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Japanese-style wall hanging, circa 1900. Red lacquer wood frame with satin lambrequin, satin curtains, wooden mask, embroidered silk wall hangings, vase with ikebana. Planche 4
View of the Besiktas Sahil Palace, 1800sView of the Besiktas Sahil Palace, the Sultans vacation palace on the European side of the Bosphorus, Istanbul, 1800s. The Sultan
Woman in linen dress looking at herself in the mirror. Robe de linon de fil. Handcoloured pochoir (stencil) etching after an illustration by Adrien Etienne Drian from Tommaso Antonginis Journal des
Woman in grey wool suit and yellow straw hatWoman in grey wool suit, Baptiste shirt, straw hat, and beige wool gaiters. Costume tailleur en cheviotte grise, chemisette de baptiste, chapeau en paille de riz
Womens hat designs by milliner Marcelle Demay, 1913Womens hat designs by milliner Marcelle Demay. Modeles de Marcelle Demay. Handcoloured pochoir (stencil) etching after an illustration by B
Woman in panier dress in coffee-coloured satin with pet dog. Robe a panier en satin cafe. Handcoloured pochoir (stencil) etching after an illustration by Xavier Gose from Tommaso Antonginis Journal
Woman in green wool suit with pet dogs, 1913Woman in green wool suit with collar, belt and cuffs in yellow and grey taffeta check, walking with two dogs. Costume tailleur du matin en lainage vert-de-gris
Woman in silk cashmere dress and velvet jacket with doWoman in dress of silk cashmere and jacket of wool velvet lined with yellow satin. Pet dog with collar. Robe de cachemire de soie brode au passe
Fancy dress costumes by Longhi, 1913Fancy dress costumes by Longhi. Woman in damask dress trimmed with white, cape of black taffeta and lace. Travestissements d apres Longhi
Woman in coat of lemon crushed velvet, with white fox and velvet collar and cuffs. Manteau de velours frappe citron, col velours blanc et renard blanc
Fans designed by Jeanne Paquin, 1912Fans by Jeanne Paquin after designs by George Barbier and Paul Iribe. Eventails de Paquin. Handcoloured pochoir (stencil) etching from Tommaso Antonginis Journal des Dames et des Modes
Woman in dress and long jacket of blue wool velvet decorated with checkerboard velvet. Robe en velours de laine bleu avec longue jaquette de meme etoffe double et garnie de velours a petit damier
Woman holding a shotgun in a tweed hunting outfit, 1912Woman holding a shotgun in a hunting outfit of Scottish wool, gloves, gaiters and shoes. Costume de chasse en laine d Ecosse
Woman in a printed and embroidered sheath dress, velvet blouse and pearl belt. Fourreau crepe blanc brode et peint, blouse velours emeraude broche ponceau, ceinture de perles
Woman in fine wool suit with striped pekin-silkWoman in fine wool green suit with striped pekin-silk taffeta tunic. Veste de drap fin sur jupe de meme a tunique de taffetas pekine
Woman in gaberdine dress with hand-embroidered frills, sitting on a chaise longue. Robe de gabardine a volants brodes a la main
Women drinking tea in visiting outfits. One in ottoman-red dress with silk embroidery, the other in a dress with oversize buttons, pockets, cuffs and collar
Woman wearing an overcoat in blue French vicuna wool over a trouser suit, holding a top hat. Pardessus de vigogne bleu de France
Ruth Woods wears a simple wool jersey swim suit designed by Claire McCardell at a fashion show arranged by the New York Times. Date: 1945
Advert, Fleisher Knitting Wool. 1922
Womens Fashion, woollen frocks for winter Womens Fashion, woollen frocks for winterWomens Fashion, woollen frocks for winter. 1926
Advert for Chilprufe childrens wear 1934Chilprufe underwear for children. Date: 1934
English sheep drover at work. Date: 1843
Sami people or Lapplanders in a tent made of sail and stakes. Seats made of soft reindeer skins and woollen covers. Illustration from Leopold von Buchs Travels Through Norway and Lapland, 1813
