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Warner Textile Archive, Braintree
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Warners Mill
Silks Way
Braintree
CM7 3GB
Essex
England
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1920s Design - Big Tulip
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Collection details
Archives, Costume and Textiles, Decorative and Applied Art, Design, Fine Art, Industry, Personalities, Social History, Trade and Commerce
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Facilities
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Free parking including space for coaches and mini buses. Ramp to entrance, visitors' toilets, sales area, coffee machine.
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Contact details
Reception/general enquiries (Tel)
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01376 557741
Education/research enquiries (Tel)
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01376 339514
General information (Fax)
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01376 327849
E-mail
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warner.archives@braintree.gov.uk
Website
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www.enjoybraintreedistrict.co.uk
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Open
Gallery: Wednesday - Saturday 11am - 4pm
Please note the Gallery will be closed to the general public during the winter from 1 October - reopening in April 2009. Access to the Gallery is still possible by prior appointment.
Archive - by appointment Tuesday - Friday (10am - 4pm)
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Closed
Sunday - Tuesday
Gallery will be closed during the winter from 1 October until April 2009
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Admission charges
Adults £3 (50% concessions)
Children 5 - 16 years = 50p (under 5s free)
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Discounts
Museums Association
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Description
The Warner Textile Archive houses one of the country's most important collections of flat textiles. It features the entire range of fabrics produced by Warner and Sons(including Coronation velvet) from the mid 19thC as well as the original paper designs by some of the country's leading designers and artists such as Venessa Bell, Graham Sutherland, Owen Jones and Alec Hunter. The collection includes a historical and international collection of textiles dating back to the 18thC that designers used as inspiration for new designs. The archive also houses ledgers and photographs relating to the Warner company and its employees.
The Archive's Gallery traces the history of the Warner Company and its influence on British textile design.
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Collections description
British jacquard hand weaving from 1821- 1971, printed and woven fabric produced by Warner & Sons between 1870 - 1970, wallpaper archive, point papers spanning 1790 - 1971, paper designs for printed and woven fabric dating from 1851, printing blocks dating between 1860 - 1939, assorted ephemera and photographs, collection of European and non-European textiles from all over the world dating from 1700s
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Key artists and exhibits
John Aldridge
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Edward Bawden
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Vanessa Bell
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Walter Crane
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Marion Dorn
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James Fitton
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William Folliott
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Alec Hunter
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Owen Jones
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William Morris
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Marianne Straub
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A.W.N Pugin
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Arthur Silver
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Bruce Talbot
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C.F.A Voysey
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Articles
Kelvingrove Wins 24 Hour Museum Gulbenkian Prize Poll
Gulbenkian Museum Prize 2007 - Here's What The People Say
Gulbenkian Prize 2007 Longlist - The Warner Archive At Braintree Museum
Gulbenkian Prize People's Vote - Warner Textile Archive Braintree
Gulbenkian Prize Reader's Poll - The Vote Continues...
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General Information
Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
Pre-booking service for groups
Foreign language leaflet or brochure available
Parking for coaches
Guided tours
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Collections
Specialist publications on collections available
Object identification and/or written enquiry service
Object study facilities available (enquire in advance)
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Disability Access
Events/teaching/resources for people with disabilities
Induction loops in exhibition spaces
Large print information and/or interpretation
Parking for disabled available
Toilets for disabled
Touch exhibits and/or handling sessions
Wheelchair access to all public areas
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Children and Families
Activities for pre-school children
Baby changing facilities
Events and resources for children and families
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General Education
Academic publications and resources available
Adult lectures and courses held
Member of staff available with responsibility for education
Teaching/resources available for HE/FE students
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Schools Education
Direct teaching services for schools
Primary school education service available
Printed/audio-visual information available for schools
Secondary school education service available
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Facilities
Library
Object study facilities available (enquire in advance)
Refreshments
Research facilities for academics
Shop
Study facilities
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Information published here was believed to be correct at the time it was prepared. Welsh language pages developed with CYMAL: Museums Archives and Libraries Wales, funded by the Welsh Assembly Government.
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