Silk Collection (#9)

Kashmir, Sind Valley, small child running along village path
Kashmir, Sind Valley, looking down on a small child running along a village path between rough dry stone walls Date: 1986

Ramshackle wooden houses alongside the river in Sind Valley
Ramshackle wooden houses with patched shingle roofs alongside the river in the Sind Valley, Kashmir Date: 1986

Cocoonery - Silk Manufacture - Syria. Date: circa 1905s

Hungary - Ballassa Balint
A Hungarian Actor dressed as Baron Balint Balassi de Kekko et Gyarmat (15541594) - a Hungarian Renaissance lyric poet, the founder of modern Hungarian lyric and erotic poetry. Date: 1904

A British Bride with veil, bouquet and train
A 1920s British Bride with veil, bouquet and train Date: circa 1920s

WW1 - Well Done South Africa - During the First World War, Jan Smuts formed the South African Defence Force. His first task was to suppress the Maritz Rebellion by pro-German forces led by Colonel

WW1 - The Queens Royal West Surrey Regiment. Date: circa 1915

Stylised glamour of the Cote d Azur - note the fashionable abstract printing on the warps and the sailors bell-bottomed trouser look. Date: circa 1930s

Young Aristocrat - entering the church as a curate
Young British Aristocrat - likely the youngest son of a Duke, Marquess, Earl etc. - who, following tradition, entering the church as a curate. Date: circa 1907

German Glamorous Model in Historical Theatrical pose Date: 1910s

WW1 - Royal Navy - Patriotic embroidered silk postcard. Date: circa 1915

Reeling the Silk for wedding dress train, Princess Elizabeth
Reeling the Silk for the wedding dress train of Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) - Lullingstone Silk Farm, 1947. Date: 1947

Smart Gentleman and young daughter in garden
Smart Gentleman (perhaps somewhat overdressed?!) and his young daughter in garden, who is wearing a very smart coat and boots

Afghan Fruit Seller, Afghanistan. Date: circa 1905

Lullingstone Silk Farm, Ayot, House, Ayot St. Lawrence, Hert
A Silkworm Moth " surveys the World" resting upon its cocoon (magnified) at the Lullingstone Silk Farm, Ayot, House, Ayot St. Lawrence, Hertfordshire. Date: 1930s

Hand-drawn postcard of King Edward VII in profile
Hand-drawn postcard of King Edward VII of England (1841-1910) in profile. Date: circa 1908

A Jolly Tennis girl volleys home another winner! Date: 1914

Trade Card for Week-end Cigarettes - English taste, featuring a smart young English gent proudly showing off his cigarette pack. Date: 1934

Pretty French girl in fishscale swimsuit reclining
A pretty French model in fish scale pattern swimsuit and floral silk headscarf reclining seductively on a photographic studio beach. Date: late 1910s

Duke and Duchess of York at Royal Ascot
Albert Duke of York (1895-1952) and Elizabeth, Duchess of York (1900-2002) at Royal Ascot - on the lawns during an interval in the afternoons racing. Date: 1931

Sofa with a mahogany frame on reeded sabre legs with brass paw caps, upholstered in modern blue silk, manufactured in England c.1830. Date: c.1830

Tapestry panel
Flemish verdure tapestry panel depicting a woodland scene with birds, foliage, two castles, a bridge and a stream. It was probably woven in Oudenarde in c.1640

King Edward VII raising his hat
King Edward VII (1841-1910) - raising his top hat. Date: 1905

Susi - ruining Mums stockings. 1950s

A Japanese Geisha, circa 1880s, seated on an elegant chair

Silk Road. Caravan of camels resting. Engraving
Silk Road. Caravan of camels resting. Antioch. Nineteenth-century colored engraving

HRH Queen Elizabeth II - with large bouquet of flowers
HRH Queen Elizabeth II (1926-2022)- with large bouquet of flowers. Date: circa 1955

