Sample Collection (page 6)

Pages from a sample book, 1890-95 (textile & paper)
2972987 Pages from a sample book, 1890-95 (textile & paper) by English School, (19th century); The Geffrye Museum of the Home, London

Page from a wallpaper sample book, 1885-90 (surface roller or hand block printed paper)
3084435 Page from a wallpaper sample book, 1885-90 (surface roller or hand block printed paper) by English School, (19th century); 26x46.5 cm; The Geffrye Museum of the Home, London

Brussels point lace (chromolitho)
1093889 Brussels point lace (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Brussels point lace)

Drawn thread lace (chromolitho)
1093888 Drawn thread lace (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Drawn thread lace)

Valenciennes lace (chromolitho)
1093884 Valenciennes lace (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Valenciennes lace)

Puy lace (chromolitho)
1093883 Puy lace (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Puy lace. French educational card, late 19th or early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Bituminous Coal, Kittaning Coal Co.s Exhibit, 1876 (silver albumen print)
992225 Bituminous Coal, Kittaning Coal Co.s Exhibit, 1876 (silver albumen print) by American School, (19th century); 12x20 cm; Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info)

Cotton Palempore or Bed Cover, Fatehgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India, For Domestic Use, No
5938470 Cotton Palempore or Bed Cover, Fatehgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India, For Domestic Use, No. 152 from The Collection of the Textile Manufacturers of India, by John Forbes Watson

Specimens of Tufas from the quarrys near the Grotta of Pausilipo, Plate XXXXII
1275120 Specimens of Tufas from the quarrys near the Grotta of Pausilipo, Plate XXXXII, from Campi Phlegraei: Observations on the Volcanoes of the Two Sicilies, by Sir William Hamilton (1730-1803)

Specimens of a curious volcanic matter taken from a hollow road leading from Pisciarelli
1275121 Specimens of a curious volcanic matter taken from a hollow road leading from Pisciarelli to the Solfaterra, Plate XXXXIII

A Selection of Silk and Satin, (oil on canvas)
989737 A Selection of Silk and Satin, (oil on canvas) by Soulacroix, Joseph Frederick Charles (1825-79); 73x82.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Selection of Silk and Satin)

A Bull in a China Ship (engraving)
1038417 A Bull in a China Ship (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Bull in a China Ship)

Page from a wallpaper sample book, 1885-90 (surface roller or hand block printed paper)
3084439 Page from a wallpaper sample book, 1885-90 (surface roller or hand block printed paper) by English School, (19th century); 26x46.5 cm; The Geffrye Museum of the Home, London

Glasgow Illustrated, Sketches of Life and Character (engraving)
1045443 Glasgow Illustrated, Sketches of Life and Character (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Glasgow Illustrated, Sketches of Life and Character)

English needle lace (chromolitho)
1093896 English needle lace (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: English needle lace)

Dr. Jaegers Normal Sanatory Woolen Stockinet... [page with fabric samples]
1079098 Dr. Jaegers Normal Sanatory Woolen Stockinet... [page with fabric samples], (printed catalogue page, fabric swatches) by American School

Gurrah Cloth, Patna, Bengal, from The Collection of the Textile Manufacturers of
870129 Gurrah Cloth, Patna, Bengal, from The Collection of the Textile Manufacturers of India, by John Forbes Watson, published in 1866 (mixed media) by Indian School

Material for Pantaloons, Loodiana, Punjab, Piece Goods, from
870128 Material for Pantaloons, Loodiana, Punjab, Piece Goods, from The Collection of the Textile Manufacturers of India, by John Forbes Watson, published in 1866 (mixed media) by Indian School

The Urine Doctor (engraving)
3646830 The Urine Doctor (engraving) by Teniers, David the Younger (1610-90) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Urine Doctor)

A manufacturers sample Christmas Card and envelope, printed with a name and address
3604345 A manufacturers sample Christmas Card and envelope, printed with a name and address, circa 1910 (coloured lithograph) by English School

No. 34: Turban, Indian Fabrics, compiled by John Forbes Watson, 1866 (paper and cotton)
3472684 No. 34: Turban, Indian Fabrics, compiled by John Forbes Watson, 1866 (paper and cotton) by English School, (19th century); Harris Museum and Art Gallery, Preston, Lancashire

The Anemic Lady, 1660-78 (oil on canvas)
3545938 The Anemic Lady, 1660-78 (oil on canvas) by Hoogstraten, Samuel van (1627-78); 69.5x55 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Dutch, out of copyright

Olovyanishnikov Manufactory Halk-Silk Satin, early 20th century (textile)
BCC425211 Olovyanishnikov Manufactory Halk-Silk Satin, early 20th century (textile) by Vashkov, Sergei (1879-1914); Private Collection; Calmann & King Ltd; Russian, out of copyright

A doctor examining urine (colour litho)
CHT235169 A doctor examining urine (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Ordre National des Pharmaciens, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

The Exterior, from Dickinsons Comprehensive Pictures of the Great Exhibition of
STC194663 The Exterior, from Dickinsons Comprehensive Pictures of the Great Exhibition of 1851, published 1854 (colour litho) by English School

Parisian textile store. (Illustration, ca. 1880)
5975898 Parisian textile store. (Illustration, ca. 1880) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Art of living. Fashion. Dresses and textile samples)

Taking a sample of blood from a horse at the Institut Pasteur, Paris (b / w photo)
3098645 Taking a sample of blood from a horse at the Institut Pasteur, Paris (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Striped Gingham, Palamcottah, Madras, Piece Goods, from
870124 Striped Gingham, Palamcottah, Madras, Piece Goods, from The Collection of the Textile Manufacturers of India, by John Forbes Watson, published in 1866 (mixed media) by Indian School

Point d Argentan lace (chromolitho)
1093897 Point d Argentan lace (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Point d Argentan lace)

Point Colbert lace (chromolitho)
1093895 Point Colbert lace (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Point Colbert lace)

Mechlin lace (chromolitho)
1093886 Mechlin lace (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mechlin lace. French educational card, late 19th or early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Physician, reign of Charles VIII of France (coloured engraving)
960395 Physician, reign of Charles VIII of France (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Physician, reign of Charles VIII of France, 15th Century)

Pa. German Sample Chest, c. 1939. Creator: Betty Jean Davis
Pa. German Sample Chest, c. 1939

Quilt (Detail), c. 1936. Creator: Francis Law Durand
Quilt (Detail), c. 1936

Printed Quilted Patches, 1935 / 1942. Creator: Francis Law Durand
Printed Quilted Patches, 1935/1942

Historical Printed Textile, c. 1940. Creator: Dorothy Dwin
Historical Printed Textile, c. 1940

Quilt Patches, c. 1937. Creator: Francis Law Durand
Quilt Patches, c. 1937

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