Hosiery Collection (#3)

Corset, 1891 (silk)
7336394 Corset, 1891 (silk) by French School, (19th century); Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

The Harpist, 1884
7332094 The Harpist, 1884 by Esposito, Gaetano (1858-1911) ; Private Collection; (add.info.: Artist: Gaetano Esposito); Ghigo Roli

The Harpist, detail, 1884
7332051 The Harpist, detail, 1884 by Esposito, Gaetano (1858-1911) ; Private Collection; (add.info.: Artist: Gaetano Esposito); Ghigo Roli

Young Woman in Deshabille, detail, 1880 (oil on canvas)
7332084 Young Woman in Deshabille, detail, 1880 (oil on canvas) by Boldini, Giovanni (1842-1931); Private Collection; (add.info.: Artist: Giovanni Boldini); Ghigo Roli

Corset N. D. 1905 (lithography)
398352 Corset N.D. 1905 (lithography) by Nyrs, de (active c.1905); JMK Archiv, Bremen, Germany; (add.info.: Print: Tourangelle, Tours and Lyon.); JMK Archiv

Lingerie and Pyjamas from Debenham and Freebody, 1930s (litho)
7153155 Lingerie and Pyjamas from Debenham and Freebody, 1930s (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Two women in the changing room at a swimming baths (colour litho)
7148646 Two women in the changing room at a swimming baths (colour litho) by Heilemann, Ernst (1870-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Two women in the changing room at a swimming baths)

Lingerie and Pyjamas from Debenham and Freebody, 1930s (litho)
7153149 Lingerie and Pyjamas from Debenham and Freebody, 1930s (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Woman viewing the collection of a man with a lingerie fetish (litho)
7186247 Woman viewing the collection of a man with a lingerie fetish (litho) by Guillaume, Albert (1873-1942); Private Collection; (add.info)

Lingerie and Pyjamas from Debenham and Freebody, 1930s (litho)
7153163 Lingerie and Pyjamas from Debenham and Freebody, 1930s (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Lingerie and Pyjamas from Debenham and Freebody, 1930s (litho)
7153161 Lingerie and Pyjamas from Debenham and Freebody, 1930s (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Coming down (colour litho)
2795423 Coming down (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Coming down. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Lingerie and Pyjamas from Debenham and Freebody, 1930s (litho)
7153151 Lingerie and Pyjamas from Debenham and Freebody, 1930s (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Regular check ups keep him on the job c. 1944
7265414 Regular check ups keep him on the job c.1944 by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Doctor with Stethoscope performs a medical check-up Federal Security Agency)

Lingerie and Pyjamas from Debenham and Freebody, 1930s (litho)
7153153 Lingerie and Pyjamas from Debenham and Freebody, 1930s (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Lingerie and Pyjamas from Debenham and Freebody, 1930s (litho)
7153152 Lingerie and Pyjamas from Debenham and Freebody, 1930s (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Bras Panorama, 1900 (engraving)
7210556 Bras Panorama, 1900 (engraving) by Calcaterra (19th century); 15x25 cm; Private Collection; © AmpieVedute.art

Summer, woman bathing in a lake (colour litho)
7150535 Summer, woman bathing in a lake (colour litho) by Scalbert, Jules (1851-1928) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Summer, woman bathing in a lake)

Coquette, cigar label (chromolitho)
7154155 Coquette, cigar label (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Coquette, cigar label)

Father Christmas on the prowl (colour litho)
7157456 Father Christmas on the prowl (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Father Christmas on the prowl)

The Lesser George, of the Garter (engraving)
7158683 The Lesser George, of the Garter (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Lesser George, of the Garter)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Jarretiere; Garter; Knieband (engraving)
7196436 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Jarretiere; Garter; Knieband (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jarretiere; Garter; Knieband)

La Gisela, cigar label (chromolitho)
7154073 La Gisela, cigar label (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: La Gisela, cigar label)

London: Actress of 1900 (b / w photo)
7165310 London: Actress of 1900 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Actress of 1900)

Pagets patent rotary frame (litho)
7160483 Pagets patent rotary frame (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pagets patent rotary frame. Block kindly lent by Mr J Chamberlain, FTI)

Bennett Bros Ltd (litho)
7160481 Bennett Bros Ltd (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bennett Bros Ltd. Illustration for The Cradle and Home of the Hosiery Trade by Arthur J Pickering)

Schoolboy of Colstons School, Stapleton, Bristol (colour litho)
7149326 Schoolboy of Colstons School, Stapleton, Bristol (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Schoolboy of Colstons School, Stapleton, Bristol)

Woman bather (colour litho)
7150446 Woman bather (colour litho) by Fourie, Albert-Auguste (b.1854); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman bather. Illustration for El Desnudo en el Arte (M Uson, 1906).); © Look and Learn

