Tapestry, by Joanne Barker

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This cotton and silk tapestry was made by the Scottish artist Joanne (Jo) Barker in 1987. The miniature tapestry was handwoven with a design based on an exploration of colour, marks and patterns. It is done in a technique called tapestry weave (weaving in weft-faced plain weave with a number of threads of different colours, each of which is woven back and forth over only part of warp). This produces areas of different colours. Since leaving Edinburgh College of Art in 1986, where she studied tapestry and printmaking, Jo Barker has been working as a tapestry artist with her own studio.

During the 1980s the Scottish Development Agency purchased a number of hand-crafted items for its Scottish Crafts Collection. The aim of the collection was to inform the public of craft production in Scotland through touring exhibitions and education programmes. When the Scottish Craft Council was wound up, the collection was transferred to the National Museums of Scotland.

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• Online ID: 000-180-001-902-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland Part 2
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  A.1991.247
• Date: 1987
  
• Material: Tapestry weaving
  
• Dimensions: 343.00 mm x 254.00 mm
  
• What: Tapestry weaving
  
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• Who: Joanne Barker, Scotland (Weaver)
  Scottish Crafts Collection (Owner)
  
• Where: Scotland
  
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• Description: Handwoven miniature tapestry of cotton and silk, with a design based on an exploration of colour, marks and patterns: Scottish, Joanne Barker, 1987
  
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