Whilst on a brief visit to Bolton's main library a few days ago, I stumbled across this rather nice textile exhibition in the museum upstairs. The exhibition consists of some of the oldest textiles in the world including a coarsely woven Egyptian linen and also a linen that dates back to around 1610 which was found in Lancashire in 1927 although was possibly imported. Below are photographs of these pieces which I requested permission to take. However putting the historical celebration of these pieces aside, I must admit that I enjoyed the roughness and agedness of the fabrics regardless of the 'actual' age of the linen. I appreciated the appearance of their imperfect and decaying state.
Also included in the exhibition are some fine examples to the printing industry in days gone, which included information on printing rollers which were used to be impressed onto fabric resulting in many different colours and patterns. Also a display of some very interesting and appealing Bolt Stamps.
What's more there is also a piece of art by Julian Trevelyan on display which possibly came about through a visit he took to Bolton in the 1930s as part of the 'Mass Observation Worktown' project.
The exhibition is not a very large one but is worth a quick look and is free of charge.
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