Textiles Collection (page 9)

Female seated with her sewing case on the table, 1882
3479038 Female seated with her sewing case on the table, 1882; (add.info.: Illustration shows female seated with her sewing case on the table. Dated 13th May 1882.); 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.

Silk weavers in India, 1828
3480360 Silk weavers in India, 1828; (add.info.: French lithograph of silk weavers in India, By Marlet 1828.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Silk manufacture: transferring yarn from the warping reel to a spool, 1780
3480179 Silk manufacture: transferring yarn from the warping reel to a spool, 1780; (add.info.: Silk manufacture: transferring yarn from the warping reel to a spool)

Bottomley's Shelf Mills, 1850
3480172 Bottomley's Shelf Mills, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting Bottomley's Shelf Mills; near Halifax; Yorkshire. Alpaca and worsted were produced)

A vertical loom
3480167 A vertical loom; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a vertical loom with stones being used as weights to keep tension. This particular type of loom would be used for weaving woollens)

Jacquard loom, 1885
3480214 Jacquard loom, 1885; (add.info.: Jacquard loom; a power loom, invented by Joseph Marie Jacquard, first demonstrated in 1801)

Chinese women making silk cord, 1812
3480207 Chinese women making silk cord, 1812; (add.info.: Chinese women making silk cord, 1812.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Diagram of Arkwright's water frame, 1878
3480203 Diagram of Arkwright's water frame, 1878; (add.info.: Diagram of Arkwright's water frame, 1878. The water frame is the name given to a water-powered spinning frame which was an easy)

Arkwright's water frame spinning machine, 1850
3480200 Arkwright's water frame spinning machine, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting Arkwright's water frame spinning machine; on display at the Patents Museum; South Kensington;)

Cotton manufacture, 1850
3480197 Cotton manufacture, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting cotton manufacture with mules spinning. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Chinese men making tassels for hats
2911131 Chinese men making tassels for hats; (add.info.: 1850 Colour illustration depicting Chinese men making tassels for hats)

William Penn, c.1820 (engraving)
8698407 William Penn, c.1820 (engraving) by Italian School, (19th century); (add.info.: History. USA. The quaker William Penn with native americans, Pennsylvania)

One of a pair of Portieres for the Marquand Music Room, c.1885-87 (silk & embroidery)
8698275 One of a pair of Portieres for the Marquand Music Room, c.1885-87 (silk & embroidery) by Alma-Tadema, Lawrence (1836-1912); Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown

Royal Naval uniform: pattern 1795-1812, 1795-1812 (wool, linen, brass)
7339832 Royal Naval uniform: pattern 1795-1812, 1795-1812 (wool, linen, brass) by British School, (19th century); 106.5x59 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: W)

Royal Naval uniform: pattern 1833, c.1833 (wool, cotton, brass)
7339905 Royal Naval uniform: pattern 1833, c.1833 (wool, cotton, brass) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 50.2x44.3 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Unknown Artist)

Royal Naval uniform: pattern 1748-67, 1748 (wool, wood, brass, linen/wool blend)
7339837 Royal Naval uniform: pattern 1748-67, 1748 (wool, wood, brass, linen/wool blend) by Unknown artist, (18th century); 108x41x28 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Straw platters from Buckingham
5310048 Straw platters from Buckingham; (add.info.: Engraving depicting straw platters from Buckingham. Dated 19th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Engraving depicting an Egyptian spinner, 19th century
5309251 Engraving depicting an Egyptian spinner, 19th century; (add.info.: Engraving depicting an Egyptian spinner. Dated 19th century 01/02/1845); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Royal Naval uniform: pattern 1795-1812, 1795-1812 (wool, linen, brass)
7339831 Royal Naval uniform: pattern 1795-1812, 1795-1812 (wool, linen, brass) by British School, (19th century); 106.5x59 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: W)

