Embroidered Collection (page 3)

Young girl of the Canton of Unterwalden, Switzerland
Young girl of the Canton of Unterwalden (now Obwalden and Nidwalden), Switzerland, 19th century. She wears a hat adorned with flowers and ribbons, a cap with ribbons

Marguerite de Navarre, sister of King Francis I, 1492-1549. (Titled Margurite de Valois in error.) She wears a cap of ribbons decorated with jewels and pearls

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

Paris fashion, Empire robe of straw-coloured satin covered with embroidered paillette tulle, with a black velvet train. 1901

Myrna Loy in the film, The Thin Man
Myrna Loy, American actress, in the film, The Thin Man. 1945

Rev Wilson Carlile, founder of the Church Army
Rev Wilson Carlile (1847-1942), English evangelist, founder of the Church Army and Prebendary of St Pauls Cathedral. Date: circa 1908

Evening ensemble from Debenham & Freebody, 1936
Superb evening ensemble from Debenham and Freebody of Wigmore Street, consisting of a evening dress of silver shot lame worn with a modish coat

Breton woman at Douarnenez, Brittany, Northern France
Breton woman in traditional costume at Douarnenez, Brittany, Northern France. She is wearing her Sunday best - during the week she works in the local sardine cannery. Date: 1922

Breton woman with her baby, Brittany, Northern France
Breton woman in traditional costume with her baby, Brittany, Northern France. Date: 1922

Young woman from Oesel Island (Saaremaa), Estonia
Young woman from Oesel Island (Saaremaa, Osel), Republic of Estonia, dressed in her bridal costume, including an elaborate headdress. Date: 1922

Middle class men and women, Bulgaria
Middle class men and women in traditional embroidered and braided costume, Bulgaria. Date: 1922

Young peasant girl in traditional gala dress, Bulgaria
Young peasant girl, age 16, in traditional gala dress with rich embroidery, silver decorations and ribbons, Bulgaria. Date: 1922

Avatar of Thaling, Bhutan, South Asia
Avatar of Thaling and others, Bhutan, South Asia. The Avatar is seen here in his Buddhist vestments, including an embroidered cope and an ornate mitre. 1922

Young peasant woman, Carinthia, southern Austria
Young peasant woman in gala dress, Carinthia, southern Austria. 1922

Embroidered flowers on a Christmas card
Embroidered flowers with embossed leaves and verse on a Christmas card. circa 1900s

Aviator Antonia de Varelia in aviation style hat
The well-known female aviator, Antonia de Vareli photographed in a close-fitting helmet style hat made of silk and lined with suede. 1928

The Bayeux Tapestry - Norman conquest of England
The Bayeux Tapestry - an embroidered cloth nearly 70 metres (230 ft) long, depicting the events leading up to the Norman conquest of England concerning William, Duke of Normandy, and Harold

The Bayeux Tapestry, part 1
The Bayeux Tapestry - an embroidered cloth nearly 70 metres (230 ft) long, depicting the events leading up to the Norman conquest of England concerning William, Duke of Normandy, and Harold

Damsels in a Wood, by Constance and Maxwell Armfield
Damsels in a Wood, embroidery on linen by Constance and Maxwell Armfield (English Quakers and pacifists working in America), First World War. 1916

Fashionable dresses for women 1911
Selection of attractive womens dresses with embroidered lace. Date: 1911

German fashion, September 1857
Latest fashionable clothing for women. Date: 1857

Womens fashion 1833
Latest fashion for women. Date: 1833

Christening robe 1868
Beautiful embroidered Christening robe. 1868

Three German bridesmaids in national costume, with elaborate hand-embroidered head-dresses. Date: 1930s

Anglo-Saxon king in his State Habit wears a blue tunic with embroidered hem, a mantle secured with a brooch, red hose with gold criss-cross leg bandages & a square crown. Date: 9th century

Anglo-Saxons: short tunic with girdle & short vertical slit from the neck, short tunic with side vents & broad embroidered border. N.B forked beards. Date: 10th & 11th century

Embroidered Animals

Beautiful fantasy girl admiring the blossom Date: circa 1900s

Imam - Sierra Leone - Praying
Imam (High Priest) - Sierra Leone - Praying Date: 1902

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Womans dress from the early 15th century, from a playing card in the Royal Library in Stuttgard.. She wears a jeweled hat and embroidered long-sleeved dress

Dress of the reign of King Richard II, 1377-1399.. She carries the kings badge or cognizance, a white hart with a crown of gold on its neck

Fashionable evening gowns 1909
Two women wearing the latest evening gowns from Swan and Edgars collection, model on the left is fashioned of sapphire-blue satin veiled with black ninon with panels of gold

EMBROIDERED TABLECLOTH
A finely embroidered tablecloth with a floral design on it. Date: 1930s

Costume - King Edgar 966
Anglo-Saxons. King: red tunic, blue mantle with gold border fastened with a brooch & leg bandages. Youth: embroidered tunic, red mantle, criss-cross leg bandages. Date: 966

Royal Costume 12th century
QUEEN OF HENRY II (1122?- 1204): an embroidered gown with close fitting sleeves & a girdle & a crown over a veil. A fur-lined mantle falls from her shoulders. Date: 12th cenntury

Costume - Women 1816
Staw bonnet with a high crown, white percale robe with tucks on the cuffs, bodice & hem possibly worn over a chemisette & with an embroidered ruff. Date: 1816

Women at Theatre 1814
Crape gown, demi-train, shawl of cashmire, amber jewellery; hair a la Grecque with gold comb. Round dress, long lace sleeves, gold jewellery, black lace shawl; hair: Romano-Greek. Date: 1814

BENEDICTINE NUN OF THE PERPETUAL ADORATION OF THE HOLY SACRAMENT (thats why she has it embroidered on her habit)

EVENING DRESS 1830
Gowns with transparent lace over-skirts with deep scalloped & embroidered flounces & wide over-sleeves that taper to a point. The white gown has lace manchettes. Date: 1830

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

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

Catalogue illustration, embroidered covers and tobacco set. 1. Yellow silk embroidered cover donated by the Sultan. 2. Blue sofa cover embroidered in gold and silk thread, donated by the Sultan. 3

Armchair, with cover
Fully upholstered armchair with walnut front legs and beech frame, with original stamped green, but faded to blue upholstery thought to be wool and made in England between c.1720 and 40. Date: c.1720

Fire screens
One of a pair of firescreens with a brass and rosewood stand and an embroidered decorative panel depicting a hen pheasant with white plumage, made in England c.1840-50. Date: 1840-50

Norman Hartnell tulle gown
A striking frock in white tulle embroidered with pearls embodying the lengthening of skirts which typified fashions towards the end of the 1920s and beginning of the 1930s

Frankish Court Dress C11
Man: mantle fastened with a brooch, embroidered super- tunic. Woman: coronet, veil, hair worn in long plaits, mantle & super-tunic with a girdle. Date: 11th century

Coronation of King George V and Queen Mary 1911
Coronation of King George V and Queen Mary consort, George V wearing the Imperial State Crown, and Royal Purple Robe of State

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