Lister & Co. was based in Bradford West Yorkshire England. At its height Lister & Co. was one of the largest silk textile producers in the world. The company closed in 1992. In the early 2004 part of the mill was turned into apartments shops workrooms etc and called the Silk Warehouse. In 2010 the second phase of re-bulding was started and called the Velvet Mill.
Acquired for the TRC Velvet exhibition February 2019