Royal Naval uniform: pattern 1833, 1836 (wool, linen, velvet, brass)
7339903 Royal Naval uniform: pattern 1833, 1836 (wool, linen, velvet, brass) by British School, (19th century); 95.8x55 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Cotton Picking Machine, 1885 (engraving)
1574564 Cotton Picking Machine, 1885 (engraving); (add.info.: Cotton picking machine for use in the American cotton fields. Engraving, London, 1885.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Cotton - Gossypium: different varieties formed basis of cotton production in widespread parts of the world
533355 Cotton - Gossypium: different varieties formed basis of cotton production in widespread parts of the world, including India, China, Egypt, America

Man, woman & small boy working wheel for combing long staple wool into slivers for worsted manufacture
538585 Man, woman & small boy working wheel for combing long staple wool into slivers for worsted manufacture, c.1845 (engraving); (add.info.: Man)

Murex. The mollusc which inhabited this shell was the source of Tyrian Purple dye. Engraving c1890
536445 Murex. The mollusc which inhabited this shell was the source of Tyrian Purple dye. Engraving c1890; (add.info.: Murex)

Charles Ledger, British alpaca farmer (engraving)
8676950 Charles Ledger, British alpaca farmer (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charles Ledger (1818-1905)

Johann Liebieg, Liebig, 1802-1870 (engraving)
8632247 Johann Liebieg, Liebig, 1802-1870 (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Johann Liebieg, Liebig, 1802-1870)

Beaming in a Lancashire cotton mill (b/w photo)
8672148 Beaming in a Lancashire cotton mill (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Beaming in a Lancashire cotton mill)

Preparing the pattern for the loom (engraving)
8647231 Preparing the pattern for the loom (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Preparing the pattern for the loom)

Q for quenouille (spinner) (chromolitho)
8677331 Q for quenouille (spinner) (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Q for quenouille (spinner). Woman or girl with a distaff used in spinning

Wallflowers, Quechua, distaff and quay (chromolitho)
8677353 Wallflowers, Quechua, distaff and quay (chromolitho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Q for quarantaine (wallflowers), Quechua, quenouille (distaff) and quay

Scene with a musician playing the guhzeng. Embroidery on a Manila shawl, 19th century (embroidered textile)
AIS5370608 Scene with a musician playing the guhzeng. Embroidery on a Manila shawl, 19th century (embroidered textile); Textile Museum (Museu Textil i d'Indumentaria), Barcelona

Peaches on a White Plate, 19th century (Gouache, oil, and tempera on paper glued to rag board and mounted on panel)
8766633 Peaches on a White Plate, 19th century (Gouache, oil, and tempera on paper glued to rag board and mounted on panel) by Brown, William Mason (1828-98); 25.4--27.9 cm; High Museum of Art

Tapestry. Tournai. The battle of Roncevaux (La Bataille de Roncevaux). Wool and silk. Third quart 15th century
7209815 Tapestry. Tournai. The battle of Roncevaux (La Bataille de Roncevaux). Wool and silk. Third quart 15th century. 250x180cm.; 250x180 cm; Musee de la Tapisserie, Tournai

Collegiate church (Sint-Walburgakerk). Interior. Tapestry. Verdure from Oudenaarde. Wood landscape
7207231 Collegiate church (Sint-Walburgakerk). Interior. Tapestry. Verdure from Oudenaarde. Wood landscape. End 17th-begin 18th century

Nude with white Sheet, 1937 (oil on canvas)
7332550 Nude with white Sheet, 1937 (oil on canvas) by Brusselmans, Jean (1884-1953); Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent, Belgium; (add.info.: Jean Brusselmans (1884-1953)

Chinese False Colours Flag, c.1926 (cotton)
7340523 Chinese False Colours Flag, c.1926 (cotton) by Chinese School (20th century) ; 119.4x106.7 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Burgee of Pirate Yacht Club, Bridlington, c.1898 (wool, linen, machine sewn, printed)
7295737 Burgee of Pirate Yacht Club, Bridlington, c.1898 (wool, linen, machine sewn, printed) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 38.1x63.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

