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A Dutch Bed Cape - c 1750

The central hand block design of sketchly drawn trees and meandering stems with small flowers, between larger flowerheads, the border with a deep band of coconut palms laden with fruit, large slanting flowers, a rocky ground along the border design, the puce coloured stems with red and puce flowers, on a white linen and cotton ground.

A wide collar band with very full skirt, one seam join from top to hem and another vertical join seam on one half of the cape.

Neck to hem 35 in; 90 cm

The circumference 11 ft 10 in; 3.50 cm

10 in; 27cm repeat.

Ramoneur Child's Bonnet - 18th century

The dark brown ground (Ramoneur) with exotic foliage in mauve, ochre, bue, pink and green, edged with black and white woven braid, lined with black and white striped cotton.

6in; 15 cm approximate width.

- 19th century

A deep border with stylised flowers and leaves, the inner section with leaf design to the corners, the central panel in a diamond shape with hand drawn flowers and leaves in madder and indigo.

20 1/2 x 18 in; 52 x 46 cm

Rare Under Waistcoat - Early 19th century

A slightly raised neckline, front panels of shaded pale blue/green woven worsted wool with a ivory silk stripe, the edges and facings woven with light gold coloured oak leaves and medals containing a portrait?, attached to a white cotton base, the back with ties.

Back collar to hem 16 in; 40 cm

Front top collar to whie pointed fron hem 20 in 50 cm

Spitalfields Brocade Gold - c 1750

The apricot gold silk tafetta ground brocaded with small bunches of roses in shades of pink and puce with green leaves, on a striped ground, the stripes in almost silver, the background woven with small flowers on a trailing meander.

31 x 19 in; 79 x 49 cm selvedge to selvedge - B

43 x 19 in; 1.10 x 49 cm s to S - D

Crysede scarf - A copy - 2020

The vermillion silk ground with banana and light mauve, light and dark grey trees and hillsides, the edges hand rolled.

48 x 12 in; 122 x 30 cm

Indian Chintz Panel - 18th century

A bird glancing backwards surrounded by large flowers and leaves in shades of deep pink, purple and blue grey, with touches of gold coloured dyes, on a cream cotton ground.

10 x 9 in; 26 x 24 cm

Horrockses/Alasdair Morton - 1952

The mid blue cotton printed with a variety of shapes, each with yellow centred flowers, red sketched petals on white.

The sundress with square neck, wide straps with a tuck at the top of the dress from arm socket to arm socket, front opening with six buttons, gathered skirt with fabric belt.

The slightly tapering short bolero with square neck, four front buttons, shjort sleeves with inserts below.

Shoulder to hem approximately 43 in; 1.09 m.

Waist approxately 26; 67 cm; Bust 34 in; 87 cm.

English Open Robe - 1770s

Of blue and cream brocade, the ice blue stripes woven with small flower sprays, the cream stripes with leaves or ribbon effect, the deep scooped neck with a simple original cord tie, five hand embroidered eyelet holes to each side of the bodice, edged with a narrow tiny box pleated trim with scalloped edges, elbow length sleeves, pleated trimming applied to the front skirts, the pleated back flowing from centre back into the skirt, the bodice lined in linen.

Shoulder to hem 52 in; 1.03 cm

Bust area 30 in; 76 cm

Hem circumference 7ft 7 in; 2.33.

The skirt made up of three full widths (pink selvedges) and two half widths.

Diana Low Scarf - Late 1930s

of triangular shape, the natural/beige cotton coloured ground hand block printed with sage green leaves printed onto a natural/beige irregular stripe, the narrow acid yellow border edged with dentil moulding type design.

4 ft x 22 in or 1.25 x 56 cm

Turquerie Silk - 1910

The tussore silk printed with Turkish or Middle Eastern scenes, a mosque and curling tipped Cypress trees, weeping willows and groups of men, one with long sleeves dancing, all in soft shades of blue, touches of brown and yellow on a chrome yellow ground, the bottom with a pulled threadwork double thickness hem,

26 x 32 in; 66 x 80 cm

Misers Purse - 1830s

Crimson knitted long misers purse with a band of Paisley motifs above a leaf border, at one end, with embroidered knops, the other end with three bands of ivory silk and a silk tassel, a centre split and two cut steel closure rings.

13 in; 33 cm plus tassel and knops.

Bustier - c 1910

Embroidered with pale blue flowers amonst green and pale yellow leaves, the flowers studded with cut steel beads, all outlined in gold couched thread, on a natural cotton ground. all boned, the back two side with eyelet holes for fastening.

25 in; 64 cm at top; 19 in; 50 cm at bottom.

Spitalfields Apricot/Gold - 1760-70

With small bunches of flowers alternating in pink/red and pinky rust,apricot, laying on a ivory striped ground with two different bands of stripes, a gold flower and leaf meander between the bunches.

A -Sold

B - 31 x 19in; 80 x 48 cm " "

C - 36 x 19 in; 93 x 48 cm " "

D - 31 x 19 in; 80 x 48 cm

E- Sold.

Linen Check Trousers - Mid 19th c

The blue and white check linen hand woven, concealed buttoned flap front with two large bone buttons, two concealed buttonholes in the flap, the back top with two diamond shaped original added panels, all hand sewn.

Waist 42 in; 1.06 m

Front length 41 in; 1.04

Indian Chintz Panel - 18th century

A variety of exotic flowers wound round a thick thorny branch, and smaller varieties of fine tendrils, in shades of madder and indigo on a nautral cotton ground.

The straight side 39 x 16 - 23in; 1m x 40 - 58 cm

Repeat 13 in; 33 cm

Indian Chintz Panel - 18th century

A variety of exotic flowers wound round a thick thorny branch, and smaller varieties of fine tendrils, in shades of madder and indigo on a nautral cotton ground.

The straight side 39 x 16 - 23in; 1m x 40 - 58 cm

Repeat 13 in; 33 cm

Festival of Britain Scarf - 1951

The centre of the scarf with a map of the British Isles scattered with churches, trees, deer, mines, industrial buildingspigs and four leaf clovers, surrounded by the sea with a variety of ships and boats. The corners with 1951 and the Festival of Britain symbol below scenes of our industries including miners, ships, cars and steelworks, the second with the site on the South Bank with the Festival Hall and other buildings, flags and the Skylon, the third with the Globe theatre and a Shakespeare play in progress, the fourth with Medieval trades and craftsman. The straight sides with scenes from the four areas of Britain. Wales -Caernarvon Castle in Wales and a man fishing , England - a beefeater, the Tower of London, thatched cottages, Scotland -a piper and his dog, Ireland - violinst and a Irish dancer.

Soft orange, sea green, pale blue, mid brown, yellow on an ivory satin silk ground.

34 in; 87 cm sq.

Cambrasine Wool - Late 18th century

Natural linen woven with rows of small sprouting wool flowerheads on leafy stems, two shades of pink, indigo, tan and beige wools.

R - 22 x 31in; 56 x 80cm selvedge to selvedge

Italian Upholstery Silk - 18th century

Each with with two panels of lime green herringbone weave, alternating with crimson plain satin weave.

13 ft 6in x 19 1/2 in; 2.55 x 50 cm selvedge to selvedge.