Textile Collection (page 18)

Paris Fashion for November, 1860 (engraving)
1579574 Paris Fashion for November, 1860 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Paris Fashion for November. Left to right: Visiting Dress, Walking Dress, Evening Dress)

Elihu Whitney's (1765-1825) saw-gin for cleaning cotton. Wood engraving 1865
531567 Elihu Whitney's (1765-1825) saw-gin for cleaning cotton. Wood engraving 1865; (add.info.: Elihu Whitney's (1765-1825) saw-gin for cleaning cotton

Mother urging her child to go to work in the mill. Clothes are rags and straw helps keep his feet warm
527857 Mother urging her child to go to work in the mill. Clothes are rags and straw helps keep his feet warm. Children wait for mill door to open

Sash, c.1820 (wool and beads)
PEM216325 Sash, c.1820 (wool and beads) by American School, (19th century); length: 118 cm; Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, USA; (add.info.: worn diagonally across the chest;).

Autumn, 1898 (tapestry)
XIR240931 Autumn, 1898 (tapestry) by Levy-Dhurmer, Lucien (1865-1953); 68x49 cm; Private Collection.

Trade card for W Venables & Co, drapers, silk mercers and haberdashers, London (engraving)
8677634 Trade card for W Venables & Co, drapers, silk mercers and haberdashers, London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Trade card for W Venables & Co)

Receipt from O H Hughes & Co, London (engraving)
8677426 Receipt from O H Hughes & Co, London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Receipt from O H Hughes & Co's hosiery, gloves, Indian bandana)

Frank Crossley, English politician (engraving)
8676732 Frank Crossley, English politician (engraving) by Pound, Daniel John. (fl.1860); Private Collection; (add.info.: Frank Crossley (1817-1872), English carpet manufacturer

Queen Victoria's visit to Leeds (engraving)
8676519 Queen Victoria's visit to Leeds (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Queen Victoria's visit to Leeds)

Advertisement for Wiggins & Goodale clothing (colour litho)
8677487 Advertisement for Wiggins & Goodale clothing (colour litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertisement for Wiggins & Goodale clothing, Watertown)

Royal Naval uniform: pattern 1843, c.1843 (textile)
7339915 Royal Naval uniform: pattern 1843, c.1843 (textile) by British School, (19th century); 99.5x49.3 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Royal Naval uniform: pattern 1836, c.1836 (wool, silk, cotton, base metal)
7339911 Royal Naval uniform: pattern 1836, c.1836 (wool, silk, cotton, base metal) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 122.5x60.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Unknown Artist)

Gloves, 1845 (cotton)
7295498 Gloves, 1845 (cotton); 19x14 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Two knitted cotton gloves belonging to a member of Sir John Franklin's 1845 Arctic expedition)

Tapestry. Enghien. Power (Machten, Croy). Text "ESPOIR VAINCRA CROY 1589"
7207355 Tapestry. Enghien. Power (Machten, Croy). Text "ESPOIR VAINCRA CROY 1589".; Centre Culturel d'Enghien, Hainaut, Belgium; (add.info.: Centre Culturel d'Enghien)

Museum collection (Tresor de la cathedrale). Chasuble (Chasuble de Jean Chevrot). 15th century. Front
7142450 Museum collection (Tresor de la cathedrale). Chasuble (Chasuble de Jean Chevrot). 15th century. Front.; (add.info.: Tresor de la cathedrale, Tournai, Hainaut, Belgium); © Paul Maeyaert

Museum collection (Tresor de la cathedrale). Chasuble (Chasuble de Jean Chevrot). 15th century. Rear end. Detail
7142447 Museum collection (Tresor de la cathedrale). Chasuble (Chasuble de Jean Chevrot). 15th century. Rear end. Detail.; (add.info.: Tresor de la cathedrale, Tournai, Hainaut)

Museum collection (Tresor de la cathedrale). Chasuble (Chasuble de Jean Chevrot). 15th century. Rear end. Detail
7142446 Museum collection (Tresor de la cathedrale). Chasuble (Chasuble de Jean Chevrot). 15th century. Rear end. Detail.; (add.info.: Tresor de la cathedrale, Tournai, Hainaut)