A silk spinning workshop, 19th century, 1864
7125180 A silk spinning workshop, 19th century, 1864; (add.info.: A silk spinning workshop, 19th century. From Le Savant du Foyer ou Notions Scientifiques Sur Les Objets Usuels de la Vie)

Workers using a hemp and flax scutching machine, 19th century, 1864
7125179 Workers using a hemp and flax scutching machine, 19th century, 1864; (add.info.: Workers using a hemp and flax scutching machine)

Workers shredding flax using a hackle or heckle, 19th century, 1864
7125178 Workers shredding flax using a hackle or heckle, 19th century, 1864; (add.info.: Workers shredding flax, 19th century)

Collegiate church ("Parochiekerk Sint-Walburga"). Interior. Tapestry. Verdure from Oudenaarde
7208869 Collegiate church ("Parochiekerk Sint-Walburga"). Interior. Tapestry. Verdure from Oudenaarde. Scene with lovers in a garden

Collegiate church ("Parochiekerk Sint-Walburga"). Interior. Tapestry. Verdure from Oudenaarde
7208867 Collegiate church ("Parochiekerk Sint-Walburga"). Interior. Tapestry. Verdure from Oudenaarde. Scene with lovers in a garden

Collegiate church ("Parochiekerk Sint-Walburga"). Interior. Tapestry. Verdure from Oudenaarde
7208866 Collegiate church ("Parochiekerk Sint-Walburga"). Interior. Tapestry. Verdure from Oudenaarde. Scene with lovers in a garden

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

Castle (Petegem-aan-de-Schelde, kasteel van Petegem). Interior. Flemish tapestry (Oudenaarde)
7142776 Castle (Petegem-aan-de-Schelde, kasteel van Petegem). Interior. Flemish tapestry (Oudenaarde). "Dutch peasants or Dutch conversation: the flower sellers". First half 18th century

Museum collection (Tresor de la cathedrale). Chasuble (Chasuble de Jean Chevrot). 15th century. Rear end. Detail
7142449 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 basket or toilet box, mid 17th century (stumpwork)
7141194 A stumpwork basket or toilet box, mid 17th century (stumpwork); 16.5x23.5x19.5 cm; Parham House, West Sussex, UK; (add.info)

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"Exploring the Rich Tapestry of Textiles: From Ancient Relics to Modern Craftsmanship" The Shroud of Turin: A mysterious textile that has captivated believers and skeptics alike, believed by some to be the burial cloth of Jesus Christ. Paris, France: A fashion capital known for its exquisite textiles and haute couture, where designers weave their creativity into stunning garments. Bayeux Tapestry (1066-1077): Depicting scenes from the Battle of Hastings, this iconic textile offers a glimpse into medieval warfare and Norman conquest in Europe. Hand block printing at Crysede Island Works: Witnessing craftsmanship from the 1930s in St Ives, Cornwall, as artisans meticulously create intricate patterns on fabrics using traditional techniques. A Street Scene in Cairo: Charles Robertson's painting transports us to Egypt's bustling markets filled with vibrant textiles that reflect the region's rich cultural heritage. Muslim Prayer Carpet: An embodiment of devotion and artistry from Palestine, this intricately designed carpet serves as a sacred space for prayer in the Middle East. Cotton Dye Works: Unveiling the behind-the-scenes process of transforming raw cotton fibers into colorful fabrics through dyeing techniques perfected over centuries. Dressmakers Workshop: Stepping into a world where skilled hands bring fabric to life; witness seamstresses crafting garments with precision and passion. Building Ships in Preparation for War (Bayeux Tapestry): Normandy's historical tapestry showcases how textiles played a role even beyond clothing - aiding shipbuilding during times of conflict. Death of King Harold (Bayeux Tapestry): This poignant scene reminds us how they are immortalize history; an arrow piercing King Harold's eye forever etched onto fabric threads. Clash between Norman Cavalry and Harolds Foot Soldiers (Bayeux Tapestry).