Fabric Collection (page 10)

Travelling salesman
2602703 Travelling salesman; (add.info.: Travelling salesman showing strong check material made of hemp to a housewife. Once a speciality of Wigan)

Typical fashion of the 19th Century, 1850
3359151 Typical fashion of the 19th Century, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting typical fashion of the 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Economy. Leather production: tanning by an electric machine. Imagery from a series on the Wonder of Electricity
2638753 Economy. Leather production: tanning by an electric machine. Imagery from a series on the Wonder of Electricity, France, c.1910.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Economie. Coll)

Women making up sewing thread into balls, 1845
3478860 Women making up sewing thread into balls, 1845; (add.info.: Women making up sewing thread into balls, London, circa 1845.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Textile mill; girls on their way home after work, 1850
3478859 Textile mill; girls on their way home after work, 1850; (add.info.: Leeds, England, 19th century textile mill; girls on their way home after work.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A young boy and woman spinning silk, 1850
3478721 A young boy and woman spinning silk, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a young boy and woman spinning silk. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Otto Gas Engine, c.1867 (engraving)
1720831 Otto Gas Engine, c.1867 (engraving); (add.info.: The Otto engine was a large stationary single-cylinder internal combustion four-stroke engine designed by the German Nicolaus Otto)

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)

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 .

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).

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)

Tailcoat and Waistcoat, 1790 (textile)
5304597 Tailcoat and Waistcoat, 1790 (textile); (add.info.: Coat (tailcoat) and waistcoat, About 1790, England. Coat: Wool with buttons covered with silk thread. Waistcoat: printed silk

19th Century traditional Icelandic formal clothing
5304716 19th Century traditional Icelandic formal clothing.; (add.info.: Icelandic, 19th century, traditional, ladies, formal clothing. made of imported fabrics embroidered in gold or silver thread)

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.

Sheep sheering in Western Australia
5311933 Sheep sheering in Western Australia; (add.info.: Engraving depicting sheep sheering in Western Australia. Dated 19th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A Chinese woman making stockings
5310172 A Chinese woman making stockings; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a Chinese woman making stockings. These were not knitted as in Europe, but made of sewn fabric and lined with cotton)

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

French countrywomen fascinated by a new sewing machine
5310307 French countrywomen fascinated by a new sewing machine; (add.info.: Engraving depicting French countrywomen fascinated by a new sewing machine)

A crofter's hut near Salcots
5310302 A crofter's hut near Salcots; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a crofter's hut, with a Canadian box stove being used for both cooking and heating, near Salcots, North-West Territories)

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)

Cotton gin, ginning machine invented by Eli Whitney (1765-1825) in 1793 to separate the seed of cotton from its fibre
NWI4952971 Cotton gin, ginning machine invented by Eli Whitney (1765-1825) in 1793 to separate the seed of cotton from its fibre

Woman at work: a worker working on a weaving machine. Annees 1920-1930 Germany Historic photograph
IMB4930018 Woman at work: a worker working on a weaving machine. Annees 1920-1930 Germany Historic photograph, woman working on a loom; (add.info.: Woman at work)

Textile Industry "Slater", First American Textile Factory, Pawtucket, Rhode Island
NWI4829216 Textile Industry "Slater", First American Textile Factory, Pawtucket, Rhode Island; (add.info.: Textile Industry "Slater", first American textile factory, Pawtucket)

Weaving Metier in the Cotton Factory at Lowell National Historical Park, Massachusetts
NWI4829239 Weaving Metier in the Cotton Factory at Lowell National Historical Park, Massachusetts; (add.info.: Weaving machine running in the cotton mill at Lowell National Historical Park)

Gothic architecture. History of Saint James the Major: scene of the drapers
JEB4845052 Gothic architecture. History of Saint James the Major: scene of the drapers. Stained glass of the northern ambulatory, absidial. Cathedrale de Chartres.; (add.info.: Gothic architecture)

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

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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.