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– Promoting Natural & Cultural History. iTEXTILIS led by Viveka Hansen | Textile historian | Textilis.net
– Promoting Natural & Cultural History. iTEXTILIS led by Viveka Hansen | Textile historian | Textilis.net
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On the materiality of Linnaean fieldwork. Very interesting comment on the apparent absence of telescopes - they cannot have been rare, as there were plenty for maritime and military use. Or were things like telescopes and guns essential expedition kit not worth a mention in this context? #histSTM
NEW ESSAY: The Story No. 8 | Fieldwork – The Linnaean Way | Writing and Drawing during Naturalist Journeys: Part 2. www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/th...
November 10, 2025 at 8:01 AM
On the materiality of Linnaean fieldwork. Very interesting comment on the apparent absence of telescopes - they cannot have been rare, as there were plenty for maritime and military use. Or were things like telescopes and guns essential expedition kit not worth a mention in this context? #histSTM
NEW ESSAY: The Story No. 8 | Fieldwork – The Linnaean Way | Writing and Drawing during Naturalist Journeys: Part 2. www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/th...
November 10, 2025 at 7:11 AM
NEW ESSAY: The Story No. 8 | Fieldwork – The Linnaean Way | Writing and Drawing during Naturalist Journeys: Part 2. www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/th...
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How to make a statement as a new bride. This is a going away outfit by Madame Hayward, worn in 1899. There would be no fear of missing the newlyweds as they departed after the nuptials in this strikingly coloured and embellished ensemble #KelvingroveArt @ntlmuseumsscot.bsky.social #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
November 8, 2025 at 12:45 PM
How to make a statement as a new bride. This is a going away outfit by Madame Hayward, worn in 1899. There would be no fear of missing the newlyweds as they departed after the nuptials in this strikingly coloured and embellished ensemble #KelvingroveArt @ntlmuseumsscot.bsky.social #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
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This beautiful seal bag, embroidered with the Royal Arms of England, was made in 1280 to protect the wax seal attached to a charter from the reign of Edward I. It's a fine example of 'opus anglicanum' - highly-prized English embroideries with gold and silver thread.
#Museum30 #Stitch
#Museum30 #Stitch
November 8, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Lady's work-bag or reticule. Late 1700's or early 1800's, the embroidery is a fine chain stitch resembling tambour work - a popular form of needlework in the eighteenth century. Reticule 64.54.2
#museum30 #Stitch #novascotia
#museum30 #Stitch #novascotia
November 8, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Lady's work-bag or reticule. Late 1700's or early 1800's, the embroidery is a fine chain stitch resembling tambour work - a popular form of needlework in the eighteenth century. Reticule 64.54.2
#museum30 #Stitch #novascotia
#museum30 #Stitch #novascotia
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I am so looking forward to sharing stories of makers in my book, published next spring. Caroline Gentry was a crape finisher for Courtaulds at Bocking Mill in Essex. She was one amongst many who created the crinkled fabric worn for mourning, dress c1902 dress @metmuseum.org #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
November 4, 2025 at 11:50 AM
I am so looking forward to sharing stories of makers in my book, published next spring. Caroline Gentry was a crape finisher for Courtaulds at Bocking Mill in Essex. She was one amongst many who created the crinkled fabric worn for mourning, dress c1902 dress @metmuseum.org #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
From the Archive: Lacemakers and Handicraft: 1750-1775 – a Case Study of Traditions and Commerce (1800 words). www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/la...
November 3, 2025 at 8:56 AM
From the Archive: Lacemakers and Handicraft: 1750-1775 – a Case Study of Traditions and Commerce (1800 words). www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/la...
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This is one of my favourite silhouettes, the sharp structure created by a c1790 redingote. It has the trappings of male tailoring whilst retaining the contemporary expectations of femininity. And as for the fabric….. #LACMA #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
October 28, 2025 at 11:29 AM
This is one of my favourite silhouettes, the sharp structure created by a c1790 redingote. It has the trappings of male tailoring whilst retaining the contemporary expectations of femininity. And as for the fabric….. #LACMA #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
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Formal garden - illustration to 'Tafeerel van de Belachende Werelt', The Hague, 1635 Adriaen van de Venne
(British Museum)
(British Museum)
October 28, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Formal garden - illustration to 'Tafeerel van de Belachende Werelt', The Hague, 1635 Adriaen van de Venne
(British Museum)
(British Museum)
From the Archive: Theatres and Outdoor Events – Clothing and Leisure in the Coastal Town of Whitby: 1760s to 1910s (1900 words). www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/th...
October 28, 2025 at 7:09 AM
From the Archive: Theatres and Outdoor Events – Clothing and Leisure in the Coastal Town of Whitby: 1760s to 1910s (1900 words). www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/th...
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Most histories of hoodies go with 12th century monks as the originator, but I like to show my students this one from 5th-7th century Egypt.
October 25, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Most histories of hoodies go with 12th century monks as the originator, but I like to show my students this one from 5th-7th century Egypt.
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'Fog: Ladies crossing Piccadilly' (from 'The Colour of London', 1907) by Yoshio Markino
October 24, 2025 at 7:22 AM
'Fog: Ladies crossing Piccadilly' (from 'The Colour of London', 1907) by Yoshio Markino
From the Archive: Textile Interior in 1873 – Observations of a 19th Century Folklore Researcher in Sweden (1900 words). www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/te...
