Draper Collection

Rubans de Paris - Corner of Maddox Street / St George Street
Rubans de Paris (Milliner and Draper) - Corner of Maddox Street (39a) / St George Street, London. Date: 1930s

John Lewis, founder of the department store
John Lewis (1836 - 1928), founder of John Lewis department store on Oxford Street, London

High Street, Jedburgh, Scottish Borders, Scotland - a promotional card for the business on the far left of the image - David Thomson, Draper, Hatter and Outfitter at 14 High Street

The Wardens of the Amsterdam Drapers Guild, known as The Syn
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606-1669). Dutch painter. The Wardens of the Amsterdam Drapers Guild, known as The Syndics, 1662. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

Market square, Mafeking, South Africa
Market square in Mafeking (Mahikeng, Mafikeng), NW Province, South Africa, with people and stalls, with shops in the distance. Date: circa 1910s

Peter Jones, London
MR. PETER JONES, GENERAL DRAPER, SILK MERCER, OUT FITTER AND FURNISHER. The Sloane Square shopping emporium in the late 19th century

Samuel Spencer Bill 1880
Samuel Spencer, draper, of Chester

Cricket / Team / Yorkshire
Yorkshire: Turner, Wardall, Whitehead, Dodworth, Mounsey, Draper, Tunnicliffe, Peel, Hawke, Jackson, Wainwright, Brown, Hunter, Hirst

John William Draper / Harp
JOHN WILLIAM DRAPER American scientist and author, born in England Date: 1811 - 1882

The clothier monsieur Guillaume, 1830 (Engraving)
8698366 The clothier monsieur Guillaume, 1830 (Engraving) by Meissonnier, Jean Louis Ernest (1815-91); (add.info.: Literature. The clothier monsieur Guillaume)

Orphan children, 1884
3478908 Orphan children, 1884; (add.info.: Orphan children: Older brother buying material at the drapers for his sister's school frocks. London, 1884.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Ladies selecting dress trimmings
2602610 Ladies selecting dress trimmings; (add.info.: Ladies selecting dress trimmings in a draper's shop. Woodcut, London, late 18th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Miss Matty - Miss Matilda Jenkins
2602721 Miss Matty - Miss Matilda Jenkins; (add.info.: Miss Matty - Miss Matilda Jenkins - meeting her old admirer Mr Holbrook again while buying material at the draper's shop)

Device for measuring cloth fitted to the counter in a draper's shop. Engraving, London, 1882
2602670 Device for measuring cloth fitted to the counter in a draper's shop. Engraving, London, 1882.; (add.info.: Device for measuring cloth fitted to the counter in a draper's shop)

Messrs Green and Edwards, Drapers, Outfitters, etc, 2, 4, 6, 8 and 14, Circus Road, St John's Wood, W (engraving)
8648196 Messrs Green and Edwards, Drapers, Outfitters, etc, 2, 4, 6, 8 and 14, Circus Road, St John's Wood, W (engraving) by English School

Ancient Roman market scene, draper, potter, pastrycook, etc (engraving)
8651161 Ancient Roman market scene, draper, potter, pastrycook, etc (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ancient Roman market scene, draper, potter)

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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)

Messrs John Barker and Co, Drapers and General Warehousemen, Outfitters, Domestic Engineers, House Furnishers
8648249 Messrs John Barker and Co, Drapers and General Warehousemen, Outfitters, Domestic Engineers, House Furnishers, and Purveyors, Kensington High Street, W (engraving) by English School

Page of advertisements, 1882 (engraving)
8627196 Page of advertisements, 1882 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Page of advertisements, 1882)

Messrs Marshall and Snelgrove, Silk Mercers, Lacemen, Furriers, Drapers, Milliners, Dressmen, and Carpet Warehousemen
8651287 Messrs Marshall and Snelgrove, Silk Mercers, Lacemen, Furriers, Drapers, Milliners, Dressmen, and Carpet Warehousemen, Oxford Street, Vere Street, Henrietta Street, and Marylebone Lane

Ladies choosing fabrics in a draper's shop
2602631 Ladies choosing fabrics in a draper's shop; (add.info.: Ladies choosing fabrics in a draper's shop. Engraving, London, 1887.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Staalmeesters. After Rembrandt, from 1876 until 1877. Creator: Ernst Josephson
Staalmeesters. After Rembrandt, from 1876 until 1877. Sampling Officials (Dutch: De Staalmeesters), also called Syndics of the Drapers Guild (Dutch)

Nouveautés philantropiques, 1841. Creator: Honore Daumier
Nouveautes philantropiques, 1841. Philanthropic news. The fictional character of Robert Macaire is an unscrupulous swindler in French culture

Portrait of David Leeuw (1682-1755), Mennonite Draper, 1729. Creator: Jan Maurits Quinkhard
Portrait of David Leeuw (1682-1755), Mennonite Draper, 1729

The Sampling Officials of the Amsterdam Drapers Guild, Known as ‘The Syndics, 1662
The Sampling Officials of the Amsterdam Drapers Guild, Known as The Syndics, 1662. Other Title(s): The sampling officials (wardens) of the Amsterdam drapers

