Fabric Collection (page 12)

Chinese Embroidery 1913
A narrow fitting dress with bateau (boat) neckline made from an oriental (Chinese) fabric depicting cranes & flowers. She wears 2 long strings of beads. 1913

Vamp Fashions 1914
Vamp & Victem: seductively clinging gown with low back, translucent sleeves & tasselled tail in an exotic patterned fabric; soft beret style hat & high heel court shoes. Date: 1914

Visiting Dress 1899
Fawn coloured dress, bodice composed of alternate panels of lace & plaid fabric, tight sleeves gathered into a puff at the shoulders, diagonal insert of lace on the skirt. Date: 1899

Astrakan Costume 1885
Astrakan d-b jacket bodice, high round collar, skirt & tunic in fabric of vertical stripes, tasselled cord worn at one side. Hat: high crown & stuffed bird. Small muff. Date: 1885

Green / Yellow Dress 1899
Polonaise: open body, 3/4 length sleeves, high collar, accodian pleated under-skirt with flounce & ruched trim. Hat with fabric trim & plumes. Pink flower worn in her hair. Date: 1899

Coats by Mlle Ste. Claire
Two winter coats by Mlle. De Ste. Claire: one in green diagonal check with seal fur trim, the other uses a brown diagonal stripe fabric with astrakan collar & cuffs. Date: October 1931

Evening Dress ?1882
Low cut with pointed bodices, decorative plastrons, epaulettes & trained skirts. Black: checkerboard fabric, jet & diamante trim. White: pearls & artificial flowers. Date: ? 1882

Cartoon, Parisian woman out shopping, WW1
Cartoon showing an elegant Parisian woman in a very tall hat, out shopping for fabrics. She asks for a large amount of material for a new hat, in spite of wartime austerity. Date: 1917

Woman with Ironed Towels
A smiling young woman carries some ironed towels and sheets; a wholsesome testament to the virtues of clean living. Date: 1930s

Four C14 Men
Four men in short garments, three with attached hoods, and with strips of fabric dangling from their arms, seemingly for ornament rather than any practical purpose Date: 14th century

Fashionable 1950S Hat
The hat is made out of lace and has been sewn on to a black fabric. It also has black netting which covers the chin and has little white dots attached to it - very elegant. Date: 1950s

TAILOR 1827
A tailor cuts a piece of fabric with scissors while his two female employees take a customers measurements in the background. Date: 1827

Jesus Veiled
JESUS OF NAZARETH When the soldiers struck him, they veiled his face, but even so the kindliness of his expression shone through the fabric of the veil... Date: 6 BC - 30 AD

Woman wearing NY City day dress, 1934
City day dress, New York. Note the sporty style and Autumn look emphasised by the colour of the tweed fabric/ Date: 1934/5

Advert for Jays smart knitwear for women 1937
Two models wearing made to measure very smart jersey fabric suits. Date: 1937

Advertisement for Nonflam flameproof clothing
Advertisement for Nonflam flameproof Flannelette clothing, strongly recommended by coroners. Date: early 20th century

Advertisement for Lux Soap - Why don t they use Lux? Date: early 20th century

Window display, Nehesco Fabrics. circa 1930s

Happy young woman in a silk (or tafeta) ball gown. Date: circa 1940s

Advert for Viyella dress by Digby Morton, 1941
Advertisement for Viyella frocks designed by Digby Morton during the Second World War. The advert urges women to find time to be gay and that Viyella wears tirelessly and washes like a kittens ear

Sefton Fabrics advertisement 1919 - Victory Year
Fashions Favourite this Victory Year. Advertisement for Sefton Fabrics designs by Annie Fish, who was the wife of Walter Sefton who owned the company. Date: 1919

Advertisement for Crimplene jacket
Advertisement for a Crimplene jacket which ensures the man appears handsome and eligible in all situations. Date: 1966

Lurex striped dress
A multi-coloured lurex striped dress (fabric by Brossin de Mere) by Cavanagh, and magenta velour coat (by Dormeuil Freres). Date: 1966

Sixties fashion by Hardy Amies; the outfit is entitled Hot Stuff and comprises a geranium-red double-breasted coat (fabric by Petillault), with cape sleeves

