Fabric Collection (page 6)

A throstle spinning machine, 1850
3480198 A throstle spinning machine, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a throstle spinning machine. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Advert for the M Jesurum and Co, 1850
3480193 Advert for the M Jesurum and Co, 1850; (add.info.: Advertisement for the M. Jesurum and Co.; the only large manufactory in Venice for Lace. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Women operating a spinning machine in a textile silk mill, 1843
3478862 Women operating a spinning machine in a textile silk mill, 1843; (add.info.: Women operating a spinning machine in a textile silk mill, Derby, England, 1843.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Women and children picking cotton, 1850
3478723 Women and children picking cotton, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting women and children picking cotton in a field. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Mat makers, 1883
3479233 Mat makers, 1883; (add.info.: Mat makers in Cairo. Dated January 1883.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Carpet weaver
3479227 Carpet weaver; (add.info.: Carpet weaver laying the warp on the frame. Dated between 1751-80.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Printing material
3479197 Printing material; (add.info.: Woodcut illustration shows a male working at a table with a hammer in his hand. The worker uses the hammer to craft prints on fabric)

Blind women looks out of her window, 1882
3479054 Blind women looks out of her window, 1882; (add.info.: Temptress looking out of her garret window onto Smokey surroundings, cheered only by the song of the linnet which, being blind)

Canadian female sewing, 1883
3479048 Canadian female sewing, 1883; (add.info.: Illustration showing young Canadian female sewing, mending a piece of clothing. Dated 1883.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Two women, 1881
3479043 Two women, 1881; (add.info.: Illustration shows two women, one of them is shown sewing while another woman reads to them. Dated November 1881.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Male is shown attending to some garden weeds, 1878
3479024 Male is shown attending to some garden weeds, 1878; (add.info.: Male is shown attending to some garden weeds. His trousers have been repaired by an amateur)

Threading a sewing needle, 1849
3479039 Threading a sewing needle, 1849; (add.info.: Illustration shows a young lady seated, threading a sewing needle. Dated 1849.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Females sewing clothing, 1882
3479033 Females sewing clothing, 1882; (add.info.: Illustration shows two females sewing clothing. Dated 24th June 1882.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Grandmother using a treadle sewing machine, 1892
3479117 Grandmother using a treadle sewing machine, 1892; (add.info.: Grandmother is shown seated at a table using a treadle sewing machine, while the mother is looking after her 3 children)

Early textile machines
3329958 Early textile machines; (add.info.: Medieval illustration depicting early textile machines. Dated 16th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Hand block printing cotton, Manchester, England
2602742 Hand block printing cotton, Manchester, England.; (add.info.: Hand block printing cotton, Manchester, England. Engraving published Ongar, 1823.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Advertisement for dress fabrics
2602644 Advertisement for dress fabrics; (add.info.: Advertisement for dress fabrics available by mail order from Lewis's, New Street, Manchester, Lancashire)

Hydraulic press for printing Bandanas
2602741 Hydraulic press for printing Bandanas; (add.info.: Hydraulic press for printing Bandanas (handkerchief squares) Montieth's Dyeworks, Glasgow, Scotland

hilkat woman weaving blanket, Alaska 1910 (photo)
682811 hilkat woman weaving blanket, Alaska 1910 (photo); (add.info.: The pattern, a painted board, was designed by the men and represented clan or lineage crests)

19th century currier
673343 19th century currier; (add.info.: a nineteenth century Currier); Universal History Archive/UIG

Medicine. Louis Pasteur and the Silkworms disease: the Austrian experience, 1865. Imagery, France, c.1900
2636423 Medicine. Louis Pasteur and the Silkworms disease: the Austrian experience, 1865. Imagery, France, c.1900.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Medecine. Imagerie, France, vers 1900. Coll)

Economy. Industry. The cotton, from the harvest to the loom. Imagery, France, c.1900
2638885 Economy. Industry. The cotton, from the harvest to the loom. Imagery, France, c.1900.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Economie. Imagerie, France, vers 1900. Coll. Part.); Photo © CCI

Science. Joseph Marie Jacquard, french inventor of the programmable loom (Jacquard loom). Imagery, France, c.1900
2638869 Science. Joseph Marie Jacquard, french inventor of the programmable loom (Jacquard loom). Imagery, France, c.1900.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Sciences. Coll. Part.); Photo © CCI

