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Fashions for September 1923Illustration showing a stylish pleated dress, made from almond green crepe de Chine, embroidered with a dull gold
Victorias SlippersQueen Victorias Coronation slippers when purchased by Lady Cory in the 1930s: narrow & square-toed in plum velvet with the Royal Coat of Arms embroidered in gold
Charlemagne & CourtiersLavishly embroidered mantles worn over tunics, kirtles & super-tunics. The women wear broad corset like belts & girdles, a veil & coronet or long plaits
Hand Banner ScreenFrench design for a hand banner screen, on Berlin tent, with cross-stitch and bead work
C1690 BEAU (COSTUME)BEAU WILSON Flamboyantly dressed dandy, wearing a feathered hat, ornately embroidered waistcoat with tassels, necktie and wig
Daisy Fez & Dutch CapTwo charming young women wearing two charming hats - a fez-like creation embroidered with multi- coloured daisies and a purple dutch style cap
Harlequin Knitted CapSmiling brunette in a 4 colour knitted hat and gloves with an embroidered robin
Afternoon Gown 1911High waisted Directoire or Empire line gown in lilac etamine & chiffon embroidered in gold & lilac wooden beads. N.B Cordeliere girdle & floating back panel
Cafe Society 1906Paris fashions: bell shaped skirt with gathered flounces, broad belt, lace high-necked blouse, fur stole & hat tilted forwards; an embroidered jacket with shawl collar
Stiebel / BallgownA flounced debutante dance frock in shadowy white organdie embroidered with navy blue. Roses held at waist by belt. Billowing skirt falls in tiers over hooped petticoat
Klimt Dress Circa 1914Artistic & exotic looking Klimt inspired dress with a translucent upper bodice, embroidered split tunic with train & fringed tango skirt worn with a feather headdress
Dresses of 1892Elegant women in embroidered and lace dresses, with two girls carrying baskets of flowers
Costume / Lingerie 1851Items of Lingerie: embroidered casaque (jacket) & mantlet with scallop edges; 2 lace caps; chemisette; the cuffs of 2 undersleeves trimmed with ribbon & volans
Dryden / Skiwear / 352Ski outfit, based on a traditional Austrian folk pattern with an embroidered top, designed for Hello
Tudor Costume Early C16Two French noblemen. Note the low cut doublets which reveal the shirts which are drawn tight at the neck - a fore-runner of the ruff, also the duck-bill shoes
Owen Jones Indian 51Ornaments from embroidered and woven fabrics, and paintings on vases, seen in the Indian Collection of the Great Exhibition and later at the South Kensington Museum
Dresses of 1805Blue day dress with embroidered hem & fingerless gloves, deep red evening robe with melon sleeves, low square corsage with vandyked tucker worn with a turban
White Gown Blue Slipperswhite gown with self- embroidered hem & white scarf worn like braces. Accessories: straw & blue cloth bonnet, folding parasol & green shawl with patterned border
Eagles (Japanese)Two eagles on a gilded perch - an embroidered fukusa, a kind of mixed media production in which some parts (such as the birds feathers) are embroidered, others painted
LA Mode June 1833Note the fashionable Capote bonnets. The gowns are both of mousselaine - one printed with a motif the other striped. Both wear pelerines: one has a scalloped & embroidered edge
Yellow Frock 1836Redingote: embroidered trim, deep falling tucker, skirt en tablier, sleeves en bouffant at the middle of the arm & trimmed with ribbons & roses. Shown in pale yellow & in pink
Costume Parisiens 2622Hair: Grecian style ornamented with red bandelettes. Gown: embroidered band of detail at knee level, corsage uni with horizontal revers, cleft on the shoulders
Battledore Fashion PlateShort coloured skirts showing embroidered scallop edged petticoats, white blouses with imbecile sleeves & embroidered yokes & tuckers, floral aprons with pockets & black braces
Linen Frocks 1929Practical summer frocks in embroidered linen: collarless jacket & 2 piece dress with flounce, or gored skirt, scarf & plain trim, or a floral dress with coatee bodice
Women & Girl 1890S PhotoGirl: smocked & embroidered frock with full sleeves. Women: lace jabot, gigot sleeves, lace gloves & fichu, spectacles. Granny sports the hairstyle of her youth
Children / Photo / 1870SBaby wears an embroidered frock. The little girl wears trousers ornamented with tucks showing below the flounced skirt of her dress & leather shoes with a bar
Female Type / Fan C1890Demure Victorian woman posing with a fan
MENs COATS OF 1855Frock coat with funnel or pagoda sleeves in imitation of the current female fashion shown from the rear & front on. One coat has a naval air with embroidered stand collar
Dressing Gown 1839Red patterned dressing gown with cord belt & green lining, slippers & colourful cravat. Evening dress: black tights, bicorne hat, cut-away coat & embroidered waistcoat
L OBSERVATEUR 1835Embroidered waistcoat, S-B cut-away coat with velvet collar, grey trousers with decorative side seam, square quizzing glass. Front & rear view of a frock coat
Bon Genre No. 71 CostumeWhite cotton robes with short puffed sleeves & embroidered hems worn with tall florally ornamented bonnets & a green Kashmir shawl
BON GENRE NO. 20 C. 1805Une soiree de Coblentz - French emigres flee France, and take refuge in Coblentz just across the German border, where they wait for the Revolution to blow over
Frenchwomen C. 1805Coloured slippers, white gown with ruff & patterned border, robe with low, V corsage & embroidered hem, green robe with white puffed sleeves, high ruff & kashmir shawl
Woman Brushing HairA young woman wearing a paisley pattern dressing gown brushes her long hair with a silver handled bristle brush with an embroidered floral back. Date: 1940s
Fur-Edge Skirt 1894Costumes bordered with fur: under-skirt with box pleats, high-waisted circle over-skirt with button detail, gigot sleeves, embroidered detail. Costume with single skirt
Fur Poncho 1913Green lined white fur garment somewhat like a cape or poncho with a thick all round fur collar & chinese style embroidered motif on the chest. Worn with a fur toque
Coats by Worth 1923Orientally inspired coats by Worth based on a Kimono: orange with voluminous hanging sleeves & fur trim & collar; puce wrap over coat with fur lining & embroidered panels
Evening Dress / Worth 1923Orientally inspired gowns by Worth in lacquer reds: wrap over with diamante bows, fur trim & matching jacket; floral embroidered panels, sash & gored skirt with train
Evening Dress / VionnetChinese influenced black dress by Madeleine Vionnet: slash neck, sleeveless with box- pleated or gored skirt & embroidered dragon motif on the bodice
Sealskin Coat 1922Flared coat in russet & grey leather with an embroidered yoke & high stand collar & deep cuffs of sealskin. The lining & toque hat are also of sealskin
Rat Fur Coat 1922Wrap over rat fur coat with a high stand collar a yoke with embroidered panels bordered in silver fox fur & embroidery. The styling has an Eastern European feel
Embroidery & Fur CoatA design by Raphael: A full length evening coat in white satin profusely embroidered with sequins & with a fur roll collar & sleeves
Charles Ix / King FranceCHARLES IX, KING OF FRANCE wears a cap ornamented with jewels & feathers, a small ruff, embroidered cape, doublet with slashed sleeves, jerkin & slashed & bombasted trunk hose
German Women SpinningA pretty scene in a German village, where old world crafts such as spinning with spinning wheels are still practised. Note the hand- embroidered head-dresses
Lady with a basket full of decorated Easter eggsA lady with a basket full of decorated Easter eggs