Fabric Collection (page 28)

Spitalfields Brocade
A fine floral design in silk brocade by Campbell, Harrison and Lloyd of Spitalfields, London, and displayed at the Crystal Palace exhibition

Sale / British Goods / China
A British merchant in Canton sells imported clothing to interested local traders

Lace Advert & Samples
An advertisement for Urlings Lace, depicting their offices at 392 The Strand, London and giving samples of common lace, Urlings lace, Cotton and Urlings patent thread

Fabric Shop Assistant
A shop assistant behind a counter folds a length of flower patterned fabric she has just cut from a roll of cloth

Poiret Day Dress / Photo
Design by Paul Poiret: high waisted Directoire / Empire revival day dress in a Chinese floral fabric, half-length sleeves with engageantes & a red ribbon belt

Costume Women 1852
Dresses: white with large floral design printed to fit the 3 flounces - flounces a disposition ; blue edged with black stripes & waistcoat style front in a contrasting fabric

Shop Assistant 1883
A shop-girl

Tunic Dress / Doucet 1914
Ornate yellow tunic dress: tango skirt with front split & train in a luxuriantly patterned fabric, translucent tunic with feathery trim drawn in with a tasseled girdle

Stiebel and Model
Fashion designer Victor Stiebel (1907-1976) photographed fitting the model Peggy Meredith

Patriotic Pillow 1915
Dress by Jessie Porter: triple skirt in a lightweight striped fabric, the upper skirt in plain black, vest bodice with dentate edge, wide brimmed hat. Girl: short double smock

Girls in Frocks 1925
Girls wear practical short frocks: gathered from a broad collar & with scollop detailing or shirt style with turn over collar & a deep yoke / shirt front in a contrasting fabric

Ball Dress 1823
Ball dress possibly of a white transparent fabric worn over a blue slip with deep embroidery on the hem, sleeves & neckline. Note the hair accessories (comb ?)

Dinner Dresses 1900 / Liz
Decolletee tunic dresses with transparent fabric high neck & chemisette infill. Applique, embroidery & relief trimmings, a lace under-skirt & long kid gloves

Knitted Bowler Hat 1891
Tweed lounging jacket & matching waistcoat worn with checked woollen trousers of a different fabric, dark tie & pale coloured bowler hat that appears to be knitted?

Dryden / Fashion / 358
Design for evening dress and contrasting orange jacket with a velvet fabric sample attached labelled The Herald Silk Shop, New York

Owen Jones Elizabethan
Designs copied from needlework, tapestry, diapers, drapery and dress patterns

Egyptian Frocks 1924
Egyptian influence. Green tube dress with gold fabric draped diagonally from one shoulder & fastened at the hip; black print dress with handkerchief drapery at the hips

1911 Silhouette / Gose
Silhouette of 1911: high waisted tunic dress with narrow (hobble) skirt & a V necked corsage in an exotic floral fabric. She carries an American sac handbag

Advert / Hercules Fabrics
Hercules fabrics - the family fabric for overalls, dresses and childrens frocks

LADIES & BOY 1865
Boy: Danish trousers & Zouave jacket. Women: bodice with square basques, fourreau skirt (each panel trimmed); hitched- up walking skirt & hooded mantle in spotted fabric

Costume / Photo 1860S
Middle aged woman in a dress composed of a fabric with horizontal stripes. Much of her clothing is obscured by a fringed shawl which reaches almost to ground level

Polka Dot Frock 1832
Pelerine with dentilated border; dress with full sleeves (tight from elbow to wrist - Medici ). Worn with a belt & large bonnet. Shown in black & a polka dot fabric

Marie / Sachsen-Weimar-Eis
PRINCESS MARIE von SACHSEN-WEIMAR-EISENACH Wife of Prince Carl of Prussia in 1825

Patterned Frock 1940S
Woman wearing a short-sleeved, summer frock with a square neckline outlined with ric-rac braiding. The fabric has a diagonal check infilled with images of donkeys & women

A Corner Seat
A COSY CORNER with the characteristic furnishings of an artistic family - china vases, lettered inscription, Chinese fan, fabric covered seats, drapes