Six Wardens of the Drapers Guild, 1599. Creator: Pieter Pietersz. the elder
Six Wardens of the Drapers Guild, 1599

Marchands ambulants à Tivoli, 09/1866. Creator: Auguste Dutuit
Marchands ambulants a Tivoli, 09/1866. Street vendors at Tivoli. Market stall selling lengths of cloth, outside a drugstore

Les syndics des drapiers, copie d'après Rembrandt, c.1853. Creator: Felix Francois Georges Philibert Ziem
Les syndics des drapiers, copie d'apres Rembrandt, c.1853

Etude d'homme [Les Syndics], copie d'après Rembrandt, between 1848 and 1855
Etude d'homme [Les Syndics], copie d'apres Rembrandt, between 1848 and 1855

Chinese Trader in Kyakhta (Russia), 1851. Creator: Mazer, Carl Petter (1807-1884)
Chinese Trader in Kyakhta (Russia), 1851. Found in the collection of the Goteborg Konstmuseum

Drapers shop, 1951. Creator: Shirley Markham
Drapers shop, 1951. Shirley Markham (1931-1999) studied Graphic Design and Illustration at Central School of Art in London from 1950-1952

Peterlee, a small town built under the New Towns Act of 1946, in County Durham. 3rd March 1954

Seated Syndic: Jacob van Loon, c. 1661-1662, (1943). Creator: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
Seated Syndic: Jacob van Loon, c.1661-1662, (1943). Portrait of Dutch draper Jacob van Loon (1595-1674). Study for The Sampling Officials of the Amsterdam Drapers Guild, (known as The Syndics )

Two models discussing a fabric held out by the draper. Advert for Arden's Crochet Cotton. Date: 1918

Grafton's Chiffonelle Advertisement
An illustrated advertisement for Grafton's Chiffonelle, a draper specialist in women's lingerie, using perfect washing fabrics. Date: circa 1920

Japan - Cloth Dealer
Cloth Dealer, Japan. Date: circa 1920s

A wife who is unusually early alarming her husband. Bateman (1887-1970) was a popular artist and regularly contributed to the Sketch, the Tatler and the Bystander

The toilet 1903 (Oil on canvas)
7393529 The toilet 1903 (Oil on canvas) by Fantin-Latour, Henri (1836-1904) ; 39, 5 x 44, 5 cm; Fondation Glenat, Grenoble, France; © Fonds Glenat

Naked woman, 1903-1914, (oil on canvas)
7129213 Naked woman, 1903-1914, (oil on canvas) by De Carolis, Adolfo (1874-1928); Galleria Comunale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Naked woman, 1903-1914)

Detail of an outstretched hand (marble)
MAE340611 Detail of an outstretched hand (marble) by Flemish School; St. Bavo Cathedral, Ghent, Belgium; © Paul Maeyaert. All rights reserved 2022

Moors-- Cloth Vendors; Four Months in Ceylon, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Moors-- Cloth Vendors; Four Months in Ceylon, 1875. [Cloth sellers in what is now Sri Lanka]. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates

Cloth merchants in a market, from the manuscript Statuto delle Corporazione dei Mercanti (vellum)
IND364414 Cloth merchants in a market, from the manuscript Statuto delle Corporazione dei Mercanti (vellum) by Bolognese School, (14th century); Museo Civico Medievale, Bologna, Italy; Otus/Index

Household linen. (Illustration, 1929)
5975899 Household linen. (Illustration, 1929) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Art of living. Fashion)

The Anabaptists (engraving)
2788249 The Anabaptists (engraving) by Moreland, Arthur (1876-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Anabaptists. Illustration for The History of the Hun by Arthur Moreland)

Warwick Draper Mens Kayak K1 Mens Kayak K1 Olympic Stadium, Beijing, China 12 August 2008 AUSTRALIA Date: 12 August 2008

A Cloth Merchant Measuring Cloth (fresco)
XIR154618 A Cloth Merchant Measuring Cloth (fresco) by Italian School, (15th century); Castello di Issogne, Val d Aosta, Italy; (add.info.: detail of a draper measuring a piece of fabric; )

Scott Draper Australia Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon, Wimbledon, London 27 June 2002 Date: 27 June 2002

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Exploring the rich tapestry of Draper: From Rubans de Paris to John Lewis, this caption takes you on a journey through history. Discover the legacy of drapers in different corners of the world, from Amsterdam's Syn to Mafeking's Market Square. Uncover the influence of Samuel Spencer Bill's 1880s creations and Yorkshire cricket team's love for their draper. Delve into the artistic side with John William Draper's harp and Lenham, Kent as its backdrop. Step back in time with two models discussing fabric in an Arden's Crochet Cotton advert from 1918 or get enchanted by Grafton's Chiffonelle advertisement. Even Japan has its own cloth dealer story to tell. And finally, witness Bateman’s humorous portrayal of a wife who surprises her husband early in this captivating glimpse into Draper’s diverse world.