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Japanese sake barrels in Yoyogi Park, Harajuku, Tokyo, Japan
Greek Costume / MedeaANCIENT GREECE: The sorceress Medea, wearing robes and a headdress highly decorated with ornamental motifs including scrolls, flowers & stars. Date: B.C
Tattooing Styles from around the world: 1. West African Woman 2. New Zealand Maori Chieftain 3. New Zealand Maori King 4. Caroline Islander 5/6. Hand and foot tattoos of a Dayak of Borneo 7
Tile designs in SMB wallpaper sample bookFourteen Tileonite tile designs in an SMB wallpaper sample book. The only British made enamelled metal decoration on zinc. Date: 1934
Background effects, SMB wallpaper sample bookA selection of background effects, with code numbers, in an SMB wallpaper sample book. Date: 1934
What to Knit for Baby - childrens knitting bookCharming illustration on the front cover of a knitting book published by Scotch Wool and Hosiery Stores. Date: c.1930
WWII knitting booklet, Home Front WoolliesFront cover of a knitting booklet produced by Weldons featuring a variety of patterns to make garments for war workers from a resolute looking member of the Home Guard to female members of the armed
WWII knitting, New Woollies for soldiers, sailors & airmenFront cover of a knitting booklet from the Second World War published by yarn manufacturer Weldon, featuring woollen garments which could made for men in the armed services
Mittens and body belt, WW1 knitting, comforts for troopsPatterns for mittens and a body belt (designed to keep the midriff warm), two items of clothing which could be knitted for soldiers at the front featured in a Great War era knitting booklet published
Helmet with cape pieces by Marjory Tillotson, WW1 knittingPattern from a Baldwins knitting booklet during the First World War for a wool helmet with cape pieces to protect the neck and chest designed by the leading knitting expert
Weldons garments & hospital comforts, knitting booklet, WW1Be useful in this time of war. Front cover of a Weldons booklet with instructions on how to make a variety of garments for soldiers and hospital comforts for wounded men
Sentinel knitting booklet, socks, WW1Front cover of the Sentinel Knitting Booklet published by Charles Sykes and Co, of St. Andrews Mills, Bradford during the First World War
Knitted helmet, WW1 knitting, comforts for soldiersPhotograph and pattern written by Marjory Tillotson for Baldwins yarn manufacturers, to make a knitted helmet with cap pieces - one of numerous comforts for soldiers suggested during the First World
New Zealand Maori Ornaments and Decorations. They are an ear ornament, real or imitation teeth, grotesque figures (tiki), earrings, a tail feather, a shell, wooden combs, a fly catcher
Repeating Pattern - Sailing Ships. *PLEASE NOTE that the magnifying glass is solely to show the detail of the repeating pattern and will not feature on the final file.*
Repeating Pattern - Riding Hats. *PLEASE NOTE that the magnifying glass is solely to show the detail of the repeating pattern and will not feature on the final file.*
Repeating Pattern - Hokusai Great Wave. *PLEASE NOTE that the magnifying glass is solely to show the detail of the repeating pattern and will not feature on the final file.*
Repeating Pattern - Hokusai Great Wave - blue border. *PLEASE NOTE that the magnifying glass is solely to show the detail of the repeating pattern and will not feature on the final file.*
Repeating Pattern - Desserts on white background. *PLEASE NOTE that the magnifying glass is solely to show the detail of the repeating pattern and will not feature on the final file.*
Repeating Pattern - Saluki Dogs (white on red oval). *PLEASE NOTE that the magnifying glass is solely to show the detail of the repeating pattern and will not feature on the final file.*
Repeating Pattern - geometrical stars. *PLEASE NOTE that the magnifying glass is solely to show the detail of the repeating pattern and will not feature on the final file.*
