Silk Collection (page 12)

A Japanese Geisha girl - classical portrait photograph wearing a beautifully-decorated silk kimono. Date: 1910s

Japan - Silk Industry - Weaving the silk on a loom - seemingly at an exhibition. Date: circa 1909

Lady Alice Montague Douglas Scott
Lady Alice Montagu-Douglas-Scott (later The Duchess of Gloucester) (1901-2004). She married Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, third son of King George V and Queen Mary in 1935. Date: circa 1930

Vietnamese Silk Weaver - Loom
Vietnam - Spinning silk thread on a wheel and weaving the tread on a loom. Date: 1910s

Street Vendor selling Nuts to Gentleman with a Simian Visage
Street Vendor cheekily offering the sale of some nuts to a diminutive Gentleman with a distinctive Simian visage!! Date: 1899

Vietnam - Emperor Thanh Thai
Emperor Thanh Thai (18791954) of the Vietnamese Nguyen Dynasty. Born Prince Nguyen Phuc Buu Lan, son of Emperor Duc Duc. Reigned from 1889 to 1907. Date: circa 1905

Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia (18971918) - the second daughter of Tsar Nicholas II, the last monarch of Russia, and of Tsarina Alexandra. Date: circa 1916

Design for Dress Silk or Print in white and navy blue. Watercolour on tracing paper over detail paper. Silver Studio. 1935

Design for Silk Scarf or Tie with horseracing scene. Watercolour and ink on heavy paper. Silver Studio. 1953

CHINA. Jiayuguan. The Silk Road. Gobi Desert. Jiayu Fort

Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi, Turkistan, Kazakhstan
The Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi at the ancient city Yasy (Turkistan/Turkestan), Kazakhstan - one of important commercial centres on the Silk Road, the trade route between Europe and China

Berg of Mayfair suit, 1962
A glamorous model looks either pleased or shocked at the cards at a chemmy table in a casino. She is wearing a dress and jacket in rich cream silk given ultimate glamour with mink cuffs by Berg of

Burjat Nobleman from Siberia
A Burjat Nobleman from far Eastern Siberia, Russia, close to the border with Mongolia

Parachute factory WWII
Women in a parachute factory sewing silk to make parachutes during World War II

Trabzon, Turkey - Men of the Laz Tribe
Laz costumes worn by a group of heavily armed men at Trabzon on the Black Sea coast in north-eastern Turkey. The capital of Trabzon Province

Trabzon, Turkey - Kurdish Costumes
Kurdish costumes from Trabzon on the Black Sea coast in north-eastern Turkey. The capital of Trabzon Province. Trabzon was located on the historic silk road route and during the Ottoman period

Map of the Trabzon Province
Map showing the Trabzon Province on the Black Sea coast in north-eastern Turkey. The capital of the Province, Trabzon was located on the historic silk road route and during the Ottoman period

Mulatto Woman from Martinique
A beautiful Mulatto (person with one white parent and one black parent, or a person who has black ancestry and white ancestry) woman in a Foulard dress (foulard is a lightweight fabric)

Mens fashions from the early 19th century showing slimline frock coats, high waisted trousers, silk top hats and walking canes

Underwear 1928
A lady sits negligently in her undies - bra, French drawers or knickers and stockings

16Thc Drawing Room Scene
A noblewoman works at her embroidery while her daughter winds the silk thread, in the drawing room at Broughton Castle, Oxfordshire

Englands Royal Sailor, HRH Prince Alfred Ernest Albert (1844-1900), Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duke of Edinburgh. circa 1850s

Dont Argue revue by George Campbell and Allan Grey. First produced at the Willesden Hippodrome on 23rd August 1915. Dave Harris Ltd. Presents. The reverse is blank

Daddy Longlegs by Jean Webster. First produced in England at the Duke of Yorks Theatre on 29th May 1916. The text at the bottom left of the poster reads A Full of Smiles Play by Jean Webster

Stylish Woman - Barrow - 1920s. Note the fantastic Art Deco styling of the light fittings, cut-out alcove and the dress itself! Date: circa 1920s

Women in beautiful dresses 1912
Women models wearing decorative dinner gowns with sequin-embroidered chiffon, silk net, edge with point lace and heavy bold embroidery. Date: 1912

Fashion for the evening and afternoon clothing 1912
French model wearing clothing for the evening threatre and afternoon, creations by Buzenet. Date: 1912

Aertex pyjamas
Woman wearing aertex pyjamas, made from artificial silk and cotton. 1927

Fashion advice in The Sphere
The Spheres womens section offers a range of ࠬ a mode style tips: the woman in the top-left has visited Mrs. Adairs salon on Bond Street; the woman in the top-right has used Swedish rubaway in

Charming early spring hats 1913
Women models wearing some different style hats for early spring. Date: 1913

Ascot knicker elastic advertisement
Advertisement for Ascot knicker elastic, made from artificial silk. Washing won t spoil it - neither will boiling. Endorsed by actress and entertainer Ivy Tresmand who says, I like Ascot elastic

Costume February 1864
Mother with child, woman wearing light brown silk dress trimmed with ornamental fringe, which was sewn on in a wave above the fringe

Nightdress and dressing gown, 1930
A quilted dressing gown of artificial broche silk and a sol de soie nightdress from Walpole Brothers. 1930

Fashions for ladies 1932
Tailored frocks for the Spring, from Lucile, in double-breasted with four brass buttons in checked grey-green and white woollen material

Ballito stockings advertisement
Advertisement for Ballito stockings, made from pure silk. 1930

Woman wears a nightdress from Robinson & Cleaver
A woman wearing a nightdress of Linen Lawn from Robinson & Cleaver. The nightdress is a hand-drawn design with fine hand embroidery, trimmed with real filet lace and ribbons

Stylish young ladies talking to each other
Two young stylish ladies wearing the following outfits: A Jenner brushed-wool tomato sports coat, ornamented (accessorised) with shaded blue embroidery (left)

Resy and Dragor, Pierre and Silk, Marsh and Maud
Four professional poses: Maud Resy and Dragor (French dancers recently appeared in the London Coliseum), M.Pierre and Marjory Silk (gave exhibition dances at the Hyde Park Hotel)

Fashion by Gordon Conway: Paris prefers two trains
A dress of black silk tulle with a train that springs from the upper pleated flounce. The corsage is cut square at the front and high at the back; it is trimmed with moire ribbon

WW1 - Two little seated children playing with a ball of wool
WW1 Propaganda postcard - late war era - " It will all come right in the end". Two little children playing with a ball of wool, sitting on a large chair

Holy Roman Emperors Cloak with liner
Imperial cloak (mantle) with liner. A cloak is preserved In the Cathedral of St. Etienne in Metz that resembles in shape and ornamentation those worn by German and Byzantine emperors

Advertisement, Stockings by Carlton. 1936

Silk Manufacture in China. 19th century

French fashion plate -- two women in silk dresses and feathered hats. 19th century

Stylish women wearing outfits from Edelle at the beach
Women pictured wearing the following stylish outfits: (left) a beige wool costume, (second left) check frock with large pearl buttons

Japanese women - Koto player and woman reading
Japan - Woman in a kimono playing a traditional 13-stringed Koto whilst another kneels by her reading/writing table. Both wear decorated silk kimonos. Date: circa 1907

Young fashionable lady searches for linen in her Dower Chest
A fashionable young lady kneels in front of an Old English oak Dower chest, searching for a specific item of household linen! Date: 1923

New Year card, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
New Year greetings card from Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa, decorated with silk and ribbons. Date: circa 1890

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