Wool carding machine - engraving of "La France industrielle" by Bonnafoux, 1880
PCT4257311 Wool carding machine - engraving of "La France industrielle" by Bonnafoux, 1880.; (add.info.: Wool carding machine - engraving of "La France industrielle" by Bonnafoux)

Mechanical linen combing - engraving of "France industrielle" 1880
PCT4257534 Mechanical linen combing - engraving of "France industrielle" 1880; (add.info.: Mechanical linen combing - engraving of "France industrielle" 1880)

Linen tinting machine - engraving of " Industrial France" 1880
PCT4257515 Linen tinting machine - engraving of " Industrial France" 1880; (add.info.: Linen tinting machine - engraving of " Industrial France" 1880); © Patrice Cartier

Beggar's head (1882). Paul Albert Bartholome (1848-1928). Pastel and lead on blue grey paper glue in full
SYC4195716 Beggar's head (1882). Paul Albert Bartholome (1848-1928). Pastel and lead on blue grey paper glue in full on cardboard

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37): A peasant woman takes over laundry in the kitchen of her farm, 1898
LUX4755675 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37): A peasant woman takes over laundry in the kitchen of her farm, 1898; (add.info.: France, Centre)

Letter G Gas (manufacturer of gauze for clothing). Engraving in " Instructive abecedaire des arts et
DUV4211461 Letter G Gas (manufacturer of gauze for clothing). Engraving in " Instructive abecedaire des arts et metiers"

Persian woman and captive Gaul king. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical
FLO4704132 Persian woman and captive Gaul king. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity

Elevations of a reeling machine for winding sewing cotton into balls in cotton manufacture, 18th century
FLO4592027 Elevations of a reeling machine for winding sewing cotton into balls in cotton manufacture, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by John Farey Jr

Elevation and plan of a water spinning frame, used to twist yarn and wind onto a bobbin in cotton manufacture
FLO4592012 Elevation and plan of a water spinning frame, used to twist yarn and wind onto a bobbin in cotton manufacture, 18th century

Front elevation of the Double Speeder roving frame used in cotton manufacture, 18th century
FLO4591995 Front elevation of the Double Speeder roving frame used in cotton manufacture, 18th century. Cans contain slivers of yarn brought from the drawing frame

Plans and sections of a deviling machine, used for tearing rags in cotton manufacture, 18th century
FLO4591951 Plans and sections of a deviling machine, used for tearing rags in cotton manufacture, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by James Burton from Abraham Rees

Dyeers: one quenches the fabric in a red dye tank, others pump water to fill the rinse tank - Dyer dying bolts of
FLO4577830 Dyeers: one quenches the fabric in a red dye tank, others pump water to fill the rinse tank - Dyer dying bolts of fabric in a barrel

Embroidered tablecloth with flowers and coats of arms, 1562. From the Sigmaringen art collection
FLO4644137 Embroidered tablecloth with flowers and coats of arms, 1562. From the Sigmaringen art collection. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Alteneck's Costumes

Demoiselle de boutique - Shop girl of Paris, wearing a bonnet, lace collar and long coat
FLO4658434 Demoiselle de boutique - Shop girl of Paris, wearing a bonnet, lace collar and long coat and carrying a bolt of fabric - Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Gatine after an illustration

Costume of Granville
5855756 Costume of Granville; (add.info.: Costume of Granville. The women of Granville dress in very fine fabrics, but never wear lace in their bonnets)

Flax, Linum usitatissimum, and fairy flax, Linum catharticum
5855060 Flax, Linum usitatissimum, and fairy flax, Linum catharticum; (add.info.: Flax, Linum usitatissimum, and fairy flax, Linum catharticum)

History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier
7208808 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
7208807 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
7208805 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
7208804 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
7208795 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)
7207366 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

The castle (Chateau d'Angers). The museum of tapestries. The tapestry (La Tenture de l'Apocalypse)
7207364 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

Cathedral Chapter Museum (Museu Capitular). Tapestry said of the creation (Tapis de la Creacio). 11th century
7207358 Cathedral Chapter Museum (Museu Capitular). Tapestry said of the creation (Tapis de la Creacio). 11th century.; Museo Capitular de la Catedral de Girona, Catalonia

Armshield for Georgian Volunteers in the German Army, c. 1939-45 (object)
7177606 Armshield for Georgian Volunteers in the German Army, c. 1939-45 (object); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cloth armshield for Georgian Volunteers in the German Army)

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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.