Backcloth Collection

Lace makers of Bruges (chromolitho)
2788812 Lace makers of Bruges (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lace makers of Bruges. Liebig card, published in late 19th or early 20th century)

Boy & girl on a 1922 Royal Enfield motorcycle & sidecar in a
Young boy and girl pose for a studio photograph on a 1922 Royal Enfield motorcycle & sidecar combination

Carpet weaver
3479227 Carpet weaver; (add.info.: Carpet weaver laying the warp on the frame. Dated between 1751-80.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Armshield for Georgian Volunteers in the German Army, c. 1939-45 (object)
7177606 Armshield for Georgian Volunteers in the German Army, c. 1939-45 (object); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cloth armshield for Georgian Volunteers in the German Army)

Carpet weaver, 1821
3479230 Carpet weaver, 1821; (add.info.: Carpet weaver shown seated next to the loom, inspecting the threads of material. Dated 1821.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Loom for carpet, 1842
3479220 Loom for carpet, 1842; (add.info.: Loom for carpet, Scotland. August, 1842.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Soviet Budenovka Winter Army Cap, 1920s-1930s (object)
7177609 Soviet Budenovka Winter Army Cap, 1920s-1930s (object); Private Collection; (add.info.: Famous style of Cap worn by the Red Army during the Russian Civil War and later); © Don Troiani

Shearing a length of carpet, 1892
3479226 Shearing a length of carpet, 1892; (add.info.: Shearing or trimming a carpet. Dated 1892.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Maxon & Co Patent carpet loom, 1862
3479222 Maxon & Co Patent carpet loom, 1862; (add.info.: Maxon & Co Patent carpet loom. Dated 1862.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

WW2 Volga Tartar Volunteers armshield, c. 1939-45 (object)
7177607 WW2 Volga Tartar Volunteers armshield, c. 1939-45 (object); Private Collection; (add.info.: Volga Tartar Volunteers cloth armshield)

Soviet Budenovka Winter Army Cap, 1920s-1930s (object)
7177608 Soviet Budenovka Winter Army Cap, 1920s-1930s (object); Private Collection; (add.info.: Famous style of Cap worn by the Red Army during the Russian Civil War and later); © Don Troiani

Savonnerie Carpet Workshop, Aubusson tapestry manufacture, France, c. 1900 (b / w photo)
1730075 Savonnerie Carpet Workshop, Aubusson tapestry manufacture, France, c. 1900 (b/w photo) by French Photographer (20th century); (add.info.: Aubusson tapestry manufacture, France, c)

Wool and Silk Dyeing, Aubusson Tapestry Factory, France, c. 1900 (b / w photo)
1730069 Wool and Silk Dyeing, Aubusson Tapestry Factory, France, c. 1900 (b/w photo) by French Photographer (20th century); (add.info.: Aubusson tapestry manufacture, France, c)

Portrait of King Alfonso XIII of Spain, 1929 (oil on canvas)
7264891 Portrait of King Alfonso XIII of Spain, 1929 (oil on canvas) by Bilbao Martinez, Gonzalo (1860-1938); Museo de Bellas Artes, Seville

Wool and Silk Dyeing Workshop, Aubusson tapestry manufacture, France, c. 1900 (b / w photo)
1730081 Wool and Silk Dyeing Workshop, Aubusson tapestry manufacture, France, c. 1900 (b/w photo) by French Photographer (20th century); (add.info.: Aubusson tapestry manufacture, France, c)

Great art exhibition Dresden, 1908 (lithography)
398356 Great art exhibition Dresden, 1908 (lithography) by Baranowsky, Alexander (1874-1941); JMK Archiv, Bremen, Germany; (add.info.: Print: Oswald Enterlein, Kunstanstalt Niedersedlitz i)

WOMEN MANUFACTURE A TRICOLOUR FLAG, 19th century (watercolour)
7264745 WOMEN MANUFACTURE A TRICOLOUR FLAG, 19th century (watercolour) by Induno, Gerolamo (1827-90); (add.info.: Intente RISORGIMENTO women clandestinely to the confection of a tricolour flag)

Aubusson Tapestry Factory, France, c. 1900 (b / w photo)
1730068 Aubusson Tapestry Factory, France, c. 1900 (b/w photo) by French Photographer (20th century); (add.info.: Aubusson tapestry manufacture, France, c. 1900 : low-warp tapestry weaving)

Thread Workshop, Aubusson Tapestry Factory, France, c. 1900 (b / w photo)
1730074 Thread Workshop, Aubusson Tapestry Factory, France, c. 1900 (b/w photo) by French Photographer (20th century); (add.info.: Aubusson tapestry manufacture, France, c. 1900 : workshop of thread)

Bicocca degli Arcimboldi: 15th century fresco, detail of the cutting of fabrics and a dwarf (fresco)
7240205 Bicocca degli Arcimboldi: 15th century fresco, detail of the cutting of fabrics and a dwarf (fresco) by Italian School

