Fabric Collection

Tapestry depicting the Flight of the Heron Combat d'un Heron et un Faucon, possibly from Touraine (wool)
3576099 Tapestry depicting the Flight of the Heron Combat d'un Heron et un Faucon, possibly from Touraine (wool) by European School, (16th century); 318.5x309.8 cm; Burrell Collection, Glasgow

Detail of Shroud of Turin in Chiesa della SS. Annunziata church, Turin, Piedmont, Italy, Europe

Bayeux Tapestry. 1066-1077. Scene of the Battle of Hastings. Detail of the battle between the soldiers of William I of England and the Anglo-Saxons. Romanesque art. Decorative Arts; Tapestry. FRANCE

Shroud of Turin, Jesus Christ, Paris, France, Europe

Bayeux Tapestry. 1066-1077. Battle of Hastings (1066). Detail. Romanesque art. Tapestry. FRANCE. Bayeux. Archaeological Museum

Harvey Nichols advertisement, 1953
Two friends, wearing extremely similar check cotton dresses in Horrockses fabric, share a joke. Date: 1953

A Golden Girl by Barribal
A colour illustration of a young girl holding a piece of golden fabric, mimicking the surrounding butterflies

Costa Rican art, Costa Rica, Central America

Coat & Fox Terrier 1927
Wrap over coat in a small checked fabric with cuff detail, hip pockets, long fur roll collar & fur lining worn with court shoes & a cloche hat pulled over the eyes

Muslim prayer carpet, Palestinian Authority, Middle East

The Shop Assistant who Lost his Temper by H. M. Bateman
A shop assistant finally loses the plot after bringing out roll upon roll of material for a demanding customer to choose from. 1929

Snowdrop, Galanthus nivalis, as design motif in wallpaper, borders and fabrics.. Lithograph by Verneuil with pochoir (stencil)

A Street Scene in Cairo, by Charles Robertson (1844-1891)

Fabric design, Art Gout Beaute, 1924
Fabric design for Moroccan crepe in a multicoloured, Middle Eastern style, Art Gout Beaute, 1924. 1924

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

de Havilland DH60G Gipsy Moth G-aa
de Havilland DH60G Gipsy Moth, G-aa, the private aircraft of Captain Geoffrey de Havilland, became the first coupe model when it was experimentally fitted with a light wood

Traditonal Mola, Isla Tigre, San Blas Islands, Comarca de Kuna Yala, Panama, Central America

Ghana, Ashanti Region, Kumasi. Kente cloth, the traditional fine textile used for robes in Ghana

Byzantine silk textiles dating from 10th century, Treasury of Ste. Foy, Conques, Midi-Pyrenees, France, Europe

Llama, Moray, Peru, South America

How Navajo Indian Rugs are made - USA Date: circa 1930s

Bayeux Tapestry. 1066-1077. Making a boat. Romanesque art. Tapestry. FRANCE. Bayeux. Archaeological Museum

Woven fabric, SEM
Woven fabric fibres. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of synthetic fibres woven to form clothes. Nylon and polyester are common synthetic clothing materials

Detail of traditional dress of Hmong woman, Lao New Year Festival, Luang Prabang, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Arabic cushions, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Middle East

Close up of traditional Thai dance dress, Sukhothai, Thailand, Asia

Tartan cloth, MacNaughtons Emporium, Pitlochry, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Traditional Rabari tribal embroidered fabrics, Kutch, Gujarat state, India, Asia

Patchwork quilt, San Antonio Aguas Calientes, Guatemala, Central America

Woman & Aspidistra Photo
A woman in an enormous hat festooned with plumes & fabric sits in the garden outside her door. She rests her arm upon a small, 3 legged table on which stands an aspidistra in a pot

Bathing, (oil on canvas)
989873 Bathing, (oil on canvas) by Irolli, Vicenzo (1860-1945); 137.8x105.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Bathing. Vincenzo Irolli (1860-1942). Oil on canvas

Advertising card for Singer Sewing Machines - showing a good patriotic wife using her sewing machine to produce a white ensign for a Royal Naval Seaman husband. Date: circa 1916

Dressing Shetland Shawls
Women from the Shetland Islands dress Shetland wool shawls on large racks Date: 1908

Hensons Aerial Steam Carriage
The Aerial Steam Carriage -- underside view with covering fabric in place. This flying machine was patented by William Samuel Henson (1812-1888) and John Stringfellow (1799-1883) in 1842. 1843

