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Map of the Empire of King Alexander the Great (Alexander III of Macedon 356323 BC), from Greece in the west to India in the east. Date: 1807
Fashions for 1954On the left, a caramel coloured restaurant suit in heavy silk shantung, its melting shoulder line, vertically seamed jacket, slanting pockets " are all allies for your pleasant evening"
The Royal Bride - Queen Elizabeth II portrait - Published in the Illustrated London News November 29 1947 1947
Chiang Kai-Shek / Silk PicCHIANG KAI-SHEK Chinese general and politician
Silk moth and silkworm, Bombyx mori, on mulberry leaves, Morus alba. Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn and etched by Jacob l Admiral in Naauwkeurige Waarneemingen omtrent de veranderingen van
Victorian silk birthday card, Girl with dog and flowers by a stream. 19th century
Steve Donoghue by W. Smithson BroadheadSteve Donoghue (1884-1945), leading flat race jockey of the 1920s, pictured in a portrait by W. Smithson Broadhead specially commissioned by The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News
Fred ArcherFREDERICK JAMES ARCHER (1857 - 1886). Phenomenally successful jockey from the 1860s to the 1880s. Committed suicide after death of his wife, and owing to ill- health through excessive diet
Wedding dress of Aphra Farquhar by WorthA regal wedding dress of white pure silk and antique lace designed by Owen Hyde-Clarke of Worth for the wedding of Aphra Farquhar Fetherstonhaugh to the Earl of Dundonald in 1960
Twenties flapper girl sitting at a cocktail barA flapper girl from the 1920s sitting at a cocktail bar on a high stool. She is slim, wears a slinky dress, and has a cigarette in a holder in her mouth. On the bar is her glass of champagne
Zoroastrian (Parsee) Beauty - Iran. Date: 1910
Map of Persia (Iran) - all place names in their Latin form. The ancient realms of Assyria, Babylonia Date: 1807
French lady getting ready to go out in her boudoir - she check the powder on her nose - " Yes, that is just perfect!" Date: circa 1910s
Lady Charles Cavendish aka Adele AstaireAdele Astaire (1896 - 1981) comedy actress and dance partner of her brother, Fred Astaire from childhood until 1932, when she retired from dance to marry the British aristocrat Lord Charles Spencer
David Wright woman reclining in black lingerieElegant woman with blonde hair, reclining on her bed in black lingerie and red shoes. David Wright (1912 - 1967), was a popular British artist specialising in glamour
Red-headed girl seated in a sheer red dress. Painting by David Wright reproduced in Men Only Magazine
Good Morning ! by David WrightGood Morning! by David Wright, featuring a woman looking at herself in a dressing table mirror while her silk dressing gown slips revealingly off her shoulder
Life Cycle of Silk WormThe life cycle of a silk worm & silk culture
Home of a Spitalfields weaverInterior of a Huguenot silk weavers home in Spitalfields, London, showing the weaver hard at work at his loom, while other members of the family work on frames and spools
The parable of the laborers in the vineyard: The payment of the denarius. ca. 1500. Second Series cloth. Manufacturing in Brussels, possibly in the workshops of Pieter van Aelst
Ballerinas in their dressing roomBallet dancers prepare for a performance in their dressing room. One dancer is seen applying make up, while the feet of another await her silk ballet slippers. c.1947
Britannia and Eve magazine, August 1940Front cover illustration featuring a smiling woman, clasping her hands with joy and thinking very happy thoughts. She wears a orange silk dress, bright red lipstick and her hair in finger waves
Victoria Diamond Jubilee celebration bookmarkA beautifully embroidered silk bookmark to commemorate Queen Victorias Diamond Jubilee
Silk Weaver 1855A Spitalfields weaver at work
Humming Bird Silk PrintDecorative silk print showing two green birds (possibly Humming Birds) nest building
Pocket watches and wristwatches 1929A selection of pocket watches that register the minutes, seconds and fifth of seconds and a golfers pocket watch that has pure white metal case and also ladies wristwatches with lever moverment
Tatler front cover, March 1964Front cover of The Tatler featuring a model posing aboard the Cunard cruise liner Carmania in Rotterdam. The cover girl wears a white wool classic travel coat, buttonless
Saucy Postcard - Lady lovers bemoan (?) bad weatherSaucy Seaside Postcard - Two lady lovers bemoan (?) the bad weather, which opens up new opportunities for fun... Date: 1946
Design for Dress Silk or Print in brown and black. Body colour. Gouache on tracing paper. Silver Studio. 1929
A pair of AngelsA very beautiful chromolithographic postcard depicting a pair of angels, one bowed in prayer and one holding a long thin scroll. Date: circa 1910s
Arrested by an undercover police officerAn undercover female police officer springs her Honey Trap on an unsuspecting criminal, who goes from a jolly evening with a fetching lady to staring down the barrel of a revolver!
