Embroidery Collection (page 5)

Infanta Isabella Clara Eugenia and Magdalena Ruiz
Isabella Clara Eugenia (1566-1633). Infanta of Spain. Portrait of Infanta Isabella Clara Eugenia and Magdalena Ruiz, 1585-1588. By Alonso Sanchez Coello (1531-1588). Prado Museum. Madrid. Spain

Maharaja of Gwaliors state elephants and bodyguard, India
State elephants, elaborately decorated, belonging to the Maharaja of Gwalior, Sir Madho Rao Scindia (1876-1925), India. The men are the Maharajas bodyguard. Date: circa 1910

Grenadier cap, officers, 43rd Regiment of Foot, 1740-1749. Metal and silk thread embroidery on velvet and wool. This officers cap displays the white horse and motto of the house of Hanover

Edwardian theatre and dining clothing 1905
Women wearing elegant evening gowns, square and v-necklines, short puff sleeves, trimmings of lace embroidery and hair worn high with floral and feathered plumes. Date: 1905

Edwardian women in evening coats 1905
Elegant evening coats with large slanted hats with flowers and plumes. Date: 1905

Madame de Pompadour at her Tambour Frame, 1763-1764. By the
Madame de Pompadour (Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson, Marquise de Pompadour) (1721-1764). French courtesan, a favorite of King Louis XV. Madame de Pompadour at her Tambour Frame, 1763-1764

Summer dress by Elsa Schiaparelli
Illustration of a summer dress designed by Elsa Schiaparelli in flame mousseline, with tourquoise, flame and gold metal musical instruments embroidered around a dropped hip line. Date: 1939

Noblewoman of C14Th
Noblewomen: fur-lined mantle with heraldic embroidery & a garment that resembles a kirtle, being front fastening but with funnel sleeves. N.B knightly- girdle. Date: 14th century

Joshua Heilmann, German textile innovator
Joshua Heilmann, German innovator in textile manufacture. He invented the first machine for combing cotton, and helped to revolutionise the embroidery industry

Sixties kaftans
Model on the left wears a white Grecian style kaftan with silver braiding down the front, by Simon Ellis. The silver sequin sandals are from Magli and the gilt bangles is from India Craft

Anglo Saxon accessories and furniture.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalarts Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and of the Middle Ages. 1798

Spanish lady in red dress on greetings card, Gibraltar
Spanish lady in a red dress and white lace veil on a greetings card, Gibraltar. Date: 20th century

American ladies coat fashion 1924
Collection of 1920s American coats, from a clothing catalogue. Date: 1924

ISABELLA Clara Eugenia (1566-1633). Infanta of Spain, daughter of Philip II. Painting

WPA Index of American Design exhibition Watercolor renderings of crewel embroidery. Poster announcing exhibition of embroidery designs in watercolors at the Federal Art Gallery, 77 Newbury St

Royal Wedding 1947. The Wedding Dress
The dress designed for Princess Elizabeth by Norman Hartnell of ivory duchesse satin with hand embroidery on the skirt and bodice and Court train (fifteen feet long and of ivory tulle)

Lampshade Tunic 1914
Fashion house model in a V - neck gown with a lampshade tunic held out with wire, trimmed with fur & ornamented with floral embroidery & a tubular under-skirt

Dost Mohammed Khan
DOST MOHAMMAD KHAN Ruler of Afghanistan

Various Shoes / Shaw / 1350
A selection of Piked shoes with long uppers and buckled ankle straps possibly ornamented with embroidery or punched outs designs

Art Deco Chair - 3
Armchair covered with Cordely embroidery

Art Deco Stool
Stool for the boudoir covered with Cordely embroidery

Creations by Redfern
How Cornely Embroidery is used for Riviera Models - demonstrated by two creations by Redfern

16Thc Drawing Room Scene
A noblewoman works at her embroidery while her daughter winds the silk thread, in the drawing room at Broughton Castle, Oxfordshire

Woman police officer Marion Macmillan in Northern Ireland
Woman police officer Marion Macmillan, Head of the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) Women Police Branch in Northern Ireland, seen here shaking hands with a VIP at a womens parade

