Drapery Collection

Statue of Nike by Paionios - Olympia, Greece
Reconstruction of a Statue of Nike (Goddess of Victory), originally by Paionios - Olympia, Greece (425420 BC). The statue originally stood near the temple of Zeus on a triangular 6-metre high pillar

Evening Dress 1922
Sleeveless, slash neck Chinese or orientally inspired black dress by Worth with red tassel detail which with the horizontal & vertical drapery draws attention to the hips

Draped Balenciaga Gown
Gown in mauve jersey by Balenciaga of Paris which makes dramatic use of classical style drapery. Worn with long evening gloves

Shopping for Fabric 1809
A throng of mostly feminine customers scrutinize the stock at Messrs. Harding, Howell & Co. at 89 Pall Mall. Fabrics cascade from displays in the drapery department

Costumes of state officers of the 15th century. They wear headdresses with drapery, rich velvet mantles and robes with slit sleeves

Four-poster bed with embroidered bedspread, fringed canopy and drapery. Draperie van een ledikant met geborduurde sprei, roeten-bankje, enz. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by D

Mr. Edward Shuter, 18th century English stage actor
Mr. Edward Shuter (1728-1776), English stage actor famous for his roles in She Stoops to Conquer and The Rivals

Ann Street Barry, English singer, dancer and stage actress
Mrs. Ann Street Barry (1734-1801), English singer, dancer and stage actress.. In manuscript, :She appeared on the stage by the name of Mrs. [William] Dancer rprevious to her marriage with Mr

Carolina Matilda, Princess of Great Britain
Carolina Matilda, Sister of King George III, Princess of Great Britain, Queen of Denmark and Norway, 1751-1775. Married at age 15 to King Christian VII of Denmark and Norway

Napoleon II asleep in his cradle with his mother Marie Louise of Austria by his side, 1811. The cradle on a rocking base with gilt decoration, drapery, crown and palm leaves

French library curtains, 1812. Drapery hanging from brass rosettes, ornamented with line and tassels

Drawing room window curtains and drapery, Regency style
Drawing room window curtains and drapery. Heavy pink curtains tied with gold tassels hanging from an ornate gilt rod. Blue festoons with gold fringe draped above

Regency woman stepping out in a walking dress. Spencer robe of blossom-pink sarsnet with Chinese silk fringe, drapery of Vandyke black lace in the loose Polonnaise style

The Madonna of Humility by Fra Angelico (1387-1455) - painting on wood panel (painted c.1430-1440) Date: mid-15th century

Northampton The Drapery early 1900s

Farmer's Sydney Advertisement
Advertisement for Farmer and Company, a Drapery business established in 1839 by Joseph and Caroline Farmer which became a retail empire and social institution

Tomb of Pope Alexander VII, by Bernini
Tomb of Pope Alexander VII (1599-1667). Sculptural monument by Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680), built between 1671-1678. Marble. Commissioned by Pope Alexander VII himself. South transept. St

Cloth store Grand Bazaar, Constantinople, Istanbul, Turkey
Vintage 19th century photograph: Cloth store drapery in the Grand Bazaar, Constantinople, Istanbul, Turkey

Hall & Polley, Drapers and Haberdashers, Birmingham
Hall & Polley, Drapers and Haberdashers, Bull Street, Birmingham. circa 1900

Large vase in crystalline agate decorated with animal heads. Chromolithograph by W

Beehive, icehouse and mortar mill
Bee hive and ice house, mortar mill, and artists guide to drapery and horse

Aerial view of Herberton, Queensland, Australia
Aerial view of Herberton, a mining town in Queensland, Australia. Date: circa 1910

Anglo-Saxon lady in a pink tunic or kirtle underneath a purple draped mantle. Her hair is hidden by an orange head- rail or veil which is draped over the shoulders. Date: 11th century

Anglo-Saxon women wear tunics over which are worn super- tunics or rocs & mantles. Head-rails or veils which are draped over the head, neck & shoulders cover their hair. Date: 8th century

Anglo-Saxon women wearing long tunics & super-tunics or rocs. The end of the sash style girdle is visible on the right. Head rails or veils completely cover the hair. Date: 8th century

A monarchal state habit: long green super-tunic worn under a draped mantle, bare feet, long hair worn with a gold fillet and a forked beard. Date: 8th century

The Market Square and Henwoods Arcade - Johannesburg, South Africa. Date: 1905

TUNIC DRESS 1934
Platinum blonde wears a halter neck long line tunic in pale blue satin with scarf-like drapery attached at the shoulder. Worn over a black velvet skirt. Date: 1934

