Thread
J. & P. Coats
Category
Textiles
Date
1930
Materials
Textile and card
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 934038.19.3
Summary
One of eight cards with wool, tapes and ribbons, part of contents of sewing/knitting bag (DUN/T/1380.1): (a) grey card with blue and white text and labelled 'white', 'Chadwick's wool and nylon (85% and 15% respectively) for reinforcing and mending', peach satin ribbon wound around card; (b) grey card with blue and white text and labelled '219', 'Chadwick's wool and nylon (85% and 15% respectively) for reinforcing and mending', blue/black braid with slight sheen matching DUN/T/1380.18,i. wound around card; (c) grey card with blue and white text and labelled '219', 'Chadwick's wool and nylon (85% and 15% respectively) for reinforcing and mending', peach mending thread wound around card; (d) Chadwick's white mending cotton would around black and white card; (e) 'The "Creschene" blue four strand mending thread wound around cream card with blue text; (f) J&P Coats black bias binding wound around grey card with red text; (g) LEC peach marl four strand mending thread, shade 229, wound around cream card with green text; (h) white tape wound around white card.
Provenance
Stamford collection; devised to the National Trust by Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford (1896-1976).
Makers and roles
J. & P. Coats, manufacturer