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"Exploring the Rich Tapestry of Textiles: From Ancient Relics to Modern Craftsmanship" The Shroud of Turin

Background imageTextiles Collection: Royal Naval uniform: pattern 1843, c.1843 (textile)

Royal Naval uniform: pattern 1843, c.1843 (textile)
7339914 Royal Naval uniform: pattern 1843, c.1843 (textile) by British School, (19th century); 99.5x49.3 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Background imageTextiles Collection: Royal Naval uniform: pattern 1843, c.1843 (textile)

Royal Naval uniform: pattern 1843, c.1843 (textile)
7339913 Royal Naval uniform: pattern 1843, c.1843 (textile) by British School, (19th century); 99.5x49.3 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Background imageTextiles Collection: Royal Naval uniform: pattern 1836, c.1836 (wool, silk, cotton, base meta)

Royal Naval uniform: pattern 1836, c.1836 (wool, silk, cotton, base meta)
7339910 Royal Naval uniform: pattern 1836, c.1836 (wool, silk, cotton, base meta) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 122.5x60.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Unknown Artist)

Background imageTextiles Collection: Royal Naval uniform: pattern 1836, c.1836 (wool, silk, cotton, base metal)

Royal Naval uniform: pattern 1836, c.1836 (wool, silk, cotton, base metal)
7339909 Royal Naval uniform: pattern 1836, c.1836 (wool, silk, cotton, base metal) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 122.5x60.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Unknown Artist)

Background imageTextiles Collection: Non-regulation folding cap, c.1836 (wool, leather, linen, silk, canvas, gutta percha)

Non-regulation folding cap, c.1836 (wool, leather, linen, silk, canvas, gutta percha)
7339908 Non-regulation folding cap, c.1836 (wool, leather, linen, silk, canvas, gutta percha) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 16x18.5x25 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Background imageTextiles Collection: A young woman seated, reading, 1802 (graphite)

A young woman seated, reading, 1802 (graphite)
7339871 A young woman seated, reading, 1802 (graphite) by Baxter, Thomas (1782-1821); 15.4x9.2 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Background imageTextiles Collection: A group seated at a table, 1802 (pen, ink)

A group seated at a table, 1802 (pen, ink)
7339867 A group seated at a table, 1802 (pen, ink) by Baxter, Thomas (1782-1821); 12.9x9.3 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Background imageTextiles Collection: Royal Naval uniform: pattern 1748-1767, 1748 (wool, wood, brass, linen/wool blend)

Royal Naval uniform: pattern 1748-1767, 1748 (wool, wood, brass, linen/wool blend)
7339840 Royal Naval uniform: pattern 1748-1767, 1748 (wool, wood, brass, linen/wool blend) by Unknown artist, (18th century); 108x41x28 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Background imageTextiles Collection: An engraving depicting a Jersey spinning wheel used for wool or cotton - A are hand cards

An engraving depicting a Jersey spinning wheel used for wool or cotton - A are hand cards, B roving's, 19th century
5311368 An engraving depicting a Jersey spinning wheel used for wool or cotton - A are hand cards, B roving's, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1836); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageTextiles Collection: A diagram of Arkwright's water frame

A diagram of Arkwright's water frame
5310187 A diagram of Arkwright's water frame; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a diagram Richard Arkwright's water frame)

Background imageTextiles Collection: Typical 17th Century fashion

Typical 17th Century fashion
5305018 Typical 17th Century fashion.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting typical 17th Century fashion.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageTextiles Collection: James Hargreaves Spinning Jenny

James Hargreaves Spinning Jenny
5311928 James Hargreaves Spinning Jenny; (add.info.: Engraving depicting James Hargreaves Spinning Jenny. The spinning jenny is a multi-spindle spinning frame)

Background imageTextiles Collection: Sledge flag with anchor design and embroidered Hope On Hope Ever, 1852 (silk, felt, hand sewn)

