Antique Fabrics. Red silk, patterned with figures of Samson and the Lion. Fabric with elephant pattern. Fabric with cock pattern, Persia.
Tag: Textile design
Terra di Lavoro. Two woolen carpets. Italy 18th c.
Two woolen carpets of the “Terra di Lavoro”
Tartan pattern worn by the Earl of Inverness.
Pattern of the Tartan worn by His Royal Highness The Duke of Sussex as Earl of Inverness.
Byzantine silk fabric made in tapestry art. 11th century.
Byzantine silk fabric made in tapestry art. 11th century. Silk fabric, non-woven. Made in tapestry art. Basic and trim of the large grave cloth of the Bishop Gunther (who died… Read More
Byzantine silk fabrics. 6th to 7th c.
Sasanian type stylized flower. The Riders are in the late Roman costume.
Louis-seize. Fabrics. French Silks hanging patterns.
The silks, the designs for which form the subject of our plate, all come from that branch of French manufacture to which Golbert, under Louis XIV, gave so powerful an impulse
Dresses for the home, based on Lesur & Cie fabrics.
Dresses for the home. Parisian style” models based on Lesur & Cie fabrics.
Plant drawings. Indian Pattern Book.
Plant drawings from an Indian Cotton Printer`s Pattern Book, 1910.
La mode du rococo. Étoffes. Les modes sous Louis XV.
Rococo fabrics design. Louis XV fashion history from 1715 to 1774.
Étoffes. Les modes du second empire. Costume féminin français.
Cols de lingerie empesée. Tissu à carreaux rouges, Cachemire blanc, Volant de dentelle de Chantilly noire. L’histoire du costume féminin français. Les modes du second empire 1852 a 1870.
Auguste Racinet. The Costume History by Françoise Tétart-Vittu.
Racinet's Costume History is an invaluable reference for students, designers, artists, illustrators, and historians; and a rich source of inspiration for anyone with an interest in clothing and style. Originally published in France between 1876 and 1888, Auguste Racinet’s Le Costume historique was in its day the most wide-ranging and incisive study of clothing ever attempted.
Covering the world history of costume, dress, and style from antiquity through to the end of the 19th century, the six volume work remains completely unique in its scope and detail. “Some books just scream out to be bought; this is one of them.” ― Vogue.com