Silken Collection

Tunisian woman with elaborate coin necklace
Tunisian woman with elaborate necklace made of many strings of coins with holes in the middle, metal bangles, thin silken clothing and a pointed hat

Lecture on Stephen Grays discoveries in electricity
A lecture at the Charterhouse, London on Stephen Grays discoveries in electricity. In the early eighteenth century, Gray demonstrated that charges of electricity could be conducted by some materials

Raydechene Fabrics
Half-page advertisement for Raydechene Fabrics depicting a fashionable lady in a Raydechene silken fabric Date: 1928

Mdlle J. H
A portrait oil painting of a young lady, known only as Mademoiselle J. H. wearing a green silken bathrobe whilst seated at her dressing table, plaiting her hair in the mirror. Date: circa 1921

Lackey moth, Malacosoma neustria, and caterpillar in silken tent on leaf. Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn and etched by Jacob l Admiral in Naauwkeurige Waarneemingen omtrent de veranderingen

The fairies bound me with their silken chains
A little girl in a red dress and with a huge bow in her hair is bound up with ribbons by a group of mischievous looking pixies, elves and fairies

Zelica, a character in Lalla Rookh by Thomas Moore
Zelica - But there was one, among the chosen Maids, Who d blush d behind the gallerys silken shades - a character in The Veiled Prophet, Lalla Rookh, a long narrative poem by Thomas Moore

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

China - High Class lady - Studio Portrait holding fan, standing in front of a very elaborate painted backdrop. Date: circa 1906

Celanese Nightgown 1944
A glamorous yet inexpensive nightgown in Celeanese artificial silk, makes good use of coupons. This model has a softly gathered bodice, gored skirt & ribbon bow trim Date: 1944

Harrods advertisement - page boy outfit for a wedding
Advertisement for a page boy outfit, perfect for the 1938 wedding season, though bound to mentally scar the wearer for decades to come

Boyaryshnya - Boyar Wife - Russia
A Boyaryshnya - A Boyar (high ranking) Woman in a fine and expensive silken gown. Date: 1900

Woman seated in evening dress
Woman seated wearing a long silken evening dress. Pen & Ink (with wash) study by Raymond Sheppard

Hark, the Dogs do Bark
Some in rags and some in tags and some in silken gowns the beggars come to town but these two girls keep a prudent distance while their dog barks protectively

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