Warner Textile Archive
The largest publicly owned collection from a luxury textile manufacturer in the UK, the Warner Textile Archive is housed in the original Warner & Sons mill in Braintree.
The mill was refurbished in 2004 to hold the collection, which comprises over 100,000 items, including designs on paper, hand woven textiles, printed textiles, business records, photographs and manufacturing equipment.
At its height, Warner & Sons were producing fabric for royal weddings and funerals, and decorating palaces. The family business pioneered several textile manufacturing techniques that have never again been replicated.
Highlights of this collection and the history of Warner & Sons are on display in the dedicated Warner & Sons Gallery at Braintree Museum.
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Address
Warner Textile Archive, Silks Ways, Braintree, Essex, CM7 3GB
01376 316780
Opening times
Warner Textile Archive is open by appointment
Take a look at our website for further information or contact us to discuss a visit, call 01376 328868 or email museum.info@bdmt.org.uk
Highlights of this collection and the history of Warner & Sons are on display in the dedicated Warner & Sons Gallery at Braintree Museum.
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