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Text on the reverse side: From The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine (1611) by celebrated English cartographer John Speed (1552-1629). Speed...

Text on the reverse side: From The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine (1611) by English cartographer John Speed (1552-1629). Speed labels Nor...

Text on the reverse side: From a series of five prints titled Assortment of Modern Five Beauties by woodblock print artist Kunichika. The kimono w...

Text on the reverse side: Artist Kunichika (1835-1900) depicts the actor playing the role of Hanaosho Shinkichi from the play Suikoden, with the d...

Text on the reverse side: Coifs were worn as close-fitting caps. Embroidered patterns like this one, with birds, flowers, and insects were extreme...

Text on the reverse side: Elizabeth I (1533-1603), the last Tudor monarch, ruled England and Ireland for over 40 years. Through bringing peace to ...

Text on the reverse side: Taken from ‘The Garden of Eden’ embroidery. Pomegranates represent life, sanctity, prosperity and wealth. Lemons represe...

Text on the reverse side: Taken from ‘The Garden of Eden’ Tudor embroidery. Grapes are symbolic of abundance and prosperity. The vines represent c...

Text on the reverse side: Pattern made from royal Tudor emblems featuring on the top left and top right of a portrait painting of Queen Elizabeth ...

Text on the reverse side: The rose is often depicted in reference to the Tudor monarchy, represented in the form of the Tudor rose. The flower is ...

Text on the reverse side: Coifs were worn as close-fitting caps. Embroidered patterns like this one, with birds, flowers, and insects were extreme...

Text on the reverse side: An embroidered panel in the manner of William Morris decorated with trailing orange briar roses. The briar rose has been...

Text on the reverse side: An English embroidery dating from the era of King James I. Flowers and plants depicted, including the carnation, foxglov...

Text on the reverse side: By the English potter and tile designer William de Morgan (1839-1917) who often collaborated with William Morris and Edw...

Text on the reverse side: An English embroidery dating from the era of King James I. Flowers and plants are depicted, including the carnation, fox...

Text on the reverse side: King William IV (1765–37) established the current Royal Library which has continued to expand its collection. It was reo...

Text on the reverse side: By the British designer William Morris (1834-1896). The Willow Boughs pattern was inspired by Medieval herbal cookbooks ...

Text on the reverse side: Castle Howard was begun in 1699 for Charles Howard, the 3rd Earl of Carlisle. Designed by dramatist-turned-architect Joh...

Text on the reverse side: Shakespeare’s As You Like It, Act II, gives us this simple expression of contentment with a place. Today, amid busy sche...

Text on the reverse side: First appearing in Shakespeare’s Hamlet around 1600, these words have travelled far beyond the stage. Today, the quotati...

Text on the reverse side: Clothing has always communicated more than personal taste. Changes in fashion reveal developments in technology, trade, ...

Text on the reverse side: Before designing Castle Howard, Sir John Vanbrugh was better known as a playwright than an architect. Begun in 1699 and ...

Text on the reverse side: La première représentation d'un chapeau, découverte dans une peinture rupestre à Lussac-les-Châteaux, en France, remonte...

Text on the reverse side: Les nœuds papillon réversibles ont été conçus pour offrir deux motifs ou deux couleurs en un seul accessoire. Il suffisa...

Text on the reverse side: Après un apprentissage à Paris, Louis Vuitton ouvrit son propre atelier de fabrication de malles en 1854. La célèbre toi...

Text on the reverse side: En 1851, dans un atelier à Boston, Isaac Merritt Singer reçut une machine à coudre à réparer. Onze jours plus tard, il c...

Text on the reverse side: Un mannequin est une reproduction du torse utilisée pour ajuster les vêtements lors de leur conception ou confection. Ce...

Text on the reverse side: Les sacs à main à armature métallique ont une histoire étonnamment ancienne. Dès le XVe siècle, des fermoirs en métal ét...

Text on the reverse side: La principale différence entre un mannequin et un buste de couture réside dans la couche de mousse et de tissu qui recou...

Text on the reverse side: La mode de la silhouette en sablier atteignit son apogée à l’époque victorienne, lorsque des baleines en acier étaient u...

Text on the reverse side: Les bourses et les sacs à main ont toujours été à la fois une nécessité pratique et de véritables accessoires de mode, l...

Text on the reverse side: The major difference between a mannequin and a dress form is the layer of foam and cloth on top of its inner shell, whic...

Text on the reverse side: The craze for the hourglass figure peaked in popularity in the Victorian period when steel boning was used to shape the ...

Text on the reverse side: A dress form is a model of the torso used for fitting clothing in the process of it being designed or sewed. Some call t...

Text on the reverse side: Metal-framed handbags have a surprisingly long history. By the fifteenth century, metal clasps were already being used i...

Text on the reverse side: The first record of a hat, a painting found in a cave at Lussac-les-Chateaux in Central France, dates around 15,000 BC. ...