FABRIC CANOPY INTERIOR
J Isabeys exhibition rooms: Decorative carved panelling on the walls also forms a screen to divide the space. Lengths of cloth form a canopy. Earth colours are used on the walls. Date: 1820

SHOWER BATH / ACKERMANN
A stylish young gent barges in on someone partaking of a shower bath and a young lady who is undressing - no doubt he wants to know why women always take so long! Date: 1813

Market below Ely Cathedral
An elderly couple in the market at Ely, Cambridgeshire, England - the cathedral towers can be seen in the background. First published in The Sunday Times. Date: 1990

Winter - a Greek or Roman woman warms her hands by a fire
Winter by Henry Ryland - a Greek or Roman woman warms her hands by a fire set in an ornamental metal basin

Ground Floor Bedsit - Oxford - Victorian
Ground Floor Bedsit - 20 Marlborough Road, Oxford - Extremely cluttered Victorian interior including brass bed, piano and multiple clocks! Date: 1897

Patrick Thomson Ltd, Edinburgh, Scotland
Patrick Thomson Ltd, department store, North Bridge, Edinburgh -- the Shopping Centre of Scotland. Date: 1910s

Greece. Hellenistic period. Statue of a woman. Marble. Ashkelon. 2nd century BC. Rockefeller Archaeological Museum. Jerusalem. Israel

Ava Gardner - American Film Actress
Ava Lavinia Gardner (19221990) - an American actress. Date: circa 1944

Advert for Maple & Co bedroom suite 1886
Bedroom suit, decorated with blue and pink, comprising of wardrobe with pale glass door, washstand with marble top, toilet table, large chest of drawers, toilet glass, three chairs

Evening Dress 1889
Countess Cadogan in a decollete evening gown with deep V neckline, pointed bodice, box-pleated skirt & a cascade of drapery at the back. Date: 1889

Courtaulds waterproof crape for mourning, 1915
Advertisement for Courtaulds Waterproof crape, available in the usual firm finish, or in a soft finish. Ideal for fashionable mourning and obtained from the leading drapers of the world. Date: 1915

Lord Mayor of London opening Whiteleys store
The Lord Mayor of London, Sir Thomas Boor Crosby (1830-1916), opening Whiteleys new premises in Bayswater, West London

Evening Dresses C. 1875
Pale blue gown with a princess line bodice, white lace bertha & tunic adorned with garlands of roses. Rear view of a blue gown shows the drapery & train

Carrick Coat 1810
Carrick coat with single collar & heavily pleated cape, green coat, white cravat, dark pantaloons, hussar boots (buskins) & a hat with a tall crown that narrows at the top

Dinner Dress 1913
Sprigged print robe by Doucet based on classical drapery: V -neck bodice with fill-in, dolman sleeves, tunic draped from a high waist, trained tango style skirt

LNWR Offices decorated for Queen Victorias Diamond Jubilee
LNWR Offices on Parliament Street (the short end-section of Whitehall before one reaches Parliament Square)

Late Hellenistic period. Female statuette. From Rome. Terracotte. Tanagra style. 196-156 a.C. Epicopal Museum of Vic. Catalonia. Spain

Turkey. Hierapolis. Roman statue. Woman. From theatre. 2nd C
Turkey. Asia Minor. Hierapolis. Roman statue. Woman. From theatre. 2nd C

Polonaise Dresses 1882
Polonaise dresses: cross-over bodice, horizontal drapery & loosely pleated skirt with tucks & bow; bodice with velvet collar & cuffs & plaid under-skirt. Date: 1882

Advert for Maple & Co drawing-room suite 1897
Amersham, drawing-room suits, consisting of settee, two easy, four occasional and two chalet chairs in carved dark mahogany, well upholstered in rich silk tapestry. 1897

Advert for Maple & Co furniture 1892
Fashionable furniture, from Maple & Co, in Tottenham Court Road. 1892

Aesthetic Dress 1884
Yellow-green classically inspired gown with peacock blue & patterned border. Satirical take on Artistic dress that made an appearance in England from the late 1870s Date: 1884

Painter of Interiors
The painter of interiors at his easel : he is very hot on drapery, armchairs, fireplaces, tables with knick- knacks... Date: 1904

Dress Maker 1804
A dress maker attends to her customer who is being fitted for a gown. Adjustments are made requiring a pair of scissors as the client admires the handiwork in the mirror. Date: 1804

Women Bathe at Fountain
Two women, one in transparent drapery, bathe gracefully and bashfully by a fountain. Date: 18th century?

