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Background imageFabrics Collection: Aberfoyle fabrics

Aberfoyle fabrics
Advertisement for Aberfoyle Fabrics. Fabrics... where style is interwoven with the practical. Illustration from Delineator magazine February 1927. Artist anon. Date: 1927

Background imageFabrics Collection: The Market Square and Henwoods Arcade - Johannesburg, South Africa. Date: 1905

The Market Square and Henwoods Arcade - Johannesburg, South Africa. Date: 1905

Background imageFabrics Collection: INDIAN CLOTH MERCHANT

INDIAN CLOTH MERCHANT
A white European woman looks carefully through piles of fabrics, brought to her home by a cloth merchant in colonial India. Date: 1930s

Background imageFabrics Collection: WOOL EXHIBITION STAND

WOOL EXHIBITION STAND
An exhibition stand for the Bradford Manufacturing Company, displaying all-wool dress fabrics and century cashmeres. Date: 1884

Background imageFabrics Collection: PARIS DEPARTMENT STORE

PARIS DEPARTMENT STORE
Fabrics, shawls, childrens clothes &c. Date: circa 1850

Background imageFabrics Collection: Virtues win to Vices. Flemish tapestry 1510 c

Virtues win to Vices. Flemish tapestry 1510 c
Crucifixion and Virtues win the battle to Vices. ca. 1510. Victory due to the sacrifice of Christ. Cloth number 7 of the series known as Redemption of Man or Vices and Virtues

Background imageFabrics Collection: Masonic apron. Textiles. SPAIN. Madrid. National

Masonic apron. Textiles. SPAIN. Madrid. National Historical Archive of Madrid

Background imageFabrics Collection: Scandalous Frocks 1908

Scandalous Frocks 1908
Brazen women cause a scandal at the French races in their decollete gowns which use transparent fabrics over the chest in order to conform to the fashion for high collars

Background imageFabrics Collection: Advert for Mandel Brothers department store 1913

Advert for Mandel Brothers department store 1913
Announcement for the opening of the new spring collection at Chicagos Mandel Brothers department store. Advert showing some well dressed women and a men being welcomed by a Sikh boy. Date: 1913

Background imageFabrics Collection: Courtelle advertisement, Marcus dress 1959

Courtelle advertisement, Marcus dress 1959
Advertisement for a smart sheath day dress by Marcus made in Courtelle fabric - a new type of acrylic fibre manufactured by Courtaulds

Background imageFabrics Collection: Dress and matching coat by Norman Hartnell

Dress and matching coat by Norman Hartnell
A dress and matching coat by Norman Hartnell who follows the vogue for diaphanous fabrics by using mushroom silk organza. The dress has a deep V neckline

Background imageFabrics Collection: Dandelion in art nouveau patterns

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

Background imageFabrics Collection: The iris in various patterns for stained glass

The iris in various patterns for stained glass, wallpaper and fabrics.. Lithograph by Verneuil with pochoir (stencil) handcoloring from Eugene Grassets Plants and their Application to Ornament

Background imageFabrics Collection: The Morse Cotton Baling Press. Cotton Hydraulic

The Morse Cotton Baling Press. Cotton Hydraulic Press, New Morse system. Installed in New York. 1881. Xylography

Background imageFabrics Collection: Tapestry of Pastrana. Afonso V of Portugal

Tapestry of Pastrana. Afonso V of Portugal
Tapestry of Pastrana. end 15th c. Disembarkation in Asilah of 1470. Detail of the King Afonso V of Portugal. Flemish art. Tapestry. SPAIN. CASTILE-LA MANCHA. GUADALAJARA. Pastrana

Background imageFabrics Collection: Pastrana Tapestries, 1471 c Disembarkation in Asilah

Pastrana Tapestries, 1471 c Disembarkation in Asilah
The Pastrana tapestries: Disembarkation in Asilah. ca. 1471 - 1475. Cloth number 1 of the series on the conquest of Asilah and Tangier in 1471 by Alfonso V of Portugal. Detail of Portuguese troops

Background imageFabrics Collection: David Before Saul. Flemish tapestry 1525 c

David Before Saul. Flemish tapestry 1525 c
David before Saul. ca. 1525. Series of History of David. Cardboard by Bernard van Orley. Manufacturing in Brussels. Silk and wool. 560 x 410 cm. Flemish art. Tapestry. SPAIN. CASTILE AND LEON

Background imageFabrics Collection: Design for textile with geometrical shapes

Design for textile with geometrical shapes. Pencil and charcoal on detail paper. Silver Studio. 1933

Background imageFabrics Collection: Design for textile or wallpaper in blue and cream

Design for textile or wallpaper in blue and cream. Gouache on copy paper with ruled lines. Silver Studio. circa 1900

Background imageFabrics Collection: Bayeux Tapestry. 1066-1077. Transport of weapons

Bayeux Tapestry. 1066-1077. Transport of weapons and wine on a cart. Detail. Romanesque art. Tapestry. FRANCE. Bayeux. Archaeological Museum

Background imageFabrics Collection: Merriecolour curtains advertisement, 1950s

Merriecolour curtains advertisement, 1950s
Advertisement for Grafton Merricolour fabrics featuring a woman looking out of a window as her jolly Merricolour curtains flap in the breeze. 1950s

Background imageFabrics Collection: Signs and Symbols on Native Indian Handicrafts

Signs and Symbols on Native Indian Handicrafts
The Signs and Symbols used on indigenous native American handicrafts and jewelery. The Date: circa late 1930s

Background imageFabrics Collection: Beneath my Feet the Still Bazaar is Laid

Beneath my Feet the Still Bazaar is Laid
Study of a bazaar with colourful fabrics hanging up and rugs spread on the ground. Date: 1920