Repeating Pattern - Cinderella Story - green backgroundRepeating Pattern - Characters from the story of Cinderella (in white silhouette on a green background). *PLEASE NOTE that the magnifying glass is solely to show the detail of the repeating pattern
Repeating Pattern - Cinderella Story - yellow backgroundRepeating Pattern - Characters from the story of Cinderella (in white silhouette on a yellow background). *PLEASE NOTE that the magnifying glass is solely to show the detail of the repeating pattern
Repeating Pattern - three women in scarves and hats, yellowRepeating Pattern - Three women in scarves and hats (on yellow background). *PLEASE NOTE that the magnifying glass is solely to show the detail of the repeating pattern
Repeating Pattern - Girl in Union Jack Flag Scarf, turquoiseRepeating Pattern - Girl in Union Jack Flag (in aquamarine blue / turquoise). *PLEASE NOTE that the magnifying glass is solely to show the detail of the repeating pattern
Repeating Pattern - Heart Lock in yellowRepeating Pattern - Heart Lock (in yellow). *PLEASE NOTE that the magnifying glass is solely to show the detail of the repeating pattern and will not feature on the final file.*
Repeating Pattern - Alice and Gardeners. *PLEASE NOTE that the magnifying glass is solely to show the detail of the repeating pattern and will not feature on the final file.*
Repeating Pattern - Alice and the White Rabbit. *PLEASE NOTE that the magnifying glass is solely to show the detail of the repeating pattern and will not feature on the final file.*
Repeating Pattern - Floral Assemblage of flowersRepeating Pattern - Floral Assemblage - olive green background. *PLEASE NOTE that the magifying glass is solely to show the detail of the repeating pattern and will not feature on the final file.*
The Bezalel School of Arts & Crafts, Jerusalem, IsraelThe Bezalel School of Arts & Crafts on Abyssinia Street in Jerusalem, established by Professor Boris Schatz in 1906 (pictured on the left in the white suit)
Bamum Woman - Cameroon - Extensive back scarificationA Bamum Woman and child from Cameroon, Central Africa, showing dramatic and extensive back scarification in regular patterns. Date: circa early 1930s
Decorated Adobe mudbrick houses, Kano, NigeriaBeautifully-decorated Adobe mudbrick houses at Kano, Nigeria. The caption of this card reads: " The Great Market City
Yemen - Sanaa - Multi-storey decorated HousesThe old city of Sana a, Yemen. A UNESCO World Heritage Site with a distinctive visual character due its unique architectural characteristics
Design for Printed Textile with leaves. Pencil and Gouache on heavy paper. Silver Studio - D. Barbour & Co. 1892
Design for Wallpaper in beige and brown. Pencil and Watercolour on cartridge paper. Silver Studio - Wylie & Lochhead, Glasgow. 1891
Design in cream, beige and green. Gouache and Pencil on tracing paper, on backing sheet. Silver Studio. circa 1900
Design with pink flowers. Conte, coloured Pencil and Gouache on copy paper. Silver Studio. circa 1905
Design for Textile with rows of tulips. Gouache on cartridge paper. Silver Studio. 1935
Design for Wallpaper with grey leaves. Watercolour and Charcoal on copy paper. Silver Studio. 1942
Design for Textile with blue flowers in art nouveau style. Charcoal Crayon and Gouache on detail paper. Silver Studio. circa 1895
Design for Dress Silk or Print in white and navy blue. Watercolour on tracing paper over detail paper. Silver Studio. 1935
Design for Woven Textile with flying birds. Gouache on tracing paper. Silver Studio. 1932
Design for Textile or Wallpaper with green leaves. Watercolour on tracing paper. Silver Studio. circa 1920
Design for Printed Textile in orange and white. Watercolour on detail paper. 1939
Design for Woven Textile with small brown flowers. Colour Pencil and Gouache on copy paper. Silver Studio. 1938
Design for Wallpaper with bright blue flowers. Pencil and Gouache on drawing paper. Silver Studio. 1927
Design for Chintz with roses. Watercolour on detail paper. Silver Studio. 1935
Design for Woven Textile with flowers and swirls. Pencil on copy paper. Silver Studio. 1959