Mitchell and Hunter, Tailors and Gentlemens Outfitters, Hatters, and Hosiers, Exchange Street, Norwich (engraving)
7179918 Mitchell and Hunter, Tailors and Gentlemens Outfitters, Hatters, and Hosiers, Exchange Street, Norwich (engraving) by English School

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Corset; Stays; Corsett (engraving)
7195540 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Corset; Stays; Corsett (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Corset; Stays; Corsett)

Suspicion (colour litho)
7148640 Suspicion (colour litho) by Heilemann, Ernst (1870-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Suspicion. Illustration from Die Berliner Pflanze (Albert Langen, Munich)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Corsetiere; Stay-maker; Schnurbrustmacherin (engraving)
7195542 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Corsetiere; Stay-maker; Schnurbrustmacherin (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Self-Portrait and Portrait of Pyotr Konchalovsky, 1910 (oil on canvas)
7215436 Self-Portrait and Portrait of Pyotr Konchalovsky, 1910 (oil on canvas) by Mashkov, Ilya Ivanovich (1881-1944); State Russian Museum, St

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Ceinture; Girdle; Gurtel (engraving)
7195233 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Ceinture; Girdle; Gurtel (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ceinture; Girdle; Gurtel)

English prizefighters Daniel Mendoza and Richard Humphreys at their boxing match on 29 September 1790 (engraving)
7153619 English prizefighters Daniel Mendoza and Richard Humphreys at their boxing match on 29 September 1790 (engraving) by Ryley

Woman in a negligee, cigar label (chromolitho)
7154146 Woman in a negligee, cigar label (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman in a negligee, cigar label)

A frame-work knitter at his frame (b / w photo)
7160485 A frame-work knitter at his frame (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A frame-work knitter at his frame)

Advertisement (litho)
7160479 Advertisement (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertisement. Illustration for The Cradle and Home of the Hosiery Trade by Arthur J Pickering)

Married couple going on their honeymoon on a sleeper train (colour litho)
7148655 Married couple going on their honeymoon on a sleeper train (colour litho) by Heilemann, Ernst (1870-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

James Lees and his model (b / w photo)
7160487 James Lees and his model (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: James Lees and his model)

Interior of stockingers shop (b / w photo)
7160486 Interior of stockingers shop (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Interior of stockingers shop)

Griswold circular rib knitting machine (litho)
7160484 Griswold circular rib knitting machine (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Griswold circular rib knitting machine)

Early type terrot machine with patterning tackle (litho)
7160482 Early type terrot machine with patterning tackle (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Early type terrot machine with patterning tackle)

Woman with a bottle of perfume (chromolitho)
7154214 Woman with a bottle of perfume (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman with a bottle of perfume.); Look and Learn / Barbara Loe Collection

Indolence, woman sitting on a bench (colour litho)
7150453 Indolence, woman sitting on a bench (colour litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Indolence, woman sitting on a bench)

Hatters, John Adams, trade card (engraving)
984115 Hatters, John Adams, trade card (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hatters, John Adams, trade card.); Look and Learn / Peter Jackson Collection

Elphinstone Tower, Man Street, Gorbals, Glasgow, 1868-99 (b / w photo)
478404 Elphinstone Tower, Man Street, Gorbals, Glasgow, 1868-99 (b/w photo) by T.& R. Annan & Sons (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; Scottish, out of copyright

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"Hosiery: A Timeless Elegance Unveiled through the Ages" Step into a world of sheer sophistication as we delve into the captivating history of hosiery. From the iconic Kayser Bondor Nylons advertisement that revolutionized legwear to the enchanting allure of Sylvanus Redgate's artwork, it has always been an emblem of femininity and grace. In 1924, Holeproof Hosiery took center stage with their exquisite designs, adorning women's legs with unparalleled beauty. Meanwhile, members of Pans People Dance Troupe mesmerized audiences as they gracefully modeled lingerie for Mirror Studio Pix, showcasing how they are enhance every movement. The Bear Brand Stockings advertisement in 1933 captured hearts with its timeless appeal. Women across generations were enticed by its promise to elevate their style and confidence. David Wright's Calendar Girl further immortalized this era, depicting a vision of sensuality intertwined with stockings' allure. Charnos Nylons stepped onto the scene with an unforgettable advertisement that exuded elegance and refinement. A woman sitting on an armchair delicately holding up a pair of silk stockings epitomized sophistication at its finest. Bear Brand Stockings once again captivated fashion enthusiasts in 1933 when they presented a dazzling Stocking Fashion Show featuring Italian designer creations. Leg models showcased these masterpieces on runways, leaving spectators breathless at the seamless fusion between artistry and fashion. Finally, "Young Lady in Silk" encapsulated the essence of hosiery—a symbol of youthfulness and luxury—through stunning visual storytelling. Throughout history, it has transcended mere fabric; it has become synonymous with empowerment and self-expression for women worldwide. As time goes by, one thing remains certain: whether it be through advertisements or artistic representations like William Felkin or David Wright's works—the magic woven within each thread continues to inspire awe and admiration.