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Collections > Textiles

A fascinating collection of period carpets, costume, embroidery, fabrics, fans, lace, quilts and bedcovers, one of the largest collections of tapestries in the country and toys including the world's first train set.

Deep furnishing flounce, needle lace, French, 1750s

Collection: Textiles

Large flounce of French needle lace with fanciful pavilions and trees in fenced gardens, linked by garlands view details

Embroidered Picture

Collection: Textiles

Embroidered picture, all in silk in long and short stitch on white satin, showing basket containing mixed natural cut flowers supported on scrolls . Size: 52.5 x... view details

Chair Seat and Back

Collection: Textiles

Tapestry chair back, white background with flowers and a ribbon. Size: Seat - 67.5 x 62.5 cm; Back - 37.5 x 42.5 cm. view details

Chair Seat

Collection: Textiles

Small chair seat, all wool tent stitch and cross stitch. Natural white background, wreath of buds surrounding a mixed basket of flowers which is hanging from blue... view details

Lectern cover

Collection: Textiles

Lectern cover, cream linen with red cotton embroidery in long and short satin and double running stitches - a copy of 1689 original 141 x 44 cm. view details