V&A Museum - Moda i tekstylia

Tiara comb and bodice ornament, by Ren?? Lalique. Horn and glass. Paris, France, 1903-04.

Textile design, by Anna Maria Garthwaite (1690-1763). Watercolour. Spitalfields, London, 1727-38.

Belt buckle, by Ren?? Lalique (1860-1945). Silver and gold. Paris, France, c.1903.

Woman's reform dresses, designed by Professor Henry van de Velde (1863-1957), page from Deutsche Kunst und Dekoration. Print. Darmstadt, Germany, 1902...

Design for silk fabric, by James Leman (1685-1745). Watercolour. Spitalfields, London, England, early 18th century.

Buckle, by Josiah Wedgwood (1730-95), for manufacture by Wedgwood. Jasperware. England, 1785-95.

Evening dress, by Paul Poiret (1879-1944). Satin. France, c.1911.

Stole, made at the Burano Lace School. Needle lace. Burano, Italy, c.1900.

Advertisement for Twilfit corsets. Lithograph. England, c.1912.

Man's waistcoat. Silk. England, c.1760.

Maxi dress, by Biba. Wool. UK, c.1972.

Model holding bottle of poison, photo John French (1907-66). Photograph. London, UK, 1960s.

Comb with cameo. Iron. Berlin, Germany, c.1820.

Pendant decorated with relief of Hercules, by Josiah Wedgwood (1730-95), for manufacture by Wedgwood. Jasperware. England, 1780-1800.

Fob with Apollo, by Josiah Wedgwood (1730-95), for manufacture by Wedgwood. Jasperware. England, 1730-95.

Sari, detail. India, 19th century.

Woman's Riding Habit consisting of a jacket & overskirt. Wool cloth. England, late 19th century.

Furnishing fabric, by Franklin & Franklin. Cotton. England, 1920.

Man's Robe, detail. Cotton with braid and glass decorative buttons. Sindh, Pakistan, mid-19th century.

Shawl. Woven in fine wool. Kashmir, India, 18th century.

Tassel. Silk. England, Italy or France, 17th century.

Advertisement for Leichner Cosmetic System. Counter Card. 1935.

Textile. Block printed cotton. Sanganer, India, c.1850.

Bodice ornament in the form of a spray of flowers. Gold, silver and diamonds. England, 1850.

Chintz. Block printed cotton. India, 18th century.

Dress, detail of the fabric. Block printed cotton chintz. India, 18th century.

Dress, detail of the fabric. Block printed cotton chintz. India, c.1780.

Man's coat, detail of fabric. Woven, striped panels. Kashmir, India, 19th century.

Dress fabric. Muslin. India, late 18th century.

Dress fabric. Embroidered cotton. India, 18th-19th century.

Length of dress fabric. Woven strips of silver with cotton wefts with applied metal strips, sequins and pieces of beetle wing. Madras, India, c.1851.

Parsee girl's shirt, detail of fabric, by Chinese embroiderers. Silk embroidered with silk thread. Surat, India, late 19th century.

Skirt, detail of fabric. Silk satin embroidered with silk thread and mirrors. Kutch, India, early 20th century.

Brassieres, by Rigby & Peller. Wired corset bra in black machine made lace, wired and padded bra in pink synthetic lace, and a wired bra in black mach...

Textile sample, from a book entitled The Textile Fabrics of India, by James Forbes Watson. Muslin embroidery. England, 1868.

Patola. Double ikat silk sari. Three flower design. Gujarat, India, 19th-20th century.

Textile, from Textiles Fabrics of India, by J.Forbes Watson. Striped silk. Uttar Pradesh, India, 1873-78.

Textile, from Textile Fabrics of India, by J.Forbes Watson. Gold and silk fabric. Maharashtra, India 1873-78.

Textile, from Textile Fabrics of India, by J.Forbes Watson. Silk with arrow head design. Tamil Nadu, India, 1873-78.

Jacket or baju for the Thai market. Cotton, block printed mordant-dyed and painted. Sumatra, 19th century.

Petticoat belonging to the Queen of Oudh. Embroidered muslin. Oudh, India, mid-19th century.

Dress belonging to the Queen of Oudh. Embroidered muslin. Oudh, India, mid-19th century.

Overdress for the European market. Cotton, painted and dyed with gold over painting. Indian chintz. South East India, c.1780.

Man's robe. Cotton. North India, c.1850.

Boy's dress. Silk embroidered with applied mirrors. Sindh, Pakistan, early 20th century.

Ceremonial banner for the Indonesian market, detail. Cotton, block printed and mordant-dyed. Gujarat, India, 1340.

Panel based on Morte D'Arthur. Embroidered fabric. England, c.1860.

Dance Dress, detail. Beaded. France, 1925.

Helmet. Quilted fabric lined with velvet. Mysore, India, 1790s.

Gown or jama. Chintz cotton, printed, painted and dyed. Burhanpur, India, 18th century.