Embroidery Collection (page 6)

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

Stylish women wearing outfits from Edelle at the beach
Women pictured wearing the following stylish outfits: (left) a beige wool costume, (second left) check frock with large pearl buttons

Advertisement for Poiret and Jenny fashions, showing four women in a range of outfits. 1917

Advertisement for Poiret, Premet and Jenny fashions, showing four women in a range of outfits. 1917

Princess Elizabeth & Margaret at Disabled Soldiers Work Ex
Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II) and her younger sister, Princess Margaret Rose, pictured during a visit with Queen Mary and their mother the Duchess of York

Advert for Debenham & Freebody robespierre blouse 1912
Woman wearing a double cascade frill blouse, trimmed with valenciennes lace. 1912

Stoking the fire before heading to bed on Christmas Eve
A young boy in nightshirt and nightcap stokes the fire with his Mother before heading to bed on Christmas Eve, to dream of the joy, fun and raft of surprises the morrow may bring... Date: 1912

Irish Crochet and Handkerchief Embroidery, Bryansford - two women outside a thatched cottage. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Down: Bryansford). Date: circa early 1900s

Altar frontal by Antonio Sadurni. 1450. Legend of St. George with princess and dragon. Chapel of St. George. Palace of the Generalitat. Barcelona. Spain

Florentine altar frontal by Geri di Lapo. 14th century. From
Florentine altar frontal by Geri di Lapo. 14th century. Life of Jesus Christ. Crucifixion. From Manresas Cathedral. History Museum. Seu of Manresa. Catalonia. Spain

Gothic. Altarpiece. 14-15th century. Fancywork. Christs res
Gothic. Altarpiece. Detail. 14-15th century. Fancywork. Christs resurrection. From Ex-collegiate Church of Sant Feliu. Girona Art Museum. Spain

Advert for Harrods frocks 1913
Pretty afternoon and day frocks exclusively available from Harrods. 1913

Chalice Veil, cloth with covers the chalice. 18th century. Diocesan Museum. Tarragona. Catalonia. Spain

Portrait of Manuela Camas y de las Heras, Consort to Juan Ag
Francisco de Goya (1746-1828). Spanish romantic painter. Portrait of Manuela Camas y de las Heras, Consort to Juan Agustin Cean Bermudez. C. 1785, Museum of Fine Arts. Budapest. Hungary

Traditional costume of Matyo man. Mannequin. 1900-1910. Hung
Traditional costume of Matyo man. From Mezokovesd, Borsod county. 1900-1910. Ethnographic Museum. Budapest. Hungary

Maria Theresa of Austria with the Grand Dauphin by Mignard
Maria Theresa of Austria with the Grand Dauphin by Pierre Mignard. Prado Museum. Madrid. Spain

Half-length coat by Elsa Schiaparelli
Half-length coat designed by Elsa Schiaparelli. The coat is made in carbon blue embroidered with black soutache. The skirt is blue

Elizabeth Gaskell, English novelist
Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, English novelist. 1851

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