Sledge flag with anchor design and embroidered Hope On Hope Ever, 1852 (silk, felt, hand sewn)
7295647 Sledge flag with anchor design and embroidered Hope On Hope Ever, 1852 (silk, felt, hand sewn) by Franklin, Jane (1792-1875); 60.96x93.98 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Background imageTextiles Collection: Sealskin suit, 1875 (sealskin)

Sealskin suit, 1875 (sealskin)
7295773 Sealskin suit, 1875 (sealskin); 160x610x880 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: This sealskin suit)

Background imageTextiles Collection: U.S. Merchant ensign 1813 - 1930, 1813-14 (wool, cotton)

U.S. Merchant ensign 1813 - 1930, 1813-14 (wool, cotton)
7295469 U.S. Merchant ensign 1813 - 1930, 1813-14 (wool, cotton); 193x345.4 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: A USA merchant ensign from 1812-1814)

Background imageTextiles Collection: Etendard gate taken in 1798 by General Desaix a Murad Bey chief of the Mamluks, 1798 (object)

Etendard gate taken in 1798 by General Desaix a Murad Bey chief of the Mamluks, 1798 (object)
5944664 Etendard gate taken in 1798 by General Desaix a Murad Bey chief of the Mamluks, 1798 (object); Musee d'Art Roger Quilliot

Background imageTextiles Collection: Weaving (low relief)

Weaving (low relief)
BEN5471587 Weaving (low relief) by Pisano, Andrea (1270-1349); Museo dell'Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore (Duomo), Florence, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: Weaving)

Background imageTextiles Collection: Velvet fabric. Florentine manufacture. 16th century Palazzo del Bargello, Florence

Velvet fabric. Florentine manufacture. 16th century Palazzo del Bargello, Florence
BEN5479581 Velvet fabric. Florentine manufacture. 16th century Palazzo del Bargello, Florence; Photo © Raffaello Bencini

Background imageTextiles Collection: Illustration depicting a woman's glove, 19th century

Illustration depicting a woman's glove, 19th century
5309128 Illustration depicting a woman's glove, 19th century; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a woman's glove. Dated 19th century 01/02/1888); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageTextiles Collection: Illustration depicting a fashionable man and woman talking, 19th century

Illustration depicting a fashionable man and woman talking, 19th century
5309127 Illustration depicting a fashionable man and woman talking, 19th century; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a fashionable man and woman talking)

Background imageTextiles Collection: Engraving depicting a woman being rejected when asking for sewing as an outworker, 19th century

Engraving depicting a woman being rejected when asking for sewing as an outworker, 19th century
5308849 Engraving depicting a woman being rejected when asking for sewing as an outworker, 19th century; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a woman being rejected when asking for sewing as an outworker)

Background imageTextiles Collection: Engraving depicting an angora goat, a breed of domesticated goat that produce the lustrous fibre

Engraving depicting an angora goat, a breed of domesticated goat that produce the lustrous fibre known as mohair
5308642 Engraving depicting an angora goat, a breed of domesticated goat that produce the lustrous fibre known as mohair, 19th century; (add.info.: Engraving depicting an angora goat)

Background imageTextiles Collection: Advertisement for the 'Guelph' sewing machine, 19th century (engraving)

Advertisement for the "Guelph" sewing machine, 19th century (engraving)
5308691 Advertisement for the "Guelph" sewing machine, 19th century (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageTextiles Collection: The process of spinning cotton by mule

The process of spinning cotton by mule
5310008 The process of spinning cotton by mule; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the process of spinning cotton by mule: the mules are powered by a steam engine through an overhead shaft)

Background imageTextiles Collection: An engraving depicting a common hand loom fitted with Kay's Flying Shuttle

An engraving depicting a common hand loom fitted with Kay's Flying Shuttle
5311320 An engraving depicting a common hand loom fitted with Kay's Flying Shuttle. The operating-cord is used to throw the shuttle back and forth

Background imageTextiles Collection: An engraving depicting a Scotch carpet loom - unpowered. The jacquard punched cards can be seen

An engraving depicting a Scotch carpet loom - unpowered. The jacquard punched cards can be seen above the weaver's
5311423 An engraving depicting a Scotch carpet loom - unpowered. The jacquard punched cards can be seen above the weaver's head

