Pattern Collection (page 9)

Printing blocks used at floor cloth factory, SW London
Six printing blocks used to create one pattern at the Smith and Baber floor cloth factory, Knightsbridge, SW London. Date: 1842

Printing block used at floor cloth factory, SW London
Original printing block used at the Smith and Baber floor cloth factory, Knightsbridge, SW London. Date: 1842

View inside a floor cloth factory, Knightsbridge, SW London
View inside the Smith and Baber floor cloth factory, Knightsbridge, SW London, showing the drying room. Date: 1842

1930s countryside pattern
Lovely pattern from a book cover symbolising a bucolic British landscape with gently rolling hills, signposts, villages and churches. Date: 1939

Francisco Aresa, Pueblo Indian, Cochiti, New Mexico, USA
Francisco Aresa, Pueblo Indian Chief of Cochite (Cochiti), Sandoval County, New Mexico, USA. Date: circa 1920

Navajo Indian, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Navajo Indian, Tom of Ganado, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. He was the husband of Elle, the tribes most famous weaver. Date: circa 1920

Navajo Indian workroom, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. They are spinning and dyeing wool, weaving blankets and making silver ornaments. Date: circa 1920

Reception Room, Masonic Cathedral, Bloomsburg, PA, USA
Reception Room, Masonic Cathedral, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, USA. Date: 1908

Victorian Christmas card with verse in gothic lettering. 19th century

Royal Lyre, Ur, Mesopotamia
Royal Lyre, Ur, an ancient Sumerian city in Mesopotamia (Iraq)

Egyptian woman with large cat. Date: circa 1930

Church of St Mark in Zagreb, Croatia
Church of St Mark in St Marks Square, Zagreb, Croatia. Date: circa 1930

Knitted womens cardigans 1940
Page from a magazine showing two models wearing knitted cardigans. With the onset of World War Two and the introduction of rationing, many chose to knit their own clothes as a cheaper alternative

Knitted swim wear 1940
Page from a magazine showing a model wearing a knitted bikini. Date: 1940

The Tutankhamen Touch - fashion inspired by Ancient Egypt
Page from The Sketch reporting on patterned outfits inspired by Tutankhamen, whose tomb was discovered the previous year. Date: 1923

Woman lying on a rock at the seaside. Date: circa early 1920s

Lido fashions for sunning and swimming
Beach ensembles for the fashionable Venice Lido. On the left is a pyjama suit of stockinette in blue and white with a coat in a modern design

Note paper cover: Pekingese and cockerel
Front cover of a book of note paper( The Aristocrat - a note paper of style ), featuring a Pekingese and a cockerel, framed with an stylized border. Date: c. 1920s

Graphic Christmas Number front cover 1920
Front cover of The Graphic Christmas Number for 1920 featuring a woman in stylised medieval dress carrying a small Christmas tree. Date: 1920

Front cover of The Etiquette of To-day, . edited by Flora Klickmann. A small volume of etiquette, seeking to assist with such matters as visiting, eating out, travelling, chaperones

Breton woman at Douarnenez, Brittany, Northern France
Breton woman in traditional costume at Douarnenez, Brittany, Northern France. She is wearing her Sunday best - during the week she works in the local sardine cannery. Date: 1922

Young woman from Oesel Island (Saaremaa), Estonia
Young woman from Oesel Island (Saaremaa, Osel), Republic of Estonia, dressed in her bridal costume, including an elaborate headdress. Date: 1922

Wooden statues of handmaidens, Thebes, Egypt
Wooden statues of handmaidens with baskets on their heads, discovered near Thebes during excavations, Egypt. Their purpose was to minister to the needs of the dead inside a pyramid. Date: 1922

King Basu Fondong, Cameroon, Central Africa
King Basu Fondong (Fondom) of Cameroon, Central Africa, seated on his throne. Date: 1922

Swahili women dressing each others hair, East Africa
Swahili women of East Africa (then part of the British Empire), dressing each others hair. Date: 1922

Swahili women and children, East Africa
Two young Swahili women and children of East Africa (then part of the British Empire). Date: 1922

Swahili woman, Zanzibar peninsula, Tanzania, East Africa
Young Swahili woman of the Zanzibar peninsula, Tanzania (then part of the British Empire), East Africa. A convert from Islam to Christianity. Date: 1922

Woman of Zanzibar, Tanzania, East Africa
Woman of Zanzibar in traditional costume and mask (barakoa), Tanzania (then part of the British Empire), East Africa. Date: 1922

Schoolmaster of Bimbuku, Gold Coast, West Africa
Muslim schoolmaster of Bimbuku, Gold Coast (then part of the British Empire), West Africa, wearing what is claimed to be Manchester cotton. 1922

Beach Pyjama Suit by Zyot and Cie, Summer 1931. 1931

Woman in Ascot fashions, 1910. 1910

Women at the waterside on a Christmas card
Women at the waterside with stags and white flowers on an art nouveau style Christmas card. Date: circa 1900s

Kittens lapping milk on a greetings postcard
Kittens lapping milk from various containers on a greetings postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Christmas card in the shape of a sewing box, open to reveal items inside and a greeting under the lid. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

New Year card in the shape of a purse
New Year card in the shape of a blue velvet purse, open to reveal a pug dog with an ornate teapot. (3 of 3) Date: circa 1890s

Wall of Moorish tiles with Arabic writing, unknown location. Date: circa 1900s

Dress design by Sonia Delaunay
A crepe de chine frock patterned with printed squares of yellow, blue and grey, designed by the artist Sonia Delaunay. Delaunay, born in Ukraine

Rossio Square, Lisbon, Portugal
Rossio Square, previously known as Praca Dom Pedro IV (King Pedro IV Square), Lisbon, Portugal, with the National Theatre on the right, and a fountain at the centre. Date: 1930s

Praca Duque da Terceira, Lisbon, Portugal, with a statue of Antonio Jose Severim de Noronha, First Duke of Terceira (1792-1860), military officer, statesman

Many Folk Misfitz - Greece - Greek Girl. early 20th century

Womans Fashion Knitwear in yellow and black
Knitting pattern, Womans Fashion Knitwear, Jumper, Hat and Gloves in yellow and black. 1973

Womans Fashion Knitwear, Top, Trousers and Waistcoat
Knitting pattern, Womans Fashion Knitwear, Top, Trousers and Waistcoat. 1973

Womans Fashion Knitwear Top and Trousers
Knitting pattern, Womans Fashion Knitwear Top and Trousers. 1973

Knitting pattern, Womans Fashion Sweater. 1970

Knitting pattern cover, Shirt Style Unisex Knitwear. 1960s

Knitting pattern cover, Womans Fashion Blue Bird Jumper, Bestway 3-ply. 1940s

Knitting pattern cover, Mens Tennis Pullover in cable stitch. 1940s

American cruise ships lounge. Date: late 1920s

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