Advert for Gorringes fashion fabrics 1932
Advertisement for Gorringes pattern book containing viyella and visylka dress fabrics. 1932

Traditional lace making, Le Puy en Velay, Haute-Loire, France, Europe

Traditional lace making, Le Puy en Velay, Haute-Loire, France, Europe

Colourful designs for sale along Jolly Beach, Antigua, Leeward Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Batiks on line on the beach, Turtle Beach, Tobago, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Harold steers ship across channel, a scene from the Bayeux Tapestry, Bayeux, Normandy, France, Europe

Close-up of woven Khmer scarves for sale in Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Costume / Boy on Tricycle
Picturesque foppish French boy in a pleated skirt in spotted fabric, floppy striped necktie & falling collar, checked socks, pumps with large ribbon bows & long flowing hair

Mali, Africa - Two women from Timbuktu Date: circa 1910s

Along the River During the Qingming Festival, Qing Court Version, hand scroll
3928698 Along the River During the Qingming Festival, Qing Court Version, hand scroll, 1736 (ink and color on silk) by Chinese School

Repeating Pattern - Heath Robinson Motorcars
Repeating Pattern - Wiliam Heath Robinson illustrations from How to be a Motorist - pale yellow background. *PLEASE NOTE that the magifying glass is solely to show the detail of the repeating pattern

AD: FABRIC, 1967. American advertisement for Naugahyde Vinyl Fabric. Photograph, 1967

Ecuador, Otavalo. Woven wallhangings displaying scenes of Andean life and culture, handmade by weavers of Peguche and sold at Otavalo Market

Africa, Ghana, Volta Region. Kente cloths for sale in the Kente weavers village

Polychromed vase. Tomb of Kha. 1400 BC. Egypt
Egypt. Polychromed vase sealed with fabric. From the tomb of royal architect Kha (Deir el-Medina). 1400 BC. 18th dynasty. New Kingdom. Egyptian Museum. Turin. Italy

Repeating Pattern - Art Deco Woman - black background. *PLEASE NOTE that the magifying glass is solely to show the detail of the repeating pattern and will not feature on the final file.*

Repeating Pattern - Art Deco Women - dark blue background. *PLEASE NOTE that the magifying glass is solely to show the detail of the repeating pattern and will not feature on the final file.*

Repeating Pattern - Tea Cups. *PLEASE NOTE that the magnifying glass is solely to show the detail of the repeating pattern and will not feature on the final file.*

Illustration of a woman weaving a rug on a loom

Trade Statutes. Fabric market and tailor s. Gothic art. Miniature Painting. ITALY. Bologna. Civic Medieval Museum

Balloon ascent from the Tuileries Gardens, Paris
Balloon ascent of Charles and Robert from the Tuileries Gardens, Paris, the first voyage made in a hydrogen balloon. After sending off a trial hydrogen balloon, Charles designed

INDIA, Rajasthan, Jaipur: Jaipur City Palace Complex, Indian Souvenir Puppets

Dress fabric with peacock feather design dating to around 1600 and made in Italy Such designs were popular with nobility and royalty

Diana
Artist: Titian (after) - Title: Diana - Date: N/A - Original Medium and Size: Oil on Canvas 68 x 115.5

Paolo and Francesca da Rimini, 1863 (oil on canvas)
989657 Paolo and Francesca da Rimini, 1863 (oil on canvas) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); 280.6x193.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Paolo and Francesca da Rimini. Gustave Dore (1832-1883)

Advertisement for Fairy Dyes, promoted, appropriately, by some fairies who flutter through the night sky carrying a length of rainbow fabric. Date: c.1924

Sucupira Market. The capital Praia on the Ilha de Santiago, Cape Verde. (Editorial Use Only)

Japanese Geisha girl getting dressed into her kimono. The final task of tying the large belt sash around her waist. A traditional tea ceremony set can be seen in the lower left-hand corner of

Advertisement for Sanderson Fabrics -- sun-resisting and washproof. Also mentioning the Sanderson range of wallpapers. Showing two fabric designs arranged in the shape of a large flower

the spinners or the fable of Arachne Painting by Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velasquez
JLJ4665387 the spinners or the fable of Arachne Painting by Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velasquez (1599-1660), c. 1653. Sun. 2, 2x2, 89 m Madrid, Musee du Prado - The spinners or The fable of Arachne

