Textile Industry Collection (#8)

Title page from Schon newes Modelbuch (Page 1r), 1608. Creator: Unknown
Title page from Schon newes Modelbuch (Page 1r), 1608. [Designs for lace and embroidery]

Ce est ung tractat de la noble art de leguille ascavoir ouvraiges de spaigne... title page (verso), after 1527. [From a pattern book of embroidery, lace and lace making]

Imported Silk Reeling Machine at Tsukiji in Tokyo, 4th month, 1872

Lucretia and her handmaids spinning, 1537-45. Creator: Antonio Fantuzzi
Lucretia and her handmaids spinning, 1537-45. [...Lucretia, before whose bed were baskets full of soft wool. By a dim light the handmaids were spinning their allotted stints of yarn

Fulling Cloth at the Jewel River (Kinuta no Tamagawa), ca. 1768. ca. 1768
Fulling Cloth at the Jewel River (Kinuta no Tamagawa), ca. 1768

The Jewel River at Chofu (Chofu no Tamagawa), ca. 1768. ca. 1768
The Jewel River at Chofu (Chofu no Tamagawa), ca. 1768

Evening Snow on the Nurioke, from the series Eight Parlor Views, ca. 1766. ca. 1766
Evening Snow on the Nurioke, from the series Eight Parlor Views, ca. 1766

Three Courtesans Weaving Silk. Creator: Nishikawa Sukenobu
Three Courtesans Weaving Silk

Poem by Henjo Sojo, ca. 1766. ca. 1766. Creator: Suzuki Harunobu
Poem by Henjo Sojo, ca. 1766

Spinning Wheel and Spools, 19th century. 19th century. Creator: Shinsai
Spinning Wheel and Spools, 19th century

Indigo Vats, 1850s. Creator: Captain R. B. Hill
Indigo Vats, 1850s

Reading the News at the Weavers Cottage, 1673. Creator: Adriaen van Ostade
Reading the News at the Weavers Cottage, 1673

Woman Spinning Silk, dated 1790. Creator: Hokusai
Woman Spinning Silk, dated 1790

Lace Manufactory, Tiverton, c1836, (1943). Creator: Unknown
Lace Manufactory, Tiverton, c1836, (1943). Heathcoats Lace Manufactory at Tiverton in Devon, opened in 1816. From " English Cities and Small Towns", by John Betjeman. [Collins, London, 1943]

Chinese merchants in Batavia, Dutch East Indies, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers
Chinese merchants in Batavia, Dutch East Indies, 1898. Chinesische Handler in Batavia. From " Rund um die Erde" [Round the Earth], written and illustrated by C. W. Allers

Fashion pattern
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A Typical Texas Cotton Field at Picking Time, c1930s. Creator: Unknown
A Typical Texas Cotton Field at Picking Time, c1930s. Cotton farming was a major issue of racial conflict in the history of the United States, particularly during the 19th century

Mills on Blackstone River, 1872. Creator: William Hamilton Gibson
Mills on Blackstone River, 1872. Industrial buildings in Rhode Island, USA. The first successful water-powered cotton mill in America was opened at Pawtucket Falls in 1790

The Moss-Gatherers, 1872. Creator: Alfred Waud
The Moss-Gatherers, 1872. People collecting Spanish moss in the southern USA....Spanish moss has become important as an article of commerce, for, when plucked from the trees

Mill on Joness Falls, 1874. Creator: John Filmer
Mill on Joness Falls, 1874. Mount Vernon cotton mills on Jones Falls, a river in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. From " Picturesque America; or, The Land We Live In

Flinders Lane, Melbourne, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Flinders Lane, Melbourne, 1901. In the 1880s, large import warehouses were established on Flinders Lane, the heart of the clothing trade, because of proximity to wharves and railway stations

Spinning room, c1776, (1943). Creator: Gabriel de Saint-Aubin
Spinning room, c1776, (1943). Spinners using two-handed spinning wheels in the establishment of a Monsieur de Berniere. Drawing in the Ecole de Beaux-Arts, Paris

Cambray, c1740. Creator: A GlaBer
Cambray, c1740. The city of Cambrai in France, with a coat of arms in the foreground, and churches, castles, and principal landmarks indicated. On the right is a textiles workshop

Belper, c1910. Creator: Unknown
Belper, c1910. Cottons and Silks; also Nails and Earthenware. Population, 11, 640. Lengths of cloth made in Belper in Derbyshire

Derby, c1910. Creator: Unknown
Derby, c1910. Sir Thomas Lombes Silk Mill. Silks, Lace and Porcelain. Midland Railway Locomotive Works. Population, 123, 410. Industrial scene in the county town of Derbyshire

Buckingham, c1910. Creator: Unknown
Buckingham, c1910. Paper, Lace, and Silks. Agriculture. Population, 3, 280. Products made in the county town Buckinghamshire

Mansfield, c1910 Creator: Unknown
Mansfield, c1910. Lace and Hosiery. Large Trade in Malt. Coal, Iron, Boots, Shoes, Bricks and Tiles. Population, 36, 880. Products from the manufacturing town of Mansfield in Nottinghamshire

The Landowners Wife in the Morning, 1823, (1965). Creator: Aleksey Venetsianov
The Landowners Wife in the Morning, 1823, (1965). Depiction of Russian feudal life: the nobility interacting with the peasantry

Trade card for a dyers shop, 18th century, (1948). Creator: Unknown
Trade card for a dyers shop, 18th century, (1948). John Wildblood at the Rainbow & 3 pidgons [sic] in St Clements Lane In Lombard Street London who Married the Widdow Harrinton, Silk Dyer