Portrait of Master Semon with a Spaniel, 1796 (oil on canvas)
7260356 Portrait of Master Semon with a Spaniel, 1796 (oil on canvas) by Northcote, James (1746-1831); 87x43 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Alexander Semon); © Lawrence Steigrad Fine Arts

La Nature se Devoilant devant la Science, c. 1900 (gilt-bronze, ivory, lapis lazuli & porphyry)
7259328 La Nature se Devoilant devant la Science, c.1900 (gilt-bronze, ivory, lapis lazuli & porphyry) by Barrias, Louis Ernest (1841-1905); height:44 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Flemish tapestry. Series The passion of Christ: Descent from the cross (Kruisafneming, Descendimiento de la cruz)
7208226 Flemish tapestry. Series The passion of Christ: Descent from the cross (Kruisafneming, Descendimiento de la cruz). Manufacture Pieter van Aelst. Cartoonist Jan van Roome. Ca 1507-1520

Flemish tapestry. Series Episodes from the Life of the Virgin. The prophecies are fulfilled at the birth of Christ
7208678 Flemish tapestry. Series Episodes from the Life of the Virgin. The prophecies are fulfilled at the birth of Christ (Cumplimiento de las profecias en el nacimiento del Hijo de Dios)

Flemish tapestry. Triptych of the Birth of Christ (Triptico del Nacimiento de Jesus)
7209525 Flemish tapestry. Triptych of the Birth of Christ (Triptico del Nacimiento de Jesus). Models from Cartoonist of the circle of Rogier van der Weyden. Manufacture Southern Netherlands. Ca 1492

Flemish tapestry. Triptych of the Birth of Christ (Triptico del Nacimiento de Jesus)
7209524 Flemish tapestry. Triptych of the Birth of Christ (Triptico del Nacimiento de Jesus). Models from Cartoonist of the circle of Rogier van der Weyden. Manufacture Southern Netherlands. Ca 1492

Design for backcloth, The Truth about the Russian Dancers, 1920-22 (w / c over graphite on paper)
423947 Design for backcloth, The Truth about the Russian Dancers, 1920-22 (w/c over graphite on paper) by Nash, Paul (1889-1946); 28x21.9 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

Portrait of a Lady in a White Cap, 1926 (oil on canvas)
7212905 Portrait of a Lady in a White Cap, 1926 (oil on canvas) by Kremlicka, Rudolf (1886-1932); Private Collection; (add.info)

Flemish tapestry. Triptych of the Birth of Christ (Triptico del Nacimiento de Jesus)
7208764 Flemish tapestry. Triptych of the Birth of Christ (Triptico del Nacimiento de Jesus). Models from Cartoonist of the circle of Rogier van der Weyden. Manufacture Southern Netherlands. Ca 1492

Flemish tapestry. Series Episodes from the Life of the Virgin; Presentation at the Temple (Presentacion en el Templo)
7208682 Flemish tapestry. Series Episodes from the Life of the Virgin; Presentation at the Temple (Presentacion en el Templo). Second tapestry in the series

Flemish tapestry. Series The passion of Christ: Descent from the cross (Kruisafneming, Descendimiento de la cruz)
7208215 Flemish tapestry. Series The passion of Christ: Descent from the cross (Kruisafneming, Descendimiento de la cruz). Manufacture Pieter van Aelst. Cartoonist Jan van Roome. Ca 1507-1520

The Merchant (colour litho)
7148395 The Merchant (colour litho) by Smith, Hely Augustus Morton (1862-1947); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Merchant)

Fabric samples sent by Mary Alexander, 1726 (textiles & pen & ink on paper)
7142985 Fabric samples sent by Mary Alexander, 1726 (textiles & pen & ink on paper) by Alexander, Mary (1693-1760); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

A sampler by Esther Sleepe, 1732 (cross stitch)
7141206 A sampler by Esther Sleepe, 1732 (cross stitch) by Sleepe, Esther (1725-62); Parham House, West Sussex, UK; (add.info.: Worked by Esther Sleepe (1725-62)

A needlework picture depicting Adam and Eve, 17th century (needlework)
7141197 A needlework picture depicting Adam and Eve, 17th century (needlework) by Ellys, Anne (17th century); 21.5x25.5 cm; Parham House, West Sussex

Embroidered panel worked by Ethel, Lady Brabourne, 1917 (embroidery)
7141196 Embroidered panel worked by Ethel, Lady Brabourne, 1917 (embroidery) by Knatchbull-Hugessen, Lady Ethel Mary (d.1929); Parham House, West Sussex

A White Marble Figure of a Youth, possibly Paris or Ganymede, 1810 (marble)
6436315 A White Marble Figure of a Youth, possibly Paris or Ganymede, 1810 (marble) by Schadow, Rudolf (1786-1822) (attr. to); Height: 125 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Fall And Winter (oil on canvas)
LRI5636246 Fall And Winter (oil on canvas) by Piola, Domenica (1627-1703) & Camogli detto il Camoglino, Stefano (1610-1690/1709); 119x105, 5 cm