Ornate Fabrics 1924
Coat in bold fabric designs by Ducharne: with a huge white fur collar or a narrow stand collar, wrap over front & concealed fastenings in both a plain & patterned fabric

Female Type / Sepia C1860
A dress in a horizontally striped fabric with front buttoning bodice, gigot sleeves, white cuffs & collar, a plain skirt, brooch & pendant on a long chain

Working Class Boy 1860S
A working boy wears a felt hat, lightweight jacket in a coarse fabric, trousers, boots & a coarse apron

Delivery Boy Costume
Boy carrying a basket: boots, trousers, light coloured shirt style jacket in a coarse fabric, white collar & narrow bowtie, apron, quartered cap. A knife hangs from his belt

Father & Sons 1860S
The older man wears a frock coat while the younger man & boy wear lounging jackets. The boy wears a lounge suit where the fabric of the jacket & trousers match

Photo / Girl & Chair 1870S
Little girl wears a short dress cut low off the shoulders in a narrow horizontal striped fabric: full skirt, ribbon trim, buttoned bodice with long pointed basques

Longchamps Style for Men
Strapped trousers (one pair in a twill fabric), top hats, spurs, gibus, canes, cravats, boots with elongated toes, pleated shirt fronts, shawl waistcoat with roll collar

Evening Cape Coat 1922
Voluminous cape like evening coat by Paul Poiret: oblong yoke in a floral fabric & rounded hem at the back with a red border at the front, plus drop earrings & a headband

Tousled Blonde
A tousle headed blonde, with a knowing look, poses on a cliff wearing a halter neck bikini in a large polka dot print fabric

Coats for Children 1926
American blouse (sailor blouse), double and single- breasted short coats in plain or plaid fabric, boys suit with shorts

Striped Toilette ?1885
Costume in vertical striped fabric (see real swatch): pointed waist, deep V neck with falling lace collar, tunic hitched up at one side & trimmed with ribbon

Paris Evening Gown 1904
Pretty Paris gown created with layers of sheer fabric profusely ornamented with ribbon & three-dimensional flowers. The pointed sash emphasizes the tiny waist

Fur-Trimed Shawl 1913
A shawl in a translucent fabric bordered with fur & with a fur-trimmed high stand collar with two pointed capes terminating in a tassel. A fur toque completes the ensemble

Afternoon Mantlet 1913
Mantlet in a bold red floral fabric with black collar & turned-back cuffs worn with a black hobble skirt, soft hat or toque & drop earrings

Skiwear for 1913
Striped fabric used vertically to emphasize the column like silhouette: tubular skirt with decorative panel, long line jacket worn with a long, fringed scarf

MLLE YANEs GOWN 1913
Mlle. Yane in a gown by Drecoll: round fur-trimmed decolletage, high waistline, draped skirt giving the effect of panniers & with panels of an ornate floral fabric

Overcoat Back View 1907
An American 3/4 length overcoat in a self-stripe woollen fabric with velvet collar & rounded corners to the back vent

Evening Coat / Paquin 1914
Paquin evening coat: deep set fur trimmed sleeves & panels using a fabric with a Klimt style spiral motif. The shell style collar is possibly wired to keep its shape

Egyptian Evening Coat
Evening coat in fur & a fabric using motifs from a non- European culture (?Egyptian) with hood & large hanging sleeves giving the garment the appearance of a cloak

Quilted & Ermine Coat
Orientally inpired evening coat with cape collar, loose tubular sleeves & pleated back panel in a quilted brightly coloured ornate printed fabric lined & trimmed with ermine

Quilted Silk Coat 1922
Loose fitting cape style evening coat in sable & quilted silk with a huge fur collar exhibits a distinct chinese influence in the fabric design & tassel trim

Two-Tone Dress / New Look
The sleeves are cut with the upper bodice and fitted to a deep waist band. The skirt is composed of bands of alternating brown & grey fabric of increasing width

Tunic Dress 1912
Column-like Directoire or Empire line revival: corsage of translucent fabric with a deep V back, broad cummerbund & a narrow trained skirt with gathered tunic

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