Drapers Collection

Map of London
Map, made by Pieter Vanden Keere, showing the extent of London in 1593. Around the edge of the map are the crests of twelve of the Merchant Guilds

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.

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)

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

English gentleman in hunting pinks having his portrait painted, 19th century. Ruddle the artist smoking a pipe while painting Bragg seated on a saddle stand. Mr. Braggs equestrian portrait

Market House with blinds down in Uxbridge High Street, Greater London. Circa 1930

W Lewis & Co - Drapers Shop, High Street, Harlesden, Brent, London, England. Date: 1915

Hockley Brook, Birmingham. Date: circa 1908

The Gardens, Drapers Hall, London, Victorian period

Advertisement for Hinde's Hair Curlers, London, Birmingham
Advertisement for Hinde's Hair Curlers, by Hindes, Manufacturers of Hair Brushes and Toilet Articles, London and Birmingham. Illustrated with seated and a Hinde's Hair Curler

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

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)

Beneficial Effect of the Crusades (engraving)
2788216 Beneficial Effect of the Crusades (engraving) by Moreland, Arthur (1876-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Beneficial Effect of the Crusades)

St. Martin and the Beggar, c. 1440 (distemper oil on textile, probably linen)
1765233 St. Martin and the Beggar, c.1440 (distemper oil on textile, probably linen) by Unknown Artist, (15th century); 43x28.5 cm; Society of Antiquaries of London

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; )

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Drapier; Draper; Tuchhandler (engraving)
7195772 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Drapier; Draper; Tuchhandler (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Drapier; Draper; Tuchhandler)

Professions, from a stained glass window in Chartres Cathedral, France, 13th Century (chromolitho)
7173176 Professions, from a stained glass window in Chartres Cathedral, France, 13th Century (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Professions)

Linen. 1929 (engraving)
6437542 Linen. 1929 (engraving) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Art of living. Fashion. Sale of home textiles, le Blanc: sheets, cushions, tablecloths)

Worshipful Company of Drapers armorial
This is the coat of arms of the Worshipful Company of Drapers, as presented in a publication dated around 1800. The Worshipful Companies are trade associations based in the City of London

The Wardens of the Amsterdam Drapers Guild, Known as The Syndics
1109209 The Wardens of the Amsterdam Drapers Guild, Known as The Syndics, 1662 (oil on canvas) by Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606-69); 191.5x279 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Facade de la Maison des marchands drapiers, a Paris, au dix-septieme siecle (engraving)
3646071 Facade de la Maison des marchands drapiers, a Paris, au dix-septieme siecle (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Examples of Modern Embroidery, from Messrs Liberty s, Regent Street, London, W (photo)
5990804 Examples of Modern Embroidery, from Messrs Liberty s, Regent Street, London, W (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Examples of Modern Embroidery)

Wholesale Warehouse Departments, Rylands and Sons, Limited (b / w photo)
5990801 Wholesale Warehouse Departments, Rylands and Sons, Limited (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wholesale Warehouse Departments)

Printed Calico (photo)
5990788 Printed Calico (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Printed Calico. Cloth Printed with Blue Figure and Dyed Red)

Indian Embroidery, Victoria and Albert Museum, South Kensington (photo)
5990791 Indian Embroidery, Victoria and Albert Museum, South Kensington (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Indian Embroidery, Victoria and Albert Museum)

Woolen draper, Richard Fawson, trade card (engraving)
984030 Woolen draper, Richard Fawson, trade card (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woolen draper, Richard Fawson, trade card)

Linen Draper, Gedge s, trade card. (engraving)
983951 Linen Draper, Gedge s, trade card. (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Linen Draper, Gedge s, trade card.); Look and Learn / Peter Jackson Collection

Shop front for Messrs Turner and Clark, Mercers and Drapers, Coventry Street, London (engraving)
583718 Shop front for Messrs Turner and Clark, Mercers and Drapers, Coventry Street, London (engraving) by Whittock, Nathaniel (1791-1860); Private Collection; (add.info)

Thomas Morgan, woollen and linen draper, grocer and tea dealer, trade card (engraving)
731565 Thomas Morgan, woollen and linen draper, grocer and tea dealer, trade card (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thomas Morgan)

Trade card,s Ware (engraving)
732158 Trade card,s Ware (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Trade card,s Ware, draper and tailor, 43 Wine Street, Bristol)

Trade card, John Keet (engraving)
732143 Trade card, John Keet (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Trade card, John Keet, wholesale and retail linen and woollen draper, No)

Trade card, Thomas Morgan (engraving)
732137 Trade card, Thomas Morgan (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Trade card, Thomas Morgan, importer of Irish linen, Woollen and linen draper)

Window depicting the Procession of the Host by the Drapers
1278587 Window depicting the Procession of the Host by the Drapers, 15th-19th century (stained glass) by French School, (15th-16th century); Notre-Dame, Louviers, France; (add.info.: Louviers)

Aprons Window (litho)
5990813 Aprons Window (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aprons Window. Illustration for Modern Drapery and Allied Trades Wholesale and Retail (Gresham)

A Silks Department, Debenham and Freebody, Wigmore Street, London (b / w photo)
5990812 A Silks Department, Debenham and Freebody, Wigmore Street, London (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Silks Department)

A Fancy-goods Window (litho)
5990810 A Fancy-goods Window (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Fancy-goods Window)

A Mantle Showroom, Harrods, Ltd (b / w photo)
5990805 A Mantle Showroom, Harrods, Ltd (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Mantle Showroom, Harrods, Ltd)

Suggestion for Shop Front, with Island Show Case (photo)
5990797 Suggestion for Shop Front, with Island Show Case (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Suggestion for Shop Front, with Island Show Case)

Irish Poplins, Victoria and Albert Museum, Bethnal Green (photo)
5990790 Irish Poplins, Victoria and Albert Museum, Bethnal Green (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Irish Poplins, Victoria and Albert Museum)

Calicoes printed in Crimp Styles (photo)
5990789 Calicoes printed in Crimp Styles (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Calicoes printed in Crimp Styles)

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"Drapers: A Journey through Time and Fashion" Step into the world as we embark on a captivating journey that spans across continents and centuries. From the bustling streets of London to the tranquil gardens Hall, this caption will take you on an exploration like no other. Let's start our adventure in Victorian London, where Drapers Hall stands proudly amidst The Gardens. This magnificent building served as a hub for social gatherings during its time, hosting lavish events that transported guests back to a bygone era. As we wander through the city streets, we stumble upon an intriguing advertisement for Hinde's Hair Curlers. This glimpse into London and Birmingham's beauty industry reminds us of how fashion trends have evolved over time. Our journey then takes us far beyond British shores to Pietermaritzburg in Natal, South Africa. Along Longmarket Street, draperies adorned shop windows with vibrant fabrics from around the world - a testament to their global influence even in distant lands. Returning to Victorian England, we encounter artistic expressions capturing everyday life. "The Toilet 1903" painting portrays a scene where elegance meets routine while an English gentleman poses confidently in his hunting pinks for his portrait - both reflecting societal norms and aspirations of the time. Back on familiar grounds, W Lewis & Co's Drapers Shop greets us at High Street in Harlesden. A snapshot frozen in time showcases how local businesses catered to customers' needs with quality merchandise and personalized service. Venturing further south brings us to Randfontein in Transvaal, South Africa. Main street bustles with activity as drapery shops line up side by side - evidence of how these establishments played a vital role in shaping communities worldwide. Closer to home again is Sutton's High Street located within Surrey county; it serves as another reminder that draperies were not limited solely to metropolitan areas but also thrived within smaller towns and villages.