Victor Stiebel / Day DressDesign by Victor Stiebel (1907-1976) for a pink linen and silk surah summer dress. Scooped-out bodice is filled with a lilac spotted scarf & large knot tied to the belt
Showing her KnickersA young woman lifts her dress to reveal her drawers which have decorative vandyked trim. She also wears a cloche hat, silk stockings and tango heel shoes
Advert for Gorringes womens underwear 1927Advertisement for F. G Ravissant undergarments, the newest fashion of wrap-around corsets lightly boned, with dainty embroidered silk lacing and ribbon and buttoning. 1927
Advert for Gorringes womens clothing 192870th year anniversary offers, smart sultan coat of dull satin, crepe-de-chine printed dress and a elegant coat in crepe-de-chine givree a fascinating mixture of artificial silk and wool. 1928
Advert for Stockings by Bear Brand 1933Bear Brands newest expression in silken luxury. Dull lustred, gossamer thread and softest strength. 1933
Promotional card for the Oriental Carpet Manufacturers Ltd - Turkish Company with head office at Smyrna (Izmir), Turkey and branches in London, Paris, Constantinople (Istanbul), New York, Cairo
Advert for Morley silk stockings 1931Morley silk stockings British from top - to - toe. Date: 1931
A Pair of Silk Stockings by Cecil HarcourtPromotional postcard for A Pair of Silk Stockings by Cecil Harcourt. First produced at the Criterion Theatre, 23rd February 1914
Advert for Courtaulds Rayons 1936The miracle of Rayons. Rayon is what you used to call artifical silk. Its name was changed because it isn t silk and it isn t artificial. It is beautiful thread
Packing Parachutes at US Air Fields, San Antonio, Texas, USA Date: circa 1942
CRESQUES, Jafuda (1350-1410); CRESQUES, Abraham ( -1381). Catalan Atlas. 1375. Fifth Leaf. Map of Delli. Detail. Camel caravan in the Silk Road to Catai crossing the mountains of Tian Shan
Humorous pictures showing the Chinese mode of transportation (four men harnessed to a carriage by their long pigtails) and a scene depicting the silk industry. Date 1895
Pucci outfit, 1965Cotton velvet apres-ski jacket in a characteristic print of Florentine colour, partnered this season by second skin silk jersey tights, printed to match and ending in little trompe l oeil boots
Violin accesories, WurlitzerViolin cases sold by the Wurlitzer company with prices ranging from 12 dollars fifty, to sixty dollars for an alligator skinned
Caravan to PeshawarCamel caravan to Peshawar, North West Frontier Province, close to the border between (what is now) Pakistan and Afghanistan
Trabzon, Turkey - View from Poz-tepeHilltop view down over the Town and Bay of Trabzon from Poz-tepe. Trabzon on the Black Sea coast in north-eastern Turkey. The capital of Trabzon Province
Calendar girl by David WrightA blonde woman dressed in a transparent black teddy which leaves little to the imagination relaxes on a chaise lounge and enjoys the sensation of a new pair of silky stockings through her elegantly
Peter Jones, LondonMR. PETER JONES, GENERAL DRAPER, SILK MERCER, OUT FITTER AND FURNISHER. The Sloane Square shopping emporium in the late 19th century
Thomas Lombes / Silk MillSir Thomas Lombes Silk Mill, Derby
Silk Topper & Crop 1824Tall silk top hat, pink striped English cravat, single-breasted brown frock coat with roll collar, yellow waistcoat, white strapped trousers & riding crop
Breakfast in Bed 1930SSmiling woman pours herself a refreshing cup of tea before tucking into a feast of grapefruit, boiled egg from an egg cup & toast served on a tray
Woman in ball gown of coral taffeta with silk ruffles. Robe de bal en taffetas corail a volants de gaze de soie. Handcoloured pochoir (stencil) etching after an illustration by H
From silkworm to silk stocking - British Empire ExhibitionThe silk worm farm in the Hong Kong section at the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley in 1924. Chinese girls, brought over by Sir Robert Ho Tung and Lady Ho Tung (pictured)
Advert for Gorringes womens bathing dresses & capes 1924Selection of womens exclusive bathing dresses with separate knickers and capes. Date: 1924
Exotic dancer / performer - Italy, wearing an extraordinary silk dress with beaded bustier. Date: circa 1910s