Costume of a Paulista, woman of Sao Paulo, BrazilCostume of a Paulista, woman of St. Pauls (Sao Paulo) in long wool coat edged with velvet and gold lace. Copied from John Mawes Travels in the Interior of Brazil, 1812
Domesticated goat, Capra aegagrus hircus (Capra hircus var.). Handcoloured steel engraving from Georg Friedrich Treitschkes Gallery of Natural History, Naturhistorischer Bildersaal des Thierreiches
Broad-tailed or laticauda sheep, Ovis aries (Ovis laticauda). Handcoloured steel engraving from Georg Friedrich Treitschkes Gallery of Natural History, Naturhistorischer Bildersaal des Thierreiches
Broad-tailed sheep and merino sheepBroad-tailed sheep, Ovis aries laticaudata, and merino sheep, Ovis aries hispanica. Lithograph by Karl Joseph Brodtmann from Heinrich Rudolf Schinzs Illustrated Natural History of Men and Animals
Woman in velvet bonnet and long carrick coat with pelerinesWoman in velvet bonnet with plumes, long carrick coat in wool with two pelerines (shoulder capes). There is nothing lighter, softer and warmer than a cashmere shawl
Women in large bonnet and chapeau, 1787Woman in redingote in black wool with two collars, bonnet a la grande pretesse with artificial roses, and woman in striped taffeta robe, fichu, large yellow gauze chapeau tied with violet ribbon
Woman of Aran, Catalonia, Spanish Pyrenees, 19th century. She wears a kerchief over her hair braided with ribbons, fichu, wool skirt, and carries a basket and earthenware jug
Young girl of Bugard, French Pyrenees, 19th century. She wears a Pyrenean capulet over a white cornette, wool skirt, cotton fichu and apron, and carries a earthenware vase of the region
Leicester ram, Ovis aries. Endangered. Handcoloured steel engraving by Lizars after an illustration by James Stewart from William Jardines Naturalists Library, Edinburgh, 1836
Cashmere goat, Capra hircus lanigera. Edinburgh Royal University Museum and Frederick Cuvier. Handcoloured steel engraving by Lizars after an illustration by James Stewart from William Jardines
Argali, sheep, Racka sheep and Barbary sheepArgali, Ovis ammon 1, sheep, Ovis aries 2, Racka sheep, Ovis aries strepsiceros hungaricus 3, and Barbary sheep, Ammotragus lervia 4
Fat-tailed and Merino sheep breedsFat-tailed sheep, Ovis aries 1, and Merino sheep, Ovis aries 2. Domestic sheep breeds. Mouton a grosse queue, mouton merinos
Llama, alpaca, and vicunaLlama, Lama glama, alpaca, Vicugna pacos, and vicuna, Vicugna vicugna. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Migliavacca from Giulio Ferrrarios Costumes Antique and Modern of All Peoples
John Smeatons crane for the wool quay, Custom House, LondonOverhead view and elevation of John Smeatons design for a crane for the wool quay, Custom House, London, 1789. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by J
Woman spinner in bonnet and apron spinning wool yarn on a spinning machine. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts, Phillips, London, 1818
Wool comber using heated wool combs to pull a fine sliver of wool to be spun into yarn. Washed raw wool in a basket, and a clay comb-pot to heat the combs in the foreground
Wool-comber combing out wool remove short fibres. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts, Phillips, London, 1818
Cashmere goats and sheep. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1823
Design, The Woollen Industry of Galashiels, Scotland. 1905
Advert, James Mellis & Co, Prestonpans, ScotlandAdvert for James Mellis & Co, Soap Manufacturers, Prestonpans, Scotland. 1905
The Winding of the Skein. 1870
Knitted womens cardigans 1940Page from a magazine showing two models wearing knitted cardigans. With the onset of World War Two and the introduction of rationing, many chose to knit their own clothes as a cheaper alternative
Knitted swim wear 1940Page from a magazine showing a model wearing a knitted bikini. Date: 1940
Wool ships at Williamstown, Melbourne, AustraliaWool ships alongside the docks at Williamstown, Melbourne, Australia. 1890s