Pique Collection

Mary Quant Ginger Group dresses in Liberty print, 1964
Traditional Libert print used for a new-old look in Mary Quants Ginger Group collection. Fashioned in demure covered-up little dresses with pique collars and cuffs

Paris fashions for November, 1864
A selection of dresses designed for the winter of 1864. From left, The manteau marchesa made from cloth and velvet, trimmed with a silk border

Summer fashions for women: a canoe-necked poplin dress from Bijou, and a halter-necked Paisley dress in marcella pique from Rembrandt. Date: 1954

Death of Captain Faulknor, off Pointe a Pitre, Guadeloupe
The death of Captain Faulknor, off Pointe a Pitre, Guadeloupe, 5 January 1795. Below is a vignette of the Blanche with La Pique in tow. Date: 1795

Human tapeworm, Taenia asiatica, Taenia saginata, Taenia solium.. Botriocefalo dell Uomo, Tenia larga. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle

New hat designs by milliner Marcelle. Demay, 1912
New hat designs by milliner Marcelle. Demay. Modeles de Mme. Marcelle Demay. Handcoloured pochoir (stencil) etching after an illustration by Charles Martin from Tommaso Antonginis Journal des Dames

Women wearing floral design coats 1937
Two models wearing fashionable floral coats available from Marshall & Snelgrove, left; An embossed pique coat printed with a multi-coloured design

Teddy Tinling tennis dress, 1958
A high-waisted white pique dress decorated with drawn tread work with a broderie anglaise underslip by Teddy Tinling, Englands leading desiger of functional but fashion-conscious tennis clothes

Ricki Reed dress and Ascher silk outfit, 1965
On the left, a prim Victorian-printed cotton dress by Ricki Reed, with pique collar and cuffs, the skirt stiffly quilted from the hips

Batllo House. Barcelona. Spain
Spain. Barcelona. Batllo House. 1904-1906. Built by Antoni Gaudi. Chimney

Guell Palace. Barcelona. Spain
Spain. Barcelona. Guell Palace. 1885-1889. Built by Antoni Gaudi. Chimneys

Lightweight sheath dress by Mis Polly
A lightweight sheath dress by Miss Polly. The sleeves and waist are sharply defined by white pique. Date: 1961

White pique dress from Horrockses
A white pique dress from Horrockses. The full skirt is supported by a stiffened new petticoat, shoe-string shoulder straps and neckline edging are of narrow fondant pink cotton

John Cavanagh day dress, 1965
A day dress of navy blue wool georgette, gently bloused over a finely pleated skirt, a single pink rose below its white pique collar. Worn with a close-fitting cloche in navy straw by Reed Crawford

Three society models by Madame Yevonde, wearing pique organdie and crepe. They are Countess Bosdari (right) in a Molyneux model, Countess de la Falaise (far left) in a Chanel creation

Advert for Lillywhites tennis clothing 1937
White tennis wear for 1937. Tailored tennis dresses of white pique or heavy linen. Date: 1937

The death of Captain Faulknor

The Pique Waterfall, Luchon, Pyrenees, France. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Teddy Tinling tennis outfit, 1962
A tailored tennis suit in cotton pique with a drawstring waist and crossed racquets motif embroidered in blue on the shirt top designed by tennis fashion guru, Teddy Tinling. Date: 1962

Elegy on a Mad Dog / C18Th
The dog & man at first were friends, But when a pique began, The dog to gain his private ends, Went mad & bit the man

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