Flemish tapestry. Series Episodes from the Life of the Virgin. The prophecies are fulfilled at the birth of Christ
7208677 Flemish tapestry. Series Episodes from the Life of the Virgin. The prophecies are fulfilled at the birth of Christ (Cumplimiento de las profecias en el nacimiento del Hijo de Dios)

Flemish tapestry. Series The passion of Christ: Descent from the cross (Kruisafneming, Descendimiento de la cruz)
7208216 Flemish tapestry. Series The passion of Christ: Descent from the cross (Kruisafneming, Descendimiento de la cruz). Manufacture Pieter van Aelst. Cartoonist Jan van Roome. Ca 1507-1520

Flemish tapestry. Triptych of the Birth of Christ (Triptico del Nacimiento de Jesus)
7208763 Flemish tapestry. Triptych of the Birth of Christ (Triptico del Nacimiento de Jesus). Models from Cartoonist of the circle of Rogier van der Weyden. Manufacture Southern Netherlands. Ca 1492

Flemish tapestry. Triptych of the Birth of Christ (Triptico del Nacimiento de Jesus)
7207323 Flemish tapestry. Triptych of the Birth of Christ (Triptico del Nacimiento de Jesus). Models from Cartoonist of the circle of Rogier van der Weyden. Manufacture Southern Netherlands. Ca 1492

Diana little girl with her dog (oil on canvas)
6347392 Diana little girl with her dog (oil on canvas) by Stroiffi, Ermanno (1616-1693); 75, 5x56, 5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Ermanno Stroiffi (1616 - 1693)

Portrait of Magino Gabrielli, Jewish inventor, Venice, 16th cent, 1867 (engraving)
7234919 Portrait of Magino Gabrielli, Jewish inventor, Venice, 16th cent, 1867 (engraving) by Lechevallier-Chevignard, Edmond (1825-1902); Private Collection; (add.info)

Making Tappa (native cloth), 1890s (sepia photo)
STC170329 Making Tappa (native cloth), 1890s (sepia photo) by Severin, Theodore (1862-98); Private Collection; (add.info.: probably Tahiti or Marquesas Islands; ); The Stapleton Collection

Flemish tapestry. Series The passion of Christ: Descent from the cross (Kruisafneming, Descendimiento de la cruz)
7208225 Flemish tapestry. Series The passion of Christ: Descent from the cross (Kruisafneming, Descendimiento de la cruz). Manufacture Pieter van Aelst. Cartoonist Jan van Roome. Ca 1507-1520

Peruvian Textiles (litho)
6006350 Peruvian Textiles (litho) by Glazier, Richard (1851-1918); Private Collection; (add.info.: Peruvian Textiles. Illustration for A Manual of Historic Ornament by Richard Glazier (Batsford)

Statue of Homere (8th century BC) (marble)
YOU4419187 Statue of Homere (8th century BC) (marble) by Roland, Philippe Laurent (1746-1816); Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: Statue of Homere (8th century BC), Greek poet

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"Journeying through Time: A Backcloth of History and Industry" Step back in time to 1922, where a boy and girl embark on an adventurous ride on a Royal Enfield motorcycle with a sidecar. The wind tousles their hair as they explore the open roads, capturing the spirit of freedom that defined an era. In another scene, a lady exudes elegance astride her 1948 Triumph motorcycle. With grace and confidence, she defies societal norms, embodying the empowerment of women during this period. Meanwhile, Ava Gardner, the iconic American film actress, graces our backcloth with her timeless beauty. Her captivating presence symbolizes Hollywood's golden age and its influence on popular culture. Shifting gears to Regency Ireland, we delve into trades that shaped communities. Bleaching techniques transform fabrics into pure white perfection while Irish cabins stand as humble dwellings amidst breathtaking landscapes. Witness the majestic salmon leap against rushing currents—a testament to nature's resilience. Traveling further back in time to Germany's industrial boom in the 1930s reveals monochrome snapshots of textile machinery at work. Women labor diligently in Bavarian spinning mills while weaving looms create intricate patterns with precision and artistry. The Flemish tapestry transports us even earlier—to the second half of the 16th century—depicting Judith beheading Holofernes. This masterpiece showcases skilled craftsmanship from Brussels or Netherlands; each thread woven with care using wool fabric. Returning to German industry in the 1930s unveils more black-and-white photographs showcasing various machines: finishing machines perfect textiles' final touches; felt machines bring softness to life; fly-framers intricately weave threads together for sturdy fabrics. These glimpses into history remind us of humanity's ingenuity and perseverance throughout different eras. From joyrides on vintage motorcycles to advancements in textile production—the backcloth unfolds stories waiting to be explored by curious minds.