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Records of Donald Brothers Ltd, linen, canvas and furnishing fabric manufacturers, Dundee, Scotland
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Records of Donald Brothers Ltd, linen, canvas and furnishing fabric manufacturers, Dundee, Scotland

  • DC 037
  • Collection
  • c1888-1950s

This collection consists of educational certificates, weavers note books, an index to sample books, Old Glamis Fabrics stitch books and sample books of Jacquard textiles. These were generated for Donald Brothers Ltd by N & N Lockhart & Sons, flax, hemp and tow spinners, net and twine manufacturers of Kirkcaldy, Scotland, under a friendship agreement.

There are 68 sample books of Jacquard textiles. There are also 5 notebooks giving the patent and colour numbers for each design. There is a final notebook that gives a list of the patent numbers for the designs of the fabrics.

N & N Lockhart & Sons Ltd

Jacquard weavers note books

These notebooks record the jacquard fabrics and patterns woven on a particular day. Each entry records the cloth woven with its dimensions, reference numbers of the patterns and colours used, weights of thread and cost. The inside and inside back covers give the reference numbers and names of the dye colours available.

N & N Lockhart & Sons Ltd

Jacquard sample books

Sample books containing Jacquard loom woven furniture fabrics woven by N & N Lockhart & Sons Ltd for Donald Brothers Ltd, Dundee.Most sample books contain a number of different furnishing fabric samples, often with a particular design being repeated in a number of colour versions (colour ways).The numbers that precede the descriptions are the fabric numbers given on the front of each sample book.

N & N Lockhart & Sons Ltd

Jacquard sample book

Pattern references: 201, 271, 121, 270.

Includes 50 Jacquard damask linen samples in 10 designs featuring plain weaves, floral and vase designs - some designs are repeated in different colour versions.

Named designs are:

  • 241/2441"Beauly" featuring a fan motif - repeated in 2 colour versions.
  • 2168/2469 "Balmerino" featuring a striped floral stripe separated by geometric motif stripe.

N & N Lockhart & Sons Ltd

Jacquard sample book

Pattern references: 2415.

Includes 33 Jacquard damask linen samples in 13 designs including plain weaves, geometic, and floral designs - some designs are repeated in different colour versions.

Named dsigns are:

  • 2415/34 "Devon" featuring a floral pattern - repeated in 5 colour versions.
  • 2415/36 "Dorset" featuring a geometric pattern - repeated in 4 colour versions.
  • 2415/40 "Roslyn" featuring a cicular geometric pattern - repeated in 2 colour versions.
  • 2415/42 "Priory Tapestry" featuring a chevron pattern - repeated in 6 colour versions.

N & N Lockhart & Sons Ltd

Jacquard sample book

Pattern references: 681, 719, 722, 762, 800, 802, 808, 814, 821-826, 845, 893, 920, 952, 960, 963, 996.

Includes 35 Jacquard union diaper damask linen samples in 17 designs including plain weaves, chequered, floral and striped designs - some designs are repeated in different colour versions.

Named design is: 893 "Crathie" featuring vertical stripes in various colours and of various widths.

N & N Lockhart & Sons Ltd

Jacquard sample book

Pattern references: 1080/46

Includes 27 Jacquard union diaper damask linen samples in 6 designs including leaf, diagonal striped and vertical striped designs - some designs are repeated in different colour versions.

Named designs are:

  • 1080/51 "Leaf effect" featuring a leaf design.
  • 1080/51 "Airlie" featuring a zig-zagged pattern.

N & N Lockhart & Sons Ltd

Jacquard sample book

Pattern references: 1234.

Includes 8 Jacquard corduroy chenille cotton and linen samples.

Named designs are:

  • 1241/1146 "Sudbury" corduroy featuring large polka-dotted pattern - repeated in 4 colour versions.
  • 1234/1147 "Carberry" corduroy featuring diagonal stripes - repeated in 4 colour versions.

N & N Lockhart & Sons Ltd

Jacquard sample book

Pattern references: 5112/400, 5212/2, 2415.

Includes 72 Jacquard figured crash damask linen samples in 26 designs including fern, diagonal striped, diamond, chequered, and geometric designs - some designs are repeated in different colour versions.

