Jacquard sample book

Reference:GB 1694 DC 037/4/31
Dates of Creation:c1930s-1950s
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Scope and Content
Pattern references: 2000, 2222, 2301, 2400, 2406, 2414, 2415.

Includes 45 Jacquard damask linen and figured crash samples in 15 designs including diamond, geometric, leaf, chequered and rose designs - some designs are repeated in different colour versions.

Named pattern is: 2301 "Waltham" featuring a tessellating box design with alternate boxes containing either a lyre-shaped flower motif or rose - repeated in 5 different colour versions.
Administrative / Biographical History
Flax, hemp and tow spinners, net and twine manufacturers of Kirkcaldy, Scotland.
Donald Brothers emerged out of the coarse jute and linen industry of Dundee, manufacturing rugged textured Art canvasses and linens for use as wallcoverings and furnishings by 1896. Their Art fabrics were extensively used within art galleries and the Arts & Crafts interior in Britain and America between 1896-1914. Building on their early success with craft manufacture between the 1930s and 1960s the firm made a significant contribution to the design of furnishing textiles, gaining international recognition for their fabrics marketed under the trade name Old Glamis Fabrics. Best known for their high quality woven linen furnishings, their range included textured weaves, jacquard woven tapestries and prints. In 1983 the company was taken over by William Halley & Son, and has since re-emerged as active makers of quality furnishings.
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Flax, hemp and tow spinners, net and twine manufacturers of Kirkcaldy, Scotland.
Donald Brothers emerged out of the coarse jute and linen industry of Dundee, manufacturing rugged textured Art canvasses and linens for use as wallcoverings and furnishings by 1896. Their Art fabrics were extensively used within art galleries and the Arts & Crafts interior in Britain and America between 1896-1914. Building on their early success with craft manufacture between the 1930s and 1960s the firm made a significant contribution to the design of furnishing textiles, gaining international recognition for their fabrics marketed under the trade name Old Glamis Fabrics. Best known for their high quality woven linen furnishings, their range included textured weaves, jacquard woven tapestries and prints. In 1983 the company was taken over by William Halley & Son, and has since re-emerged as active makers of quality furnishings.
Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements
Dimensions: 520 x 340 mm
Appraisal Information
This material has been appraised in line with Glasgow School of Art Archives and Collections standard procedures.
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