Jaeger fashion 1965
Model wearing a Jaeger wool suit in marigold frieze, worn with a sleeveless white wool sweater and white linen hat. She is posed in the stock order department at Dormeuil

Terylene advertisement, 1965
Advertisement for Terylene polyester fibre featuring a model with bobbed hair wearing a pink and white striped blouse. Date: 1965

Japanese family group - different styles of kimono and hair dressing Date: 1932

Advert for Barkers of Kensington blouses 1918
Ninon blouse veiled over ivory ninon dainty trimmed with floral silk and finely hemstiched inset sleeves. Charming ninon blouse, veiled over ivory ninon and gold lace

Costume of Granville She dresses in very fine
Costume of Granville. She dresses in very fine fabric, but never wears lace in her bonnet.. Handcolored fashion plate illustration from Louis-Marie Lantes Costumes des femmes du Pays de Caux

Woman of Saint Valery She wears a bonnet of
Woman of Saint Valery. She wears a bonnet of card covered in silk fabric, except for the top part.. Handcolored fashion plate illustration from Louis-Marie Lantes Costumes des femmes du Pays de Caux

Portrait of a lady, probably a Hungarian princess, 1528.. Chromolithograph from Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Altenecks Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century

Patterned silk fabrics from a cabinet of curiosities.. Chromolithograph from Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Altenecks Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century, Frankfurt

Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor, 1640-1705, from an oil painting in the Germanischen Museum.. He wears a small badge of the Golden Fleece hanging from a gold chain

Costume of Ragot, supplier.. Costume of Ragot, supplier. He wears a large claque (bicorn), a suit in a rich wool fabric of chocolate brown decorated with flowers

Costume of Dorlis, Muscadin in the fashion of 1796.. Costume of Dorlis, Muscadin in the fashion of 1796. He wears a small bicorn cocked hat, long jacket with huge lapels and cuffs, high-collar shirt

The water lily, Nelumbo lutea, in fabric, cross-stitch tapestry, and relief mold patterns.. Lithograph by Schlumberger with pochoir (stencil)

Wild rose in art nouveau patterns.. Lithograph with pochoir (stencil) handcoloring from Eugene Grassets Plants and their Application to Ornament, Paris, 1897

Chestnut tree in art nouveau patterns.. Lithograph with pochoir (stencil) handcoloring from Eugene Grassets Plants and their Application to Ornament, Paris, 1897

Nasturtium in art nouveau patterns.. Lithograph with pochoir (stencil) handcoloring from Eugene Grassets Plants and their Application to Ornament, Paris, 1897

Solomons seal, Polygonatum multiflorum, as design motif in wallpaper, borders and fabric.. Lithograph by Verneuil with pochoir (stencil)

Jonquil, Narcissus jonquilla, as design motif in wallpaper and fabric patterns.. Lithograph by Hervegh with pochoir (stencil)

Arrowhead, Sagittaria sagittifolia, as a design motif in wallpaper and fabric patterns.. Lithograph by Anna Martin with pochoir (stencil)

Arrowhead, Sagittaria sagittifolia, as a motif in embroidery, stained glass and fabric patterns.. Lithograph by Verneuil with pochoir (stencil)

Cyclamen persicum motif in patterns for lace, wallpaper and fabric.. Lithograph by Hervegh with pochoir (stencil) handcoloring from Eugene Grassets Plants and their Application to Ornament, Paris

Geranium motif in wallpaper, border and fabric patterns.. Lithograph by Gaudin with pochoir (stencil) handcoloring from Eugene Grassets Plants and their Application to Ornament, Paris, 1897

Gourd in fabric and wallpaper patterns.. Lithograph by Schlumberger with pochoir (stencil) handcoloring from Eugene Grassets Plants and their Application to Ornament, Paris, 1897

Gourd in wallpaper, stained glass and fabric patterns.. Lithograph by Verneuil with pochoir (stencil) handcoloring from Eugene Grassets Plants and their Application to Ornament, Paris, 1897

Columbine flower, Aquilegia vulgaris, in patterns for wallpaper, fabric and vase.. Lithograph by Verneuil with pochoir (stencil)

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