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Weavers preparing silk for the looms, Cairo, Egypt Date: 1898
White Star Line, RMS Titanic, silk postcardWhite Star Line, RMS Titanic, postally unused silk postcard. Date: 1910s
HMS Olympic, rare silk postcardTHE MAY COLLECTION: Rare HMS Olympic silk postcard
RMS Empress of Ireland, two silk postcardsTHE MAY COLLECTION: RMS Empress of Ireland, two silk postcards
Ocean liners, collection of five silk postcardsTHE MAY COLLECTION: Five silk postcards, featuring the Saxonia, Mauretania and Corsican
Two RMS Lusitania silk postcardsTHE MAY COLLECTION: Two RMS Lusitania silk postcards
RMS Mauretania, on board silk postcardRMS MAURETANIA: Unusual on board silk postcard, postally used Queenstown 1908. Date: 1908
R. A. F. AttireThis illustration shows an assortment of Royal Air Force attire. 1. R.A.F. Battledress. 2. Sidcot outer suit of windproof canvas. 3. Sidcot inner lining. 4. Irvingsuit lambskin leather jacket. 5
Fashion Advertisement PhotographA photograph of fashion advertisement, portraying a young lady standing by a chair, wearing a unique silk gown. Date: circa 1939
Fife Silk Mills Advertisement PhotographA photograph used for the advertisement of Dunfermline based Fife Silk Mills, portraying two women admiring some silks. Date: circa 1939
Canton, Silk StreetPierre Joseph Rossier. Views in China issued by Negretti and Zambra in 1859 and 1861. First Series and second series. These important images were the first commercial views of China to be sold in
Africa. Bombax (Eriodendrion anfractuosum)History of Africa. 19th century. Bombax (Eriodendrion anfractuosum). Engraving. El Congo y la Creacion del Estado Independiente de este nombre
Turkey. Caravanserai of Kuchuk ChemetcheOttoman Empire. Turkey. Caravanserai of Kuchuk Chemetche. Engraving by Lemaitre, Vormser and Lepetit. Historia de Turquia by Joseph Marie Jouannin (1783-1844) and Jules Van Gaver, 1840
Ottoman Empire era. Turkey. Trabzon. Black Sea coastal city. View. Engraving by Lemaitre, Preaux and Charles Lalaisse. Historia de Turquia by Joseph Marie Jouannin (1783-1844) and Jules Van Gaver
Grafton's Cotton Voile AdvertisementAn illustrated advertisement for D. H. Evans & Co. Ltd, the image shows a female model, wearing a pink robe suit in Grafton cotton voile, full skirt, bodice trimmed silk buttons and silk waistband
Silk and Wool FlowersA reprodction illustration showing a display of silk and wool flowers, made by Mrs. Moira, wife of English painter, Gerald Edward Moira
RMS Corsican and RMS Olympic, silk postcards Date: early 20th century
RMS Titanic - Maria Robinson's gold memorial medalRMS Titanic - property of Maria Robinson, fiancee of Wallace Hartley, bandleader and violinist, who died in the disaster. A 9 carat gold round medallion, unnamed, with hallmarks for Birmingham 1912
Motorsport - Le Mans winning Jaguar XJ9 rear racing wheel and front tyre from the Tom Walkinshaw Silk Cut Jaguar racing team, 1988
RMS Olympic - two silk postcards, Hands Across the Sea with flags, and the liner at sea
Silk postcards, RMS Lusitania, liner at sea (top) and Hands Across the Sea with flags (below)
Silk postcards, RMS Empress of Ireland, Hands Across the Sea with flags (top) and liner at sea (below)
The spring fashion for 1925 women and girls. School girl was simplified. The one in the centre is of figured shantung and santoy, while she has levied a toll on wool marocain for the others
Illustration, Winter, from the picture by artist Js Smith (1752-1812). Showing a woman in tall hat, velvet and ermine cloak, silk gown, with fur muff, walking in snow with dog
Advert for Chapman Dress Merchants, LondonAn advert for Chapman & Co. silk agents and dress merchants based at 2 Notting Hill, London. They claim to provide costume skirt in the New Boucle Cloth or Glenefer Tweed
Alyse Berton Draped in Raw SilkAlyse Berton, a Seattle resident, draped in raw silk. Seattle had become the most important silk port in the United States. Date: circa 1925
RMS Queen Elizabeth, the World's Largest Liner, Cunard White Star
Swayne's apparatus for rearing silk worms, and a silk loom Date: 19th century
Three Japanese Gifts for Felicitous Events, Mitsukoshi Department Store, Osaka. Top: Symbol of Supreme Felicity - red and white silk crepe, pine foliage, crane and tortoise
Japanese Hina Dolls - associated with an annual Dolls Festival on 3 March each year, a special day, especially for girls, who display their dolls and invite guests to a grand dinner'
Beauty of Japan's Textiles - the young woman on the left, holding a battledore, is in formal New Year's Day dress. The one on the right is in a homongi, a costume suitable for paying visits
The Philobiblon of Richard De BuryA picture of the book, The Philobiblon, by Richard De Bury, bound in red Morocco, with silk ends, inlay and gold tooling, gold gauffered top edges, others deckeled. Date: circa 1925
Visitor's BookThis picture shows a visitor's bookk for Beale & Co. Ltd, bound in amber brown Morocco, inlay and gold tooling, brown moire silk ends and gauffered edges. Date: circa 1925
Hardy Bros AdvertisementAn advertisement for Hardy Bros Ltd, Sydney based jewellers and silversmiths, with a decorative red border, promoting gem set watches, including an octagonal wrist watch in platinum
Collins AdvertisementAn illustrated advertisement for Collins, sydney based jewellers, promoting Zenith watches, for ever - and a day, stated to be more expensive, but very enduring
Lady With a Wine VesselChinese painting on silk, featuring a woman holding a large wine vessel, stood wearing a lilac dress with scarf and tassels. Late Ming. Date: circa 1922
The Red PhoenixThis Chinese painting on silk depicts the mythical phoenix creature. Differing from tradition Greek mythology, the appearance of a phoenix (fenghuang)
Advert for Sy-metra stockingsAdvert for Sy-metra pure silk stockings. Date: 1939
Marda Vanne, actress, studio fashion portrait. From an item, A Portfolio of Fashion, compiled weekly for The Bystander, by Madge Garland'
Parisian-inspired female fashion: a horseshoe-collared silk coat from Balmain and an evening dress from Desses. Date: 1954
A selection of fashionable outfits for women. Date: 1954
Advert for Celanese, a chemical and speciality materials company whose products included acetate yarn and artificial silk. Date: 1943
Advert for Morley's range of silk, mercerised stockings. Date: 1932
Advert for Marshall and Snelgrove's range of printed silk frocks, worn with woollen coats. Date: 1932
Decorated Ceremonial Indian Elephant
Titanic pre-sinking silk postcardThis is a silk postcard probably made by Stevens. These were published before the sinking and offered for sale onboad. Date: circa 1912
Stevens silk postcard of King Edward V11Stevens silk postcards are much sought for by collectors. This one, addressed to My Darling, carries an apology for an earlier card sent through the mail at a halfpenny
Comic postcard - Train Held up - in broad daylight!A young paper boy winks at a passing gent, who is paying close attention to the pretty young lady wearing a glamorous pink dress (which she is holding up) and enormous hat