A stumpwork panel depicting 'Susannah and the Elders', c.1640-1680 (stumpwork)
7141210 A stumpwork panel depicting 'Susannah and the Elders', c.1640-1680 (stumpwork); 48.5x54 cm; Parham House, West Sussex

Sir Joseph Banks presents Omiah to Queen Charlotte, early 19th century (embroidery over engraving)
7141208 Sir Joseph Banks presents Omiah to Queen Charlotte, early 19th century (embroidery over engraving); 9x11.5 cm; Parham House, West Sussex

Mrs Justinian Nutt, 1750s (oil on canvas)
7338006 Mrs Justinian Nutt, 1750s (oil on canvas) by British School, (18th Century); 76.2x63.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: British School)

Antique Persian rug photographed on glass plate using early Uvachrome 3 color process, c.1920 (photo)
8772218 Antique Persian rug photographed on glass plate using early Uvachrome 3 color process, c.1920 (photo) by Traube, Arthur (1878-1948); George Eastman House, Rochester, NY

Bric-a-Brac from Damascus, Rome, and Seville 1880 (Oil on canvas)
8766597 Bric-a-Brac from Damascus, Rome, and Seville 1880 (Oil on canvas) by Hall, George Henry (1825-1913); 88.9--121.6 cm; High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; © High Museum of Art .

Still Life with Apple and Pomegranate 1927 (Oil on canvas)
8766551 Still Life with Apple and Pomegranate 1927 (Oil on canvas) by Stella, Joseph (1877-1946); 38.1x45.7 cm; High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; © High Museum of Art .

Back view of light brown riding habit, 1820s (cotton)
8832558 Back view of light brown riding habit, 1820s (cotton) by English School, (19th century); Fashion Museum Bath; © Fashion Museum Bath.

Magasin de tissu de Sobrino y Cia, situe au 6 rue Ciudad, a Barcelone (Espagne). Eau forte en couleurs, 19eme siecle
AIS5386317 Magasin de tissu de Sobrino y Cia, situe au 6 rue Ciudad, a Barcelone (Espagne). Eau forte en couleurs, 19eme siecle.; © Iberfoto.

Woman spinning. Dynasty Ch'ing or manchu. Chinese art, 18th century. Print
AIS5386904 Woman spinning. Dynasty Ch'ing or manchu. Chinese art, 18th century. Print.; Bernisches Historisches Museum, Bern, Switzerland.

Decree of the Constitution of Cadiz, August 7, 1812 (manuscript)
AIS5367267 Decree of the Constitution of Cadiz, August 7, 1812 (manuscript); Army Museum, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: Armee Museum, Madrid.); © Iberfoto.

Franc maconnerie : tablier de maitre maconnique. Il est decore des symboles francs macons
AIS5385602 Franc maconnerie : tablier de maitre maconnique. Il est decore des symboles francs macons, Musee du Grand Orient et de la Franc maconnerie europeenne. Paris; © Iberfoto.

Two old women with a textile spinning loom, Rural France 1900 (b/w photo)
UIG5635644 Two old women with a textile spinning loom, Rural France 1900 (b/w photo).

silk industry in Lyons, 1910 (postcard)
PCT5618230 silk industry in Lyons, 1910 (postcard); (add.info.: the french industry at the beginning of the twentieth century : silk industry in Lyon - silk industry)

Jon Arason's Chasuble, 16th century (textile)
5304954 Jon Arason's Chasuble, 16th century (textile); (add.info.: Jon Arason's Chasuble, an ornate sleeveless outer vestment worn by a Catholic or High Anglican priest when celebrating Mass)

Engraving depicting a grandmother sitting with her grandchild
5308659 Engraving depicting a grandmother sitting with her grandchild; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a grandmother sitting with her grandchild)

Joseph Marie Jacquard (1752-1834), 19th century (chromo)
JAB5037197 Joseph Marie Jacquard (1752-1834), 19th century (chromo); (add.info.: Joseph Marie Jacquard (1752-1834), French mechanic inventor of weaving.); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis.

