by Gthomas | Nov 6, 2023 | Talks
Pomp, Circumstance & Jubilation: Warner & Sons royal commissions and connections Warner & Sons’ first commission for the royal household was in 1887, the beginning of a long and illustrious relationship for the company. Furnishing royal residences,...
by Gthomas | Oct 23, 2023 | Creators
John William Coombes Born in Groomsport, Co. Down, Ireland in 1893. Coombes studies at St Barnabas, Belfast, at Belfast School of Art from 1907 – 1914, and at the Royal College of Art from 1915 – 1920. He worked in Belfast as a designer for the linen industry. He was...
by Gthomas | Oct 23, 2023 | Creators
Di Colbertaldo Dinzl, Contessa Friedlande 1950s – 1960s as a designer Contessa Friedlinde di Colbertaldo Dinzl worked from her studio on the shores of Lake Garda, Italy, in the 1950s – 1960s as a designer. Warner & Sons purchased several designs from di...
by Gthomas | Oct 23, 2023 | Creators
Jean Claydon Powerweaver c.1950s. She worked on weaving ‘Queensway’ for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953. Return to The...
by Gthomas | Oct 10, 2023 | Creators
George Clarke Weaver c.1895. Return to The...