Why wear your diamond on your neck? 1913
Anna Held (1872 1918), Polish-born French and later Broadway stage performer and singer, wearing lavish diamond stockings. 1913

Womens clothing for spring 1912
Spring dresses with three-quarter length sleeves, and wide brimmed hats with floral, ribbon and feathers additions. Date: 1912

Models wearing evening coats 1929
Models wearing three different style evening coats. A restaurant and theatre coatee in peacock colouring embroidered with sequins

Advert for John Barker & Co, lace slips 1906
Charming hand-made Paris colour or white guipure and Valencienne lace slip, lined throughout with chiffon, suitable for evening wear and theatre. 1906

Indian man playing the flute, India
Indian man playing the flute, with a water gourd at his side. Date: circa 1930

Evening gowns 1912
Women models wearing attractive evening gowns, composed of crystal covered net making sparkles over the train. Date: 1912

Fashion for June 1913
Women models wearing a suggestion of fashionable dresses and accessories from Paris. Date: 1913

Fashion for July 1913
Women models wearing fashionable early summer clothing. Date: 1913

Sutter Bros works, Swiss Embroidery, USA
Sutter Bros works, making Swiss Embroidery, North America. circa 1905

Portrait of Isabella de Medici (1542-1576) by Agnolo
Isabella de Medici (1542-1576). Daughter of Cosimo I de Medici. Portrait by Agnolo Bronzino (1503-1572). National Museum. Stockholm. Sweden

Woollen embroidery on part of army shirt, 1945 (c). Associated with Bert Worne and the Essex Regiment, the 3rd Indian Division (Chindits) and the Chindits

Clothing for Spring 1913
Women models wearing fashionable clothing for spring, old-rose satin evening frock with embroidered pearls and ribbon around the waist, walking suit made from cashimere, with satin frill edging

Latest fashionable designs 1913
Women models wearing fashionable clothing for spring, charming dinner gown in royal-blue satin silk veiled in embroidered net and a woman wearing tailor-made walking suit. Date: 1913

Advert for P. Steinmann & Co Christening robes 1926
P. Steinmann advertising a beautiful embroidered net Christening robe with matching bonnet. 1926

Childrens fashions, 1930s
Charming fashions for little people from Taylour-Smiths of Conduit Street. The bonnet and coat pictured are of angora cloth trimmed with crepe de chine while the frock on the right

Woman wears a nightdress from Robinson & Cleaver
A woman wearing a nightdress of Linen Lawn from Robinson & Cleaver. The nightdress is a hand-drawn design with fine hand embroidery, trimmed with real filet lace and ribbons

Young lady wearing a coatee from Gorringe s
Young fashionable lady wears a coatee, decorated with braid embroidery and black crepe marocain from Gorringe s, Buckingham Palace Road, London. Date: 1923

Stylish young ladies talking to each other
Two young stylish ladies wearing the following outfits: A Jenner brushed-wool tomato sports coat, ornamented (accessorised) with shaded blue embroidery (left)

Women in Glen Columbkille, County Donegal, Ireland
Two women in Glen Columbkille (Glencolmcille, Gleann Cholm Cille), County Donegal, north-west Ireland. One of them, with bare feet, sits on a rock, embroidering a handkerchief

Holy Roman Emperors Cloak with liner
Imperial cloak (mantle) with liner. A cloak is preserved In the Cathedral of St. Etienne in Metz that resembles in shape and ornamentation those worn by German and Byzantine emperors

Cover of The Graphic - Christmas Number 1912
Cover of The Graphic - Christmas Number, November 25th 1912, featuring a young girl surrounded by toy farm animals and buildings - the style is akin to an old embroidery sampler. Date: 1912

Elegant young woman in a summer ball dress. 1827

Mary Linwood, needlewoman and schoolmistress (1755-1845). circa 1800

Maharaja of Gwaliors four state elephants, India
Four state elephants, elaborately decorated, belonging to the Maharaja of Gwalior, Sir Madho Rao Scindia (1876-1925), India. Date: circa 1910

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