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Advert, Blue Moon Silk Stockings -- Longer Wear in Every Pair. 1926
New Sanitary Laundry, Novelty Silk HandkerchiefNew Sanitary Laundry, Orchard Road, Shepherds Bush, West London - Novelty Silk Handkerchief. circa 1890
Advert, Betty Brothers, Hat Manufacturers, BristolBetty Brothers, Hat Manufacturers, Bristol. 1893
Mdlle. Milly Capell, famous equestrienne at the HippodromeMilly Capell, famous German equestrienne and specialist in haute ecole (dressage) who was performing at the London Hippodrome in March 1900 with her thoroughbred Arabian horse and her dogs. Date: 1900
Silk production at Lullingstone CastlePage from The Tatler reporting on the silk production there overseen by Lady Hart Dyke. Three million silkworms were cared for by a permanent staff of fifteen with twenty five of the castles fifty
Advert, W & J Sangster, Parasols, with various shops in London. 1854
The Gas-Repellent Suit, September 1939A demonstration of the gas-repellant suit complete with hood, trousers, jumper and mittens made from oiled silk. The outfit was deliberately lightweight, weighing little over 100g (4oz or c.113g)
Sewing items, including needles, pins, scissors and threadSewing items: needles, pins, scissors, thread, chalk, thimble and tape measure. Date: circa 1940
Making bootlaces with brass tags at the Old Silk Mill, DerbyTwo workmen making silk bootlaces with brass tags at the Old Silk Mill, Derby. Date: 1843
Throwing machine at the Old Silk Mill, Derby, and (below) people throwing or spinning by hand. Date: 1843
Winding machine at the Old Silk Mill, DerbyWoman operating a winding machine at the Old Silk Mill, Derby. Date: 1843
Four hanks of silk, Old Silk Mill, DerbyFour hanks of silk, as seen at the Old Silk Mill, Derby -- Bengal, Italian, Persian and Broussa. Date: 1843
Javanese man of the upper classes, a mantri, wearing a silk sabook girdle and wide djarit sarong and sikapan vest. He carries a kris in his girdle
Fashionable armchairs of 1788: a bergere in striped silk and carved walnut, and a fauteuil in Aubusson tapestry and carved walnut
Woman of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, 19th centuryServant woman of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, 19th century. She wears a redezilla, a headdress of silk net, a check fichu, chemise, petticoat and black apron
Godmother of Guggisberg, Switzerland, 19th century. She wears a tuft hat, a pyramid of flowers, a dress of black silk with ruff, and her initials embroidered on her bosom
Peasant girl in festival dress, Upper Carniola, 19th centuryPeasant girl in festival dress, Upper Carniola, Slovenia, 19th century. She wears a silk headdress, a lace gorge, and many ribbons and bows on her chemise
Peasant woman of Baden, Switzerland, 19th centuryPeasant woman of Baden, near Basel, Switzerland, 19th century. Her straw hat is decorated with silk pompons, and her toque with bows
Young girl of the Canton of Basel, Switzerland, 19th century. She wears a silk tricolor cap, fichu, laced bodice, embroidered bib, apron, and petticoats
Madame de Montespan, mistress to King Louis XIV of France, 1640-1707. She wears her hair in ringlets, an unusual dress of lace on one side, and blue silk on the other
Francoise-Marguerite de Sevigne, Comtesse de Grignan, 1648-1705. She wears her hair in ringlets adorned with pearls, a green silk mantua dress with train decorated with gold bows, lace sleeves
Marie d Hautefort, wife of Charles de Schomberg, 1616-1691Marie d Hautefort, wife of Charles de Schomberg, favourite of Louis XIV, 1616-1691. She wears her hair in ringlets, a mantua dress in blue silk with lace collar and sleeves
Marion de Lorme, lover of the poet Desbarreaux, 1613-1650Marion de Lorme, salon hostess, courtesan, lover of the poet Des Barreaux and Cardinal Richelieu, 1613-1650. She wears her hair loose in ringlets, a pearl necklace
Portrait of a young man in intricate deer-leatherPortrait of a young man after an oil painting in Hollenzollern Castle, Zigmaringen, 1558. The deer leather jacket, silk sleeves and trousers are decorated with fine slits and points
Suit of armour of the time of King James or Charles I. Quilted and stuffed, strengthened with jacked leather and covered with cinnamon coloured silk
Mandarin or noble of the Kingdom of Siam, ThailandMandarins or noblemen in silk, and woman and child, of the Kingdom of Siam, Thailand. Adapted from Simon de la Loubere. Handcoloured copperplate drawn
Costumes of the Japanese, 1820s. Man in hat, kimono and sandals, holding a fan, and woman in silk robes with hair ornaments
Chinese womens clothes, noblewoman and childChinese womens clothes, noblewoman in silk robes with child, and servant holding parasol. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrrarios Costumes Antique
Costumes of city dwellers and farmers. Middle-class man in overcoat of sheepskin with half moons over a silk robe, farmers in jackets and trousers
Chinese mandarins in military uniform with scimitar and bow, arrow, quiver. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient
Exotic moths including Eustera brachyuraEustera brachyura silk moth 1, grapevine epimenis, Psychomorpha epimenis 2, Lithosia? ino 3, and Aletis helcita 4. Handcoloured lithograph from John O
Unknown birds of Sri Lanka: Pink-coloured warbler, Motacilla caryophyllacea, and green wagtail, Motacilla viridis. Sri Lanka tussah silk moth, Antheraea cingalesa (Ceylon silk moth, Bombia paphia)
Red-billed starling, Sturnus sericeus. Silk starling from North of China in the possession of Marmaduke Tunstall Esq. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Peter Brown from his New Illustrations of
Chinese woman reeling silk thread from wild silkworms, Bombyx mori, Qing Dynasty. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon from Henri-Leonard-Jean-Baptiste Bertin
Chinese silk-cord or silk-twist makers, Qing Dynasty. Women twisting silk thread on an uprtight cone. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon
Tartar woman and child, Qing Dynasty China. She wears an embroidered silk robe and smokes a tobacco pipe, while the child pulls a toy cart
Metamorphosis of a silkworm, from young caterpillar, shedding skin, spinning silk cocoon, chrysalis stage, and emergence as moth
King Louis XVI of France, in winter costume 1776 with the sash of the Order of the Holy Spirit. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques de la France
Spring dress with Egyptian style embroidery by IsobelA frock of fine black silk jerseylene featuring embroideries in Egyptian colourings from Isobel, of 4 Maddox Street, London. Worn with a dashing hat and cane
Electric Light Fixtures catalogue, Statuettes, including Harvesting, Mercury and Secession. Date: 1922
Paris fashion, visiting toilette, black plush with silk bandParis fashion, visiting toilette, black plush with bands of silk, waist buckle and buttons of old silver. 1901
Victorian silk birthday card, Woman playing Croquet. 19th century
Victorian silk birthday card, Girl picking Roses. 19th century
Victorian silk birthday card, Girl and Doves. 19th century
Rosamond Hester Elizabeth, Lady BarrowRosamond Hester Elizabeth (nee Croker), Lady Barrow (1810-1906). 1828
Beach suits of shantung and crepeExtremely clever beach suits from Marshall and Snelgrove of Oxford Street. The ensemble on the left is a study in plain and printed shantung; the waistcoat strikes a new note
Italian man and woman from Venice - senator and noblewoman. Date: circa 1560
Cover page, The Sketch Diary of Fashion - Grey and Red with a Chinese Hat - woman in a garden, modelling a grey suit in English jersey by Shiaparelli