The Queen in her Bridal Dress, 1840. Creator: William Henry Mote
The Queen in her Bridal Dress, 1840. Portrait of Victoria, Queen of Great Britain and Ireland (1819-1901) wearing her lace-trimmed wedding dress and veil

Breaking Flax, c. 1850-51 (oil on canvas)
WLT207167 Breaking Flax, c.1850-51 (oil on canvas) by Millet, Jean-Francois (1814-75); 45.85x37.2 cm; Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, USA; French, out of copyright

An Outdoor Scene of Women at Work, (c1900). Creator: Unknown
An Outdoor Scene of Women at Work, (c1900). Women winding wool and using spinning wheels in Llangollen, north-east Wales. Print after a watercolour made late 18th-early 19th century by Julius Caesar

Cromptons Wonderful Spinning Mule, c1934. Illustration showing the spinning mule, invented between 1775 and 1779 by Samuel Crompton to spin cotton and other fibres

A Weaving-shed, c1917. From How It is Made, by Archibald Williams. [Thomas Nelson and Sons, London, Edinburgh, Dublin and New York]

General View of Spinning-room, c1917. From How It is Made, by Archibald Williams. [Thomas Nelson and Sons, London, Edinburgh, Dublin and New York]

Diagram of the Jacquard Loom, c1917. From How It is Made, by Archibald Williams. [Thomas Nelson and Sons, London, Edinburgh, Dublin and New York]

Diagram of Hand-loom, c1917. From How It is Made, by Archibald Williams. [Thomas Nelson and Sons, London, Edinburgh, Dublin and New York]

A full load of Cotton often mounts high over the decks of the Mississippi steamboats, 1937. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. II, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Fleetway House, London]

Women using spinning wheels, Bethnal Green, London, 1908
Women using spinning wheels, 13 Archer Street, Bethnal Green, London, 1908. Archer Street was once sited at the south end of Pott Street, off the east end of Bethnal Green Road

Female workers at a negligee factory in midtown Manhattan, New York, USA, 1920s. Artist
Female workers at a negligee factory in midtown Manhattan, New York, USA, 1920s

Cloth Dressers, 1814. Artist: Robert Havell
Cloth Dressers, 1814. From Costume of Yorkshire by George Walker

Two monks present silkworms smuggled from China to the Byzantine Emperor Justinian, 6th century. Plate 2 from Vermis Sericus (The Silkworm)

Interior of a Weavers Workshop, Egypt, 1822. Artist: Schroeder
Interior of a Weavers Workshop, Egypt, 1822. From Volume II Arts and Trades of Description of Egypt, published under the orders of Napoleon, 1822

The Hall-i'-th'-Wood, near Bolton, the residence of Samuel Crompton... 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Hall-i'-th'-Wood, near Bolton, the residence of Samuel Crompton, where he invented the spinning-mule, 1862. Remains of many old trees cut down to their roots

The International Exhibition: grenadine crepe lace, by Messrs. Reckless and Hickling, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The International Exhibition: grenadine crepe lace, by Messrs. Reckless and Hickling, 1862. The firm of Reckless and Hickling, of Nottingham, one of the oldest and most eminent in the trade

The International Exhibition: tunic lace flounce, by Messrs. Reckless and Hickling, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The International Exhibition: tunic lace flounce, by Messrs. Reckless and Hickling, 1862. The firm of Reckless and Hickling, of Nottingham, one of the oldest and most eminent in the trade

The International Exhibition: Pusher lace shawl, by Messrs. Reckless and Hickling, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The International Exhibition: Pusher lace shawl, by Messrs. Reckless and Hickling, 1862. The firm of Reckless and Hickling, of Nottingham, one of the oldest and most eminent in the trade

The International Exhibition: Messrs. Harrison and Son's power-loom for weaving flax, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The International Exhibition: Messrs. Harrison and Son's power-loom for weaving flax, 1862. This loom combines many important improvements

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The textile industry is a vibrant tapestry of history, innovation, and artistry. From the humble beginnings of the first sewing machine in 1846 to the intricate designs woven on looms by skilled artisans, this industry has shaped our world in countless ways. In 1857, Ando Hiroshige captured the essence of textile production with his depiction of the Dye House at Konya-cho in Kanda. The vibrant colors and meticulous craftsmanship showcased here are a testament to the dedication and skill required to create beautiful fabrics. Another glimpse into this world can be seen in Cotton Printing at Merton Abbey Works circa 1884. Though its creator remains unknown, their work speaks volumes about the precision and attention to detail that went into every piece produced at these renowned works. Carpet weaving was also an integral part of this industry, as shown by Hammersmith Carpet Weaving at Merton Abbey Works. The anonymous artist's portrayal transports us back to a time when handcrafted rugs adorned homes with their intricate patterns and luxurious textures. We cannot forget the role technology played in revolutionizing textile production. James Tingle's engraving depicts power looms on a cotton factory floor, showcasing how mechanization transformed manufacturing processes forever. Ando Hiroshige returns with Hatsune no Baba; Bakurocho circa 1857, offering yet another glimpse into Japan's rich textile heritage. This captivating artwork captures both tradition and progress as women weave delicate threads together on looms. Wool sorters were essential figures within this industry during c1880s - their expertise ensured only high-quality materials made it through for further processing. Their contribution cannot be overstated when considering woolen textiles' enduring popularity throughout history. Saltaire works from around 1880 showcases one of Britain's iconic mills where workers labored tirelessly to produce fine textiles that would adorn people's lives across continents. These grand establishments were hubs of creativity and industry, shaping the fabric of society.