Cradle - Barcelonette
Barcelonette en acajou, drapee en taffetas. An opulent cradle supported by legs consisting of an eagles head atop a lions foot Date: 1807

Mme Recamiers Bed
Parisian Furniture - Madame Recamiers bed: a flamboyant empire style bed with swan topped columns, female figures holding torches and a multitude of lilac drapery Date: 1807

New summer fashion models from Sara Camerons London salon
Lovely lines and subtle drapery distinquish the models of the moment from Sarah Camerons collection, London, Date: 1927

Suffragette Votes for Women Doll
A suffragette doll wearing a brown dress and hat, holding a Votes for Women placard. The head of the doll is made from a ping pong ball with a hand painted face

By George! by Nellie C. George, WW1 silhouette humour
The Customer: Have you got anything topical in the way of curtains? The Shop Assistant: Certainly Madam, Here is one of our new Kaiser curtains; all ready to hang

The Needless Question, predominance of khaki, WW1
The Customer: Will the colour run? The Assistant: Oh, no, Madam; its a khaki shade

Looking in a shop window during the sales, WW1
Each person has his or her own interpretation of the national call to thrift. This is the construction put upon it by the great drapery houses in the West End of London

Leopold II, Margrave of Austria from 1075. Date: c 1055-1096

I. E. Repins Studio, Penaty Memorial Estate, Repino
The Studio of Ilya Yefimovich Repin at the Penaty (Penates) Estate in the seaside suburb of Repino (formerly Kuokkala and under Finnish control), St

Woman wearing the trousers
" What material would you like for your trousers, Sir?" " Oh! The same as my Wife s." !! A comment on a strong woman, most definitely wearing the trousers in this relationship

Oriental beauty reclining on a divan
Oriental beauty (yet to open her wardrobe that morning) reclining on a divan. Date: 1914

The Foyer of the Opera - Paris, France. Date: circa 1910s

The Coronation of George VI - Celebrations at St Helier
The Coronation of George VI - Celebrations and decorations on the street at St Helier

Chinese Funeral - Rangoon - I saw no bier, but the children had been able to, right from the school balconies, set out in the street under a richly embroidered drapery

Silk-goods (or drapery) lane, odenma-cho. Print shows several men with decorations and banners on long poles marching past a clothing shop. Date 1858

Exotic Turkish Woman of the Harem Date: circa 1904

Reims Cathedral, France - Bas Relief - Drapers
Cathedral of Notre Dame, Reims, France - Intricately carved column pier with a bas relief depicting the Guild of Drapers - 13th century, located near the left entrance to the Cathedral

Greek Artistic Beauty, elegantly draped in thin pink chiffon and holding a variety of metal amphorae. She seems to have forgotten some of her clothing however.... Date: circa 1910s

Dolgellau - Plas Newydd, Gwynedd, Wales
Plas Newydd Drapery Store at Finsbury Square, Dolgellau, Gwynedd, Wales Date: circa 1907

Palais Royal Bedroom
A bedroom with a canopy bed and a chimney in the Palais Royal, Paris. Date: Circa 1760

20S Fashion / Jean Lanvin
Mlle Jane Renouard in a Jean Lanvin dress: bateau or boat neckline, sleeves with bell shaped tapered cuffs, godet style drapery, sequined sash, a cloche hat & court shoes. Date: late 1920s

Drapery Store at Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of Weir
The drapery store at the Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire

Shinto priests perform an elaborate dance in offering to a god; the symbol on the drapery is the Imperial Seal of Japan

Shower Bath / Ackermann
A stylish young gent barges in on someone partaking of a shower bath and a young lady who is undressing - no doubt he wants to know why women always take so long!

Classical Myth / Athena
A colossal head of Minerva, the Roman Goddess of Wisdom. She is often represneted as grave, wearing a helmet and with drapery over a coat of mail

History of Fashion 1879
A beige & brown costume consisting of a kilted, tight skirt & pannier style drapery in a complementary fabric. The jacket bodice is angle fronted & fastens with tiny buttons

History of Fashion 1880
Coat bodice, basques well over the hips, double-breasted, cut-away at the front & trimmed with cord; straight skirt with vertical stripes, train & diagonal drapery

Gown by Jean Desses
An evening gown in pale blue silk by Jean Desses of Paris with contrasting sash, draped skirt & interesting back detail where the halter strap is attached to the skirt

Summer & Travel Dress
Anglo-Saxon Summer dress of super-tunic or roc & draped mantle & a travelling habit of super-tunic with extra long sleeves with an ornate border. Both wear head-rails or veils

French Bed 1809
A French Bed: Ornate four-poster with pediment style canopy, fringed drapery and bolster pillows

Girl / Striped Stockings
Girl: loose wrap over dress, knee-length skirt, lace cuffs & hem, drapery (panniers) at the hips, loosely tied plaited cord, high crowned hat with plumes, striped stockings

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