Cataloging Home

Tools for Catalogers

Design Image classification

A. Architecture
C. Cartography
D. Decorative arts
G. Graphic design
H. Photographic arts
I. Industrial design
L. Landscape architecture
P. Painting & drawing
S. Sculpture
T. Textile & fiber arts
Z. Materials, concepts & sets

Auxiliary tables

Art & architecture thesaurus
Cutter table for names
LC authority file
Place or site
Regions/Periods
ULAN
Views

Design Library Images Collection (Pennell-Kuhn) classification

  Class T. Textile and fiber arts

Constructing the call number

First line
  Region/Culture
  Period (Gross)
  [Place of origin] (country only [present boundaries])
Second line
  [Artist/Designer]
  Type of work
Third line
  Title of work
Fourth line
  [Date]
  [View]

Type of work

a Fabric design renderings, yardage
b Dyes and dyeing direct application, painting, resist dyeing (arashi, batik, fold dye, ikat, marbling, paste or liquid resist, plangi or tie dye, tritik or stitch resist)
c Printing block printing, screen printing, stenciling, stamping
d Apparel fashion, sketches/drawings
e Costume ceremonial, native, religious, theatrical
f Fashion accessories purses, scarves, shoes
g Household textiles coverlets, linens, furniture upholstery
h Stuffed work quilting, soft sculpture, stumpwork, trapunto
j Fabric manipulation appliqué, fabric collage, piecing, reverse appliqué, smocking, three-dimensional/textural effects
k Rugs felted, floor cloths (painted), hooked, woven
m Spinning
n Weaving compound weaves, float weaves (twills, satins), looms, plain weaves, tapestry
o Looped/interlaced structures braiding, crochet, knitting, knotting, knotless netting, lace, macramé, netting, plaiting, sprang, tatting, twining
p Needlework crewel, hand embroidery, machine embroidery, needlepoint, quilting
q Beadwork bead embroidery, beadweaving, interlaced/meshed techniques
r Basketry coiling, twining, plaiting, weaving
s Fiber art sculptural work, wall hangings
t Non-wovens bark cloth/tapa, felting, leatherwork, paper

Examples

tLbPE
I030e
C67a01		 Iatmul.
Costume
[n.d.]		 tCxUS
R482h
F53a02		 Ringgold, Faith, b.1934
Flag Story Quilt
1985