Named designs are:

  • 5112/400/111 "Lyre" featuring a musical lyre and leaf motif - repeated in 6 colour versions.
  • 5112/400/116 "Palmyra" featuring a floral design - repeated in 5 colour versions.
  • 5112/400/107 "Ming" featuring a vase design - repeated in 8 colour versions.
  • 5112/400/110 "Como" featuring a floral design - repeated in 10 colour versions.
  • 5112/400/106 "Sienna" featuring a diamond and flower design - repeated in 4 colour versions.
  • 5112/400/100 "Ashwood" featuring a circular geometric design - repeated in 10 colour versions.
  • 5112/400/70 "Athenian" featuring a shell/feather design - repeated in 7 colour versions.
  • 5112/400/105 "Fern" featuring a fern design - repeated in 2 colour versions.
  • 5112/400/77 "Sylvan" featuring a floral design - in 1 colour version.
  • 5112/400/108 "New Como" featuring a floral design - in 1 colour version.
  • 5112/4002450 "Old Ming" featuring a vase design - in 1 colour version.
  • 5112/400/113 "American" featuring a floral design - in 1 colour version.

N & N Lockhart & Sons Ltd

Jacquard sample book

Pattern references: 400/77, 400/79.

Includes 44 Jacquard coloured linen and cotton diaper damask samples in 9 designs.

Named designs are:

  • 400/77 "Sylvan" featuring a floral design - repeated in 9 colour versions.
  • 400/78 "Culrain" featuring a shell-like design - repeated in 3 colour versions.
  • 400/79 "Cyrus" featuring a dove motif design - repeated in 4 colour versions.

N & N Lockhart & Sons Ltd

Jacquard sample book

Pattern references: 400/90, 400/100.

Includes 27 Jacquard coloured linen diaper damask samples in 7 designs.

Named designs are:

  • 400/93 "Cardeen" featuring a geometric design - repeated in 4 colour versions.
  • 400/90 featuring a large leaf design - repeated in 2 colour versions.
  • 400/92 "Cranford" featuring a shell motif design - repeated in 2 colour versions.
  • 400/91 "Starcross"featuring a geometric design - repeated in 4 colour versions.
  • 400/94 "Marston" featuring a geometric design - repeated in 5 colour versions.
  • 400/95 "Lauriston" featuring a flower and tree motif design - repeated in 3 colour versions.
  • 400/100 "Ashwood" featuring a geometric design - repeated in 4 colour versions.

N & N Lockhart & Sons Ltd

Jacquard sample book

Pattern references: 1202, 1303, 1305, 1306, 1307, 1308, 1310, 1444, 1605, 1621, 1700, 1701, 1702/4, 1829/3, 1829/4, 1829/5, 1808, 2000.

Includes 42 Jacquard damask linen samples in 25 designs including plain weaves, star, geometric and tartan designs - some designs are repeated in different colour versions.

Named designs are:

  • 1621 Prince Charles Edward Stuart tartan.
  • 1621 Ogilvie tartan.
  • 1621 Stewart dress tartan.
  • 28/2 Lord of the Isles Hunting Tartan.
  • 28/16 Macdonald tartan.
  • 28/22 Mackeane tartan.
  • 28/21 Ogilvie hunting tartan.

N & N Lockhart & Sons Ltd

Jacquard sample book

Pattern references: 2415/42, 2415/50.

Includes 14 Jacquard figured crash linen samples in 4 designs including leaf, diagonal lined, large chequred and geometric designs - some designs are repeated in different colour versions.

Named design is: 2415/50 "Surrey" featuring a geometric design - repeated in 6 different colour versions.

N & N Lockhart & Sons Ltd

Jacquard sample book

Pattern references: 1271, 1273.

Includes 10 Jacquard damask linen samples in 2 designs - some designs are repeated in different colour versions.

Named designs are:

  • 1271 "Embleton" featuring a geometric design - repeated in 4 different colour versions.
  • 1273 "Strathyne" featuring a geometric design - repeated in 6 different colour versions.

N & N Lockhart & Sons Ltd

Jacquard sample book

Includes 9 sample books for "Strath Collection", "Glendale", "Island laces", "Bracken-Braemar", "Brora Collection", "Arisaig", "Hebridean", "Guazes" and "Lochinver" designs. Also includes 7 sample cards for "Appin" design, repeated in 12 colour versions; "Strath Collection" in 6 designs; "Hebridean" in 9 designs and colour versions; "Inver Gauzes" in 4 designs; "Lochinver", repeated in 12 colour versions; "Glendale", repeated in 18 colour versions; and "New Skye", repeated in 12 colour versions.

N & N Lockhart & Sons Ltd

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