Background imageTextiles Collection: 19th century advertisement, for Wilcox & Gibbs, sewing machine 1880

19th century advertisement, for Wilcox & Gibbs, sewing machine 1880
5311104 19th century advertisement, for Wilcox & Gibbs, sewing machine 1880; (add.info.: Date: 1880); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageTextiles Collection: Liturgical vestments

Liturgical vestments
5304576 Liturgical vestments.; (add.info.: Liturgical vestments, Icelandic embroidered church vestments 14th - 15th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageTextiles Collection: Museum collection (Tresor de la cathedrale). Chasuble (Chasuble de Jean Chevrot). 15th century

Museum collection (Tresor de la cathedrale). Chasuble (Chasuble de Jean Chevrot). 15th century. Rear end. Detail
7142448 Museum collection (Tresor de la cathedrale). Chasuble (Chasuble de Jean Chevrot). 15th century. Rear end. Detail.; (add.info.: Tresor de la cathedrale, Tournai, Hainaut)

Background imageTextiles Collection: Museum collection (Tresor de la cathedrale). Chasuble (Chasuble de Jean Chevrot). 15th century

Museum collection (Tresor de la cathedrale). Chasuble (Chasuble de Jean Chevrot). 15th century. Rear end. Detail
7142445 Museum collection (Tresor de la cathedrale). Chasuble (Chasuble de Jean Chevrot). 15th century. Rear end. Detail.; (add.info.: Tresor de la cathedrale, Tournai, Hainaut)

Background imageTextiles Collection: The Great Bed, c.1585 (embriodery)

The Great Bed, c.1585 (embriodery)
7141207 The Great Bed, c.1585 (embriodery); Parham House, West Sussex, UK; (add.info.: The interior of the bed dates from c.1585)

Background imageTextiles Collection: Detail from the Great Bed backcloth, c.1585 (embroidery)

Detail from the Great Bed backcloth, c.1585 (embroidery)
7141203 Detail from the Great Bed backcloth, c.1585 (embroidery); Parham House, West Sussex, UK; (add.info.: The figure on the backcloth is reputed to resember the painting of Marie de Medici by)

Background imageTextiles Collection: Carding engine, 1862

Carding engine, 1862
7125205 Carding engine, 1862; (add.info.: Carding engine. Carding is a mechanical process which disentangles, cleans and intermixes fibres)

Background imageTextiles Collection: Illustration depicting revivers, women who would mend and made presentable old clothes sold in

Illustration depicting revivers, women who would mend and made presentable old clothes sold in the Petticoat Lane
5616354 Illustration depicting revivers, women who would mend and made presentable old clothes sold in the Petticoat Lane market, London, 1885 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageTextiles Collection: Collegiate church ('Parochiekerk Sint-Walburga'). Interior. Tapestry. Verdure from Oudenaarde

Collegiate church ("Parochiekerk Sint-Walburga"). Interior. Tapestry. Verdure from Oudenaarde
7208870 Collegiate church ("Parochiekerk Sint-Walburga"). Interior. Tapestry. Verdure from Oudenaarde. Scene with lovers in a garden

Background imageTextiles Collection: History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras

History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier
7208802 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

Background imageTextiles Collection: History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras

History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier
7208799 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

Background imageTextiles Collection: History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras

History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier
7208798 History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier, chaplain of the duke of Burgundy

Background imageTextiles Collection: Flemis tapestry. Series The History of Thebe (De geschiedenis van Thebe-La Historia de Tebas)

Flemis tapestry. Series The History of Thebe (De geschiedenis van Thebe-La Historia de Tebas)
7208458 Flemis tapestry. Series The History of Thebe (De geschiedenis van Thebe-La Historia de Tebas): Tidio and Polyneses (Tideus en Polineikes, Tidio y Polineces). Ca 1490-1500

Background imageTextiles Collection: Embroidered Walnut Armchair, c.1685 (wood, embroidery)

