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Collections > Textiles
A fascinating collection of period carpets, costume, embroidery, fabrics, fans, lace, quilts and bedcovers, one of the largest collections of tapestries in the country and toys including the world's first train set.
Panel: 'Inn Scene' with blue scroll border
Panel of fine tapestry; either for a small screen or for a very large chair back; rectangular, wool warp and wool weft with a few silk details. The blue border design... view details
Tapestry: 'Triumph of Time'
Fragment of a very large tapestry. Wool warp, weft mainly wool with silk highlights and details. The upper part, the coat-of-arms of Philip of Cleves (1456-1528).... view details
Furnishing Fabric
Warp-faced weave with silk warps and cotton wefts brocaded in coloured silks, chenille and gold metal thread. The design is of large pale gold arabesques with some... view details
Marquetry Hat
Women's hat in marquetry, Kingwood and boxwood, leather trimming. Height: 17 cm view details
Chairback
The lady is seated at a red table, while an attendant pours tea (either coffee or chocolate) into blue and white handless cups; the whole in a mixture of chinoiserie... view details
Panel: Portrait of King Charles II
The panel shows young King Charles II, with long hair and moustache, standing in front of looped back curtains, wearing crown, lace collar, and robes of crimson... view details
St. Peter
Figure of St. Peter in raised-work embroidery. Couched silver and silver gilt thread and silk over padding, with black velvet background Size: 33.5 x 32 cm. view details
Embroidered Linen
Silk on linen, form of darning stitch, painted outlines. In centre scenes of a man and a woman under a tree, the man with a hawk, in the centre another bird... view details
Canvaswork embroidery
French or English Part of embroidered valance, cut as chairback later c.1580 Wool and silk on linen canvas, cross and tent stitch. Figures partly in contemporary... view details
Furnishing Brocade
Detail of woven furnishing brocade and separate border, probably from the Palais des Tuileries, 1811-1813. Satin brocaded with coloured silks, pattern repeat 99 cm. view details