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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.
Women's Evening Boots
Royal blue cotton sateen boots with white stitching and trimmed with blue silk rosettes. Size: Length: 24 cm. view details
Women's Shawl
Shawl, woven silk and wool. Separate sewn on long border, silk fringe, made in either Norwich or Edinburgh. This handsome early shawl with a double border of 'cones'... view details
Picture of Pyramus and Thisbe
White satin background to silk in long and short stitch, couching, and curled silk, with some metal thread. At the top a strip with flowers and animals, (probably... view details
Panel
Very fine piece of stump work. Depicting figures of animals and rocks around a pond and a fruit on tree. Padded stitches including couching, petit point, satin,... view details
Tie-backs, Tassels, Braid and Rosette for a bed
Tie-backs, tassels, braid and an embroidered rosette for a bed etc. view details
Needlework Box
Four embroidered panels with figurative scenes, mounted on a wooden rectangular block, edged with silver braid. The panels of ivory silk are worked in coloured... view details
Fragment of a carpet
Kidderminster flatweave. Design of stylised flowers in grid pattern. In colours of green, brown, black and red motifs on a cream ground. Pattern repeat 12 cm Size:... view details
Wedding Dress
Wedding dress, ivory silk satin and silk chiffon, trimmed with lace, artificial pearls, white beads and silver metal thread. view details
Wedding Dress
Wedding dress of white silk and lace collar and epaulettes. view details
Wedding Dress
Two piece grey alpaca wedding dress with full skirt at back. view details