An engraving depicting a fly shuttle used in power looms. Top: shuttle. Bottom
5311548 An engraving depicting a fly shuttle used in power looms. Top: shuttle. Bottom: shuttle in its "shed" showing the device for throwing it from right to left

Capture Scene. Detail of an anonymous painting of the 16th century. Banca del Monte Faenza, Ravenna
VEN5027277 Capture Scene. Detail of an anonymous painting of the 16th century. Banca del Monte Faenza, Ravenna.; (add.info.: Capture Scene. Detail of an anonymous painting of the 16th century)

History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier
7208809 History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier, chaplain of the duke of Burgundy, late 14th-early 15th century. 22m x 2m

History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier
7208806 History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier, chaplain of the duke of Burgundy, late 14th-early 15th century. 22m x 2m

History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier
7208803 History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier, chaplain of the duke of Burgundy, late 14th-early 15th century. 22m x 2m

History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier
7208796 History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier, chaplain of the duke of Burgundy

The castle (Chateau d'Angers). The museum of tapestries. The tapestry (La Tenture de l'Apocalypse)
7207365 The castle (Chateau d'Angers). The museum of tapestries. The tapestry (La Tenture de l'Apocalypse). Cartons of the painter Hennequin de Bruges, atelier Nicolas Bataille. First piece

Photographic print of a husband and wife in traditional Norman costume
3077787 Photographic print of a husband and wife in traditional Norman costume; (add.info.: Photographic print of a husband and wife in traditional Norman costume)

Print of a woman wearing a Norman Head-Dress
3077698 Print of a woman wearing a Norman Head-Dress; (add.info.: Print of a woman wearing a Norman Head-Dress. Dated 19th Century); Universal History Archive/UIG.

House in Pelham Street, 1850
3480212 House in Pelham Street, 1850; (add.info.: House in Pelham Street, Spitalfields London, silk weavers worked on the top floor behind enlarged windows which offered more natural light)

House in Booth Street, 1850
3480210 House in Booth Street, 1850; (add.info.: House in Booth Street, Spitalfields London, silk weavers worked on the top floor behind enlarged windows which offered more natural light)

Imported leather French Chasseur shako
3481435 Imported leather French Chasseur shako; Private Collection; (add.info.: Imported leather French Chasseur shako which were issued to several Union regiments along with French uniforms but not)

Union Forage Cap
3481434 Union Forage Cap; Private Collection; (add.info.: Union soldiers forage cap of the 40th Massachusetts Volunteers with badge of the 3rd Division of the 24th Army Corps); © 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.

The international exhibition, 1850
3479224 The international exhibition, 1850; (add.info.: The international exhibition: Tuer and hall's power-loom for weaving carpets.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

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"From ancient battles to spiritual realms, textile art weaves stories of culture and history. The Bayeux Tapestry, created between 1066-1077, vividly depicts scenes from the Battle of Hastings, transporting us back in time. In Bardo Mandala, a Thangka painting showcasing the period between death and reincarnation, intricate textiles capture the ethereal journey of the soul. Even advertisements have utilized textiles to captivate audiences throughout history. A Singer sewing machine ad from the 1890s showcases how these machines revolutionized textile production and empowered individuals with their own creative abilities. Across continents, traditional textile techniques reflect unique cultural identities. Kuna Indian traditional molas from Cristobal in Central America's Panama showcase vibrant patterns that tell stories passed down through generations. Textiles also find their way into artistic interpretations of legends and visions. "The Attainment; The Vision of the Holy Grail" brings Sir Galahad, Sir Bors, and Sir Percival's quest to life through intricately woven fabrics. Traveling further afield reveals stunning street scenes captured on fabric canvases. Charles Robertson's "A Street Scene in Cairo" transports us to bustling markets filled with colorful textiles that epitomize Egyptian culture. Maps too can be transformed into works of art using textiles as seen in a Buenos Aires map where threads create an intricate representation of city streets. In Costa Rican art, vibrant colors blend seamlessly with indigenous motifs representing Central American heritage while flags of the German Empire showcase national pride through carefully crafted fabrics. Throughout history, fabric design has been celebrated for its beauty and innovation. Art Gout Beaute's 1924 collection exemplifies this creativity by combining bold patterns with luxurious materials. Finally, Ghana's Ashanti Region offers a glimpse into West African textile traditions where skillful craftsmanship meets storytelling through cloth weaving techniques. "