October 23, 2025 at 5:45 AM
From the Archive: Textile Interior in 1873 – Observations of a 19th Century Folklore Researcher in Sweden (1900 words). www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/te...
NEW ESSAY: The Story No. 7 | Fieldwork – The Linnaean Way | Writing and Drawing during Naturalist Journeys: Part 1. www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/th...
October 21, 2025 at 6:23 AM
NEW ESSAY: The Story No. 7 | Fieldwork – The Linnaean Way | Writing and Drawing during Naturalist Journeys: Part 1. www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/th...
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There have always been exceptions to expected fashion norms. This is a hand corded linen jacket that has a tailored fake waistcoat front but a robe à la française sacque back. Early 1780s, it was presumably a personal preference, evidence of the individual #KelvingroveArt #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
October 18, 2025 at 11:07 AM
There have always been exceptions to expected fashion norms. This is a hand corded linen jacket that has a tailored fake waistcoat front but a robe à la française sacque back. Early 1780s, it was presumably a personal preference, evidence of the individual #KelvingroveArt #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
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English embroiderer and Pre-Raphaelite artist's model Jane Morris was born #OnThisDay in 1849. It is believed that the embroidery of intertwined floral sprays for this c. 1878 blue silk bag with a metal mount was designed and worked by Morris. V&A collection. #fashionhistory
October 19, 2025 at 6:01 AM
English embroiderer and Pre-Raphaelite artist's model Jane Morris was born #OnThisDay in 1849. It is believed that the embroidery of intertwined floral sprays for this c. 1878 blue silk bag with a metal mount was designed and worked by Morris. V&A collection. #fashionhistory
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Pair of gloves second quarter 17th century British make White gloves were summer wear. (Met Museum)
October 17, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Pair of gloves second quarter 17th century British make White gloves were summer wear. (Met Museum)
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Bust of a woman with a large lace collar Ottavio Leoni (b. Rome c. 1578 - d. 1630 Rome) 1627 (Albertina, Vienna)
October 17, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Bust of a woman with a large lace collar Ottavio Leoni (b. Rome c. 1578 - d. 1630 Rome) 1627 (Albertina, Vienna)
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In 1999 I embarked on my MA thesis studying the dress of early women mountaineers. I spent the next 25 years hoping that this elusive object would turn up in a collection somewhere. A Burberry climbing gown. This dates to c1913. I have never found one yet….. #Burberry #research #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
October 16, 2025 at 8:59 AM
In 1999 I embarked on my MA thesis studying the dress of early women mountaineers. I spent the next 25 years hoping that this elusive object would turn up in a collection somewhere. A Burberry climbing gown. This dates to c1913. I have never found one yet….. #Burberry #research #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
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This is IK's first public crowdfunding campaign, now at 25% of its goal. Thanks to supporters. We aim to reach our targets and set a new standard for observing Nature without disturbing it. Your donation will create a lasting impact!
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October 14, 2025 at 10:44 AM
This is IK's first public crowdfunding campaign, now at 25% of its goal. Thanks to supporters. We aim to reach our targets and set a new standard for observing Nature without disturbing it. Your donation will create a lasting impact!
whydonate.com/fundraising/...
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From the Archive: Second-hand Clothes & The Rag Trade – 1810s to 1910s in Whitby (2100 words). www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/se...
October 14, 2025 at 6:55 AM
From the Archive: Second-hand Clothes & The Rag Trade – 1810s to 1910s in Whitby (2100 words). www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/se...
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Portrait of a Girl with a Dog
17th Century, Unknown artist
(Nationalmuseum Sweden)
17th Century, Unknown artist
(Nationalmuseum Sweden)
October 9, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Portrait of a Girl with a Dog
17th Century, Unknown artist
(Nationalmuseum Sweden)
17th Century, Unknown artist
(Nationalmuseum Sweden)
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The next exhibit I went to was Paul Poiret: Fashion is a Feast. This was a major exhibit, a rare accumulation of Poiret's works, which made this an exhibition of a lifetime- one of the main reasons I went to Paris this summer. One of the first gowns I saw that stunned me to
October 10, 2025 at 5:09 AM
The next exhibit I went to was Paul Poiret: Fashion is a Feast. This was a major exhibit, a rare accumulation of Poiret's works, which made this an exhibition of a lifetime- one of the main reasons I went to Paris this summer. One of the first gowns I saw that stunned me to
From the Archive: Plantæ Tinctoriæ – A Dissertation in 1759 and Carl Linnaeus’ Observations of Natural Dyes (2000 words). www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/pl...
October 8, 2025 at 10:11 AM
From the Archive: Plantæ Tinctoriæ – A Dissertation in 1759 and Carl Linnaeus’ Observations of Natural Dyes (2000 words). www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/pl...
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Commander Constantine John Phipps, depicted c. 1775, is one of the many historical visitors to Spitsbergen described in the recently published monograph “Naturae Observatio SPITSBERGEN Science Expeditions.” www.ikfoundation.org/books-and-ar...
October 8, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Commander Constantine John Phipps, depicted c. 1775, is one of the many historical visitors to Spitsbergen described in the recently published monograph “Naturae Observatio SPITSBERGEN Science Expeditions.” www.ikfoundation.org/books-and-ar...