COTTON THREAD, yellow, 1 x reel, 4 x partial cards, 1 x yellow 'brush' sample

H2016.172.1-6

Yellow cotton thread used by Thelma Knox for creating fabric wildflower specimens, including:
[.1] 1 x bright yellow cotton on reel
[.2] 2 portions of bright yellow cotton wound around narrow card with word 'CANOLA'
[.3] 3 portions of pale yellow cotton thread on partial card with word 'THRIFTY' to one side and typeprint to other
[.4] 1 x portion of pale yellow cotton thread on partial card with WORDS 'ROUSSET & ASSOCIATES' printed and word 'BUD' handwritten
[.5] 3 portions of pale yellow cotton thread on narrow yellow and buff card
[.6] 2 x 'brushes' in bright yellow thread, joined with very fine wire, created to replicate a bristle on a bottle brush plant

Department: 

History Department

Collection

History Collection

Collection Item Data

Accession Number: H2016.172.1-6
Accession Date: 22 Aug 2016
Acquisition Year: 2016

Material

Cardboard/Paper0 - Whole
Thread/Textile

Measurement

circumference11cm
height62mm
length110mm
width13mm
length90mm
width35mm
length81mm
width36mm
length95mm
width25mm
length85mm
width28mm

 


 

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