Textile collection
Category
Textiles
Date
Unknown
Materials
Elastic, metal, ribbon, thread, textile, muslin and wool
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Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 938282
Summary
Small group of textile and costume items, including: (a) square of white muslin, slightly stained; (b) a rectangle of woven wool, probably a fragment from a blanket; (c) white clothing label with black print, 'The Berkeley', for outfitters Hope Brothers Ltd., Ludgate Hill, London; (d) short nude/cream elastic fragment with metal clip/grip, TWILGRIP', to which is attached a short length of nude/cream ribbon, part of a pair of suspenders; (e) rusty metal hook bound in places with nude/cream thread. Part of a collection of miscellania contained in leather writing case, DUN/L/18.
Provenance
Stamford collection; devised to the National Trust by Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford (1896-1976).