رقم الكائن
60/721
المنشيء
الوصف
This is a length of blue and green Shetland tweed. It was handwoven by Thomas Adie & Son of Voe, Shetland, circa 1945–6, and is part of large collection of traditional craft products acquired from the British Council in 1960.
الوصف المادي
1 length of tweed: fibre
تاريخ أرشيفي
MERL miscellaneous note, B. L. 22 March 1961 – ‘The British Council collection. // This collection of material which is covered by the accession numbers 60/430 to 60/791 contains examples of craft products made in the British Isles. The major part of the collection was prepared immediately after the Second World War for a travelling exhibition which was sent to Australia and New Zealand. // The collection was purchased for a nominal sum by the Museum in two portions, the one in the summer of 1960 and the other in February 1961. // For further details see the individual catalogue cards and the catalogue prepared for the temporary exhibition of the collection.’, MERL 'Catalogue index' card – ‘A length, 2 yards 31 inches, of hand woven Shetland tweed, 28 inches wide. // Woven by Thomas Adie & Son, Voe Shetland, and supplied by Messrs. Scott Adie Limited, London. The cloth is a mixture of blue and green.’, MERL ‘Country Craftsmanship’ Exhibition Catalogue, 2 May–31 October 1961, ‘Scottish Tartans and Tweeds’, p.18 – ‘The tweeds shown in the exhibition are a representative selection from different parts of Scotland. Different breeds and local traditions of spinning and weaving have produced a diversity of types. Shetland wool provides maximum warmth and minimum weight: Harris tweed made from the wool of the Scottish Blackface gives a harder cloth. Few genuine hand loom weavers survive and many of the products are based on central factories which send out ready warped tweed and bobbins to the crofter weavers who use treadle operated factory type looms.’, British Council ‘Exhibition of Rural Handicrafts from Great Britain’ Exhibition Catalogue, 1946, ‘Introductory Note’ – ‘This exhibition contains only examples of handicrafts that are still being practised in the British Countryside. It is confined to the work of our traditional craftsmen and women who, with very few exceptions, would not think of themselves as artists or designers but whose work, nevertheless, so greatly enriches the daily life of those who live with and use their products. The work of these craftsmen, too, provides the basis from which many artist-craftsmen gain technical knowledge and inspiration. // Included with these rural crafts are eight screens showing handicraft processes which can be undertaken by schools or adults who wish to practise a craft at home. In this way we hope these examples of Britain’s country crafts may be related to a practical aspect of present day life in the Dominions and meet the increasing need to find satisfying ways of using the leisure which machinery now makes available to us. // Along with her traditional rural crafts Great Britain seeks to employ all the resources of modern agricultural science and engineering. We have therefore included with this exhibition some photographs showing examples of recent developments in agricultural machinery.’, British Council ‘Exhibition of Rural Handicrafts from Great Britain’ Exhibition Catalogue, 1946, Textiles, p.23 – 'Different breeds of sheep and local traditions of spinning and weaving have produced a diversity of tweed, e.g. Shetland wool provides maximum warmth and minimum weight; Harris tweed made from the Scottish blackface sheep gives harder cloth. Tweeds made in Wales have deeloped in comparatively recent years out of the Welsh flannel industry. As a result, they are usually lighter and finer in weave than those from Scotland.', British Council ‘Exhibition of Rural Handicrafts from Great Britain’ Exhibition Catalogue, 1946, p.24 – 'VI.3. Shetland Tweed (handwoven). supplied by Messrs. Scott Adie Ltd., London.', British Council Ref. No. NZ VI 3.
مكان الإنتاج
Voe
التاريخ
1945 - 1946
اسم الكائن
مادة
تقنية