Crokett - Le Jongleur HumoristePoster for Crokett - Le Jongleur Humoriste (The Juggler Comedian)
Green Coat & Cane 1807Green double-breasted cut-away coat with stand-fall collar & revers, white waistcoat, cravat & silk stockings, pale grey breeches, black pumps, top hat & fob ribbon
Alec ( Sir Affable ) Knowles - Theatrical JournalistAlec (" Sir Affable" ) Knowles (1851-1917) - Theatrical Journalist and member of Londons notorious Pelican Club
Cardinale family making silk flowers. Father wears a cast. D8:00 PM January 29, 1912. Cardinale family making silk flowers. Father wears a cast. Does not work. (See report on schedule.) Boy, 11 years old, helps some, even at night. 43 Carmine St
A Young Girl and her favourite horseAn attractive photographic postcard portrait of a young girl and her favourite horse. Date: circa 1906
Mother of the Bride fashion by drawn by Barbara HulanickiA dress and coat in delicate emerald wild silk as a suggested wedding ensemble for a mother of the bride, with a low, swathed neckline and bow at the waist of the dress and dramatic full coat
Turpins Last Ride / SilkDick Turpins last ride to York and the death of his Bonnie Black Bess
Spring fashion from The Tatler, by Gordon ConwayA fashion illustration by Gordon Conway of an elegant black and white woollen suit worn with a silk shirt
Paris fashions for November, 1864A selection of dresses designed for the winter of 1864. From left, The manteau marchesa made from cloth and velvet, trimmed with a silk border
Silk Worker in BurnleyA woman working in a silk & rayon mill, Burnley, Lancashire, Britain
1869 / Gladstone / PeeragesGladstones Magic Change! or How to make a silk purse out of a sows ear. Satire on Gladstones appointments to the peerage
Tartan Accessories 1902Tartan accessories including silk handkerchiefs, mufflers, neck ties, scarves, tartan cravats, silk knit motor wraps, drawstring work bags & satchels
Grey Top Frock 1909Sir Maurice Fitzgerald, 20th Knight of Kerry, 2nd Baronet of Valencia, (1844-1916) wears a grey top frock coat over narrow black trousers, a top hat
Womens shingle cap 1929Shingle cap, made of crocheted silk, with a choice of colours. Date: 1929
Madama Soffritti weightlifterMadama Soffritti pictured with weights and bar bells. Wearing Roman sandals, leather wrist guards, a silk knickerbocker costume, necklace and ear-rings. Date: circa 1905
Shoot for Kamella - children's clothes brandClient: Stonehouse Advertising - shoot for Kamella children's clothes brand - padded short hooded jacket with silk neck bow Date: circa 1967
Summer Happening at Harvey NicholsShoot for Harvey Nichols - Summer Fashions ('Summer Happening') - chic, smart suit with silk collar and pocket trim
Summer Happening at Harvey NicholsShoot for Harvey Nichols - Summer Fashions ('Summer Happening') - bold patterned silk blouse and smart white trousers (best accompanied with large sunglasses!) Date: circa late 1960s
Model in strapless full-skirted dress with bowModel in an unusual pose, spinning to show off the large silk bow on her new look strapless full-skirted dress. Date: circa 1951
Model with stylish short hair in profileFabulous portrait shot of a model with stylish short hair in profile. Date: circa 1950
Client: Linzi Dresses Ltd. - Trio of modelsClient: Linzi Dresses Ltd. - Three models posing in colourful lace evening dresses - Models:s Lynch, H Dehn and H Bunny (?) - Shoot Date: August 27, 1956. (2/2) Date: 1956
Client: Linzi Dresses Ltd. - Trio of modelsClient: Linzi Dresses Ltd. - Three models posing in colourful lace evening dresses - Models:s Lynch, H Dehn and H Bunny (?) - Shoot Date: August 27, 1956. (1/2) Date: 1955
White Net Evening dress by Elizabeth HenryWhite Net Evening dress possibly by Elizabeth Henry - shoot: March 27, 1951 Date: 1951
Shoot for Dormy Blankets for Erwin Wasey - a Mother and young daughter. May 14, 1954 Date: 1954
Shoot for Dormy Blankets for Erwin Wasey. May 14, 1954 Date: 1954
Drying Silk Cocoons in IndiaA silk factory in India, showing the latest and most approved method. Cocoons exposed in the sun in large flats trays to dry the silk and also kill the grub inside each cocoon. Date: late 1890s