Fantastic Transvestite Performer
A fantastic Transvestite Performer in dramatic pose! Date: 1924

Janet Lyle wearing a silk culotte suit from Annacat
Janet Lyle, who with her business partner, Maggie Keswick, ran Annacat, the South Kensington boutique favoured by some of the smartest young women of London including Lady Herbert

Shirtwaister dress by Michael, 1959
An elegant outfit comprising of a white silk shirtwaister dress belted with tan suede designed by Michael of Carlos Place

What People Are Wearing - Mrs Peter Cook (Wendy Snowden)
Wendy Cook, n饠 Snowden, first wife of the comedian Peter Cook. The couple married in 1963 and divorced in 1970. In this photo

Moloo Brothers & Co, Main Street, Zanzibar, Tanzania
Moloo Brothers & Co, Main Street, Zanzibar, Tanganyika, British East Africa (now Tanzania). Claimed to be the largest curio shop in East Africa, selling silk, ivory and other items. Date: circa 1920s

Indian nobleman on a palanquin on an elephant.. handcolored copperplate engraving by an unknown artist from Asiatic Costumes, Ackermann, London, 1828

Virtues win to Vices. Flemish tapestry 1510 c
Crucifixion and Virtues win the battle to Vices. ca. 1510. Victory due to the sacrifice of Christ. Cloth number 7 of the series known as Redemption of Man or Vices and Virtues

Edward VIII Coronation handkerchief
A silk handkerchief commemorating the Coronation of King Edward VIII, planned for 15 May 1937 but in fact, never staged due to the Kings Abdication in December 1936. Date: 1936

Jacqmar silk scarves, 1955
A variety of silk scarves with floral designs by famed textile firm, Jacqmar. Date: 1955

Advert for Three Knots de-luxe stockings 1934
The ideal Christmas gift. Give three Knots de-luxe real silk fully fashioned stockings in attractive Christmas boxes. 1934

Beautiful Legs Contest
A group of young women competing in a contest to decide which of them has the most beautiful legs, the prize being a pair of silk stockings! Date: early 1930s

Lullingstone Silk Farm, Ayot St. Lawrence, Hertfordshire
Skilled Silk Operator at her reeling machine at the Lullingstone Silk Farm, Ayot, House, Ayot St. Lawrence, Hertfordshire. Date: circa 1930s

Bursa, Turkey - School of Silk Weaving / Silk Worm Farming. Fourth largest city and the first Ottoman Capital. Historically also known Prussa and later Brussa

Soviet Armenia - Kurdish Girls - Traditional Dance Date: circa 1930s

Smoking Baby in a cigar box wearing a silk top hat. Not the best start in life health-wise... Quite bizarre. Date: 1904

Miss Jose Collins - Ziegfeld Follies Singer
Miss Jose Collins (1887-1958) - Ziegfeld Follies Singer and actress. Date: 1923

Dress for Queen Elizabeth (Queen Mother) Coronation 1937
Dress worn by Queen Elizabeth, consort of King George VI at the 1937 Coronation. Designed and made by Handley-Seymour it was of English silk and in a Princess shape with a full train

The Cuckold Hat
A new type of hat - suitable for use by married men... the cuckold hat! Date: circa 1910s

Princess Ingrid of Sweden on her wedding day
Princess Ingrid of Sweden, pictured on her wedding day to Crown Prince Frederick of Denmark. Her dress of white silk was trimmed with old Irish lace and had an 18 foot train

French transfiguration medium Eugenie Picquart
Photograph of the French " transfiguration" medium Eugenie Picquart at the National Laboratory of Psychical Research, in a trance during experiments, 1928. HPG/1/7/17 (ii)"

A Variety of Mens Hats
A selection of mens hats, including a Bowler Hat, a Tweed Cap, a soft felt hat, a best silk hat, an opera hat, a chauffeurs cap, a Ladies Riding hat and a Tweed hat

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