Embroidered Walnut Armchair, c.1685 (wood, embroidery)
7141198 Embroidered Walnut Armchair, c.1685 (wood, embroidery); Parham House, West Sussex, UK; (add.info.: Birds, foliage and animals decorate the seat, while a formal banqueting scene)

Background imageTextiles Collection: Dressing and polishing the woven silk (engraving)

Dressing and polishing the woven silk (engraving)
8647233 Dressing and polishing the woven silk (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dressing and polishing the woven silk)

Background imageTextiles Collection: Piercing the cards for the pattern (engraving)

Piercing the cards for the pattern (engraving)
8647230 Piercing the cards for the pattern (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Piercing the cards for the pattern)

Background imageTextiles Collection: Preparing the pattern for the loom (engraving)

Preparing the pattern for the loom (engraving)
8647229 Preparing the pattern for the loom (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Preparing the pattern for the loom)

Background imageTextiles Collection: Manufacture of Indian cashmere shawls (engraving)

Manufacture of Indian cashmere shawls (engraving)
8676629 Manufacture of Indian cashmere shawls (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Manufacture of Indian cashmere shawls)

Background imageTextiles Collection: Advertising card for Palmer's hammocks (colour litho)

Advertising card for Palmer's hammocks (colour litho)
8677803 Advertising card for Palmer's hammocks (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageTextiles Collection: A Cotton Field (litho)

A Cotton Field (litho)
8667410 A Cotton Field (litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Cotton Field. Illustration for Views and Statistics of the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company)

Background imageTextiles Collection: Moses playing with the crown of the pharaoh, 16th century (tapestry)

Moses playing with the crown of the pharaoh, 16th century (tapestry)
CUL4898237 Moses playing with the crown of the pharaoh, 16th century (tapestry); (add.info.: Zaragoza. Zaragoza University Library); Photo © Maeyaert/AIC

Background imageTextiles Collection: Tapestry illustrating The Trojan War: Achilles Death, c.1470 (tapestry)

Tapestry illustrating The Trojan War: Achilles Death, c.1470 (tapestry)
CUL4896566 Tapestry illustrating The Trojan War: Achilles Death, c.1470 (tapestry); 482x942 cm; (add.info.: AGAMEMNON. Legendary king of Argos and Mycenae. Center Scene)




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"Exploring the Rich Tapestry of Textiles: From Ancient Relics to Modern Craftsmanship" The Shroud of Turin: A mysterious textile that has captivated believers and skeptics alike, believed by some to be the burial cloth of Jesus Christ. Paris, France: A fashion capital known for its exquisite textiles and haute couture, where designers weave their creativity into stunning garments. Bayeux Tapestry (1066-1077): Depicting scenes from the Battle of Hastings, this iconic textile offers a glimpse into medieval warfare and Norman conquest in Europe. Hand block printing at Crysede Island Works: Witnessing craftsmanship from the 1930s in St Ives, Cornwall, as artisans meticulously create intricate patterns on fabrics using traditional techniques. A Street Scene in Cairo: Charles Robertson's painting transports us to Egypt's bustling markets filled with vibrant textiles that reflect the region's rich cultural heritage. Muslim Prayer Carpet: An embodiment of devotion and artistry from Palestine, this intricately designed carpet serves as a sacred space for prayer in the Middle East. Cotton Dye Works: Unveiling the behind-the-scenes process of transforming raw cotton fibers into colorful fabrics through dyeing techniques perfected over centuries. Dressmakers Workshop: Stepping into a world where skilled hands bring fabric to life; witness seamstresses crafting garments with precision and passion. Building Ships in Preparation for War (Bayeux Tapestry): Normandy's historical tapestry showcases how textiles played a role even beyond clothing - aiding shipbuilding during times of conflict. Death of King Harold (Bayeux Tapestry): This poignant scene reminds us how they are immortalize history; an arrow piercing King Harold's eye forever etched onto fabric threads. Clash between Norman Cavalry and Harolds Foot Soldiers (Bayeux Tapestry).