs on black ground
Blue paisley on cream & silver stripe
Maroon paisley on cream embossed style ground
Paisley check in velvet (in two colourways)
Paisley on leaf trail ground
Red paisley on black ground
Paisley stripe
Blue paisley stripe
Paisley leaf check
Green & red paisley check
Gold & purple paisley check
Paisley colourblanket in two colourways
Cream & purple paisley
Mauve paisley on black ground
Paisley colourblanket in two colourways
Paisley colourblanket in three colourways
Red & blue paisley
Green & red paisley
Green & red paisley
Red & pale blue paisley
Maroon, silver & mauve paisley on black ground
Red, silver & mauve paisley on black ground
Red, blue & silver paisley
Pale blue paisley on black ground
Green paisley on maroon ground
Silver, red & blue paisley on black ground
Floral roundels
Gold & grey check with squiggle pattern
Cream zigzag pattern
Floral trail in quilt style
Green flowers with cream leaves on cream ground
Silver leaf stripe
Leaf bunches on ribbed ground
Pink squiggle pattern on ribbed ground
Blue satin & maroon ribbed stripe
Maroon coral stripe on cream
Blue ribbed stripe alternating with red blocked stripe
Red & orange stripe on brown voile
Tartan check on sheer fabric
Floral check on quilted style
Small check (in three colourways)
Cream diamond check
Pale blue diamond check
Pale green check
Chenille check
Six variations on a check
Tiny red, white & brown check
Cream & brown check
Cream & brown check
Black & white check with red detail
Cream & brown check with red detail
Cream & beige check
Black & white check
Red, white & black check
Blue, gold on green check
Cream & brown check with floating brown stripe
Blue check on black ground
Blue, brown, white & grey check on watered silk
Red & green, black & white check
Blue & brown ribbed check on black ribbed ground
Purple, cream & brown check
Tartan check
Blue spot on white & grey check
Black & cream check with satin stripe
Black & gold check
Tartan check with sating stripe
Red, pink, black & cream check
Red, pink, black & cream check with satin stripe
Red & blue, grey & cream check
Red, green & silver check on brown ground
Gold check on black & cream check
Black & white check with red check on top
Tartan
Floral check on mauve check ground
Floral triangles check
Berries
Crosses
Flowers on leafy ground
Flowers on leafy ground
Crosses
Blue roses on white ground
Floral sprigs on blue check ground
Blue flowers on white stripe ground
Red leaf sprigs on ribbed ground
Mauve flowers amid trail on striped ground
Blue roses alternating with faux watered silk
Blue leaf sprigs on white ground
Floating leaves & tiny flowers
Floating leaves & tiny flowers
Rose garland
Floral trail on beige ground
Floral trail on green ground
Floral bunches on gold ground
Floral trail on cream ground
Floral trail on mauve ground
Marigolds & carnations on maroon ground
Floral trail on maroon & pale blue ground
Leaf & flower (in two colourways)
Paisley on check ground
Multi-coloured paisley on grey ground
Pink & blue floral on cream ground
Green flowers on dark brown ground
Pink & grey flowers with raised pile on pink ground
Ikat style flowers
Blue & orange flowers on red ground
Sketchy check (in four colourways)
Rose & berries stripe
Floral alternating with watered silk stripe
Gold floral on blue ground
Brown paisley with cut pile
Floral garland on blue ribbon
Floral & lace border
Red, white & blue check
Red interweaving check
Cream squares check
Black check
Cream & pink flowers on black ground
Black ring stripe on brown ground
Blue flowers on white stripe ground
Pink flowers on pale green ground
White leaf stripe alternating with multi-coloured flowers on mauve ground
Yellow, blue & pink flowers on pale blue ground
Grey & blue paisley on blue ground
White flowers on brown ground
Leaf check on stripe ground
Metal thread floral sprigs on cream ground (in two colourways)
Blue floral sprig on metal thread ground
Metal thread floral sprigs on cream ground
Pink motifs in blue check on ribbed ground
Gold spot on blue stripe
Leaf trail on stripe
Green leaf on brown stripe ground
Black & white lacy flower stripe
Green stripe with cream flowers and raised pile maroon coral shapes & flower heads
Green stripe with cream leaves and raised pile maroon flower heads
Green stripe with cream leaves and raised pile maroon leaf shapes & trails
Red spots on blue ground
Blue & black geometric shapes on blue check ground
Red floral stripes on purple ground
Pink, brown & purple stripes
Mauve leaves jacquard
Paisley floral trail
Laurel leaf
Floral allover
Warp printed floral
Warp printed green leaves on grey ground
Warp printed roses on mauve stripe
Warp printed roses on green stripe
Warp printed branches
Warp printed flowers on navy ground
Warp printed geometric
Cashmere check
Paisley with cut pile (in two colourways)
Velvet paisley
Blue & green sprigs on blue & beige check ground
Cream & brown check
Floral sprigs on blue ‘noise’ ground with woven stripe
Floral on woven stripe
Paisley & woven ornamental stripe
Floral check on woven floral jacquard
Floral on woven floral jacquard
Floral on woven floral jacquard
Floral on woven floral jacquard
Floral alternating with woven floral jacquard
Floral alternating with woven floral jacquard
Floral alternating with woven floral jacquard
Floral on woven floral jacquard
Floral on woven stripe
Floral on woven stripe
Floral on woven stripe (in two pieces)
Floral on woven check
Fruit on woven check
Check & stripe
Black & white chenille stripe
Houndstooth check
Houndstooth check
Black & white optical stripe
Blue & grey stripe
Grey stripe
Blue, black & green check
Black & white check
Brown & cream check
Brown & cream circles
Yellow & black stripes
Pale blue & white check & stripe
Brown & cream check
Black & white check
Brown & cream spots & stripes in waves
Blue & white check
Orange & red zigzags
Orange & yellow check
Pink, white & black check
Ribbed fabric
Fruit trail with padded fruit
‘Glendale’ linen samples in a bunch
Check in pink, orange, purples & white
Weave demonstration piece?
Ovals check
Ovals check
Four drawn thread squares
Undyed stripes
Article on trimmings & two cards with various braid samples
Two colour piece with stitched border
Checks with open and closed weave
Squares check
Squares & crosses
stripes
Stripes
Tre Trallande Jantor
Female figure with staff
Geometric cockerel (initials UM below)
Square from Värmlands Hemslöjd, Karlstad
Squares from Svensk Slöjd
Red stripes with postcard of women in Swedish regional dress attached
Square of pale green check
Multi-coloured stripe
Multi-coloured stripe on check
White stripe on red ground
White stripe on blue ground
Cream stripes in two versions
Multi-coloured houndstooth check
Extra large houndstooth check
Leno weave (x3)
Brown & cream check
Ovals check
Black & white check
Braid check
Zizags
Diamond check
