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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.
Wedding Dress
Wedding dress of ivory rayon satin. 'V' shaped neckline with added collar, machine quilted in parallel lines, "Elizabethan" design. view details
Border 'Burato' darned pattern
Border 'Burato' darned pattern on a ground of a gauze-weave fabric. view details
Woman’s Printed Muslin Dress, 1836-1838, fabric 1790-1818
This very fine and delicate design, the ground densely covered with leaves, is in the style of William Kilburn (1745-1818), designer and calico printer in the late... view details
Day Dress
Dress of cream cotton sateen, printed with a design of cupids and pink roses, 1878-80 This is a one-piece dress, which achieves a narrower silhouette, the new style... view details
Panel of needle lace, Venetian, c.1670-90
Panel of needle lace, with some raised edges and fine fillings, Venetian, 1670-90 view details
Women's Dress
Dress of white embroidered muslin, 1868-70 The embroidery is tambour work, a fine chainstitch worked by hand with a tambour hook. The fabric was probably produced in... view details
Dress
Dress by Jean Varon 1964 Blue silk mousseline with daisy flower trimmings view details