Background imageFabrics Collection: Womens fashion, 1928

Womens fashion, 1928
Women sporting summer frocks and parasols. 1928

Background imageFabrics Collection: Celanese Fashion Fabrics

Celanese Fashion Fabrics
Advertisement for Celanese fabrics. 1928

Background imageFabrics Collection: Fashionable lady hanging up dainty fabrics on her line

Fashionable lady hanging up dainty fabrics on her line
A young fashionable lady hanging up dainty fabrics on her washing line, direct from a bowl of creamy Lux washing suds. Date: 1924

Background imageFabrics Collection: Advertisement in Princess Ida programme

Advertisement in Princess Ida programme
Advertisement for Liberty Art Fabrics in Princess Ida programme, Gilbert & Sullivan, Savoy Theatre, London, with three men in armour. circa 1880s

Background imageFabrics Collection: Celanese evening coat and dress, 1937

Celanese evening coat and dress, 1937
A dramatic evening coat in heavy Celanese crepe bavalo, worn over an evening frock of lustrous celanese boucle satin. Date: 1937

Background imageFabrics Collection: Advert for Dolcis shoes 1931

Advert for Dolcis shoes 1931
A selection of fashionable evening court shoes & sandals in a variety of fabrics or kid leather with high heels & an ankle strap or bar across the instep. Date: 1931

Background imageFabrics Collection: Cartoon, Parisian woman out shopping, WW1

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

Background imageFabrics Collection: Coffee & Cakes Party

Coffee & Cakes Party
He wears a single breasted, dark 3-piece suit. Of the ladies frocks: one uses plain fabrics with contrasting collar & cuffs; the other 3 are of various printed textiles. Date: 1930

Background imageFabrics Collection: Pedlar Sells Cloth / 1880

Pedlar Sells Cloth / 1880
The women of a country village take an interest in the fabrics of a passing pedlar. Date: circa 1880

Background imageFabrics Collection: Advert for Heals hand-printed linens 1914

Advert for Heals hand-printed linens 1914
Heals hand-printed linens, chintzes and cretonnes Date: 1914

Background imageFabrics Collection: Window display, Nehesco Fabrics

Window display, Nehesco Fabrics. circa 1930s

Background imageFabrics Collection: Sefton Fabrics advertisement 1919 - Victory Year

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

Background imageFabrics Collection: Advertisement for Crimplene jacket

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

Background imageFabrics Collection: Terylene advertisement, 1965

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

Background imageFabrics Collection: British Spring fashions from Isobel and Dora Ainsworth, 1927

British Spring fashions from Isobel and Dora Ainsworth, 1927
The synchronisation of sumptuosity and simplicity - precious metals and exquisite fabrics form the loveliness for this seasons models - British fashions Date: 1927

Background imageFabrics Collection: Cranach, Lucas, the Elder (1472-1553). Venus

Cranach, Lucas, the Elder (1472-1553). Venus and Cupid. 1535. Renaissance art. Oil on wood. ITALY. LAZIO. Rome. Borghese Gallery and Museum

Background imageFabrics Collection: Cotton weaver, 17th c. Early Modern Era. Painting

Cotton weaver, 17th c. Early Modern Era. Painting. ITALY. VENETO. Venice. Museo Correr

Background imageFabrics Collection: A Chinese Woman spinning, Qianlong Period (1736-96)

A Chinese Woman spinning, Qianlong Period (1736-96) (gouache on paper). Chinese art. SWITZERLAND. Bern. Bernese Historical Museum

Background imageFabrics Collection: Textile Merchants. Illustration from the book of

Textile Merchants. Illustration from the book of Statutes of the Tailors Guild, 14th c. Gothic art. Miniature Painting

Background imageFabrics Collection: Painted page from Torah, 18th century. Jewish Traditions

Painted page from Torah, 18th century. Jewish Traditions and Rituals. Textiles. ISRAEL. JERUSALEM. Jerusalem. Israel Museum

Background imageFabrics Collection: Apron of Master Mason, 19th c. Textiles. FRANCE

Apron of Master Mason, 19th c. Textiles. FRANCE. Ό E-DE-FRANCE. Paris. Mus饠 du Grand Orient de France et de la Franc-Ma篮 nerie Europ饮 ne

Background imageFabrics Collection: Worshiping of the Dragon. Apocalypse of Angers

Worshiping of the Dragon. Apocalypse of Angers
BATAILLE, Nicolas (14th c.). The Worshiping of the Dragon. 1375 - 1382. Scene 14 of the tapestry number 3 from the series Apocalypse of Angers commissioned by Louis I, Duke of Anjou

Background imageFabrics Collection: Worshiping of the Beast. Apocalypse of Angers

Worshiping of the Beast. Apocalypse of Angers
BATAILLE, Nicolas (14th c.). The Worshiping of the Beast. 1375 - 1382. Scene 15 of the tapestry number 3 from the series Apocalypse of Angers commissioned by Louis I, Duke of Anjou

Background imageFabrics Collection: Virtues win to Vices. Prophet Zechariah

Virtues win to Vices. Prophet Zechariah
Crucifixion and Virtues win the battle to Vices. ca. 1510. Cloth number 7 of the series known as Redemption of Man or Vices and Virtues. Detail of the prophet Zechariah. Manufacturing in Brussels

Background imageFabrics Collection: The Sleep of the Just. Apocalypse of Angers

The Sleep of the Just. Apocalypse of Angers
BATAILLE, Nicolas (14th c.). The Sleep of the Just. 1375 - 1382. Scene 11 of the tapestry number 4 of the series Apocalypse of Angers commissioned by Louis I, Duke of Anjou



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