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)

Bucks of America flag, c. 1787
MHS175761 Bucks of America flag, c.1787 by American School, (18th century); 91.5x122 cm; Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston, MA

Cyclamen persicum plant as motif in designs for tapestry, fabric and wallpaper.. Lithograph by Anna Martin with pochoir (stencil)

India - A Rajput Chief in ordinary dress, Delhi
Black and white. Bearded man wearing head wrap and heavily decorated garment with horseshoe design on fabric. Collar appears to be jewelled.. Part of India Box, Boswell collection. Slide no

Advert for Courtaulds Rayons 1936
The miracle of Rayons. Rayon is what you used to call artifical silk. Its name was changed because it isn t silk and it isn t artificial. It is beautiful thread

Repeating Pattern - Skeletons (white background). *PLEASE NOTE that the magnifying glass is solely to show the detail of the repeating pattern and will not feature on the final file.*

Picture No. 11768763
Retro Floral Collage with blue background Date:

Drapery study for a kneeling figure in Profil Perdu to the right, c
XAL291495 Drapery study for a kneeling figure in Profil Perdu to the right, c.1472-75 (brush & grey tempera with white on canvas) by Vinci

Japanese Geisha Girl dressed in her Kimono
O-Hana-san dresses to pay a visit - a Japanese Geisha Girl is aided by a male servant to dress in her Kimono. Date: circa 1906

Latin America, Guatemala, Western Highlands, Santiago de Atitlan, Souvenir Textiles
Handmade textiles, Santiago De Atitlan, Western Highlands, Guatemala, Latin America

Tapestry of Creation. 1st half 12th c. Romanesque

Africa, Gambia. Capital city of Banjul. Local batik workshop. Hanging hand made textiles

NAVAJO WEAVER, c1915. A Navajo woman weaving a blanket on a loom, with a herd of sheep in the background. Photograph, c1915

Evening Dress / Worth 1922
Dusky pink evening gown in a bold printed fabric with a low scooped neckline revealing a sleeveless grey bodice beneath. The skirt is draped up over one hip

Clown in American Outfit
A clown wearing an outfit made from stars and stripes fabric (as in the American flag)

Social / Night on Town
She wears an evening coat by Worth: oriental cherry blossom fabric, wide full sleeves, fur cuffs & collar. He wears a black tailcoat & white tie

Colourful traditional clothes for sale, Paro, Bhutan, Asia

Carpets hanging outside shop in the medina, Essaouira, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Cloth print depicting the sacred Buddha tooth relic in the Perahera in Kandy, Sri Lanka, Asia

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"Unraveling the Threads of History: A Journey through the World of Fabric" From the intricate details of the Shroud of Turin in Chiesa della SS. Annunziata church, Turin to the iconic Bayeux Tapestry depicting scenes from 1066-1077, it has woven its way into our cultural heritage. In Paris, France, Europe, one can't help but marvel at the historical significance and religious symbolism behind these ancient textiles. The Shroud of Turin is believed by many to be Jesus Christ's burial cloth, while the Bayeux Tapestry vividly portrays events like the Battle of Hastings. But fabric isn't just a medium for storytelling; it also reflects societal changes and artistic expressions. Take Harvey Nichols' advertisement from 1953 - a testament to fashion's evolving trends and consumer desires. Traveling further afield brings us to Cairo's bustling streets captured by Charles Robertson's brushstrokes. Here we witness vibrant fabrics adorning locals as they go about their daily lives - an explosion of colors that mirrors Egypt's rich culture. Across continents, fabric continues to inspire creativity. Barribal's "A Golden Girl" showcases how this versatile material can be transformed into stunning works of art that transcend time and place. Delving deeper into different cultures reveals unique uses for fabric. From Muslim prayer carpets in Palestine Authority that provide comfort during worship to Costa Rican art celebrating indigenous traditions in Central America - each piece tells a story steeped in tradition and identity. Even closer to home lies everyday life captured through various lenses. Whether it be capturing moments with beloved pets or showcasing innovative designs like Art Gout Beaute’s 1924 creation Rubans de Paris on Maddox Street / St George Street – fabric becomes an integral part of our surroundings. Fabric threads together history, culture, artistry, and personal narratives across centuries and continents. It reminds us that beyond its practicality, a tapestry of human experiences.