Wool Collection (page 7)

FALL / BICHON FRISE / 1990
CHAMPOIN SULYKA PUZZLE Owned by Dunger. Date: 1990

CARDING WOOL / 1848
Hand carding wool in a cottage in Scotland. Date: 1848

WOOLLEN SWIMWEAR 1940
Bikini composed of brassiere top & short-style briefs are made of closely woven navy wool edged in Hyacynth. Slotted sash waistband and zip pockets add interest. Date: 1940

WOOL PROCESSING
Processing wool: spinning, reeling, warping & weaving. Date: 18th century

CROCHETED ACCESSORIES
A woman looks in her bag, crocheted from red rust wool; her matching hat and scarf are also crocheted and look smart against her fawn tweed coat Date: 1930s

Man in Dressing Gown
Man models a jersey wool dressing gown, and his wire haired fox terrier poses for the camera Date: 1930s

WOOL BALES IN ARGENTINA
Argentinian wool industry: transporting bales of wool Date: 1885

WOOL EXHIBITION STAND
An exhibition stand for the Bradford Manufacturing Company, displaying all-wool dress fabrics and century cashmeres. Date: 1884

GREAT WOOL FLOOR / LONDON
The great wool floor at the London docks. Date: 1850

FEMALE TYPE / BLONDE 1946
Attractive blonde models her knitted fairisle cap and gloves Date: February 1946

CARDING WOOL, SCOTLAND
A Scotswoman in her cottage cards wool, preparatory to spinning it into thread Date: 1848

WINDING WOOL, C18 FRANCE
A Frenchwoman winding wool Date: before 1779

WEAVING WOOL, WALES
Using the loom in a small Welsh cloth mill, serving local sheep-farmers who provide the wool from which the cloth is made Date: 1873

Sheep Shearing in Australia
In an Australian sheep shearing shed Date: 1910

Blackwell Hall
Also known as Bakewell Hall, was the centre for the wool and cloth trade in England from mediaeval times until the 19th century. Date: 19th century

White Wool Black Cat

Itinerant doorstep peddlar / seller of accoutrement for sewing
Itinerant doorstep peddlar/seller of accoutrement for sewing. Date: 1920s

WW1 - Knitting during show intermission, Paris, France in 1916. Women and nurse use the 15 minute interval during a show for noble and positive ends by knitting for troops

Australia - Wool Team crossing the Warrigo River. Date: circa 1910

Florence, Tuscany, Italy - Palazzo dell Arte della Lana. Date: circa 1920

Miss Ellaline Terriss as Cinderella
Miss Ellaline Terriss (1872-1971) - popular English actress and singer, as Cinderella - promotional card for Ivelcon Date: circa 1909

Armchair, with cover
Fully upholstered armchair with walnut front legs and beech frame, with original stamped green, but faded to blue upholstery thought to be wool and made in England between c.1720 and 40. Date: c.1720

Tapestry panel
Flemish verdure tapestry panel depicting a woodland scene with birds, foliage, two castles, a bridge and a stream. It was probably woven in Oudenarde in c.1640

Victorian Scrap - Rocking Sheep. late 19th century

Fashionable bathing suits of the 1920s
The cover illustration of The Spheres womens section features an array of fashionable outfits. The woman on the right sports an American wasp-stripe bathing suit

Tacuinum Sanitatis. Late XIV century. Tailor
Tacuinum Sanitatis. Medieval Health Handbook, dated before 1400, based on observations of medical order detailing the most important aspects of food, beverages and clothing. Tailor. Miniature. Fol

Virtues win to Vices. Flemish tapestry 1510 c
Crucifixion and Virtues win the battle to Vices. ca. 1510. Victory due to the sacrifice of Christ. Cloth number 7 of the series known as Redemption of Man or Vices and Virtues

1960s knitting crochet pattern for dress modelled by Twiggy
Front cover of a crochet pattern for a quick crochet suit in Twilleys Stalite wool, worn here by archetypal sixties model, Twiggy. Date: c.1966

Shearing shed, Burrawang Station, Australia
Shearing shed, Burrawang Station, New South Wales, Australia. Date: circa 1890s

Advert for Aquascutum mens coats 1930
Aquascutum sportsman, scutum and field coats for men. Available from Aquascutum, Regent Street and Piccadilly, London. 1930

Advert for Jester wool 1947
Jester wools (for gayer wear) advert showing a colourful court jester surrounded by brightly attired young women at, of all places, a racecourse. Date: 1947

Advert for Chilprufe wool underwear for children 1941
The children must have Chilprufe. Our difficulty is to make the small ration of wool we are allowed go round. We have, therefore decided as a wartime policy to suspend production of womens

Costume / Poiret / Wool Coat
Paul Poiret creation: collarless purple wool coat bordered in gold & white & with a bold floral design on the chest & hem

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